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***B Movies are rated completely different than theatrical films so if a big film is rated at a 5 as is a B film, of course the Hollywood film is better technically***
10/10: A masterpiece, a film I love all around and has no flaws at least in my eyes. Ex. Pulp Fiction, The Departed, There Will Be Blood, Collateral, John Carpenter's The Thing, Inglorious Basterds, The Big Lebowski, etc.
9/10: A film I love. There are some films in this category that just miss out on a 10 or just some films I love even if they have some flaws. Ex. The Fan(1996), Changing Lanes, Phone Booth, Die Hard, Running Scared, Smokin' Aces, Narc, The Grey, etc.
8/10: I can still say I love the film but it has many or countless amounts of flaws but I am still a fan. Also, some films rate here that I don't love enough to give a 9 but it may still be a great film. An extremely good film if rated at an 8. Ex. Arlington Road, Stir of Echoes, Casino, Goodfellas, Full Metal Jacket, etc.
7/10: A very good or enjoyable film but still has many flaws, I can say I really liked the film if it was rated at an 7. Usually my favorite B movies rate here. Ex. Under Siege, Suspect Zero, The Cave, Killshot, Sudden Death, Taken, etc.
6/10: A film I enjoy but is nowhere close to being great or even very good. Usually my guiltiest of guilty pleasures rate here but also other films I enjoy. Ex. Surviving the Game, Red Dawn (Original), Majority of FT13th and Hellraiser films, Chasing Amy, etc.
5/10: An alright movie, sometimes movies that I think are "so bad its good" rate here or other movies maybe I thought to be a bit overrated or just okay. A lot of B Horror movies rate here as well. Ex. Interview with a Vampire, Color of Night, Superbad, Resident Evil, etc.
4/10: This is when we are getting into to the bad territory. Movies rated at a 4 have some positive moments but they are overshadowed by mediocre or bad moments. Ex. DeepStar Six, Blood Work, Whiteout, Sucker Punch, Red Planet, etc.
3/10: A very bad film that has few positive moments that are highly outweighed by the negative. Ex. Street Fighter, The Reaping, Semi-Pro, Kick Ass 2, Terminator: Salvation, etc.
2/10: A pretty horrible movie yet at least one thing is saving it from 1 star but this is my least ranked rating. Ex. R.I.P.D, Identity Thief, Sinister, Cop Out, Spider Man 3, etc.
1/10: I hate this movie. However, it may not be as bad as 2s and 3s in acting or production value but it is way more infuriating to me. These movies have no redeeming qualities to me and are among the worst films of all time in my opinion. Ex. Disaster Movie, Simon Sez, Hard Candy, Going Overboard, Scary Movie 5, Red State, Cosmopolis, Colombiana, A Nightmare on Elm Street(2010), etc.
Profile:
I love films in nearly all genres especially Thriller, Drama, and Horror. My favorite Actors/Actresses are Samuel L. Jackson, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane, Sam Rockwell, Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Spacey, Mark Ruffalo, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Charlize Theron , Ryan Reynolds, Edward Norton, Denzel Washington, Kate Beckinsale, Kevin Bacon, James Franco, Paul Walker(R.I.P), Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams, Robert Downey Jr., Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. There are many others as well.
My favorite Directors are Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, John Carpenter, William Friedkin, Frank Darabont, The Coen Brothers, David Fincher, Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, Joel Schumacher, Tony Scott, Robert Zemeckis, and Renny Harlin.
Films I Love (10s, 9s, and 8s)
10s:
Pulp Fiction
The Departed
Reservoir Dogs
The Shawshank Redemption
Dead Man's Shoes
Inglorious Basterds
Shutter Island
Leon: The Professional
No Country for Old Men
Fargo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Se7en
The Big Lebowski
Taxi Driver
The Green Mile
Memento
American History X
There Will Be Blood
The Thing (1982)
Children of Men
The Pianist
Collateral
They Live
Alien
Aliens
Jaws
9 and 9.5s:
Phone Booth
The Revenant
Cutter's Way
Rolling Thunder
Sorcerer
The French Connection 1 & 2
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The Music Never Stopped
Changing Lanes
Thursday
Soylent Green
The Exorcist
The Exorcist 3
Jacob's Ladder
Death Sentence
The Rover
The Lookout
Running Scared (2006)
United 93
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Fan (1996)
These Final Hours
Buried
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3
Narc
Thief
The Proposition
The Truman Show
Dead Calm
John Wick
Gone Girl
Fight Club
Jurassic Park
Warrior
The Gift (2015)
Schindler's List
Bone Tomahawk
Green Room
The Shining (1980)
American Beauty
The Silence of the Lambs
Fury
Requiem for a Dream
Good Will Hunting
Gladiator
The Usual Suspects
Kill Bill Vol. 1
Prisoners
Tropic Thunder
Argo
Die Hard
I Saw the Devil
Drive (2011)
Gran Torino
Oldboy (2003)
Moon
The Machinist
Halloween (1978)
The Hitcher (1986)
The 'Burbs
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
The Town
Platoon
The Punisher (2004)
Zodiac (2007)
Spaceballs
L.A. Confidential
Dogma
Horrible Bosses
Zombieland
District 9
The Mist
In Bruges
Seven Psychopaths
The Crow
Predator
Pineapple Express
End of Watch
The Guest
Law Abiding Citizen
127 Hours
First Blood
Saw
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
The Descent
Moneyball
The Road (2009)
Smokin' Aces
Dredd
The Warriors
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Big Trouble in Little China
Munich
Robocop (1987)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Misery
Blue Ruin
The Grey
3:10 to Yuma
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
The Wrestler
Demolition Man
Awakenings
The Insider
Dog Day Afternoon
Cube
The Hunter
Cop Land
Dirty Harry
Angel Heart
Rescue Dawn
From Dusk Til Dawn
Billy Madison
Happy Gilmore
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
30 Days of Night
8 and 8.5s:
Red Hill
Poker Night
Dead & Buried
Gone Baby Gone
Charley Varrick
Stander
Celtic Pride
Scarecrows
JCVD
Right At Your Door
Riding the Bullet
The Escapist
The Hidden
Malice
Extreme Measures
Blow Out
Leviathan
Pontypool
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Ready to Rumble
In the Bedroom
The Slammin' Salmon
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
An American Werewolf in London
Slither
Shoot 'Em Up
Stir of Echoes
Pet Sematary
One Hour Photo
Hours
Repo Men
Basic
Before I Disappear
Spotlight
Blade Runner
Remember
The Dead Zone
Videodrome
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The Collection
Sudden Impact
Buffalo '66
The Way of the Gun
A Single Shot
Observe and Report
Feast
No One Lives
A Clockwork Orange
Back to the Future 1 & 2
1408
Unbreakable
Cold in July
Hardcore Henry
The Big Hit
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
Arlington Road
Magnum Force
The Road Warrior
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sicario
Ex Machina
Birdman
The Godfather Part 2
Galaxy Quest
Whiplash
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Goodfellas
The Goonies
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (US)
Star Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back
Looper
Forrest Gump
The Equalizer
Silver Linings Playbook
Sin City
Self/less
Big Fish
21 Jump Street
22 Jump Street
Snowpiercer
The Drop
Scarface
Heat
Starship Troopers
Boogie Nights
Full Metal Jacket
Black Hawk Down
This is the End
Rush (2013)
Minority Report
Source Code
Disturbia
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Live Free or Die Hard (Unrated)
Twelve Monkeys
Office Space
All the President's Men
The Fighter
Mystic River
Unforgiven
21 Grams
Equilibrium
Layer Cake
Man on Fire
The Game
Sunshine
Coma
As Good As It Gets
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
Raging Bull
Deliverance
Out of the Furnace
John Rambo
The Raid: Redemption
Speed
Filth
Goon
Sling Blade
Insomnia
Leaving Las Vegas
Philadelphia
Just Friends
Lucky Number Slevin
Tremors
Blade 2
The Words
Dreamcatcher
Street Kings
Event Horizon
The People Under the Stairs
Trading Places
Groundhog Day
Major League
Deadpool
Escape from New York
Cop Car
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Enter the Dragon
Hostage
A Perfect Getaway (Director's Cut)
A Scanner Darkly
Mallrats
Idle Hands
Frozen (2010)
The Rules of Attraction
Frailty
The Last Boy Scout
Hellraiser
End of Days
Final Destination 1 & 2
The Invitation
Sonatine
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The Starving Games (2013)
Another Horrible "Comedy" from Friedberg and Seltzer, Two of "Hollywoods" Greatest Hacks
The only reason I watched this and I mean it, was that I was paid $20 to, by a truly cruel evil man that even the "prize" of $20 is not worth sitting through an hour and twelve minute film which this is, not counting horribly unfunny bloopers which take up ten more minutes of your life which would be better spent shooting up heroin and I mean that. Thankfully, this is the first Friedberg/Seltzer "film" to be released straight to video, it's about time. You know, people say there are worse directors but I don't see it, even Uwe Boll delivered a couple of decent films in Rampage and Assault on Wall Street. Even Michael Bay as much as I dislike him can create solid special effects. But this deadly duo who are guilty of making people dumber for having to sit through their films are the truly most criminal.
On to the "film" itself, it obviously is a "satire" of The Hunger Games while also in typical fashion of this duo add random unfunny things to it, just to add it, for no apparent reason. I just watched the movie and I am started to forget most of it which is a blessing, every joke, and I mean every joke is a desperate pathetic attempt to make the viewer laugh, I can't comprehend the people who would find this funny. Obviously the people who like their awful excuses for movies, there has to be some people, if they keep making them. The only thing I give the movie props for is a quick moment where they show that The Hunger Games is essentially a rip off of The Running Man and Battle Royale, however, the way they did it, did not make me laugh. The acting is cringe worthy and I like Diedrich Bader but he has nothing to do here and is completely wasted in his role, he must have needed the paycheck. I can't even explain how bad the "jokes" are.
Overall, it's just like their other flicks, painfully unfunny and will make you want to commit suicide faster than a death in your family. Not as bad as Disaster Movie as nothing ever will but still easily one of the worst comedies ever made. I don't believe in an afterlife but if there is a hell, it will no doubt be a never ending marathon of their works. Now excuse me while I go hang myself.
The Forest (1982)
Slightly Underrated Different Type of Slasher Film
I've been collecting 80's slasher films recently and I got my hand on a copy of the Code Red DVD release of The Forest, a little known and not very liked 80's supernatural slasher film. The Forest is pretty interesting for your typical slasher fare, it revolves around a group of hikers, adults mind you are hunted by a cannibal hermit in the woods who is haunted by the spirits of his dead wife and kids. It gets a poor 3.5 on here which is the same of Don't Go in the Woods...Alone! and I will say The Forest is a better film.
Now, let's get down to the usual criticisms here. The acting is atrocious, the best acting in the film is by Gary Kent who plays the cannibal hermit and he's really not that good either but he's given somewhat solid character development for his character and he is not annoying which is more than I can say for a lot of slashers. The directing is about average for slashers, nothing special but I do like the setting and I think it's captured decently here. The body count is low, but this film is not about the body count, more about the story instead. The score I actually didn't mind, there's song which is horrendously funny but the score itself, isn't that bad, in fact, I liked the score they used for the opening kills. My two favorite scenes are the opening with the two kills and the flashback sequence though poorly acted by everybody but Kent, gives us decent character development and while cheesy, actually makes us sympathize with the killer.
The Forest is not a good film by any means and I paid quite a bit for the DVD but it's a solid DVD and I liked the film more than I thought I would. Recommended to slasher fans who want something a little different than just the killer in the woods formula.
Proteus (1995)
Proteus(1995)
Proteus is a film that not many people like, take a look at the user rating and 95% of the reviews on here for proof. However, I am one of the film's few fans and I'll explain why. I love 70s, 80s, and 90s creature features, this was the good old times of practical effects (men in monster suits, mechanical monsters), before the age of CGI which to be honest, I think ruined creature features at least the low budget films because in a lot of creature features now, either the creatures are completely ridiculous (Sharknado, Avalanche Sharks) or like in a lot of SyFy fare, they show the creatures throughout the whole film and leave no suspense. Those three decades were the best times for these films, leaving the audience to picture to creature through most of the running time until the big reveal. I know I've been rambling, now on to the film.
Proteus has a plot that I'm a sucker for, group of people stranded in a isolated location with a mutant monster. In this case, it's drug smugglers whose boat sank and they come across an oil rig where experiments have been going on and things have went awry. Nothing special but simple and appealing to me. Craig Fairbrass is the lead here and does a pretty good job actually, he is probably most known for his villainous role in Cliffhanger but he pulls off the tough guy role well. His character also has a nice character reveal halfway through the film. The other five main actors range from mediocre to bad but don't worry, most are there for the body count. Ricco Ross from Aliens has a solid small role and does a good job as well. Horror icon Doug Bradley shows up at the end as the owner of the rig in heavy makeup and does decent, obviously was in this film because he was probably friends with Bob Keen. The pacing is fast, I have heard people call it boring but I honestly don't see it, within fifteen minutes, they are on the rig and not long after does strange things happen.
The dialogue is passable at best but it does have a great line "You're a fu**in fish with a drug habit". The make up and mechanical effects is where this film really comes to life, Proteus has very interesting monster designs and makes the film an entertaining viewing especially if you're a lover of practical creature effects. The atmosphere is also quite good, it has a murky, sticky, gross atmosphere that fits with the film. The directing is average enough, nothing great but there's some cool shots.
I really like the film, I found it a very entertaining B horror film, it's not a good film when compared to the best horror film of all time The Thing (1982) which its rips off of shamelessly but I have a blast and a fondness for it. I would recommend it only to people who are fans of creature features of the 80s and 90s where practical effects was still key. Underrated B creature feature for sure.