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Man with the Screaming Brain, a review by RossRoy

Original Title: Man with the Screaming Brain Year: 2005 Country: United States Director: Bruce Campbell Rating: NR Length: 90 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo Subtitles:

What they say
Somewhere in Bulgaria, sleazy American industrialist William Cole (Bruce Campbell) is finalizing a tax scam that will earn him millions. Meanwhile, mad scientist Dr. Ivan Ivanov (Stacy Keach) and his demented henchmen Pavel (Ted Raimi of Xena) have created a drug that can connect human brains like Lincoln Logs. But when an illicit tryst with a sultry hotel maid leads to Cole's murder, Dr. Ivanov reanimates him by transplanting the half-brain of a former KGB operative into Cole's skull. Now, the capitalist and the communist must reconcile their differences to hunt down the beautiful gypsy freak who killed them both.

My Thoughts
I bought this movie solely on the strength of Bruce Campbell being in it. I like his work in Evil Dead, and I had recently seen, and liked, Bubba Ho-Tep when I bought this. And I liked it, but I guess I just had high expectations. I was expecting it to be really funny, but it was lacking in that department. Actually, it was even all too serious at times. Although, the restaurant scene with William Cole and Yegor fighting over what to eat and drink is really funny. But once they make the pact to hunt down the gypsy girl, it becomes rather bland and it's just a man hunting a gypsy. The dual brain part doesn't really get into it.

I'm also still wondering what the heck it was with the robots and why they were even in there! I guess it's part of the twisted humour of Bruce Campbell as a writer. Though the robots do look really creepy, making them basically the scariest part of the movie!


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(From RossRoy's Random Viewings on October 9th, 2008)

Sorority House Massacre II, a review by Jimmy

Title: Sorority House Massacre II (1990)

Genre: Horror
Director: Jim Wynorski
Rating: NR
Length: 1h17
Video: Full Frame
Audio: English
Subtitles: None

Stars:
Gail Harris
Melissa Moore
Stacia Zhivago
Barbii
Dana Bentley   

Plot:
Meet the girls of Sigma-Pi. Some will live and some will die. Playboy Playmate Melissa Moore, Joe Bob's Breast Actress Robyn Harris and nubile newcomer Stacia Zivago are three sexy coeds spending their first night at their new sorority house. Unfortunately, like their boyfriends, the old mansion has a past. These girls party till they panic... a killer has crashed the bash and he's really hooked on them. Now they must struggle to stay alive with only their brains and their bustiers to support them.

A director can make a big difference in a movie and Jim Wynorski is one of those directors who get what the horror genre is all about. Of course this movie is nothing new, but almost everything is there : nice looking girls in distress, a story who goes fast and make sense (they use stock footages of the first Slumber Party Massacre movie to build a backstory), victims who can fight back and an effective score by Chuck Cirino... in fact the only weakness is the killing because we don't see much thanks to the MPAA. Toni Naples and Savannah (if you were an adult movies watcher in the nineties you knew who she was) are also there in small role.

One thing to remember kids: Playing with a Ouija board at night in a creepy house where murders occurred is never a good idea.


 
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(From Jimmy's - 2013 Ooctober Horror Marathon on October 1st, 2013)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (2002/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia New Line Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 933 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: DTS 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Plot:
Enter a world that will confound, surprise and excite your imagination... Enter the new Twilight Zone. Hosted by award-winning actor Forest Whitaker, this six disc, 43-episode set is your exclusive window into the fantastic stories and amazing performances, updated and inspired by the original classic television series created by Rod Serling. In this thoroughly modern and unforgettable collection, some of Hollywood's most inspired performers tackle some of life's most profound questions. Never predictable... always amazing... The Twilight Zone.


The Twilight Zone
Season 1.01 The Lineman
Writer: Pen Densham (Writer)
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Forest Whitaker (Host), Jeremy Piven (Tyler), Olivia D'Abo (Shannon), Vincent Laresca (Buddy), Zeljko Ivanek (Doctor), Grace Chen (Angela), Julie Fitzgerald (Nurse), Michael Luckerman (Sleazy Lawyer), Anita Ortega (Hispanic Woman), Daren Flam (Paramedic), Blue Deckert (Older Lineman)

I remember enjoying the revival series when I first bought this DVD set. The first episode started out interesting but it didn't keep my interest throughout. But it wasn't bad.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on November 13th, 2012)