Recently watched Wes Craven's
The Last House on the Left. Despite being campy and having some whacky humor some of it was almost too disturbing to watch. Not great or anything but I definitely plan on rewatching it some day. And I can see the influence it had on some other movies I really enjoy (Craven's the Hill's have eyes, Zombie's Devil's rejects, ect. ) I think it earns it's classic status.
I also rewatched a copy of anaconda I picked up for free at the local video store. I forgot how much I liked pre- "are we there yet?" Ice cube as an actor. Him sucker punching Jon voigt was oscar worthy : p I'm glad to have that in my collection to dust off evry couple years.
Radio Blue Heart wrote:
I can't believe that you didn't like "Escape From New York" or "Scanners". Those movies are classics. Maybe for your next Cronenberg or Carpenter films you should try "Assault on Precinct 13" and "The Brood".
"Return of the Living Dead" is awesome! My advice is that the only sequel to it that you should give a chance is "Return of the Living Dead III". It was released as a stand alone film in Spain under the title "Mortal Zombie". It was directed by Brian Yuzna who produced "From Beyond" and "Re-Animator" and directed its sequel "Bride of Re-Animator".
You misunderstood me. I loved escape from new york. It was the perfect B-movie. Interesting story, a lot of heart, some unintntional comedy, and some memorable characters.
As for scanners, well it tried at least. I'll definitely give cronenberg another shot. I saw what he was trying to do. It just didn't click for me. Though the final confrontation and that one famous explodey scene were amazing. When he gets stuff right it's pretty darn good.