Skipped work today and went to the movies. Went to the grocery, did some work at Arabica and made a pizza. Not a bad day off. Talking to Beth tonight. Kinda nervous about it. Supposed to talk to Elissa too. Making plans to see her next weekend. I hope she comes here because I'm not down with a drive to Niles.
I might skip off to Dayton for the second half of the long weekend. But I'll have to take work with me. I fucking hate my job so much.
My family is having a garage sale this weekend. I want to go home and burn shit. Heh.
That's all for now. And a little of this:
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TEENAGE STRANGLER
This laughable 60s turd is worth a look for its sheer awfulness. Part suspense horror, part cop drama and part 50s juvie drag-race flick. There's even a musical number in a soda shop ("Yipe Stripes" - niether the song nor the dance - ever really caught on.) The acting ranges from over-the-top community theater to, well, non-acting. The "high schoolers" are clearly about ten years older than the ages they play. There's a nerdy little brother with the most grating voice in movie history. The film's name leaves the nagging question: Is it a teenager who's a strangler or a strangler who strangles teenagers? Weird, corny and inept. See it. **
EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE
If you recognize the title you know why this movie is worth buying on DVD: Alyssa Milano naked. It wouldn't have the same impact now as when it came out (straight to video of course) when I was in college. Back then no one had seen her since Who's the Boss? And it's not one scene brother. There are several well-lit topless scenes. The vampire story is incidental and not very good. Milano looks like a vampire's old flame. He starts popping up all over campus and seducing her right out of her clothes much to the consternation of her boyfriend. What's Jennifer Tilly doing here anyway? The director and Milano worked together on Poison Ivy 2 also. There are R and unrated versions of this. Choose wisely. For face-value entertainment: *1/2. For a historical slice of celebrity nudity: ***1/2
SPIDERMAN 2
If I would have seen this as a kid I would have shit. And if I weren't such a Superman fan I'd say that this IS the best comic book movie ever. Wisely functions as a direct continuation of the first film, but cranks up the drama significantly. Under the popcorn movie surface, there's a good story here. Peter Parker is conflicted about being a superhero. It's hard to resist Kirsten Dunst. Alfred Molina makes an excellent Doctor Octaveous (Doc Oc) and is a worthy successor to Willem DeFoe. Marvel always had the best villains. Aunt May steals her share of scenes. The dialogue is true to a Marvel comic book and the actors' sincerity sells it in spades. The first half hour seems kinda' talky but when the action kicks in it rarely lets up. The effects are better than in part one - ditto the story, the villan, the action and the character development. This would make a good double feature with Superman II which also concerns a hero laying hero's life on the line for a piece of ass. The end sets up a third installment. Kirsten Dunst gets wet again but - well, not everything is better. The marketing blitz that blew into town with this movie was impossible to escape.***
I might skip off to Dayton for the second half of the long weekend. But I'll have to take work with me. I fucking hate my job so much.
My family is having a garage sale this weekend. I want to go home and burn shit. Heh.
That's all for now. And a little of this:
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TEENAGE STRANGLER
This laughable 60s turd is worth a look for its sheer awfulness. Part suspense horror, part cop drama and part 50s juvie drag-race flick. There's even a musical number in a soda shop ("Yipe Stripes" - niether the song nor the dance - ever really caught on.) The acting ranges from over-the-top community theater to, well, non-acting. The "high schoolers" are clearly about ten years older than the ages they play. There's a nerdy little brother with the most grating voice in movie history. The film's name leaves the nagging question: Is it a teenager who's a strangler or a strangler who strangles teenagers? Weird, corny and inept. See it. **
EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE
If you recognize the title you know why this movie is worth buying on DVD: Alyssa Milano naked. It wouldn't have the same impact now as when it came out (straight to video of course) when I was in college. Back then no one had seen her since Who's the Boss? And it's not one scene brother. There are several well-lit topless scenes. The vampire story is incidental and not very good. Milano looks like a vampire's old flame. He starts popping up all over campus and seducing her right out of her clothes much to the consternation of her boyfriend. What's Jennifer Tilly doing here anyway? The director and Milano worked together on Poison Ivy 2 also. There are R and unrated versions of this. Choose wisely. For face-value entertainment: *1/2. For a historical slice of celebrity nudity: ***1/2
SPIDERMAN 2
If I would have seen this as a kid I would have shit. And if I weren't such a Superman fan I'd say that this IS the best comic book movie ever. Wisely functions as a direct continuation of the first film, but cranks up the drama significantly. Under the popcorn movie surface, there's a good story here. Peter Parker is conflicted about being a superhero. It's hard to resist Kirsten Dunst. Alfred Molina makes an excellent Doctor Octaveous (Doc Oc) and is a worthy successor to Willem DeFoe. Marvel always had the best villains. Aunt May steals her share of scenes. The dialogue is true to a Marvel comic book and the actors' sincerity sells it in spades. The first half hour seems kinda' talky but when the action kicks in it rarely lets up. The effects are better than in part one - ditto the story, the villan, the action and the character development. This would make a good double feature with Superman II which also concerns a hero laying hero's life on the line for a piece of ass. The end sets up a third installment. Kirsten Dunst gets wet again but - well, not everything is better. The marketing blitz that blew into town with this movie was impossible to escape.***