Movie Posters of the Day!

I’m glad this film is getting good reviews, and hope it is good. However I personally have not loved the trailer. And Todd Phillips helming this film, with a history of only comedies behind him, is a question mark for me. Since I am not a fan or audience for his previous films. Still I hope this is great, but don’t have a big interest in it. The TAXI DRIVER and FALLING DOWN or MAN BITES DOG films, are not my cup of tea, and that seems to be the ground this is aiming for. But I’ll wait to see if the reviews pile up one way or another after opening day. But likely if they are not glowing I’ll wait till it hits streaming.

Nice poster. No interest in the movie.

 

Another nice poster. No interest in the movie.

 

The talk of the look of this film and the technology, getting the 120 frames per second thing working correctly, and early positive reviews, has me interested to see this in the theaters. Ang Lee is not a director whose films I typically gravitate to, but  I look forward to being pleasantly surprised by this one. And Will Smith is a star for a reason.

Whatever else the film offers, he always comes into it giving a 100%. He’s a star for a reason. And this film where he gets to act against himself, gets to clash the actor he was, against the actor he is… a riveting concept. And it is cool, how much young Will Smith, looks like his son, Jaden.

3 days left to PREORDER your comics in October! Here is how!

‘Preorder? Preorder?

We don’t need no stinking preorder!’

Little bit of a bastardization of the famous line from the great john Huston directed, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston led movie, TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE.

One of the best films ever made, and a must watch if you have, in an age of Disney Blockbusters, never seen this quintessential bit of Americana. From 1948, the film is as riveting as SICARIO or any other thriller you will see today, and amazingly still as timely and as timeless.

Pre-ordering is something unique to that weird world of comic books.

Not every comic store can carry every comic. There are a lot of publishers, coming out every month with new titles. Staying on top of it can be an initial learning curve.

But pre-ordering helps you save money, depending what online or brick and mortar retailer you use, the amount is typically between 10% and 50% savings.

The particular online retailer I use, and that I recommend, saves you 35% off the cover price of your comics.

Why do I use the retailer that saves you 35% as opposed to the retailer who saves you 40 to 50%? Well I’ve used that 50% off retailer in the past, and had issues with their customer service, as well as problems getting the issues I ordered, and problems with how i was being charged.

With the 35% off retailer, the customer service has been excellent, and I get the books I ordered in quality condition.

Therefore they are the ones I use, and the ones I recommend.

Okay this is part one of my comic book pre-order tutorial, the little trailer/preamble if you will.  I am hard at work on part two, with suggestions of what to order and the link you can use to order from my retailer of choice.

Give this post a like, and come back in about 4 hours to see the 2nd and final part of this pre-order for books shipping in over 2 months, in October.

Thanks!

Streaming VOD Channel Review : FILMRISE HORROR – For week ending Saturday 27 Oct 2018

So while I advocate always keeping things you LOVE in physical media, DVDs , Blurays, CDs, etc; the beneft of Streaming and Digital is that it is GREAT for exploring, and finding out what out there is worth having. Most things aren’t, so Streaming is great for a try before you buy methodology, or simply finding new things to watch right now

This installment’s channel up for review is FILMRISE HORROR.

FILMRISE HORROR  – nice interface and good Halloween selection for this free ad -supported VOD/Streaming channel. Also I like that it gives the movies ratings. The lack of ratings and trailers is one of the reasons I left Netflix. Highlight of this channel, as we gear up for Halloween, are:

• BIG BAD WOLF – readily available on other chaneels, it is always a good one to watch
• CREATURE – nice 80s Alien ripoff. But despite that, a good although cheesy watch
• SWAMP SHARK – I’ve actually been meaning to watch this one. A shark in the swap? I’m there! 🙂
• ALIEN CONTAMINATION – Another film I have been meaning to check out
• IMAGES i This is a FANTASTIC early Robert Altman film, during his very experimental phase. With stunning cinematography and a brilliant discordant score this is a film I m proud to own on Bluray. But it is good to know streaming channels are showing it some love.
• MEMORY OF THE DEAD – another one I want to take a look at
• MANEATER – Gay Busey fights a Tiger. I’m there. 🙂
• LYCANTHROPE – I’ll try most horror films that have to do with Werewolves.
• NIGHT OF THE DEMON – I’ll try  most horror fiilms that have to do with Bigfoot.
• STRIGOI – sounds intriguing
• BITE MARKS – intriguing sounding Vampire flick
• THE 4th FLOOR – a top notch cast in this interesting sounding film about an apartment build and a dangerous neighbor
• SPIDERS and SPIDERS 2- I saw SPIDERS 2 and really, really enjoyed it. So looking forward to watching the first one.
• BLOODWORX- I remember this being pretty good
• DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE – interested in seeing this made for TV version
• LARVA – intrigued
• FRANKENSTEIN – A 2015 vod version. May be worth a look.
• WITHER – A swedish I believe, version of EVIL DEAD. A good film.
• BLOOD PUNCH – Fantastic. Lots of fun.
• DER SAMURAI – Disturbing, slow burn film, that is worth a watch.
• IN THE SPIDERS WEB – Another fun Lance Henriksen horror film

All in all, this week FILM RISE HORROR has plentiful selections, good quality, a nice interface, and effective ratings to help you narrow in on a choice, unfortunately the ads are WAY too invasive and plentiful. Grade for this channel is : D-. It is not worth adding to your list.

THE FILMRISE HORROR CHANNEL GETS A FAIL. Do not subscribe to it this week.

Netflix Horror Movie of the Day for Halloween 2015! LET US PREY!

Let Us Prey

2014 NR 92m
Director: Brian O’Malley

Cast: Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh

Well made, well photographed, with an infectious score and an insidious, and dire look at evil and more than evil. Reminds me a bit of the wonderful Jeff Goldblum thriller MR. FROST.

Watch this instead of mediocre films such as XMOOR, THE BLOOD LANDS, DEAD WITHIN, FROM THE DARK, MOCKINGBIRD, THE BABADOOK. And other recommended films to try are: LATE PHASES, AN AMERICAN GHOST STORY, PONTYPOOL, FRANKENSTEIN’s ARMY, BLOOD GLACIER, BYZANTUM, THE SUICIDE THEORY.

Grade: Worth Buying