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Mugged by a fleet of trucks
Bad News From Outer Space | November 8th 2009 by Michael
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)I feel like I've just been mugged by a fleet of trucks. The bastards took my money and then just continued to run me over, again and again. Bastard trucks are like that.I think it must be said up front that T read more
Well, It's Sort of Film Criticism
The Fine Cut | November 7th 2009 by saintsteven7
I put this together earlier in the week and it's been making the rounds on other film sites. I do not plan on ever paying one cent to watch this movie and, if this piece convinces others to do the same, it may have accomplished something.Otherwise, i read more
#3. Warning Labels On Bad Movies
Mike Ideas | October 29th 2009 by Mike
The Problem: Theres nothing worse than a bad movie. I mean you have to sit 3/4 of the way through it before it dawns on you that its bad. And you start to fill uncomfortable and you have to make the tea – that’s how you know its bad. You si read more
down and down we go
CigaretteJeans | October 26th 2009 by Jordache
Why? WHYYYYY? I don't want to say this looks awful but this looks godawful. read more
What Does it Take to Force You to Turn Off a Movie Halfway Throug…
the m0vie blog | October 19th 2009
Argh!!! My eyes!!! read more
“You know, I’ve been looking for a secretary. How good is you…
Blackout is the New Pink | October 12th 2009
Even a couple of weeks after seeing it, I cannot bring myself to write a review of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Yep, that miserable. Where Fool’s Gold was laughably bad, this was a crack addicts equivalent of rock bottom. The only way that it read more
4ast and 4urious
Bad News From Outer Space | October 11th 2009 by Michael
Fast & Furious (2009)Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.Who among you asked for this ass-baloney, the fourth film in the Fast and Furious “saga?” It reunites the original cast from the 2001 film, or as the ads say, “New model, original parts.” I read more
Obsessed
Franz Patrick's Film Archive | October 2nd 2009 by Franz Patrick
Obsessed (2009) ★ / ★★★★ Directed by Steven Shill, “Obsessed” was a whole lot of nothing. The supposed story was that a temp named Lisa (Ali Larter) started to flirt with her boss (Idris Elba), but he didn’t realize that read more
I get knocked down, but I get up again
Bad News From Outer Space | September 27th 2009 by Michael
TCM airs the horror/blaxploitation film: Sugar Hill (1974)Never cross a black woman in the 1970s. Why? Because they will put the VOODOO on you!That’s the message contained in Sugar Hill, an American International Pictures release. If you tear up wh read more
“Whiteout” – The Movie
Star, Simplified | September 24th 2009
I don’t attend movies nearly as often as I once did, and this one reminded me why. The movie stars Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt and Alex O’ Loughlin and was described in the synopsis as follows: After two years stationed read more
Keep your ticket stub for a Midnight refund
Bad News From Outer Space | September 22nd 2009 by Michael
Midnight Movie (2008)Never believe the blurbs on a DVD cover. This little low budget number had several “thumbs up”-type recommendations from a couple of online sites, like Fangoria.com. So expecting a little gory fun, I popped it in.Midnight Mov read more
I wish I had the mutant power to erase this movie from my mind
Bad News From Outer Space | September 20th 2009 by Michael
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)At long last, the origin of the most popular mutant, the X-Man Wolverine, is revealed.The result: mostly a big yawn.Hugh Jackman is back as the Canadian superhero, but he doesn’t have a real focus here, like he did in read more
PULL, NOT PUSH // 12:06 A.M.
the district // the online home of Amal Bala | September 18th 2009
The only thing that "Man Push Cart" (2006) did for me was make me happy that I'm a gainfully employed American citizen who comes from a stable family read more
Ed Wood
Franz Patrick's Film Archive | September 12th 2009 by Franz Patrick
Ed Wood (1994) ★★★ / ★★★★ “Ed Wood,” directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the lead character, fascinated me in so many ways. It tells the story of a director that I’m very unfamiliar with, his strings of read more
Some Really Stinky Cheese
Bad News From Outer Space | September 10th 2009 by Michael
Mulberry Street (2006)Last night I watched Mulberry Street, one of those ultra low budget movies that are picked up for distribution by Lionsgate and After Dark Films for the "Horrorfest/8 Films to Die For" brand. Perhaps watched is too strong a word read more
Watched a movie last night called Horsemen
Buffalo Dave | September 10th 2009
I must have misread the box when I rented this thing. I like movies that keep you guessing until the end. I was able to guess what was happening in this one about half way through it. This movie had some real potential behind the story line. For read more
Jump, jump for my love
Bad News From Outer Space | September 9th 2009 by Michael
Teleporting off the L.A. Library shelves.Jumper (2008)Superhero as self absorbed slacker.What a goofy ass movie. Fun in a way, yet still goofy ass. Hayden Christensen, he of "Mannikin Skywalker" infamy, plays David, a callow young man with the abilit read more
The Unborn
Franz Patrick's Film Archive | September 3rd 2009 by Franz Patrick
Unborn, The (2009) ★ / ★★★★ This horror movie was so bad, I didn’t know whether to laugh or get angry after the final scene. Odette Yustman suddenly starts having nightmares about a boy who obviously wants something from her. It start read more
Episode 41: B-Movie Extravaganza
Total Domination | August 30th 2009
Welcome to Total Domination Episode 41!! This week we have a new special guest, Kevin Richter aka Kev-Oh (so you don’t mix him up with Kevin South of Heaven). Please remember to check out any video’s, blogs and back episodes while your he read more
Keep It Simple Scooby
Bad News From Outer Space | August 29th 2009 by Michael
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)Remember the New Scooby Doo Movies, kids? The cartoon series featured not only the ORIGINAL Scooby Gang, but paired them up with folks both real and imaginary like Don Knotts, the Harlem Globetrotters, Sonny read more
It Rises: Fins Wrestle Against Tentacles
Bad News From Outer Space | August 14th 2009 by Michael
Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus (2009)Must. Review. Slowly. To avoid. The bends.Those zany madcaps at The Asylum have produced another winner. Okay, that’s total bullshit. Asylum is famous/infamous for producing “mockbusters,” ultra-cheap direc read more
Brothers to the end. Please end NOW.
Bad News From Outer Space | August 5th 2009 by Michael
Thumping - LOUDLY - off the L.A.Public Library's DVD shelves.Step Brothers (2008)Will Ferrell plays yet ANOTHER man-child. So does John C. Reilly.I used to love Ferrell. His stint on SNL is one of the best. His characters there among the funniest in read more
Blam! Blam! Reload your DVD player
Bad News From Outer Space | August 5th 2009 by Michael
Blowing off the shelves of the L.A. Public Library and onto your screens!Max Payne (2008)A run of the mill Punisher movie, and heaven help us, we’ve already had three run of the mill official Punisher movies. Now we’re dealing with Punisher knock read more
MST3K: Horror of Party Beach
I am screaming and punching myself | August 5th 2009
There are things you know about me: I'm cranky, I hate summer with a passion and I watch a lot of bad movies. But what you might not know is that I am a rabid fan of Mystery Science Theater... read more
Love Hurts, Love Stinks
Bad News From Outer Space | August 3rd 2009 by Michael
Another disk off the L.A. Pubic* Library’s shelves.The Love Guru (2008)You don’t know how many times I passed this one up when perusing the LAPL’s DVDs. Perhaps I finally succumbed to morbid curiosity, or maybe I just had a major brain fart, bu read more
Two Giant Thumbs Down
Bad News From Outer Space | August 2nd 2009 by Michael
Big Man Japan (2009)Massive spoilers (yes, I will reveal the ending), but it’s okay because YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE EVER!Taking a great premise - a profile of Japan's lone defender (a superhero who grows to giant size) against its constant read more
La Grande Bouffe
Franz Patrick's Film Archive | July 27th 2009 by Franz Patrick
Grande Bouffe, La ★ / ★★★★ “La Grande Bouffe,” or “The Big Feast,” directed by Marco Ferreri, was such a huge disappointment for me because I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, especially from critics and read more
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