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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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10:53 pm - A Mother Post Not About That Mother
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Just tossed up to Trisk another new What I'm Watching post, this time a slightly belated review of the remake of the 1980s horror flick, Mother's Day.
It's another movie from Darren Bousman, and quite frankly, he continues to impress me.
J
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| Monday, May 14th, 2012
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11:48 pm - DC Comics: August 2012
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BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #2
BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS #2
BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH #1
BEFORE WATCHMEN: DR. MANHATTAN #1
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #3
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #12
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1
EARTH 2 #4
WORLDS’ FINEST #4
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #12
THE FLASH #12
THE FLASH ANNUAL #1
THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #12
SUPERMAN #12
SUPERGIRL #12
BATWOMAN #12
GREEN LANTERN #12
GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12
GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #12
RED LANTERNS #12
DIAL H #4
DEMON KNIGHTS #12
RESURRECTION MAN #12
STORMWATCH #12
BLUE BEETLE #12
LEGION LOST #12
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #12
NATIONAL COMICS: LOOKER #1
NIGHT FORCE #6
FAIREST #6
FABLES #120
SAUCER COUNTRY #6
J
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| Sunday, May 13th, 2012
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11:18 am - MST3K Rewatch Week 48 - Parts: The Clonus Horror
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And so we come to the final disc of the final set put out by Rhino, and it is a doozy. I love this episode so damned much.
Ahh, the episode where we meet the omnipotent and annoying space kids. I still like the attempt by Scifi to to a storyline with the host segments. And yes, the kids were annoying, but it was a fun science fiction cliche to throw at the SoL crew and friends. And I'm surprised it took them this long to do it.
"I think the voices in my head are a little louder than usual..."
This episode may be the most runningly gaggiest episode with running gags. You've got the stuff with Dick Sargent and Bewitched. You've got the Dr. Mario look alike. I still giggle whenever they start humming various SMB songs. And then there is Peter Graves and Biography. Those three runners almost take up the bulk of the movie, and they are absolutely hilarious. All culminating in the Biography spoof grabbing names from the credits, and even THAT crescendos to the rivalry between Graves and his brother.
And beyond those, there is the usual gamut of gags. Some of my faves are the ricochets of gunshots, doughy Richard, and oh my gods, the smoking crotches kills me every single time. I still remember the first time I saw that, I almost could not breathe.
"Clones really are rock stupid."
Now, the only question is; which movie about a clone farm for rich people that risks being exposed when one of them escapes would you rather watch? This? Or The Island?
J
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6:16 am - Puppets, Puppets Everywhere
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Happy Mother's Day!
Finally Trisk gets back to what we do best, and I don't think it's a coincidence that we are also getting back to the Puppet Master series. Precisely because I plan when the movies I review are done, but I digress...
We kick off our May full reviews with Curse of the Puppet Master, which has the simple plot of an *ahem* doctor trying to recreate Toulon's process and make his own puppet. He enlists a boy to carve his new toy, and there's not much else to the story here.
In fact, the plot is almost completely lifted from another movie we previously Trisked. It didn't become clear to me until I was editing the review before today's posting. Can you guess what movie it is before I pull back the curtain?
J
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| Saturday, May 12th, 2012
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8:54 am - Comics Next Week
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Amazing Spider-Man Ends Of The Earth #1
Avengers Academy #30 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
Avengers vs X-Men #4 Regular Jim Cheung Cover
AVX VS #2 Regular Salvador Larroca Cover (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
Batwoman #9 Regular Ben Oliver Cover
Blue Beetle Vol 8 #9
DC Universe Presents #9
Fantastic Four Vol 3 #605.1
FCBD 2012 Valiant Comics Preview (Oooh, bonus free comic added to my order)
Green Lantern Corps Vol 3 #9
Legion Of Super-Heroes Vol 7 #9
New Mutants Vol 3 #42 (Exiled Part 2)
Saucer Country #3
Supergirl Vol 6 #9
Thunderbolts #174
Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 #12 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
Venom Vol 2 #18
Winter Soldier #5
X-Factor Vol 3 #236
J
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| Friday, May 11th, 2012
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11:50 pm - Divided We Fall
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Pff, okay, enough sleep crap.
New quickie review posted up at Trisk! Yay!
Pick over my thoughts on Xavier Gens' movie, The Divide, a film about a group of people trapped in a bunker after a nuclear incident, and how they survive in their small outpost of society.
Also, I post a link to my review back here of The Avengers.
Yes, that's right, I am linking from here, to another site, to link BACK here, to read about The Avengers.
Foeception!!
J
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| Thursday, May 10th, 2012
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11:45 pm - Not Surprised
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So, after yesterday's post, I of *course* zonked out to a nap, but not as long as I had been doing lately. ;)
Still, I knew I wouldn't be back to 100% all night long right away. I consider a 50/50 mix to be a victory for now, and so far I'm doing better than that. The key now is to not stay up until 3pm and get up in three hours. Dumbass. ;)
J
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| Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
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10:04 pm - Sleepy Hollow
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So my long, ongoing battle with sleep is well documented. I've said a number of times this year, "Okay, this month I'm gonna start breaking this stupid cycle of a little sleep here and a little sleep there and get back on track!"
And then I promptly fail.
May 1st hit, and there wasn't anything in particular beyond I just had enough and wanted to get back to staying up all night like I 'should' and...finally am back on the road. I've had a few nights where I slid back to the old ways of the last year, but I think feeling sick and sore is an okay excuse. ;)
And it's felt good to get back to this. My old habits which I had to shift because of the way I was doing it instantly went back to the way they were. I feel like I'm getting shit done, such as it is with my life. It's still an uphill battle, and I feel groggy at 3am, but I'm mostly fighting through. Of course, then I remember that half the time I end up taking a nap half out of boredom than any real tiredness, since there's no one to talk to anymore. =P
I feel almost normal again.
J
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| Monday, May 7th, 2012
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9:54 pm - Let's All Go to the Movies: Avengers Review
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| Sunday, May 6th, 2012
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11:07 am - MST3K Rewatch Week 47 - The Starfighters
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Anyone looking for my (coherent) review of Avengers, much like the Phoenix, it's coming. It was a rough weekend for me, so I didn't have the energy to form many thoughts about the movie beyond, "Yeeee".
Anyways, on to MST3K.
"So, this must be the highway to the Danger Zone?"
In my opinion, this episode is almost more memorable for Crow's adventures on the information superhighway. Oh, how quaint this seems now. And yet, still so very true.
Ah, another disgustingly padded movie. Although, I do think the airplane footage is kinda cool. Made all the better with all the sexual innuendo riffs. There really is nothing to this movie. Senator's kid joins the Air Force, tries to impress his dad, flies around a lot, then goes off to Europe. No seriously, that is the entirety of the plot.
"Rampant phone call action!"
It is amazing that a movie so filled with so much nothing gives the guys so much to work with. Granted, some of that nothing is the 'poopie suit' which provides a third of their entertainment easily.
J
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| Saturday, May 5th, 2012
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11:05 pm - Comics Next Week
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Delayed a bit so Midtown could get their FCBD books listed.
Artifacts #17
Avenging Spider-Man #7
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall #9 Regular Phil Noto Cover
Captain America Vol 6 #11
Demon Knights #9
Fairest #3
FCBD 2012 Avengers Ultron Point One Regular Cover
FCBD 2012 Buffy The Vampire Slayer The Guild Flipbook
FCBD 2012 DC Comics The New 52 Special Edition Variant Midtown Comics Customized Cover
FCBD 2012 Star Wars Serenity Flipbook
FCBD 2012 The Hypernaturals
FCBD 2012 Transformers #80.5
Green Lantern Vol 5 #9 Regular Doug Mahnke Cover
Journey Into Mystery Vol 3 #637 (Exiled Part 1)
Legion Lost Vol 2 #9 (The Culling Part 3)
Marvel Zombies Destroy #1
New Avengers Vol 2 #26 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
Night Force Vol 3 #3
Resurrection Man Vol 2 #9
Scarlet Spider Vol 2 #5
Uncanny X-Force #25 Regular Jerome Opena Cover
Wolverine And The X-Men #10 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
X-Men Legacy #266 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
J
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| Friday, May 4th, 2012
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10:47 pm - My Spoiler Free Review of Avengers
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AAAAHFFFFFJJJDDDYAAAA!!!
Pretty sure that's what I said when my dad asked how it was when I came out of the theatre...
J
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| Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
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11:38 pm - 13-13-13
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Yet ANOTHER WIW going up over at Trisk!
Today I give you my thoughts on the almost universally panned religious thriller, 11-11-11 from Darren Bousman.
It seriously did not deserve the reviews it got, so I am pleased to give MY take on this little gem, this film that will clearly become a cult film very quickly as more people find it and see it for what it is. This movie needs more positive word of mouth out there, so here I am with mine.
J
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| Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
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9:20 pm - Ugh
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Today was a LONG day, for many reasons, but even though my brain is mush, I *did* get my procrastinating ass moving and got a review done for Trisk.
So be sure to swing on by and read my thoughts of the new Luc Besson scifi actioner, Lockout.
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| Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
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11:15 pm - Procrastination Continues
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Felt like a busy few days, putting off the things I 'need' to get done, namely a few reviews for Trisk.
I've got two WIWs in mind, not counting the PILE of other stuff I haven't reviewed yet. And this weekend has the Avengers around the corner, so that's at least three Trisky posts to do before Saturday.
...Four, since I've got another movie about to be watched.
J
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| Sunday, April 29th, 2012
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12:08 pm - MST3K Rewatch Week 46 - Secret Agent Super Dragon
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"Could something please just happen?!" Surprise, a slowly paced movie on MST3K!
Not much in this one. The movie is about a spy dragged back into the business to try and stop a global plan to drive people crazy with tainted bubble gum. Or something. It gets a bit meandering. Again, surprise.
Some funny bits, and a bizarre enough plot that they have a good time with it, but nothing majorly stand out. The highlight for me was the host segment with Crow's terrible spy script, which actually manages to be worse than many of the movies they've tackled.
I did like how weird the movie was, with things like the talking table, and the fact this was over gum, and in Holland. Just so strange.
J
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| Saturday, April 28th, 2012
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9:25 am - Comics Next Week
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Age Of Apocalypse #3
Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #685 Regular Stefano Caselli Cover
Avengers Academy #29 (Avengers vs X-Men Tie-In)
Avengers vs X-Men #3 Regular Jim Cheung Cover
Boys #66
Defenders Vol 4 #6
Dial H #1 Regular Brian Bolland Cover
Earth Two #1 Regular Greg Capullo Cover
Exiled #1
Justice League International Vol 2 #9
Red Lanterns #9
Red Sonja Witchblade #3
Stormwatch Vol 3 #9 Regular Miguel Sepulveda Cover
Venom Vol 2 #17 Regular Mike Delmundo Cover
Wolverine And The X-Men Alpha And Omega #5
Worlds Finest Vol 3 #1 Regular George Perez Cover
X-Factor Vol 3 #235
J
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| Friday, April 27th, 2012
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11:12 pm - Today in What I'm Not Writing...
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I have two current reviews I want to write up for Trisk, a comic ramble for the CT which I need to do (BEFORE the first this time, Jason...) and a few other assorted bits and pieces.
The only words I want to write tonight are these, and chatting on IRC, and IMs.
In other news, over the weekend I am planning to start rewatching the Marvel movies leading up to Avengers, starting with Iron Man.
Just 'cause.
J
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| Thursday, April 26th, 2012
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8:42 am - Fright Night, Part 2!
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Ahh, today is a day for a full on analysis at Trisk, none of these real reviews with insight and thoughts of new movies.
Oh no, we're going way back to 1974 for Frightmare 2, this time from Britain, and all about a crazy family, killings, and cannibalism.
Fun times!
Even without Jeffrey Combs.
J
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| Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
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11:42 pm - Fwump
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I should be writing another new review for Trisk, but with a full review going up tomorrow, and editing being done on that, I think I'll hold off on anything else for a few days.
A surprisingly busy week for bad/horror movies for me.
J
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