Honey Buddies (Buddymoon) (2016)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. For the last several posts, I have been posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up (the final review in my coverage of the Chattanooga Film Festival 2016) - Honey Buddies (Buddymoon).
I've been providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Honey Buddies (Buddymoon) was: When David (David Giuntoli; Grimm, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi) is left by his fiance just days before the wedding, Flula (Flula Borg; Pitch Perfect 2), his relentlessly upbeat best man, insists they go on David's previously planned honeymoon: a seven-day backpacking trip through the mountains of Oregon. On the trail they cross paths with a conspiracy theorist, a friendly backpacker and a bloodthirsty predator as the unrelenting trek tests their friendship and their lives.
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American Genre Film Archive presents: Don't Panic (1988)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - American Genre Film Archive presents: Don't Panic.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for American Genre Film Archive presents: Don't Panic was: In the late '80s, Mexican movie studios assaulted the teen terror genre. The result was a slasher buffet of shrieking youths, Latino superstition, and bloodthirsty maniacs. But no sub-border horror-war scored like Don't Panic, an English-language Freddy-friendly murder epic that runs completely off the rails of human logic.
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Boy & the World (2013)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Boy & the World.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Boy & the World was: A little boy named Cuca goes on an adventurous quest in search of his father. Boy & the World was Oscar nominated for Best Animated Feature.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
The Maltese Guinea Pig (2015)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - The Maltese Guinea Pig.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
There wasn't a description of The Maltese Guinea Pig in the CFF program because it was just a short that played before another movie. But, the IMDB description of The Maltese Guinea Pig is: With only days before summer vacation, 12 year old Samuel Stapleton finds himself in a fourth grade mystery as he searches for the missing class pet before time runs out.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Everything is Terrible!
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies/events that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Everything is Terrible!.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Everything is Terrible! was: Everything is Terrible! has alterted the consciousness of a generation, one re-edited VHS video at a time! Over the last eight years, EIT! has introduced the world to such YouTube gems as Duane, the pedophile-stomping yellow dino, French pubic hair styling, cat massage, and more! And now...as a live experience, YOU the viewer get to unplug your internet brain and plug in your true being! EIT! will hold your hand while guiding you through the seven psychedelic realms of Terrible found video, but there's a catch! You will be in control of your destiny! You will be asked to Choose Your Own Destiny! Each step of the journey will be selected by the audience! If you choose wisely, your voyage will take you to the highest peaks of video enlightenment, but if you choose poorly, there's no telling where your night may go! And don't forget to bring your Jerry Maguire VHS tapes!
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Bleeding Skull presents: Scary Tales (1993)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Bleeding Skull presents: Scary Tales.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Bleeding Skull presents: Scary Tales was: A hooded figure with glowing eyes appears in a dense plume of mist. He's encircled by silhouetted children who wait for him to read from an ancient tome. So begins a three-part, shot-on-video horror anthology from 1993, which by all appearances is a period piece that takes place in 1985. Drunk dads play darts, blaring ponytail rock drowns out middle-aged profanities. This is followed by demonic possession, bathtub nudity, wide-scale slaughter and a man fighting medieval dwarves.
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The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse (2016)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for The Sad & Beautiful World of Sparklehorse was: A profile of Mark Linkous, singer-songwriter and founder of the alternative rock band Sparklehorse, who was a cult and influential figure in the alternative music scene before his suicide in 2010. Introduction and post-film Q&A with co-directors Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass and writer/narrator Angela Faye Martin.
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Hi How Are You Daniel Johnston? (2015)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Hi How Are You Daniel Johnston?
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Hi How Are You Daniel Johnston? was: Gabriel Sunday's psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
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The Invitation (2015)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - The Invitation.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for The Invitation was: While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests. Stars Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones, The Age of Adaline, Wild, World War Z).
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Too Late.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Too Late was: Too Late explores the tangled relationship between a troubled private investigator (Oscar nominee John Hawkes; Winter's Bone, Deadwood) and the missing woman he's hired to find.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
It was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine!: The American International Pictures Story (2015)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - It was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine!: The American International Pictures Story.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for It was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine!: The American International Pictures Story was: Bug-eyed aliens! Towering monsters! Swinging surfers! Tripping hippies! Rowdy bikers! The 1950s and 1960s wouldn't have been the same without American-International Pictures. While major studios were bankrolling "prestige" films for adults, this atomic-age movie company produced low-budget, exploitation fare for the drive-in audience.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several posts, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Baskin.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Baskin was: A squad of unsuspecting cops goes through a trapdoor to Hell when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building. Baskin is the feature film debut of Turkish director Can Evernol and is expanded from his 2013 short.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Redneck Night with Joe Bob Briggs
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Continuing on with my coverage of CFF, I will be providing my reviews of what I saw at the film fest. Next up: Redneck Night with Joe Bob Briggs.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
Redneck Night with Joe Bob Briggs was a live show and not a movie, but description of the event in the CFF program was: For one night and one night only, internationally acclaimed drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs explains how rednecks saved the movie industry. Using scenes from the greatest redneck performances in history, he celebrates the triumph of his people. Last year at CFF, Joe Bob got a standing ovation for his quick-and-dirty history of the South in film, so reserve early. He promises to omit the Ned Beatty rape scene this time.
Since it was a live show, there wasn't a trailer. But, here is a video of an interview with Joe Bob Briggs from the CFF. If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Show Yourself (2016)
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Show Yourself.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
Show Yourself was a secret screening at the Chattanooga Film Festival, so there was not a description of the movie in the program. I have also not been able to find a trailer of the movie. But, the description on IMDB is: "He came to let go. Something wouldn't let him"
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Demon.
I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Demon was: A bridegroom is possessed by an unquiet spirit in the midst of his own wedding celebration in this clever take on the Jewish legend of the dybbuk.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Men and Chicken (2015)
R
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Men and Chicken.
Rather than just blogging my reviews, I am going to be providing my reviews via podcast. I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Men and Chicken was: When two outcast brothers (David Dencik, Mads Mikkelsen) get to know their unknown family, they also discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Only Yesterday (1991)
PG
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Only Yesterday.
Rather than just blogging my reviews, I am going to be providing my reviews via podcast. I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Only Yesterday was: A 27-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo. Featuring the voices of Daisy Ridley (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire). A masterpiece of time and tone, rich with humor and stirring emotion, and beautifully animated by one of the world's most revered animation studios, Only Yesterday has never been released in North America.
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
February (The Blackcoat's Daughter) (2015)
R
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - February (The Blackcoat's Daughter).
Rather than just blogging my reviews, I am going to be providing my reviews via podcast. I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for February (The Blackcoat's Daughter) was: Set at an all-girl's boarding school, February tells the story of two women bound together by a series of sinister events. Stars Emma Roberts (Scream Queens, American Horror Story) and Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men). Director Osgood Perkins is the son of legendary actor Anthony Perkins (Psycho, Friendly Persuasion)."
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
Back at the beginning of April, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them). Next up - Bad Blood.
Rather than just blogging my reviews, I am going to be providing my reviews via podcast. I'll be providing the description of the films provided in the Chattanooga Film Festival program and trailers via YouTube, when available. The descriptions and the trailers of the movies might let you know what they are about, but if you want to know what I thought of them...well, you are just going to have to give the podcast a listen.
The CFF program description for Bad Blood was: "After a horrific amphibian attack leaves Victoria Miller infected with a mutagenic disease, she returns home, where the antidote to her affliction is mistaken for party drugs. Locked in her room without her medicine, she transforms into a hideous monster to give everyone a taste of their own. An amphibious spin on classic werewolf mythology."
If you enjoy movies, conventions, comics, games, cartoons, Star Wars, horror, or just about anything geeky...be sure to check back soon for all things geekery!! In the meantime, follow me here, on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Music for The Gargyle Podcast by Bensound
The Wraith (1986)
R
Chattanooga Film Festival 2016
A few weeks ago, I was able to go to the Chattanooga Film Festival with Mass Listeria (thanks again, Daniel and Tim, for bringing me on board...puns and all). For four days, the Majestic Theater in Chattanooga was filled with movie lovers of all shapes and sizes. Comedy, horror, drama, documentaries, short films, animated films, independent films...the festival had movies for everyone, regardless of tastes. Over the next several days, I will be posting my reviews of the movies that I saw there (in the order that I saw them), starting with The Wraith.
The CFF program description for The Wraith was: "This 1986 cult classic tells the story of a murdered teenager (Charlie Sheen) who returns to extract revenge on a gang of car thieves and its leader (Nick Cassavetes). To say more wouldn't be fair to the uninitiated, but the film also stars Sherilyn Fenn, Randy Quaid and legendary character actor Clint Howard, who makes his CFF debut to introduce the film and answer questions afterward. Don't miss this special event!"
For as much as I love movies, I have to admit that I was one of the "uninitiated" watching the film and my only exposure to The Wraith prior to seeing the movie was watching the preview a few days prior. The CFF program description says that it "wouldn't be fair" to say much more about the film than what it does. But, the program description and the preview pretty much tell you everything you need to know about the story.
But, just knowing the story does not tell you how enjoyable The Wraith was to watch!! It was full of unintentionally hilarious lines (one of my personal favorites being "He's weird and he's pissed off!!") and 80's awesomeness!! There are fast cars, lovable characters, and a bit of the supernatural. It might not seem like there is anything that makes this movie especially great, but I cannot think of a better film to have started off my weekend at CFF!!
One of the things that made the viewing of The Wraith at CFF so memorable was that Clint Howard was there to talk about the film and do a brief Q&A afterwards. One of the more interesting things that Clint Howard said about the film was that it was meant to be a serious film. It was not meant to be a cheesy, schlocky, campy action/comedy. My enjoyment of the film was definitely due to the 80's awesomeness of it and not the seriousness of it. So, when Clint Howard said that, I started to feel a little guilt thinking that he was going to feel like the film had not received the respect it deserved.
But then he said something else that not only alleviated the guilt, but also caused my respect and appreciation of him to grow. Clint Howard said that the point of movies is to entertain. So, who cares if The Wraith did not entertain the way that it was meant to...the laughter and applause throughout the movie showed that everyone there was definitely entertained! Rather than being pretentious and shaming people for not watching a movie "the way it's supposed to be watched," he was very down to earth and grateful for the fans that showed their love.
Me, Clint Howard, Daniel (of Mass Listeria)
Thankfully, I was able to meet Clint Howard that night and talk to him a bit more and express my appreciation for all that he has contributed to cinema. So, while the movie itself was not the best movie that I saw all weekend, it definitely was the perfect opening to encapsulate what film means to me.
Recommendation: For me, The Wraith is a buy. Granted, one of the main reasons that I would buy the movie is because of the experience surrounding my initial viewing, which would not be your experience if the first time watching it is in your home. However, it was still a hell of a lot of fun to watch. So go pick up The Wraith, invite some friends over, make some popcorn, and get ready for some 80's awesomeness!!
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