01/01/07
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
During my little New Year's party I tried showing clips from various horror films and Franco films but these were freaking a few people out so I put this in, which was my first time viewing anything to do with these guys. It was funny that Franco was freaking some out because this here really freaked me out but it made me laugh. It's hard to believe how stupid these guys are but hey, it has earned them millions so good luck.
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Tarzan (James Pierce) and his lion must fight off strangers to the jungle who are searching for diamonds. The stakes are raised when they kidnap his sister(?!). This is a pretty good silent version that never takes itself too seriously. The film only runs 57 minutes and thankfully each minute is full of action and other things to that nature. Pierce is good in the title role and the supporting cast, including Boris Karloff, are good as well. It's interesting to note that Pierce was engaged to Edgar Rice Burrough's daughter at the time this was being made. Burrough's convinced Pierce to turn down the Gary Cooper role in
Wings to do this film. You gotta wonder what the two men talked about after
Wings went on to do everything it did.
Dreams of a Country Girl (1996)
Yet another Joe D'Amato "adult" film, this time, as the title says, a country girl has dreams about sex. The less said the better.
Name Unknown (1964)
Educational short has a judge talking about delinquent teens and how one bad turn can lead to trouble. This is one of those stupid "warning" films but sadly this one really isn't too over the top so there's no added laughs. This is a decently made short but even the best made shorts like this are pretty boring. For any parents reading this, make sure you kids don't get into any convertibles because only sex maniacs drive these cars.
Going Steady? (1951)
Jeff and Marie are going steady but they didn't even know it so they ask their parents about the pros and cons of staying with one person. Here's another educational shorts and again, it's really played straight so it's more boring when an over the top film could have at least given some laughs. The incredibly bad acting gets a few laughs.
01/02/07
Getting Along with Parents (1953)
Extremely lazy educational short explains why some parents won't let their teens do anything they want when it comes to spending money. Horrible acting, silly stories and just an all around bad film.
Body Care and Grooming (1946)
Another educational short, this one dealing with college kids and how they should keep their bodies clean. There are a few funny moments and this here comes off interesting whereas the others have been pretty boring. Did you know in 1946 it was thought that you should only wash your hair once every two weeks? Yeah.
The dental scene was effective, not necessarily with the actual torture scenes themselves, but with the slow lead up to them ("Is it safe?", "Is it safe?", etc.) and then returning to that same room after you think he has escaped.
