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    This has been spelled-out in many, many discussions of this film, but I feel that I have to put this in words just to get my head around the plot device forĀ Governor Gabby:

    Did anyone else find it ironic that the plot of this film has a tenuous grasp (at best) on how the governor of California is elected given the fact that Gov. Gab. was filmedĀ and takes place in the stateā€™s capital, Sacramento? Some scenes seem to have been filmed in a community college or (benefit of the doubt) university class room, so the avoidance of general knowledge of the shooting subject available at hand from a higher learning institution as well asĀ the city around them is absolutely egregious on the filmmakerā€™s part.

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    On 11/6/2020 at 1:57 PM, SideofMcG said:

    Just to be a nerd. Sorry.

    ADR doesn't stand for Additional Dialogue Recording (although I definitely thought it was too for years and I work in film/tv)

    It actually stands for Automated Dialog Replacement.

    And for a super running ADR gag check out Matt Berry in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. His character's lines are ADRed by himself just to mimic a cheap shitty 80's style. You lotĀ have all seen Garth Marenghi, right?

    Ā 

    Um...

    And if you have not watched Year of the Rabbit yet, do so immediately!

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    I'm glad that Paul briefly mentioned the 2011 prequel to The Thing titled, imaginatively enough, The Thing (and not, Who Goes There?, which would have been a great throwback to the novella which started this whole shebang). While not a great movie by any means (it was ultimately and famously ruined by endless studio tinkering), one of the main plot points that got buried in all the awful CGI is that the crash-landed alien ship buried in the snow is a prison transport and The Thing its one of the prisoners. That would have provided a great back story and explain why a gooey, shape-shifting alien arrived on Earth in an inorganic metal disc.

    I also loved the shout-out in this episode to the brilliance (and sacrifice) of Rob Bottin. Besides masterminding the special FX on this movie and The Howling, Bottin is notable--in my heart, anyway--for creating RoboCop's suit. And any excuse to bring up RoboCop on this forum... well, there you go.

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    20 hours ago, FictionIsntReal said:

    I'm a fan of "May", but don't know if it's top 100 films of all time quality.

    Yeah, I agree. It totally stuck with me, though. Loneliness and alienation as the "scary monster" of the piece is, to me, more frightening than Hannibal Lector or Norman Bates will ever be.

    For this list I'd pick The Terminator, which is nihilistic as all get out. Also, Zodiac. That film is chilling.

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    I realize it's too late to make a suggestion or two for this series (one of which, for me, would have been the deeply unsettling indie May from 2002), so I'd instead like to post two mixtapes I have on Mixcloud that feature the type of creepy, old-timey music Amy mentioned in the Frankenstein episode. It's interesting that the further our modern audio sensibilities get from the past, the creepier the limitations in recording quality of music from the past becomes. Your grandparents, however, might still really dig this shit.

    The first mixtape is a 20 minute compilation E.P. that features the haunting, big band/swing diegetic background music from The Shining (plus the two versions of "Goodnight Sweet Heart" for good, spooky measure):

    The second mixtape here features many songs by English musician Leyland Kirby, who, under the name The Caretaker, realized the inherent jeepers-creepers vibe of these vintage big band classics and decided to make them somehow even more jeepers-y-creepers-y; pretty much the soundtrack to urban exploring old, abandoned mental hospitals and such:

    Happy Halloween!

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    15 hours ago, Cameron H. said:

    @Blast Hardcheese, should I buy Graffiti Bridge? Iā€™m looking at it real hard...

    The graffiti bridge of Graffiti Bridge looks like the production stole it from a high school musical and plopped it onto a brightly lit sound stage (akin to those early episodes of TNG when the crew beams down to a planet that is bright and flat and limited in range). So yes: buy this movie!

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    13 hours ago, JeffreyMcDonald said:

    RLM also did a review.Ā  Talk about a crossover that I would LOVE with HDTGM!

    Their review is here

    Hmm... I dunno. After Patton Oswalt's appearance on Best of the Worst, I have a feeling that Paul, Jason and June would also get easily annoyed with Jay, Mike and Rich.

    Let's not forget that Danzig followed this cinematic outing with a less-than-stellar Elvis tribute album. Here's a taste (my apologies):

    Ā 

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    I'm positive that this is not an original observation on my part (but I'm too lazy to Google it, despite being on a computer at this very moment), but did Prince invent the emoji? In his song titles, Prince would often substitute words with letters and symbols (i.e., U for "you," 2 for "to" or "two," a drawing of an eye for "I," etc.) That carries over to this film, where the first note his character, Christoper Tracy, receives reads, "She wants U. Ask for the moon." The song "Love or Money" (the B-side for the song "Kiss" from the accompanying soundtrack for this movie, Parade) is billed in the credits as "ā™„ orĀ $." Even the subtitles (on Amazon Prime, anyway) utilize this Prince alphabet, as well.

    I disagree that it was a mistake not to film this movie in color. This movie has a weird timelessness in black in white that, if it was filmed in color, would have dated this film horribly. Under the Cherry MoonĀ feels like an issue of Interview magazine in movie form, so the black and white film choice seems in-line with that high-fashion aesthetic, as well.

    A couple of times during this film, we see a middle aged man in a hat with two beautiful women in tow. Were they supposed to be the Greek chorus of this film? Or is Nice just that small?

    The best part of this movie for me was Prince taking a bath, with a hat on, yelling "FASCIST!" while dive-bombing a rubber duck in rose pedal water. The rose pedal budget for this film, by the way, must have been insane.

    Paul, you and June MUST watch Purple Rain. It's a great, albeit slightly flawed film that also features Morris Day (who almost steals the show). However, if and when you guys watch this movie, it must be a double feature that also includes the sequel Graffiti Bridge, which I guarantee will floor you beyond anything you've witnessed in Under the Cherry Moon. Graffiti Bridge, Paul: I shit you not.

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    On 9/23/2020 at 12:19 PM, CNU2007 said:

    Definitely Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever

    Virus with Jamie Lee Curtis

    Simon Sez with Dennis Rodman and Dane Cook

    Dungeons & Dragons - one of the most crazy so bad its good films ever, this movie has pretty much been wiped from the internet and existence somehow

    John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars - Jason Statham, Ice Cube, directed by John Carpenter? Yep

    Dragon Wars (D-Wars) - a Korean filmed action movie filmed in English

    Guardians - Russian Avengers ripoff with a man/bear creature with a chest mounted gatling gun, plus a lot of other stuff going on

    Soul Man - Kid going to college in blackface to take advantage of affirmative action

    Sound of Thunder - supposed to be the March 14 live show, so make sure that gets back on the schedule someday

    Lone Wolf McQuade - Gotta do this Chuck Norris film sometime, just for the driving the pickup out of a hole

    Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li - its not exactly a sequel, but its certainly worse than the JCVD Street Fighter

    D.C. Cab - starring Mr. T, what else do you need to hear?

    League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Sean Connery's last role, so much to talk about, hours of content

    Holy shit (((YES))) to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!!! This movie is so amazingly awful that I believe it finally broke AlanĀ Mooreā€™s spirit.

    Oh, also The Spirit!

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