tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post3796063448353440823..comments2024-03-23T14:45:50.362-05:00Comments on The Moving Picture Blog: And now, in the grand tradition of Sharknado... Ghost SharkJoe Leydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-89109723768270928532013-07-15T23:11:16.926-05:002013-07-15T23:11:16.926-05:00You might find this interesting. The 1981 intervie...You might find this interesting. The 1981 interview I reference actually was for <i>Death Hunt</i>.<br /><br />http://www.movingpictureblog.com/2006/08/lee-marvin-still-man.htmlJoe Leydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-46634780045970916942013-07-15T22:48:29.721-05:002013-07-15T22:48:29.721-05:00You do have a point there. Then again, Carl Weathe...You do have a point there. Then again, Carl Weathers makes everything better. That reminds me: he was in DEATH HUNT with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin. Again, no classic but an enjoyable outdoor action-adventure. The Blu-ray streets two days before your birthday and Shout Factory lined up two commentaries: one with Andrew Stevens, William Sanderson, and Len Lesser and the other with the screenwriters. Well, I'm excited about it.Al Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525143400567218147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-46255714876814650792013-07-15T22:40:56.627-05:002013-07-15T22:40:56.627-05:00I must admit: There are times when the Asylum-prod...I must admit: There are times when the Asylum-produced "mockbusters" are better than the movies they knock off. For example: I found <i>American Warships</i> to be a lot more entertaining than <i>Battleship</i>.Joe Leydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-36066811531152148842013-07-15T22:31:13.336-05:002013-07-15T22:31:13.336-05:00That's an odd bit of integrity and professiona...That's an odd bit of integrity and professionalism that I can respect. I shouldn't make assumptions about the producers' motives but almost everything else I've seen from The Asylum reeks of cynical pandering. The SHARKNADO phenomenon made me spin one of my favorite "nature run amok" movies this past weekend: ALLIGATOR(1980). It's no lost classic but John Sayles clearly has affection for genre films and he doesn't insult the audience's intelligence with a nice balance of horror and intentional humor.Al Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525143400567218147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-2077026046761668592013-07-15T22:05:25.178-05:002013-07-15T22:05:25.178-05:00But what I find most interesting about campy movie...But what I find most interesting about campy movies: Sometimes, there are actors in them who play it perfectly straight, and are all the funnier for doing so. Even in <i>Sharkando</i>: John Heard looked very <i>sincere</i>, even when he was cold-cocking a shark with a barstool. Joe Leydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-31662769791251001242013-07-15T21:50:20.410-05:002013-07-15T21:50:20.410-05:00Surely there must be something else more worthy of...Surely there must be something else more worthy of your anticipation. I hate to sound like a curmudgeon but I just can't support self-consciously "bad" movies. It's like a saying I just heard: you can't fall out of bed if you're sleeping on the floor.Al Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525143400567218147noreply@blogger.com