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😈🍿 J Riley 🍿😈

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High school Computer Science teacher.
9-time Academy Award watcher.
he/him.

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Phantasm II 1988

1h 37m Action

Evil Dead-esque horror action with some body horror and a little humor (chainsaw vs. chainsaw battle). Explosions go boom. Fun weapons.

The version that I watched was gray and hazy with low contrast. The film quality looks really bad. The first film didn’t explain everything and that’s fine. The sequel also doesn’t explain much and some plot elements get MORE confusing and complicated.

Dead Meat podcast

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Special Effects 1984

1h 46m Drama

Ambitious Hitchcockian thriller that might have worked better in the hands of a better director. Jonathan Demme?

The overdubbing is so extraordinary bad that it constantly pulls you out of the movie. At first I assumed that it was “intentionally badly dubbed” like when DePalma has a campy, low budget film within the film. Unfortunately, the flaws in Special Effects seem completely unintentional

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Trancers 1984

1h 17m Science Fiction

Awesome premise. Lots of fun. Like the soundtrack.

The first act is great, but then it losses momentum. The wristwatch is fun at first, but then becomes a “get out of jail free” card for the writers. Slow boring chase scenes. Hackneyed cliffhanger ending.

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Amityville: Mt Misery Road

Digital tools have made it easier than ever before to make and distribute independent films. This is not necessarily a *good* thing.

There are about 5 minutes of Blair Witch-esque screaming in the woods at night while spooky music plays. Those 5 minutes were the only time that “acting” occurred and that scene was somewhat entertaining. That’s the only positive feedback.

This reminds me of Birdemic: Shock and Horror (2010) in its tacky tastelessness and lack of attention to basic details. Mundane and repetitive. One of the worst films I’ve ever seen.

Amityvilleville podcast