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From: sprooney@unix1.tcd.ie (Simon Rooney)
Subject: Re: Cthulhu, DARKMAN
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 19:10:40 GMT


>>	1. There was a Cthulhoid creature in Infra-Man. The evil princess
>>Dragon Mom called up a whole bunch of nasty monsters intended to kick
>>the living shit out of Infra Man (excusez-moi while I go giggle helplessly).
>>One of these monsters distinctly resembled the Cthulhu. Jeez, it's really
>>sad what a Great Old One is reduced to doing to get off the unemployment
>>line...

>I can't find a good enough description of Cthulhu to be able to tell which one
>you mean. Please be more specific.

Well, if you want a description of the big 'C', have a look at the
role-playing game Call of Cthulhu. The give descriptions of quite a
few of H.P.L's nasties, and some have quotes from the books about
them. Does anyone know how accurate any of these descriptions are? I
haven't read enuff Lovecraft to know.

BTW, according to Chaosium, Cthulhu's a huge winged humanoid with a
damn ugly face that has 8(?) tentacles below his mouth. There are a
few piccies of him around.

mNSio
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From: andre@rurutu.wri.com (Andre Kuzniarek)
Subject: Re: Most SHOCKING film in my childhood
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:41:54 GMT

Tim Worsley mentioned Flash Gordon, and that reminded me of how spooked I  
was by those old serials as a kid. They used to be broadcast early Sunday  
mornings, just before I was dragged to church. Ming the Merciless seemed  
just like the devil himself, and all the bits with the fiery lava stuff  
just added to that impression. The cheesy effects and generally poor  
quality of the films somehow added to the creepiness. Those buzzing,  
sparking space ships were just too funky, especially compared to Star  
Trek. I'm sure I was startled by the surrealness of it.

Speaking of Star Trek, the one with Balok (Corbomite Maneuver) always  
scared the daylights out of me as a kid as well. Didn't understood the  
story, just kept seeing that creepy face and hearing that low voice, with  
all the people on the bridge choking! Yikes!

AK

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From: donnell@sponge.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Subject: Re: Akira experience
Organization: none
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 15:56:31 GMT

In article <1b6c4sINNd0f@agate.berkeley.edu> lee@soda.berkeley.edu (Lee Thompson-Herbert) writes:
>In article <199210100309.AA14753@opus.calstatela.edu> rkim@OPUS.CALSTATELA.EDU ("Richard H.S. Kim") writes:
>
>>Upon watching it, the bloody Hi-Fi kept flicking off, leaving me with
>>plain old mono.  The movie was >2hrs, so plan accordingly.
>
>That was a problem with the rental place's tape, then.   The versions I've
>seen (and I've seen the orginal japanese theatrical release, the japanese
>editor's cut and the american theatrical release) had no problems with sound.
>
>>However, like soooo many j-anima films before it, shaky story-line and "acting"
>>leaves much to be desired.  I know, I know, this is animation, but this is
>>getting on my nerves.  You see, people have complained why "anime" films 
>>aren't getting more popularity here, and the reason is flat characters and
>>storylines.  Hardly memorable.
>
>You can blame both the chopped-up storyline and the bad voice acting on the
>american company that dubbed Akira.  Complain to Streamline if you want
>better voice actors.  The story itself is a little choppy because the film
>has been edited down for time (there's about 15 minutes missing in the 
>theatrical releases) and for things that american reviewers thought would
>be offensive (Kaneda's girlfriend telling him she's pregnant, Tetsuo popping
>handfuls of pills from a bad and laughing maniacally, Tetsuo taking over the
>rival gang the Clowns by pulverizing skulls, etc.).
>
>The original storyline *did* make sense.  It just doesn't now.
>And I'd like to shoot whoever cast "MacGruff the Crime Dog" as the General.
>Yuck.
>
>
>-- 
>>>>>____ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>All Standard Disclaimers Apply>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> ___\  /	Lee Michele Thompson-Herbert   lee@soda.berkeley.edu   >>>>>
> \  /\/ clueles@ucscb.ucsc.edu  "This is a job for CAPTIAN NAPALM!"  >>>>
>  \/Semper Bi   	"Ave Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi!"           >>>>

I still think it makes sense. And the running times of the American,
and Japanese prints I saw, were only 4 minutes off. Lots of people
complain about the voices, but I really don't think they are that bad.
Watch "TekkaMan" if you want to hear how bad it could have been.
I liked what I saw, and it does make sense!
At least to me...

					--Judex--

From: kingsley@hpwrce.mayfield.hp.com (Kingsley Morse)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:22:19 GMT
Subject: Re: Please Help
Organization: HP Western Response Center
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies

Oops! My apologies for posting my previous "Please Help" survey to this
group. It was an honest mistake and won't happen again.

Kingsley
From: farant@terapin.com (Faran Thomason)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Heavy Metal and Akira
Date: 7 Oct 92 23:53:07 PST
Organization: BBS

It is possible to find a copy of Heavy Metal(the most orginal you can get is
off cable TV since it has not been realesed in the US). However it is
relatively easy to find a bootleg of Heavy Metal(if you know the right people)
Of course you might be able to see it on film at theater that plays "midnight
movies"

Akira is widely availble. I bet most blockbuster carry it. MOst other large
video chains carry it. Of course the dubbing is dreadful. You are actually
better off trying to find a Japanese language copy or better yet maybe a fan
subtitled version.

In my opinion.... Akira is great Heavy Metal is overated.
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From: wsaker01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu (Willard S. Akers)
Subject: Re: Hellraiser III
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:08:37 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: University of Louisville


Hellraiser III was a disappointment to me. It truely had a lot of potential, yetit fell way short.  The highly publicized gore, supposedly out doing Hellraiser I and II put together, appeared as cheap halloween makeup.  The dead were strewnabout the room with little dribbles of blood oozing out of their mouths.  Don't!Stop!  You're scaring me.  Also, the movie never seemed to climax.  The story   started off great but then it leveled off and just sort of ended.  If you are a Clive Barker and Pinhead fan, y





ou should see it.  Just don't enter the theater  with the high expectations that I did.

P.S.  Read the Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker.  It was much better than the    first movie.

 

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From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Subject: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE
Keywords: Godzilla Biollante Japan Monster
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:17:33 GMT

GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE IS GOING TO BE RELEASED ON VHS BY HBO
HOME VIDEO IN DECEMBER. 

The film is not going to be released in theatres in the United
States, but it will probably run on HBO at some point after its 
release on home video.

The film will probably also be issued on laserdisc.

An exact release date is not yet available.

More information should be available in about one month.





David Milner  Columbia University
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From: iroderic@alfred.carleton.ca (Ian Roderick)
Subject: Re: Highlander TV Series?
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 21:24:40 GMT

In <1992Oct7.194241.920@twisto.eng.hou.compaq.com> mccreary@sword.eng.hou.compaq.com (Ed McCreary) writes:

>In article <Puu5RB1w165w@wuntvor.pillar.com> kilgore@wuntvor.pillar.com (Stan Hall) writes:
>>rsopicki@pro-amber.cts.com (Randy Sopicki) writes:
>>> >
>>> It hasn't been publicized too much. In San Diego, Ca I believe its going to
>>> show KTTY one of our independent stations.
>>> 
>>
>>
>>    Well it was shown Saturday in my area and it was okay.  I wasn't overly
>>    impressed.  You gotta love having Richard Moll (Bull from night court)
>>    as the bad guy (especially when he has hair).  I really can't imagine
>>    what the dirrection of the show is going to be.  Are they just going
>>    to hack a head off of an evil immortal every week?  I'll be watching.
>>
>>
>What is this, "There can only be 200." ?  Don't tell me, he's on
>the run and he helps people along the way.  He should meet up
>Bill Bixby and David Jansen.

Hey don't leave out Michael Landon, able to fulfill his role in
Highway to Heaven by fighting illiteracy from beyond the grave.

Ian

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Between those operators the big time semiotics racket was pretty well
sewed up.  New talent had it tough breaking in.  BUT - from THE NORTH
- there was coming a man who would smash the order and shape an
all-new and all-mighty semiotics empire!  His name was [insert-name].
He had a dream!

  adapted from John Paizs <1985> _Crime_Wave_ without any permission
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From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: Winnie the Pooh as 6th Replicant doesn
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:22:33 GMT

guys i figured it out ... they were all real(winnie,tigger,et al)! .. the real replicant was ...
CHRISTOPHER ROBBIN!!!!!!!
---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
    -Vladimir Taltos
---------------------------------------------------------------
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From: Thorsten_Kitz@mk.maus.de (Thorsten Kitz)
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all tim
Organization: Mausnet
X-Gateway: MausGate/Mail 1.14
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 23:34:00 +0000

Hey Don,

Don Simon wrote on Thu. 10-08-1992 at 03:38 in alt.cult-movies:

DS>         Did you see a different top gun that I because my rememberance of
DS> the movie which I have on video differs a little from yours
DS> As I recall the movie started out with some American pilots flying a
DS> patrol when they happen upon some russians
DS> They fly around with the russians for a while till a russian gets a
DS> missle lock on courgar  The russians go home and cougar freaks out and
DS> loses it and nearly wrecks his plane landing it and then Goose and
DS> Maverick get to go to top gun where they play around all day
DS> The first person to actually die in the movie is goose when they have
DS> the training accident and crash the plane (though he was dead right
DS> after the ejector sent his head thru the canopy)
DS> At the end of the movie the Americans and Russians have a dog fight in
DS> which the russians get shot up
DS> I think you may be thinking of one of the Iron Eagle movies that came
DS> out around the same time
DS>
DS> (Please excuse my lack of punctuation but my editor doesnt like me)
DS>
DS> don simon

As I wrote in an earlier message, I saw "Top Gun" a few years ago, so I don't
remember the story in detail, but I can surly remember the impression and I
don't think, I have seen a worse since then (even Batman II was better :-).

Bye for now,

Thorsten.
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From: machala@spdc.ti.com (Chuck Machala)
Subject: Re: horrible movies
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 18:09:05 GMT

z_ofearnask@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:

>The Absolutely worst movie of all time has to be _Basket Case_.  My three year
>old little cousin came into the room in the middle of the movie and demanded
>we rewind it so she could see if when we were done.  She loved it said there
>was no other movie so funny.  She got her little friends and they all rolled
>around our living room watching it three times.  I left the house.

What! Joe Bob loves Basket Case. Definitely one of the all time classics.
A must see for any alt.cult-movie fan. Joe Bob says check it out.
--

     Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get me.

Chuck Machala-Semiconductor Process and Design Center-Texas Instruments/Dallas
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From: dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge)
Subject: Re: Valley Girl/Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls & Shatner/Nimoy...on CD?!
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:28:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct12.175004.2707@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@orca.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>In article <farant.1ua2@terapin.com> farant@terapin.com (Faran Thomason) writes:
>>How many folks out there have actually seen Beyond The Valley of The Dolls ??
>>
>>This is the one Roger Ebert wrote and Russ Myers biggest budgeted film.
>
>How many of you knew that Roger Ebert also scripted
>"Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens", and wrote "Mudhoney" under a fake
>name<!!!>. 

I've heard this rumor before. Is there any proof (like Ebert admitting
it in print)? BTVOTUV had some extremely good narration. I suppose I
could always call Russ Meyer's company and ask, but I'm not sure they'd
tell me.

>I swear I have seen this for sale from a couple of places that deal mainly
>in Meyers films, recently.

Meyers himself handles all of his movies *except* BTVOTD, so if it was in
with the rest of his films it'd be pretty easy to spot (Meyer's video
boxes generally look alike).

> I could be wrong. I'll check...

It certainly couldn't be a new copy, but there is that old edition (MVE?)
out there. I've only seen one rental place that actually had a copy of an
original tape (Video Vault in DC).

                                            -Dave Dodge/dododge@wam.umd.edu

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From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: the absolute worst movie of all time,
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 13:27:06 GMT

Flash Gordon... re-make .. only the queen soundtrack is salvageable ...
 what was that 3-d flick .. something across the forbidden xone ... with Richard Mull

---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
    -Vladimir Taltos
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: lee@soda.berkeley.edu (Lee Thompson-Herbert)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: Cult Movies??
Date: 8 Oct 1992 08:40:29 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley, CS Undergraduate Association
NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu

In article <farant.1sqe@terapin.com> farant@terapin.com (Faran Thomason) writes:
>In article <00961B9A.308A9360@abby.chem.ucla.edu>, ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
>writes:
[...]
>>"Slam Dance"
>>A classic 'Hapless Guy Gets Victimized' (HGGV???) film.  Plot is sparse, but
>>VERY stylish.  This  movie is like a piece of fine art; you should leave it
>>on all the time, watching it in bits and pieces constantly.
[..]
 
>While Bad Influence is an underrated flick, I think the only "cult" film would
>really be Miller's Crossing, mainly because the Coen Bros. are "cult"
>directors. They have a following of people that love their films.
>
>The other two films I would consider sleepers.
 
No, "Slam Dance" should definately go in the 'cult' bin.  It even has a title
track by Stan Ridgway [People might remember him from "Don't Box Me In" in
"Rumblefish"] called "Bing Can't Walk".  We watched the opening credits
twice to hear the song.  The plot is typical cloak and dagger.  It's the
execution that makes it divine.


-- 
>>>>____ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>All Standard Disclaimers Apply>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
 ___\  /	Lee Michele Thompson-Herbert   lee@soda.berkeley.edu   >>>>>
 \  /\/ clueles@ucscb.ucsc.edu  "This is a job for CAPTIAN NAPALM!"  >>>>
  \/Semper Bi   	"Ave Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi!"           >>>>
From: pfeiffer@nmsu.edu (Joe Pfeiffer)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all tim
Date: 12 Oct 92 04:09:47 GMT
Organization: NMSU Computer Science

In article <P3795@MK.maus.de> Thorsten_Kitz@mk.maus.de (Thorsten Kitz) writes:

   in my opinion, the absolut worst movie ever seen is "Top Gun". In Germany it
   was rated as PG-12 (the same as PG-13, but from 12 years on) and it is
   very violently, even more than a stupid horror film. If I can remember the
   film correct (I am not sure, cause I was very shocked when I have seen it),
   first they shoot some Russians into the nirwana, make a big party, than
   someone from the Americans was shot and the Russians were the "Bad, bad boys".
   I think, movies like this one, are very dangerous for children, because, they
   get a wrong view of the real world. I would rate the film R, if I would have
   the decisions, even better, put the movie into the rubbish container.

I'd say you're reviewing for the wrong reasons, here.  The quality of
a movie is determined by how well it entertains, or how well it makes
you think, or by how well it meets some other goal.  While your
objections are valid (personally I don't agree with all of them, and
I'm not sure you saw the same movie I did, but let's stick to the
review), they don't affect whether the movie is dreck as defined here.
This was a ``put your brain on hold and root for the good guys for a
while'' movie, and was very successful on that level.  Having watched
``Wimps'' on USA Up All Night last night (hey, let's do Cyrano de
Bergerac again!  Didn't Steve Martin already do that?  Yes, but we'll
do it BORING!  And, let's put in a cute inside joke -- we'll call the
girl Roxanne!) let me assure you that ``Top Gun'' isn't even in the
running as a bad movie!

-Joe.
From: valiviit@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Mika Valiviita)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: THE MOST STUPID FILM
Date: 12 Oct 92 12:05:37 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki

In <1992Oct9.060033.20355@athena.mit.edu> wildman@athena.mit.edu (Timothy Worsley) writes:

>In article <1992Oct8.170926.1@sara.cc.utu.fi> jalauros@sara.cc.utu.fi writes:
>>THE most stupid Movie i've ever seen is..
>>
>> AMERICAN NINJA 
>>
>>IS IT A COMEDY OR WHAT?

>It's certainly better than "American Ninja 2".

>Or "American Ninja 3".

>Or "American Ninja 4".

What about Instant Justice? I believe it was made in Gibraltar(!)
It was FAR worse than American Ninja.

-- 
  Mika Valiviita  (valiviit@cc.helsinki.fi)  The University of Helsinki
         When you don't know where it is,it's right next to you.
From: slb3y@cc.usu.edu (Punk Rocketeer)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: GODZILLA VS KING KONG ????
Date: 7 Oct 92 11:33:56 MDT
Organization: Omega:  The Final Solution

In article <1992Oct7.133030.23167@shearson.com>, scarrobi@shearson.com
(Steve Carrobis) writes:
> there was also another one where king kong went against i robot of himself ...

     Yes.  It was called (drum roll please) KING KONG VS. GODZILLA. 
Or maybe the title was the same as that of this thread.  GODZILLA VS.
MECHAGODZILLA (who was also known as the Cosmic Monster and the Bionic
Monster, depending on the ad/time/channel) is a different movie
altogether.

     G v KK had two endings, from what I've heard.  One for Japanese
audiences, and one for American.  Guess who wins in each one.
-- 
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Email is life!   |  We are over New Jersey.  All is not lost."
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From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: Fav films?
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:28:49 GMT

clockwork orange,bladerunner,starwars trilogy,3 aliens, and i will stop here cause i dont have the time and u will be flooded shortly .. have fun 

---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
    -Vladimir Taltos
---------------------------------------------------------------
From: donnell@mantaray.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: The worst movie of all time...
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:54:13 GMT
Organization: none

In article <gunnarh.182.718394216@dhhalden.no> gunnarh@dhhalden.no (GUNNAR HORRIGMO) writes:
>In article <1992Oct5.140934.5287@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@morayeel.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>>From: donnell@morayeel.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous)
>>Subject: Re: The worst movie of all time...
>>Date: 5 Oct 92 14:09:34 GMT
>>In article <1992Oct4.205031.28599@athena.mit.edu> ranald@athena.mit.edu (Gregory L Yantz) writes:
>>>No no no no no. Truly the worst movie of all time has to be _Chesty
>>>Anderson in the U.S. Navy_. Truly. This summer I got into the habit
>>>of renting bad movies, particularly horror jobs,and I saw some real stinkers,
>>>but this is the only movie that was ever SO bad that I had to leave the room.
>>>
>>>Greg
>>
>>Might I recommend a couple of similar gems for your perusal:
>>
>>Deadly Weapns
>>Secret Agent 73.
>>
>>Both were made by Doris Wishman <New York auteur, maker of "A NIght To         
>>Dismember, The Amazing Transplant, Bad Girls Go To Hell" and many others>
>	    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^	
>Do you mean "The Incredible Two Headed Transplant"? If so, I bet I'll 
>like'em all.
>
>
>
>          /\           | I didn't say this.      | "I never forget a
>        /    \         | My supervisor would     | face. Especially
>      /        \       | kill me if i did.       | when I've sat
>    /    (<>)    \     |_________________________| on it."
>  /                \   |Gunnar Horrigmo          | -Kathleen Turner
>/____________________\ |gunnarh@sofus.dhhalden.no| Crimes of passion

Sorry Gunnar, but I menat "The Amazing Transplant", the tender story of the
worlds first fully functional penis transplant. Not to say that I dislike 
"The Incredible Two Headed Transplant". Now, is that the one with Rosie
Grier and Ray Milland? Or the one with Bruce Dern, John Bloom, and the
other guy? <The thing with two heads> I always get them confused....heh

					--Judex--
PS: And if you just can't get enough of the Two Headed types, try "The Manster"
This japanese epic is even worse <and funnier> than the other two!!!
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