tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post7048936987544387157..comments2024-02-27T10:53:43.331-05:00Comments on Big Media Vandalism: Them Some Scary Negroes!Steven Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533736956366847765noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-63543098260001998822009-02-19T01:30:00.000-05:002009-02-19T01:30:00.000-05:00"Anaconda" is a terrible film with three virtues: ..."Anaconda" is a terrible film with three virtues: ridiculous special effects (the snake leaping out of the water like Shamu); Jon Voight's PERFORMANCE!!!!! as the Quint clone; and the moment where Ice Cube calls the snake a bitch and bashes its skull with a rifle butt.Matt Zoller Seitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921028537989131859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-24696296205719028352009-02-13T22:40:00.000-05:002009-02-13T22:40:00.000-05:00Hal, I have this great Blaxploitation book that ha...Hal, I have this great Blaxploitation book that has an interview with Arthur Marks, as well as a poster from practically every Blaxploitation movie ever made. The book also has an interview with the director of 1977's Fight For Your Life, a William Sanderson movie about White supremacists who terrorize a Black preacher's family. It's STILL banned in England! <BR/><BR/>I went to see COFFY and all the Pam Grier movies in the theater. We loved her! She was tough and topless! And she had weapons in her Afro! WHOO! <BR/><BR/>Turner Classic Movies ran Coffy and Foxy Brown on their Underground series one Friday night at 2 AM. I bet it was the dirtiest double feature ever shown on TCM!odienatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926978706604468636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-50594484944321573642009-02-13T13:29:00.000-05:002009-02-13T13:29:00.000-05:00Odie: Great story! And I can relate to that whole...Odie: Great story! And I can relate to that whole corrupted youth thing. My parents probably didn't mean to be so permissive, but it happened anyway. I remember seeing LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT from the back seat of the car at the drive-in when I was 8, and I surely shouldn't have been allowed to! Not to mention WALKING TALL, COFFY and numerous others around that time. <BR/><BR/>I DVR'd "J.D.'s REVENGE" about a year ago. The main flaw IMO is that Gossett looks way too young for the character he is playing. It's the only time I can recall seeing Joan Pringle do a nude scene, and I must say that Theodore Wilson was one lucky man based on what I saw. Turman is really, really good, and Arthur Marks directed several films in the genre, and I can't recall seeing one I didn't like (FRIDAY FOSTER, for example, is my second favorite Grier film and BUCKTOWN is probably my favorite Fred Williamson vehicle).Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-41202055450430364672009-02-13T09:37:00.000-05:002009-02-13T09:37:00.000-05:00Kevin, I forgot what the movie was called, but it ...Kevin, I forgot what the movie was called, but it was around 1992. I'll have to go look it up on imDB. Didn't Williamson also appear in one of those Italian post-apocalyptic zombie movies in the 90's too?<BR/><BR/>Hal, J.D.'s Revenge has been requested numerous times here at BMV! If I had seen it recently, I would have written about it in this post, but I haven't seen J.D.'s Revenge in at least 20 years. My memories of it are sketchy at best, but I'd love to revisit it. <BR/><BR/>Here's what I always think of when I remember J.D.'s Revenge. When I worked in the video store, we had J.D.'s Revenge playing on the customer TV one night. It was late and the store was closing. This teenage boy, about 14, came into the store. His Mom frequented the store, so I let him roam a bit despite wanting to go home. "You got five minutes," I told him. "OK, thanks man!" he said before running to the karate section of the store. <BR/><BR/>He quickly became interested in the J.D.'s Revenge sex scene that started playing on the TV. I looked over and saw him. He was glued to the TV! Smoke was coming out of his ears. <BR/><BR/>Suddenly, the TV went off. He turned around with this "Oh my God What happened!!!!" look on his overheating face, to find me pointing the remote control like Clint Eastwood. It was O.D.'s Revenge! <BR/><BR/>Immediately, he became embarrassed, putting his head down and looking at me like a hurt puppy. I felt terrible. I remembered what it was like sneaking into R-rated movies when I was 13 or 14, in the hopes I'd see something to engage my overheating loins. Hell, I saw J.D. in theaters when I was EIGHT. <BR/><BR/>The teen started to leave the store, still looking embarrassed. <BR/>"Yo," I yelled out. "Wait up." I popped the tape out of our player and put it in a case. "You bring this shit back tomorrow, and don't tell your mama I gave it to you!" He lit up like Christmas morning! He must have said thanks about 10 times before I kicked him out. And yes, he brought it back.<BR/><BR/>Corrupting the youth. Just another service provided by your friendly neighborhood Odienator.odienatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926978706604468636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-31989065704616090792009-02-13T03:47:00.000-05:002009-02-13T03:47:00.000-05:00I think Rosalind Cash had one of her last roles in...I think Rosalind Cash had one of her last roles in 'Tales from the Hood' as well. Great actress, outstanding in the early 1970's scarefest 'Omega Man'.<BR/><BR/>'Abby' is an absolute scream, from the same man who gave us 'The Manitou', William Girdler. <BR/><BR/>Two more favorites of mine are 'Sugar Hill' (though I wish it had been Ms. Cash instead of Marki Bey, it was still a lot of fun) and 'J.D.'s Revenge', which features Joan Pringle at her finest and a great performance by Glyn Turman.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-32816739334328520462009-02-13T02:57:00.000-05:002009-02-13T02:57:00.000-05:00Was the movie he starred in "Black Cobra"? Litera...Was the movie he starred in "Black Cobra"? Literally the Stallone vehicle "Cobra", but with Fred Williamson instead -- thus Black Cobra.<BR/><BR/>I know that Rhodes has made a living, like Williamson did in the late 80's/90's, making really bad Italian horror and action films.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-34836404971989232262009-02-13T00:40:00.000-05:002009-02-13T00:40:00.000-05:00Kevin: I'd like to add Bobby Rhodes from the brill...Kevin: <I>I'd like to add Bobby Rhodes from the brilliant Italian gore-fest "Demons" to that list.</I><BR/><BR/>I remember him from my viewing of Demons back when I was in college. I remember he also appeared in a flick with Fred Williamson back in the early 90s.<BR/><BR/>Where the hell is Rosemary, Kevin?odienatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10926978706604468636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14169925.post-35411123590529658962009-02-12T20:14:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:14:00.000-05:00Ha! This was wonderful stuff. I love the referen...Ha! This was wonderful stuff. I love the reference to "Vampire in Brooklyn"!<BR/><BR/>I'd like to add Bobby Rhodes from the brilliant Italian gore-fest "Demons" to that list. A simple youtube search of 'Bobby Rhodes Demons" will show you why he was so great. Or just go to my blog and click Bobby Rhodes. The man was a genius.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, this was a lot of fun and thanks for reminding me about Clarence Williams' performance in "Tales From the Hood". I almost had forgotten about it...Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com