Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Yes, I still have a pulse.... and so does the Vault!

Hey gang, it has been quite a while since I've posted on the ole blog so I thought I'd take a minute to deliver an update on how things have been going with the site and what I've been up to:

First off, the big news is that I'm now on Broadband! After years of suffering on dial-up, I've finally made the move and I'm never going back! I've already gone crazy, downloading multiple clips from YouTube and Newgrounds.com, and I've been downloading some extremely cool flicks for my perusing pleasure at sites like Bmovies.com, Bittorrent.com, and other similar websites! (I just finished watching a VHS-rip of "Damnation Alley" that I downloaded via bittorrent from THIS SITE. The "Tracker 3" website contains torrent files for hundreds of cinematic oddities. In fact, thanks to this site, I'll soon be watching "Star Crystal," "War Gods of the Deep," "Captain America 2: Death Too Soon," and "E.T. - THE PORNO!" No, I'm serious, the E.T. porno flick really does exist!)

In regards to the Vault, I've developed a new template for the reviews and have been slowly upgrading the current list of reviews in the archives to the new format. After that is done, I plan on giving the site an overhaul to match the reviews and Forum. This has already been a huge undertaking, but I feel that its time for a change at the Vault. I'm not setting any concrete dates for the "new look," but I'm hoping to get it done in time for Christmas. I guess we'll just have to wait and see on that.

Otherwise, things are going well lately. My bills are paid, my stress level at work has dropped to an acceptable level (Thanksgiving nearly killed me!), and my DVD buying habit has been stemmed for the time being, chiefly because Christmas will be here before we all know it. (However, this has not stopped me from getting the 8 disc GODZILLA COLLECTION DVD set from Classic Media, or HOT ROD, or the latest MST3K Boxed Set!)

Well I guess that about sums things up. I'm going to take care of a few things, and then I'm hitting the hay. In the meantime, check out some of the sites listed above (especially www.bmovies.com) and brace yourselves for the holiday Hell that will soon be upon us. Blog ya later b-movie fans! :-D

Sunday, November 11, 2007

The BMFV Forums: Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Groovier.

Hey everyone. Sorry for the lack of new reviews, blog posts, and whatnot. The Forums up and died on me earlier this week after I attempted to install some nifty mods to make the discussion boards more fun and user friendly. Unfortunately I am a buffoon and ended up scrambling some tiny line of code somewhere. Fed up with trying to fix the problem and completely stuck without a backup of the forums themselves (a problem I have since remedied), I tossed the forums in the trash (which hurt me to do as they've been up for a full year and were chock full of useful movie and DVD news and reviews) and started from scratch. The Forums now have a nicer, cleaner layout, come complete with an RSS News Feed (which you can subscribe to HERE), plus dozens of new smilies and avatars. A good start to say the least.

My next goal is to add an events calendar and a 'reputation system' (similar to the "Karma" system used in the Badmovies.Org Forums) along with a few other goodies to make your posting experience more enjoyable.

Between rebuilding the forums and working my full time job in jolly old Rob's Market, I've been unable to get much (if any) writing done. But fear not for new stuff will be showing up at the Vault before Thanksgiving. I promise!

Well now that you are up to date, I'm going to go vegetate in front of the TV for an hour. Blog ya later b-movie fans!

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Pre-winter clean-up at the Vault.

I spent most of my day off today doing work on the Vault and I've tidied the place up a lot. The main pages are now less cluttered (the B-Movie News and Rumors section is now gone), and I've deleted all the dead links to my older reviews in the archives. The site definitely looks a lot better if I may say so.

Now my main quest is to complete my "Ernest Scared Stupid" review, write up two or three capsule reviews (for the now uploaded, but empty Capsule Reviews page), and just keep things going. The next two months are going to be crazy for me at work (ugh, I hate the Christmas season.... why can't I just give someone a hug, handshake, or kiss as a X-mas present?! lol) so my updates are going to be even more sporadic than usual.

Well that's all I wanted to tell you. Just wanted to let everyone know that I'm still around and that I don't intend on quitting work on the Vault any time soon. G-Fan Central though.... is another story. Seeing as how I'm wholly preoccupied with the B-Movie Film Vault, I decided to remove any and all links to G-Fan Central for the time being. The site is still hiding on the web, and it shall remain hidden until I decide what to do with it. Should I let my seemingly unkillable Godzilla website rot away on my hard drive? Or should I put a little time into it and getting back up and running again? I just don't know.

Good night b-movie fans, I'll blog ya later!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Sorry for being temporarily MIA.

Hey guys and ghouls, hope you all had an awesome Halloween! Ever since my Halloween party last Sunday (the 27th) I've been pretty much absent for my web duties and I apologize for that. After the party, I ended up lounging the following day and watching more horror flicks with my girlfriend (all new stuff, 55% of which sucked, especially "Return to House on Haunted Hill" which featured Jeffrey Combs as the lead baddie.... too bad he had no lines and was hardly in the flick!). Tuesday I worked, then I had Halloween off and did nothing but watch a few flicks ("Halloween 2" and "An American Werewolf in London") and play "Company of Heroes" (awesome game!).

Now that things are all cleaned up, and all the decorations are put away until next year, I can get back to work on the Vault. My review for "Ernest Scared Stupid" is currently 10% complete and may be completed and posted by Sunday. The capsule reviews section is ready to go, I just need to type up a few reviews to get it going. My main concern is how I should write the reviews. I think I have an idea of what I want to do, I just need to test it out and hammer out the minor details afterwards.

In other news, head on over to www.badmovies.org and check out Andrew's new look for the site. It is VERY green. (My favorite color! :-)

And hmm.... what else can I talk about....? I've really got nothing else, so I suppose that means that this blog post is complete. Stay tuned for some new stuff b-movie fans; perhaps I'll review a few "turkeys" for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Why I'll never get arrested in New York....


Hahahahahahaha. The black dude in the speedo bitch slapping the guys being interrogated is hilarious. My buddy Steve sent this to me last night and told me that its from a flick called "Crusin" or "Cruising." (Or is it... Cruisin'?) Just thought I'd share this with you for fun.

And in the Halloween spirit, here's a cool trailer for "Maniac Cop"

You have the right to remain silent... forever!!!

Well I'm going to bed to get a little rest before my Halloween party. I printed up some cool "barf bags," got me some pumpkins to carve, bought a ton of junk food, and am ready to have a fun time. Even better...... ONLY THREE MORE DAYS TIL HALLOWEEN! HOORAY!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Awesome Halloween Offers from Bittorrent.com!!!

Hey gang! The awesome folks at Bittorrent.com have kindly given myself (and anyone reading this blog post) the chance to download some horror flicks for very low prices!!! You can download "The Reaping" (starring Hillary Swank) for 99 Cents up until October 30th! (This is a great deal as the film is normally $14.99 to download.) CLICK HERE to get "THE REAPING!" You can also download the following horror flicks for $4.99 apiece until November 1st! Take advantage of these great offers before they expire:

BitTorrent Halloween Specials
Now available from Starz/Anchor Bay.....
Dario Argento’s The Card Player - Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.
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Dario Argento’s Do You Like Hitchcock? - Italian Master Of Horror Dario Argento - the director of SUSPIRIA, DEEP RED, TENEBRE and OPERA - returns to the thriller genre with this sly and sexy tribute to The Master Of Suspense. Elio Germano stars as Giulio, a nerdy film student and lifelong voyeur who begins to believe that two lovely young strangers may have conspired to commit a brutal murder. But when reel obsession leads to real danger, one question alone holds the key to terror: DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? Elisabetta Rocchetti, Chiara Conti and Cristina Brondo co-star in this bold giallo co-written by Argento and Franco Ferrini (PHENOMENA, THE CARD PLAYER), featuring a masterful score by Pino Donaggio (DRESSED TO KILL, CARRIE, TRAUMA), gore effects by Sergio Stivaletti (CEMETERY MAN, DEMONS), and filled with the classic touches of two true masters!
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Lucio Fulci’s The New York Ripper - This film contains adult themes and situations, as well as moments of extreme violence, that are inappropriate for younger viewers. New York City: It's a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to die there! A blade-wielding psychopath is on the loose, turning the Big Apple bright red with the blood of beautiful young women. As NYPD detectives follow the trail of butchery from the decks of the Staten Island Ferry to the sex shows of Times Square, each brutal murder becomes a sadistic taunt. In the city that never sleeps, he's the killer that can't be stopped! Written and directed by acclaimed horror maestro Lucio Fulci (Zombie), and filmed on location in the man street of New York City, The New York Ripper is one of Fulci's most savage and controversial thrillers.
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Wes Craven’s Hills Have Eyes - Horror auteur Wes Craven followed his threadbare but horrifically compelling cult classic Last House on the Left with this wonderfully demented morality fable about a bloody war of attrition between two extremely different families. The story opens on the journey of the Carters, a mildly dysfunctional extended family led by patriarch "Big Bob" Carter (Russ Grieve), as they travel across the California desert in search of an inherited silver mine. When a broken axle leaves them stranded in the middle of a former nuclear testing site, their attempts to find help lead them unwittingly into the territory of a savage family of cave-dwelling cannibals, the apparent progeny of the bearlike Jupiter (James Whitworth) and an abducted prostitute. Jupiter's eldest son Pluto (professional movie weirdo Michael Berryman) leads the first brutal attack on the defenseless Carters who, through necessity, are driven to equally extreme measures in order to survive. Though the film is not overtly bloody, the scenes depicting this confrontation are rendered with an unflinching directness, and the violations visited on the Carters are so brutal as to make the survivors' regression into savagery all the more convincing. No one is spared from the nightmare: Jupiter's boys have even kidnapped the youngest member of the Carter family -- a mere infant -- to serve as fodder for their next barbecue, and the baby becomes the main point of contention between the rival clans. Craven nevertheless refuses to take the easy way out by depicting his "monsters" as soullessly evil; parallels between either family's "values" are clearly drawn as the differences between the two clans begin to blur. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/starz/torrents/The_Hills_Have_Eyes/60dfab2e069975c071eab06cf343c09cfabaa9c7?csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Silent Night Deadly Night - Offended parents and others protested this slasher film when it was released in 1984 because it portrays Billy (Robert Brian Wilson) as a toy-store Santa Claus who goes on a rampage and axes people to death while still in his Santa garb. Four sequels prove the adage that there is no such thing as bad publicity. When Billy was just a boy he saw someone dressed as Santa murder his parents at Christmastime. Billy's stint in an orphanage did nothing to unwarp his mind (he is tied to his bed for "misbehavior"), and when he starts playing Santa in the store -- much against his wishes since he is deathly afraid of both Christmas and Santa Claus, he first only frightens the children who come to see him. Then his mind snaps, and he repeats the scene he saw as a child, on one person after another, in full gory color.
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/starz/torrents/Silent_Night__Deadly_Night/bd70d4d0f68d4f629ae72e8214f48c22ab8a3ffc?csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Sergio Martino’s Mountain of the Cannibal God - When her anthropologist husband disappears in New Guinea, Susan Stevenson (Ursula Andress) convinces her colleague Dr. Edward Foster (Stacey Keach) to lead her into the dark heart of the deadly jungle. But while exploring the forbidden mountain of Ra-Rami, the expedition is attacked and captured by a tribe of primitive natives. Even if they can escape the barbaric tortures of these flesh-eating savages, can Susan survive the depraved lust of their Cannibal God? Prepare yourself for the definitive edition of this notorious shocker! MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD has been completely restored from original vault materials and now includes the legendary and never-before-seen footage of deviant sexuality from the private collection of director Sergio Martino.
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/starz/torrents/Mountain_of_the_Cannibal_God/b3b56e4d57a17f67b48e8bf00bbafa0008deb62b?csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Evilspeak - Life sucks for Stanley Coopersmith (the incomparable Clint Howard in the wildest role of his career), a teenage outcast who's bullied by everybody at the strict military academy he was sent to after his parents died. But when Stanley discovers the crypt of a 16th Century Satanist beneath the school's chapel, he creates a computerized Black Mass that unleashes unholy revenge upon his tormenters. Now, all Hell is breaking loose &and Stanley's flesh eating demon-pigs are only the beginning! R.G. Armstrong (CHILDREN OF THE CORN), Lenny Montana (THE GODFATHER) and Haywood Nelson (WHAT'S HAPPENING!) co-star in this sick shocker packed with plenty of heart-ripping, head-splitting splatter! Prior to its U.S. theatrical release, the distributors of EVILSPEAK were forced to cut much of its graphic violence to avoid an 'X' rating from the MPAA. Anchor Bay now presents this gorehound favorite fully restored from newly discovered vault sources - including all of its long-rumored scenes of bloody carnage - and featuring a revealing audio commentary with Clint Howard and writer/producer/director Eric Weston.
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/starz/torrents/Evilspeak/dbba814012e46bb9f8514f4477d5b68a7c154520?csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault


Now Avaiable from First Look....
The Pumpkin Karver - A Halloween prank turns deadly when Jonathan stabs his beautiful sister’s attacker—her pumpkin-costumed boyfriend Alex. A year later they’ve moved to a new town to start over and leave their horrible past behind. They kick things off with a wild Halloween party on a deserted farm. But there’s one guest who wasn’t invited. A gruesome pumpkin-headed killer is ready to party—and dying to do some carving.
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/first-look/torrents/The_Pumpkin_Karver/91fc91b6dd51029f1bcc5b9c919e61667a201f2b? csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Dahmer - A butcher. An animal. A monster. Jeffrey Dahmer was vilified when authorities discovered he had murdered, dismembered and even tried to consume the bodies of 15 young men in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But is there such a thing as a human monster? Based on the true story, this tale of terror dares to explore the truth of a man many called an abomination of nature, but who was most decidedly a living, breathing person.
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/first-look/torrents/Dahmer/7746b94c6d3186b2299954acc2e2bea178f21808? csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

The Attic Expeditions - When Trevor Blackburn awakes from a coma, he has no memory of his past. A sinister Doctor informs him that he has been committed to a sanitarium for the criminally insane after the sacrificial murder of his fiancée. As patients start dying one by one, he breaks into a secret attic in search of answers to their deaths. Thrown into a bizarre halfway house filled with strange psychos, his thin grip on reality begins to slip away. As he plunges into a violent and nightmarish world of magic, wild sexual escapades and torturous medical experiments, he soon begins to question his own sanity himself. What do you believe when you can't trust reality?
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/first-look/torrents/Attic_Expeditions__The/5138015dfd82646375f65593c42ec63baa9f4197? csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Subject Two - Subject Two is a chilling tale of death and resurrection breathing new life into the classic Frankenstein tale. High atop the Rocky's in his remote mountain cabin, Dr. Franklin Vick is engaged in controversial medical research...resurrection. Together with his psychologically unstable assistant Adam, Dr. Vick begins to test their work with gruesome effect on an experimental subject. Horrifying and violent side effects bring about disturbing results in their haunting and desolate snowbound isolation. Now, the world must face the consequences of meddling with death as it's unleashed for humanity...
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/first-look/torrents/Subject_Two/7faef4c475269118195bc91e16a7db2f1efe9b46? csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

The Bone Snatcher - Four prospectors who disappeared in the desert have been found stripped of flesh with their bones scattered around a strange rock dome. With no clues to the massacre, Alex discovers that he is now being hunted by millions of creatures united into one horrifying and unstoppable killing machine. As darkness descends, the ground itself becomes a living carpet capable of devouring flesh with every step. Hell has been unleashed…
http://www.bittorrent.com/users/first-look/torrents/Bone_Snatcher__The_/dbd22e2dfb6fb4de0db1c3319763ead38d887a08?csrc=bv&aa=vrl&bb=el&ss=bmovievault

Fulci's "New York Ripper" is hard to find these days, and "Evilspeak" and "Silent Night, Deadly Night" are must sees for any diehard horror fans. So what are you waiting for? Download these flicks before the offers end next week!!!!

Monday, October 22, 2007

Keepin' ya in the loop....

Ok, the "Host" is once again being pushed back as the Halloween roundtable, and my Halloween party are fast approaching. A review for "Ernest Scared Stupid" should be up by the start of the weekend (if all goes well) along with a few short reviews for "Chosen Survivors" and "The Earth Dies Screaming" which will be found in an all new B-Movie Capsule Reviews section! (Look for all that on Saturday.) In other news, I've cleared out all the dead links in the review archives to avoid any more confusion and annoyance that you b-movie fans may have experienced. I thought I could get them all rewritten and uploaded by the end of the year, but I guess I set the bar a little too high. Once I get the next update uploaded to the site, only 18 reviews will be listed in the archives, but I assure you that there are plenty more to come.

Also this weekend, I'll be throwing my Halloween party/horror movie marathon. There's been a healthy number of votes for what I should inflict upon my guests, and it looks like "Return of the Living Dead" is the number one pick. In second place, voters (thus far) have chosen "Cannibal Apocalypse" (starring the always awesome John Saxon), "The Lost Boys," and "Night of the Demons." Third place belongs to "Basket Case" and "Fright Night" with poor "Sleepaway Camp" bringing up the rear. Thanks for the votes and support fellow b-movie fans!

Sigh, this week is gonna be a b*tch: Along with cleaning things up and finalizing plans for the party (I'm giving away 9 DVDs, several of which are brand spankin' new, as well as some old VHS tapes from my collection, and some cool movie posters from my collection that I just didn't want anymore. A trivia contest will be held to see who is worthy of my stuff! Plus I need to make sure who's coming and who isn't and I best make sure I have enough junk food to feed everyone that is showing up.), I'm working a six day work week (the bonus of this is that I have Halloween off and will have a short, four-day work week next week), and I've gotta get my butt in gear and finish up the reviews I mentioned above! Can I do it?! Well, if my luck holds out, then yes! Yes I can! So cross your fingers b-movie fiends, wish me luck, and enjoy this random trailer for "Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III!"

I just love how this teaser trailer is made up like a warped version of an Arthurian legend! This has to be my favorite movie trailer of all time! :-D