Reviews by BAMF

I have finished the first three films of the Gingerdead series and now it's time to check out the Evil Bong series so I can see their crossover. This is the kind of thing that happens when you are bored and have nothing better to do. Charles Band also directs this series of which he is more involved that the Gingerdead trilogy. Even Domonic Muir writes this as he did with the first of those movies. This one even has better stars in it. It definitely starts off like a typical stoner comedy. That song is pretty catchy. Robin Sydney actually proves she has some range as her character is completely different than the one from Gingerdead Man. That doesn't seem so evil at all. Of course it could probably go very wrong. That little creature I think is from a movie that was made by the same director much later. Well okay then. Haha that is absolutely hilarious! These transitions are so silly. Yeah I don't think I would care what happens to me somewhere like that. Wait so the Gingerdead man has been a part of this series from the beginning?! That's interesting. Haha the way she is talking is definitely is like something from a porno. What in the world lol!? Tommy Chong is too great. I actually liked this a lot more than Gingerdead Man. It's amusing, chockfull of nudity, and I liked the characters. Of course it still has it's major corniness, but it really wasn't all that bad. I know I got a kick out of it. No I wasn't high. Of course it may be a miss for some. When you go in with negative views you sometimes end up being quite surprised.

So I'm now about to watch part three of the series which I hear is better than part two. I mean it deals with time travel which hasn't been a concept done for slasher series. Robin Sydney returns as a new character as well as Junie Hoang who had a small part in part two. William Butler returns as the writer/director. This time he put his name as the director as well as his pen. Muffy Bolding returns to co-write as well. So the opening is pretty amusing. It's a silly but fun idea. The voice of Gingerdead Man has an accent now and is also played by the director. They really should have stuck with practical effects. Also I don't like the new look of the Gingerdead Man. Wow they used the same song for the opening credits as the previous film. God I cannot get used to that new design. All the little bits of horror parody throughout is actually fairly amusing. Well that was interesting. It gave me Toxic Avenger vibes. I don't get why she did that though. Haha that Porky's reference though. That is so wrong. They really should have kept CGI out of this. Thank goodness they did that. Good lord this ending is so ridiculous yet it's just the right amount of cheese. I'm pretty sure though that time is extremely screwed up though. The disco dancing is actually really well done. This one had the most likable characters so far. The CGI shouldn't have been included, but the death scenes were interesting enough. It may even be a bit more enjoyable than the first one. It's definitely not something everyone will like. Many people probably have to be high or something to watch this stuff. Anyways enter this series at your own risk.

So yeah I was fairly amused with part one and decided to continue this to see where it would go. Silvia St. Croix (which is actually William Butler) is only known for directing this and the third part. Muffy Bolding is only writer known for this and the third part with no other films. William Butler returns as a writer here. Aaron Strongoni joins the writing crew after being a co-writer for the terrible TV movie sequels of the Return of the Living Dead series. The opening for this is a silly Christmas style narration with a recap of the first movie. It's interesting that a few characters are played by mostly behind the scenes people. The opening sequence while visually only slightly better has a more entertaining song with it. It takes a bit too long at nearly seven minutes in to finally get to some new footage. I'm waiting to see how long it will take for them to reveal that this is just a terrible film within the film. That looks way too realistic yuck. The make up here once again reminds me of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's definitely a crappy version of Puppet Master as well as Child's Play of course. Michelle Bauer hasn't aged very well. The production value looks way better here and yet the entertainment seems to have gone down majorly. It's like they didn't care that they showed the recap because there is absolutely nothing revealing how The Gingerdead Man came back to life. Okay that scene was goofy as hell but enjoyable. So far it's definitely on a path to being gorier than the first one. Oh gosh a random romance gets thrown in there. Oh my god that was just too much. That's just messed up. At least the kills are much better here than the first one. Okay this is getting super corny! Unfortunately it's not the good kind nor anywhere near as fun as the first one. I swear that gun clicked and nobody reacted to it. So cutting your hand is worse than blowing yourself apparently. I didn't see that coming. Oh Tommy with the lines. That is pretty disturbing. Are you kidding? I swear nobody uses their brain here. At least the ending made sense for a sequel. Really the only thing this one has is a few attractive women, well known horror people making cameos, and decent kills. Other than that this is pretty freaking awful. I think Tommy is probably the only character despite how ridiculous he comes off. The one thing I can say positive is that this movie seems to know how awful it is. Still I didn't much care for it.

Yes I am about to start the Gingerdead Man and Evil Bong series. I definitely know that this will be a mistake, but I am willing to sacrifice my time. Besides there are a few actors in the series that caught my attention. I can say I have never seen a Charles Band film, but I have heard of many of them. William Butler on the other hand has written some terrible films that I've seen. The same goes for Domonic Muir. Anyways let's see just how bad this really is. Wish me luck. Wow the production value makes this looks older than it is. Other than the acting it's actually an interesting opening. These opening credits remind me of a very bland version of the title sequence from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's a bit corny, but I have definitely seen worse acting out there. It's amusing how the chain of events happens. Also I feel they should have shown what happened after the opening scene instead of just mentioning it. Amos is definitely my favorite character. It is really reminiscent of like 70s/80s cheese. The script is like something from a child, but honestly I'd say it's actually sort of entertaining. That is one ugly looking gingerbread man. The girls here are at least attractive enough as to where I'm almost blind to the fact they need work on their acting skills. Over halfway through and the only deaths were a few quick ones in the prologue. Well that was underwhelming. Lol what in the world is up with that?! I swear it's always amusing when people have time to romance when they know what is going on. That's definitely the best kill of the movie. WTF that bit right there was so bad! I couldn't help but laugh. That was probably the most ridiculous part of the whole movie for sure. Okay that is actually an interesting look and kind of reminds me of the vampires from Buffy as well. The ending was a bit lame. Surprisingly it kept me watching. There were maybe two interesting kills in the whole thing though. Now I know it's not great or even good, but you have to admit it's so corny that it can keep you entertained. Anyways it probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but if you are into this sort of film you may end up liking it.

So I remember watching the first volume awhile back and it was pretty enjoyable. It looks like some actors return for this one with inclusion of Karen Gillan! Now that's a surprising name to see in a movie like this. She even writes and directs her own segment. There are some returning writers and directors from the first part as well. Some who only wrote return to direct. It looks like this will be pretty short at barely over an hour. Let's see how the segments compare to that of the original for better or worse.

"Initiation" Directed by Michael May and Written by Mali Elfman
I don't know what is really going on yet, but the acting for this segment is good. It's a pretty interesting monologue. Okay that was definitely strange. Not sure what to make of it.
6/10

"Last Laugh" Written/Directed by Zeke Pinheiro
Ah that show kind of seems like I Love Lucy. That was a pretty cool transition. The acting is pretty good here as well. Okay this is getting pretty eerie. That was a very interesting ending. It's so much different than I was expecting.
8/10

"Kill Them Mommy!" Written/Directed by Peter Chun Mao Wu
Okay this one starts off with some good strangeness. Eww what in the world was that? Ah I see. Well this is very different. It's creative and color. I think it ended a little too abruptly though. I think it could have been interesting to see where it could go. Brett Ratner produced this one!
6/10

"Prey" Written/Directed by Stephen Boyer
Ah well it starts off like a typical one of it's kind. I hope they make it fun and different. Oh wow that's a nice and unexpected twist! That was really short, but it was also pretty well done. The acting was a little meh though.
7/10

"Whispers" Written/Directed by Max Isaacson
Okay I was beginning to wonder if anything was going to happen here. The style they chose to film this segment is so unusual. Okay that looked way to realistic. Ah wow I was wondering. Such a strange segment, but it was actually well done.
7.5/10

"The Great Corben" Written/Directed by Mark Alan Miller
So it's a strange adult animation thing. Well that surely escalated quickly. Man people are so sick. I was not expecting any of that.
7.5/10

"Pillow Fright" Written/Directed by Patrick Rea
Yes pillow fight sounds good to me too haha! This is so silly and reminds me of Rubber. I have to say I actually thought this one was pretty fun.
9/10

"And They Watched" Written/Directed by Vivian Lin
I wonder what this one will end up being. Dude no what the hell!? That is some pretty good make up effects. I'm surprised they have never done something like this. Or at least from what I've seen. Okay this segment is absolutely incredible. It's so well acted and the twist is perfect!
10/10

"Playing Dead" Written/Directed by Ned Ehrbar and Co-Written by Stephanie Ko
Lol what in the world? Why would anyone ever agree to do something like this? Okay there has to definitely be more to it. I have no idea what is going on. I hope there will be some kind of explanation. That is some crazy stuff for sure. The ending was something else. It sort of explains it. Definitely a fun and different story.
9/10

"Pinned" Directed by Andrew Wesman and Written by Joe Wicker
This guy is crazy to be driving like that. Why did you have to accept an unknown number though? That's creepy and kind of reminds me of Sinister. Okay that was something really different. I'm not entirely sure what happened. It was pretty intriguing though.
7.5/10

"Perfect" Written/Directed by Taylor Phillips
Okay some people are a bit crazy when it comes to some things. That guy is really comfortable with himself. Not many guys can get attention looking like that. I had a feeling that something was going to happen. The ending was amusing and disturbing. A bit downhill from the recent segments though.
6/10

"Conventional" Written/Directed by Karen Gillan
Now we come to the Karen Gillan film which is honestly the main reason many people might check out this anthology. Also I am curious about her directorial/writing debut. That's a lot of hand sanitizer, but I do that too. The name makes sense now. I was wondering. Good lord those lips! That's pretty creepy. I swear it has to be pretty uncomfortable to deal with these kind of situations. I have to say that would be a dream for many when it comes to fans. I bet this is very real for some pretty much forgotten actors. Maybe not as extreme, but definitely to a certain extent. That ending was excellent! I think she did an all around great job here! Even the others in her segment were great.
10/10

So I thought most of these were pretty good. I don't think anything was just plain awful. There were some average pieces of candy in the bag here, but other than that I was satisfied. In fact this batch is actually better than the first one. I thought the best segment overall was And They Watched with Conventional as a very close second. The worst yet still enjoyable were Perfect, Kill Them Mommy, and Initiation. It was pretty cool in the credits you see a lot of the behind the scenes people and some on-screen people were extras in other segments. If you like anthologies I definitely recommend this one.

This has been on my to watch list for awhile so I decided to go ahead and check it out. The cast here is pretty excellent. Although I'm not quite a fan of Katie Holmes. The premise though is what really caught my attention though in the first place. I haven't seen any movies from David Nutter, but he has worked on excellent shows like Game of Thrones and Supernatural. Scott Rosenberg isn't one who has particularly great movies. Most of what he has written are Nicolas Cage films or some under the radar stuff. So with that and the ratings I have seen this could go either way. The opening credits were a tad long, boring, and rather annoying. Well that escalated quickly! This kind of reminds me of a mixture of Mean Girls (the cafeteria scene), The Faculty, and Stepford Wives. Katie Holmes definitely has multiple reactions from me. Sure she is a decent actress, but I don't always see the admiration. In this movie I thought she was cute, somewhat attractive, and other times not at all. Anyways I prefer her gothy look than anything else. James Marsden and Nick Stahl were pretty cool as usual. My favorites here though were definitely William Sadler as Dorian and Chad Donella as U.V. Those two were major scene stealers. Disturbing is a good word to use some of what happens here. There were some great scenes throughout that kept me watching. That ending was pretty good. Too bad they never went anywhere with that. It could have made for an interesting sequel. It's a bit cheesy at times and definitely has the dated 90s vibe. It's still a pretty fun watch though. If you've never seen it I say check it out.

I have tried to watch this several times, but something always comes up. So this time I will finally be able to watch this distraction free. This is written and directed by Neil Marshall who hasn't made an awful movie yet. This even has a few excellent cast members like Sean Pertwee and Liam Cunningham. Anyways it's time to see how this is finally. I'm so satisfied that I finally got around to this one. Despite it being over ten years old it holds up fairly well. The creature designs were pretty good. The gore effects were well done. All the characters were interesting enough to make you care what happened to them. There were a few twists I didn't see coming which was good. That Matrix reference was amusing. In fact there were some great moments of comedy mixed in here and there. I loved the fight scenes. You normally don't see that kind of thing so when it happened here it was badass. Anyways it's definitely a must see for fans of werewolf stories.

So I have a feeling that I am going to be greatly disturbed and offended by this one. It sounds quite unpleasant, but I figured I would see how messed up I would feel. Nobody here is recognizable. The only thing I have seen by the director is Evil Feed which he only wrote. That one had been pretty awful. I'm really just here seeing as I'm a bit of a gorehound with movies. Well now I know the kills will be the only thing worth it as the acting is dreadful and it looks so low budget. I feel it maybe be purposeful as it does look like maybe it takes place late 70s or early 80s. You would think the cops would be called in this situation. This is definitely graphic in more ways than one. I hope all those dirtbags die horrible deaths. There is always one though who doesn't like the extremes, but isn't much better since they do nothing to stop it. Really that's what they feel is too far!? You know the acting makes sense if you think about this in the style of 70s/80s sleazefest films. I knew some of the twist was obvious, but other bits weren't so much. That ending was just crazy. I can say I wasn't expecting to see what was shown in some cases. I mean it gets much more graphic than with just gore. It's definitely not for the sensitive or easily offended. It was even a bit rough for me to get through at times. Nothing went as I thought it would which is a plus. The gore was good and at times so ridiculous that it was kind of hilarious. Is it a good movie? Not by any standard of the word. It's a gory homage to sleaze films from back in the day. It's like I Spit on Your Grave and Last House on the Left with dumb humor and bad acting thrown in. It's also highly offensive throughout with it's themes and such. So with that said I would say go ahead and skip this one unless it's your kind of thing I guess.

So I have only seen bits of this movie while working at the theater, but I never got a chance to sit down and watch it. I feel Jack O'Connell doesn't get the respect he deserves all the time. I think he is a brilliant young actor so for him I really wanted to see this one. Plus Jodie Foster is a pretty good director with the few things I have seen. Jamie Linden wrote Dear John and 10 Years both of which were pretty good. This is all I've seen by Alan DiFiore besides maybe some episodes of Grimm. Jim Kouf has written a lot with varying levels of enjoyability. His best work was probably on Angel. Anyways let's see how this whole thing turns out to be. Oh look I'm learning something new and it's entertaining. Ah trying to make learning about money fun for the viewers within the movie realm. I always find it silly when they do ridiculous acts for views. Then again I guess whatever works. Yeah it looks like the show is made to be a little on the goofy side. Everybody makes exaggerations. You have to be careful of what you say sometimes. People really do take things seriously even if you don't think so. They all think it's some publicity stunt given the nature of the show wow. That escalated quickly. There were some nice revelations. That ending was pretty damn good. There were some really well done moments. It even made a few linear type of moments to the real world. In particular the moment where after the whole thing one guy goes back to playing a game of foosball. Lenny was awesome and probably one of my favorites besides the main cast. George Clooney is as cool as always. Jack O'Connell is really making a name for himself. I've always found him to be a particularly good actor. Jodie Foster proves to be quite a competent director. Hopefully he keeps rising up. Anyways you should definitely check this one out.

So I absolutely love and adore Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell so when I saw the trailer I absolutely wanted to see this even if it turned out to be bad. I was definitely excited when I found this would be in my theater. So when I got the chance I decided to check it out. Scott Moore and Jon Lucas were the writers responsible for the Hangover trilogy as well as a few other decent comedies. The only other film they directed though was the decent film 21 and Over. It actually turned out to be pretty damn funny. The cast was excellent. There were so many different sorts of characters. My favorites of course were the three mains. I actually really liked Kathryn Hahn in this. I don't know why, but apparently even though I'm a dude my friend kept saying me and Carla were similar. David Walton has such a huge mouth it makes his acting so much more hilarious. There are some really well written/acted scenes here. There were some great hilarious moments as well like when they are in the grocery store. I loved the little behind the scenes stuff with the main cast's mothers. Jada Pinkett Smith's mom is so attractive for her age it's insane. I had a great time with the whole thing. I definitely recommend checking it out.