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| A great series with a surprisingly great soundtrack! |
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Showing posts with label 2003. Show all posts
The Terminator Main Theme And It's Variations - #Music #Movie #Blog
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5. Terminator: Gensys (2015):
The Core (2003) - Movie Review
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| These intrepid souls will travel to the Earth's core to save the planet! |
Since then though, he has continued to give pretty solid performances in just about everything that I have seen him in, the only problem is that the movies that he has done, just have not quite cut the mustard...
Now you might be wondering why I am mentioning this, well... That is because, The Core (2003), is another one of those movies that he has done, that was good... But not quite good enough... But we will get in to that in a minute.
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| The movie poster for: The Core (2003). |
"Why do you get dibs on being the hero?"This movie tells the story of how when planet Earth stops it's rotation, mankind becomes doomed due to the effects of the Earth no longer rotating... Discovering this is Dr. Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart), a brilliant college professor, who ends up taking his findings to the arrogant, yet brilliant Dr. Conrad Zimsky (Stanley Tucci)... Of course the good Doctor dismisses Keyes findings, that is of course until he discovers something from his own work...
- Dr. Josh Keyes (A quote from the movie: The Core.)
Now along with the help of General Thomas Purcell (Richard Jenkins), Commander Robert Iverson (Bruce Greenwood), Major Rebecca Childs (Hilary Swank) and a team of scientists, Dr. Keyes will lead a team of scientists in a ship designed by Dr. Ed Brazzleton (Delroy Lindo) to the Earth's core in the hopes of restarting the Earth's rotation, and save humanity!
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| This team will prepare for the mission of a life time, as they try to save humanity! |
What I mean by this, is that I don't know if it was the writing that failed or the actors, but one right after the other, everybody just began to suck! Down to cliche's being spouted left and right, Aaron Eckhart taking a scene out of early 90s teen comedies, and Hilary Swank seeming to all of a sudden becoming dazed and confused through most of the rest of the movie... Well it just made the ending suck!
But the rest of the movie is really quite good, and worth checking out!
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - Movie Review
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| Official Score = 3 Devils |
I mean there are some generally pretty awful remakes, and there is one or two that I have seen that I would consider to be actually better then the original... (Yeah I know, I was surprised to!)
But generally speaking those movies that should have been made as stand alone movies, are that way in my opinion because they oft times just don't pay the type of homage to the original movies in the right way (A goode example of this being, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)!)
There are some though that really pay homage properly to those that made the classic... In my opinion, a great example of this is the movie, Halloween (2007)... This movie in my opinion did a great job in paying homage to John Carpenter's classic, while also adding a couple of elements to the movie, that made it just fantastic!
Another great one is, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)!
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| One of the few truly awesome horror movie remakes! |
Now the truth is, is I can go in to how everything is great... The truth is, is that all of the cast did their jobs great, and they were all fun!
The story... Well, this story of how after picking up a traumatized hitchhicker, who kills herself, starts off a chain of events that leads them to become the next up on Leatherface's chopping block... Starting with contacting the, 'Sheriff'... Who turns out to be a deranged member of Leatherface's family that goes by, 'Sheriff Hoyt' (R. Lee Ermey) and leading to each of the initial 5 friends who had just wanted to do a good deed, being stalked and killed off one by one!
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| These teens wanted to do a good deed, but picking up this hitchhiker gives new meaning to the reason why you should never, 'pick up a hitchhiker' |
But the truth is, is the best part of this movie is R. Lee Ermey, his portrayal as Sheriff Hoyt was both disturbing, and hilarious... But was also made to look so real that you could almost imagine that all of this could happen in real life!
In the end... Is everything great in this movie? For a remake? Yes... It is extremely fun, and well worth checking out!
Identity (2003) - Movie Review
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| Official Score = 3 Devils |
Ok, it is true that to keep an industry progressing you need to get rid of the old and replace it with the new… The only problem with that in the entertainment industry, is that a lot of times these A listers from the past still have the chops to really kick some ass in a way that some of the future A listers just honestly don’t have!
A great example of this is that there was a saying that I heard a few months ago that said that if Robert DeNiro was a fresh faced newbie to the world of acting that he would not have ended up being the legendary super star that he would go on to be!
Now that is the negative side of it, the plus side is the fact that some of these amazing A listers end up going the route of making some truly amazing B Horror and Science Fiction movies!
And you know what? That is just part of the reason why I found that I really enjoyed Identity (2003)!
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| A classic! |
Identity, tells the story of how a group of people end up at a small rundown Motel on one dark and rainy night. They have all ended up coming here due to the fact that it was pouring rain outside and both sides of the road had been flooded out…
Now these people are from all walks of life…
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| Ed (John Cusack), Ginny (Clea Duvall), Rhoades (Ray Liotta) & Larry (John Hawkes) as they investigate what the hell is going on at the Motel in the middle of nowhere! |
Hurriedly trying to get the family to some place safe so that the family would be looked after Ed ends up at the old rundown motel where they end up meeting, ‘Larry’ (Hawkes) a kind innskeeper that just seems to want to help.
Anyway after he get the York family settled in to their room, Ed takes off in hopes of finding help, but while he is on the road he ends up meeting, ‘Paris’, (Peet) a former call girl who had just ended that career to go home to Florida in an effort to become an orange farmer, but at this point her car had just ended up failing her and she gets a ride from Ed (who drives his car in to the flooded section of the road!)
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| Ed & Paris as they investigate the happenings at that good ole Motel in the middle of nowhere! |
Once they get there though and everyone gets settled in, a Federal Officer by the name of, ‘Rhoades’ (Liotta) who is transporting a criminal by the name of, ‘Robert Maine’ (Busey) to Carson City shows up…
Unfortunately though, once they get there, these guests start being killed off one by one, and as they all begin to suspect each other, the survivor will ultimately find out something more than they bargained for that will ultimately give new perspective on the whole traumatic situation!
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| Rhoades with his Prisoner... |
The Many Faces Of, 'Leatherface' And The Men Who Played Him
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'Leatherface' with his family as they are about to sit down for dinner in, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'![/caption]
Believe it or not, with the exception of Freddy Krueger (who has uptil the recent remake has been played by: Robert Englund), and Norman Bates, (who til it's remake had always been played by: Anthony Perklins,) most long standing horror movie villains have been played by several different actors.
A good example of this is, 'Kane Hodder' (Hatchet)... Now Kane Hodder had up until recently been kind of universally recognized as the actor who played, 'Jason Voorhees' in the, 'Friday The 13th' movies... The only thing is, is that he didn't start playing the role till around part 7, and there were at least a couple of actors who played the role before him, and played them after him!
Well I got to thinking that you guys might enjoy a look back at the many looks of ,'Leatherface' over the years, (another role that has been played by many actors,) and the actors that played him!
So with out further adieu:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): Gunnar Hansen as, 'Leatherface':
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Gunnar Hansen played the role of, 'Leatherface' first, when he did, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974)![/caption]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986): Bill Johnson as, 'Leatherface':
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Bill Johnson would go on to take over the role in 1986's, ' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'[/caption]
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990): R.A. Mihailoff as, 'Leatherface':
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R.A. Mihailoff would go on to be the first person to play the role in the 90s with, 'Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3' (1990)[/caption]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994): Robert Jacks as, 'Leatherface':
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Robert Jacks would be the final person to play the role in the 90s, having taken over for, 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation' (1994)[/caption]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006): Andrew Bryniarski as, 'Leatherface':
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Andrew Bryniarski would not only go on to be the first person to play the role in the new millennium, but he would be the first person in the history of the franchise to have played the role more then once![/caption]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (2013): Dan Yeager as, 'Leatherface':
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To date... Dan Yeager is the most recent person to take over the role, but not only has he taken over the role, but in my opinion, helped bring the original series back to prominence, what with helping reboot the original franchise![/caption]
In the end, this series is pretty awesome, and if you are like me, then you are really looking forward to what comes next!
'Leatherface' with his family as they are about to sit down for dinner in, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'![/caption]Believe it or not, with the exception of Freddy Krueger (who has uptil the recent remake has been played by: Robert Englund), and Norman Bates, (who til it's remake had always been played by: Anthony Perklins,) most long standing horror movie villains have been played by several different actors.
A good example of this is, 'Kane Hodder' (Hatchet)... Now Kane Hodder had up until recently been kind of universally recognized as the actor who played, 'Jason Voorhees' in the, 'Friday The 13th' movies... The only thing is, is that he didn't start playing the role till around part 7, and there were at least a couple of actors who played the role before him, and played them after him!
Well I got to thinking that you guys might enjoy a look back at the many looks of ,'Leatherface' over the years, (another role that has been played by many actors,) and the actors that played him!
So with out further adieu:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): Gunnar Hansen as, 'Leatherface':
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="630"]
Gunnar Hansen played the role of, 'Leatherface' first, when he did, 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974)![/caption]The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986): Bill Johnson as, 'Leatherface':
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Bill Johnson would go on to take over the role in 1986's, ' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'[/caption]Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (1990): R.A. Mihailoff as, 'Leatherface':
[caption id="attachment_2954" align="aligncenter" width="640"]
R.A. Mihailoff would go on to be the first person to play the role in the 90s with, 'Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3' (1990)[/caption]Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994): Robert Jacks as, 'Leatherface':
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="416"]
Robert Jacks would be the final person to play the role in the 90s, having taken over for, 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation' (1994)[/caption]The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006): Andrew Bryniarski as, 'Leatherface':
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="442"]
Andrew Bryniarski would not only go on to be the first person to play the role in the new millennium, but he would be the first person in the history of the franchise to have played the role more then once![/caption]Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (2013): Dan Yeager as, 'Leatherface':
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="543"]
To date... Dan Yeager is the most recent person to take over the role, but not only has he taken over the role, but in my opinion, helped bring the original series back to prominence, what with helping reboot the original franchise![/caption]In the end, this series is pretty awesome, and if you are like me, then you are really looking forward to what comes next!
5 Classic Japanese Commercials For 5 Classic Video Game Systems
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Nintendo is one of the most historically relevant video game manufacturers of all time... Most of the video games & consoles that we all grew up with had their beginning largely in Japan![/caption]
You know, most people may not know this, but for most of the 20th century, and even today (although not as much today, as it had been in the past), but Japan was the dominating force behind Video Games and their consoles...
Nintendo is a great example of this... Even though, 'Nintendo' and it's accompanying video games and consoles are all over the world, and are still a dominating force in American Video Gamming... The company was formed in Japan with just about all of the generations of their video games originating in Japan.
Sega is another good example of this, It is true that Sega doesn't really do video game consoles anymore, but they still do video games, and just about all of that also has it's roots in Japan as well!
So I thought that it might be fun to see, 5 Classic Japanese Commercials For 5 Classic Video Game Systems:
Color TV Game (1977 - 1980):
http://youtu.be/hvEQIjSNbv8
Famicom (1983 - 2003):
http://youtu.be/2Ll4XbatNB4
Sega: Master System (1986 - 1996):
http://youtu.be/DHReBmIKscs
Atari 2600 (1977 - 1992):
http://youtu.be/0YLwftwWZlQ
Playstation (1994 - 2006):
http://youtu.be/BEuBYE6je_U
Nintendo is one of the most historically relevant video game manufacturers of all time... Most of the video games & consoles that we all grew up with had their beginning largely in Japan![/caption]You know, most people may not know this, but for most of the 20th century, and even today (although not as much today, as it had been in the past), but Japan was the dominating force behind Video Games and their consoles...
Nintendo is a great example of this... Even though, 'Nintendo' and it's accompanying video games and consoles are all over the world, and are still a dominating force in American Video Gamming... The company was formed in Japan with just about all of the generations of their video games originating in Japan.
Sega is another good example of this, It is true that Sega doesn't really do video game consoles anymore, but they still do video games, and just about all of that also has it's roots in Japan as well!
So I thought that it might be fun to see, 5 Classic Japanese Commercials For 5 Classic Video Game Systems:
Color TV Game (1977 - 1980):
http://youtu.be/hvEQIjSNbv8
Famicom (1983 - 2003):
http://youtu.be/2Ll4XbatNB4
Sega: Master System (1986 - 1996):
http://youtu.be/DHReBmIKscs
Atari 2600 (1977 - 1992):
http://youtu.be/0YLwftwWZlQ
Playstation (1994 - 2006):
http://youtu.be/BEuBYE6je_U
Hell Yes, 70s Horror Movies Are Still Relevant
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'Pluto' (Michael Berryman) with, 'Brenda Carter' (Susan Lanier) in this scene from the classic 70s horror movie, 'The Hills Have Eyes' (1977).[/caption]
The short answer is... 'Hell Yes!' Of course 70s horror movies are still strongly relevant to the new generation! I mean a world that has for the most part not only forgotten the trailblazers of any genre during the silent era, pretty much all the way up to the classics that helped define a lot of modern movies... Hell Yes 70s horror movies are still relevant!
If horror is to survive and not drown in the soup of over rebooting or remaking of the genre (essentially just putting a newer face and untested (and I hate to say it), but at least some of the time disinterested talent to try and re-create the mastery and artistic vision of the trail blazers like, 'Alfred Hitchcock', 'John Carpenter' or any of the other true masters of horror...) We as the fans of the true classics have a duty to remind this new generation of horror fans that before, movies like, Tobe Hooper's truly classic horror movie, A Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was being remade in 2003, that there was a classic little horror masterpiece that no one wanted to give the time of day to (so much so that during production of the movie, at least one time they had to close down production of the film for lack of funding!)
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Leatherface both from the 1974 version as well as 2013 version.[/caption]
Now before I go on I should probably say this, there are a some decent enough horror movie remakes, as well as originals that are coming out in the modern day (there is at least one remake, believe it or not that I would say is even better then the original... Shocking but true!) All I am saying though is that in an age where CGI has slowly taken over the horror genre, and where remakes seem to be mostly taking over, and the horror movies of the 70s that I believe are what helped make the genre what it had been for so long loosing their power, that some one has to stand up and say, 'Hell Yes 70s Horror Movies Are Still Relevant!'
In the end, I guess what I am really trying to say folks is to remember the classics that made 70s horror great, and don't forget to pass them on to the next generation, and keep these awesome classics alive for the next generation to enjoy... So stand up with me and say, 'Hell Yes 70s Horror Movies Are Still Relevant'.
Here is just a few classic trailers to wet your whistle with:
http://youtu.be/FS5hvqyeKfI
http://youtu.be/deJWUkiS42U
http://youtu.be/fYhceVkQGUk
'Pluto' (Michael Berryman) with, 'Brenda Carter' (Susan Lanier) in this scene from the classic 70s horror movie, 'The Hills Have Eyes' (1977).[/caption]The short answer is... 'Hell Yes!' Of course 70s horror movies are still strongly relevant to the new generation! I mean a world that has for the most part not only forgotten the trailblazers of any genre during the silent era, pretty much all the way up to the classics that helped define a lot of modern movies... Hell Yes 70s horror movies are still relevant!
If horror is to survive and not drown in the soup of over rebooting or remaking of the genre (essentially just putting a newer face and untested (and I hate to say it), but at least some of the time disinterested talent to try and re-create the mastery and artistic vision of the trail blazers like, 'Alfred Hitchcock', 'John Carpenter' or any of the other true masters of horror...) We as the fans of the true classics have a duty to remind this new generation of horror fans that before, movies like, Tobe Hooper's truly classic horror movie, A Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was being remade in 2003, that there was a classic little horror masterpiece that no one wanted to give the time of day to (so much so that during production of the movie, at least one time they had to close down production of the film for lack of funding!)
[caption id="attachment_2023" align="aligncenter" width="471"]
Leatherface both from the 1974 version as well as 2013 version.[/caption]Now before I go on I should probably say this, there are a some decent enough horror movie remakes, as well as originals that are coming out in the modern day (there is at least one remake, believe it or not that I would say is even better then the original... Shocking but true!) All I am saying though is that in an age where CGI has slowly taken over the horror genre, and where remakes seem to be mostly taking over, and the horror movies of the 70s that I believe are what helped make the genre what it had been for so long loosing their power, that some one has to stand up and say, 'Hell Yes 70s Horror Movies Are Still Relevant!'
In the end, I guess what I am really trying to say folks is to remember the classics that made 70s horror great, and don't forget to pass them on to the next generation, and keep these awesome classics alive for the next generation to enjoy... So stand up with me and say, 'Hell Yes 70s Horror Movies Are Still Relevant'.
Here is just a few classic trailers to wet your whistle with:
http://youtu.be/FS5hvqyeKfI
http://youtu.be/deJWUkiS42U
http://youtu.be/fYhceVkQGUk
Monsters Of Metal: Rob Zombie
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Rob Zombie... A true, 'Monster Of Metal'![/caption]
Most people these days I am sure probably recognize Rob Zombie for his amazing contribution to the horror movie, genre but for me you are going to have to go back to the late 90s, when Rob Zombie (Halloween) was still a member of the classic heavy metal band, 'White Zombie'...
But even before this, this power house Musician/Filmmaker/Writer of essentially the, 'horror genre' and it's equivalents became the man he would become, in some respects almost as a young man we would see the hell hound he would become... You see Rob Zombie (who was born, 'Robert Bartleh Cummings') was born to parents who worked in the Circus when Rob Zombie and his brother, 'Michael'... (Also known as, 'lead singer of Powerman 5000', 'Spider One',) were young Rob Zombie seemed to have developed an interest in the macabre with his favorite movie genre being, 'Horror'... (I would say that with his parent's work in the Circus and his being a fan of Horror movies, I suspect this was the inspiration for, 'Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) from, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003)!)
After his parents left the Circus and after Zombie graduated from High School, Zombie met ex-girl friend and former bassist/co-founder of, 'White Zombie', 'Sean Yseault' and would eventually move in with her.
During this time in the 1980s, Yseault and Zombie would go on to co-found the band that would later be known as, 'White Zombie'... Well believe it or not success didn't initially come easy to this soon to be legendary, 'Monster Of Metal'... You see during the early days of Zombie's and Yseault's collaboration together, the band would release 3 EP albums which really kind of failed to gain the notoriety during that time...
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Sean Yseault (Center) and Rob Zombie (Right) with the rest of their band mates that would eventually comprise, 'White Zombie'.[/caption]
It wasn't until their 4th studio album, 'Gods Of Thunder' when things started to get interesting for the fledgling group... You see Michael Alago (A rep for, 'Geffen Records', the label that would eventually be the label that Zombie and his crew would sign up with,) listened to this album and ended up showing enough interest in the band to ask that they make a demo, (which they did with the help of J.G. Thirlwell, who produced the demo for the group), and would eventually be signed on to Geffen!
And White Zombie would be born!
During their time together, White Zombie would go on to release 4 studio albums, including: Soul-Crusher (in 1987), Make Them Die Slowly (In 1989), La Sexocristo: Devil Music, Vol 1 (In 1992) & Astro-Creep 2000: Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head (In 1995). They would also produce 1 remix album 6 EPs, 3 compilation albums, several singles and work that the group did on such classic movies as, The Crow (1994) & even, Escape From L.A. (1996) to name a few!
But like all good things, Rob Zombie and Sean Yseaut broke up, and in 1998 the band would disband as well... But that wouldn't stop this true Monster Of Metal!
No you see, Rob Zombie would go on to almost catapult himself further then he could have ever gone working with, 'White Zombie'...
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Rob Zombie, live in concert during his solo career![/caption]
What I mean is that Rob Zombie picked up his career not long after the band disbanded and on August 25th, 1998 Rob Zombie would release his first solo album called, 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales OF Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International', which ended up being so successful that it had actually outshined previous sales of older, 'White Zombie' work!
During this first decade of his solo career, he would go on to release what some could say are his most famous (or at the very least, 'most recognized') songs of all time! Including such hits as: 'Living Dead Girl', 'Dragula', and, 'Superbeast' to name a few!
Well folks besides the monumental success as a solo artist, he would also make his first attempts in to the movie industry... You see, if you remember, near the beginning of this article, I had mention that as a child Rob Zombie was a huge fan of horror films... Well he would first try to put his love of of films in to use when he was to direct the movie, The Crow 2037...
Well unfortunately despite the fact that he had even written that script, the movie was never released... But this wouldn't stop Rob, who after the failure of his first attempt, would start working on the script that would eventually be for the movie, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003)... And well after all was said and done, the movie would not see the light of day for about 3 years, until it was release in 2003!
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Rob Zombie with Dr. Satan himself, 'Walter Phelan' on the set of, 'House Of 1,000 Corpses' (2003)![/caption]
And thus another chapter in the amazing career of this man would be born!
In 2002 Rob Zombie would go on to marry B Movie Scream Queen, and one of the cast from, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003), Sheri Moon (Halloween)... Later Sheri Moon Zombie!
Anyway, rather this true master of horror is putting together the latest kick ass album in his truly epic career as a musician, or the next horror classic, this guy's career is truly legendary and one that would definitely cement him as a true, Monster Of Metal!
http://youtu.be/E0E0ynyIUsg
http://youtu.be/EqQuihD0hoI
http://youtu.be/fTabuTNAZMQ
Rob Zombie... A true, 'Monster Of Metal'![/caption]Most people these days I am sure probably recognize Rob Zombie for his amazing contribution to the horror movie, genre but for me you are going to have to go back to the late 90s, when Rob Zombie (Halloween) was still a member of the classic heavy metal band, 'White Zombie'...
But even before this, this power house Musician/Filmmaker/Writer of essentially the, 'horror genre' and it's equivalents became the man he would become, in some respects almost as a young man we would see the hell hound he would become... You see Rob Zombie (who was born, 'Robert Bartleh Cummings') was born to parents who worked in the Circus when Rob Zombie and his brother, 'Michael'... (Also known as, 'lead singer of Powerman 5000', 'Spider One',) were young Rob Zombie seemed to have developed an interest in the macabre with his favorite movie genre being, 'Horror'... (I would say that with his parent's work in the Circus and his being a fan of Horror movies, I suspect this was the inspiration for, 'Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) from, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003)!)
After his parents left the Circus and after Zombie graduated from High School, Zombie met ex-girl friend and former bassist/co-founder of, 'White Zombie', 'Sean Yseault' and would eventually move in with her.
During this time in the 1980s, Yseault and Zombie would go on to co-found the band that would later be known as, 'White Zombie'... Well believe it or not success didn't initially come easy to this soon to be legendary, 'Monster Of Metal'... You see during the early days of Zombie's and Yseault's collaboration together, the band would release 3 EP albums which really kind of failed to gain the notoriety during that time...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
Sean Yseault (Center) and Rob Zombie (Right) with the rest of their band mates that would eventually comprise, 'White Zombie'.[/caption]It wasn't until their 4th studio album, 'Gods Of Thunder' when things started to get interesting for the fledgling group... You see Michael Alago (A rep for, 'Geffen Records', the label that would eventually be the label that Zombie and his crew would sign up with,) listened to this album and ended up showing enough interest in the band to ask that they make a demo, (which they did with the help of J.G. Thirlwell, who produced the demo for the group), and would eventually be signed on to Geffen!
And White Zombie would be born!
During their time together, White Zombie would go on to release 4 studio albums, including: Soul-Crusher (in 1987), Make Them Die Slowly (In 1989), La Sexocristo: Devil Music, Vol 1 (In 1992) & Astro-Creep 2000: Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head (In 1995). They would also produce 1 remix album 6 EPs, 3 compilation albums, several singles and work that the group did on such classic movies as, The Crow (1994) & even, Escape From L.A. (1996) to name a few!
But like all good things, Rob Zombie and Sean Yseaut broke up, and in 1998 the band would disband as well... But that wouldn't stop this true Monster Of Metal!
No you see, Rob Zombie would go on to almost catapult himself further then he could have ever gone working with, 'White Zombie'...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"]
Rob Zombie, live in concert during his solo career![/caption]What I mean is that Rob Zombie picked up his career not long after the band disbanded and on August 25th, 1998 Rob Zombie would release his first solo album called, 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales OF Cadaverous Cavorting Inside The Spookshow International', which ended up being so successful that it had actually outshined previous sales of older, 'White Zombie' work!
During this first decade of his solo career, he would go on to release what some could say are his most famous (or at the very least, 'most recognized') songs of all time! Including such hits as: 'Living Dead Girl', 'Dragula', and, 'Superbeast' to name a few!
Well folks besides the monumental success as a solo artist, he would also make his first attempts in to the movie industry... You see, if you remember, near the beginning of this article, I had mention that as a child Rob Zombie was a huge fan of horror films... Well he would first try to put his love of of films in to use when he was to direct the movie, The Crow 2037...
Well unfortunately despite the fact that he had even written that script, the movie was never released... But this wouldn't stop Rob, who after the failure of his first attempt, would start working on the script that would eventually be for the movie, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003)... And well after all was said and done, the movie would not see the light of day for about 3 years, until it was release in 2003!
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Rob Zombie with Dr. Satan himself, 'Walter Phelan' on the set of, 'House Of 1,000 Corpses' (2003)![/caption]And thus another chapter in the amazing career of this man would be born!
In 2002 Rob Zombie would go on to marry B Movie Scream Queen, and one of the cast from, House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003), Sheri Moon (Halloween)... Later Sheri Moon Zombie!
Anyway, rather this true master of horror is putting together the latest kick ass album in his truly epic career as a musician, or the next horror classic, this guy's career is truly legendary and one that would definitely cement him as a true, Monster Of Metal!
http://youtu.be/E0E0ynyIUsg
http://youtu.be/EqQuihD0hoI
http://youtu.be/fTabuTNAZMQ
An Interesting Look At The History Of Metallica's Bassists!
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From left: Kirk Hammett (Guitarist), James Hetfield (Lead Singer), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Cliff Burton (Bassist).[/caption]
Just about everyone knows about Robert Trujillo and his role as Metallica's bassist... The truth is, is he is not bad... But he is just not a Cliff Burton or Jason Newsted.... But then again who really is?
Since Metallica came in to existence one of the weird facts about Metallica is the fact that they have not had a permanent bassist!
The first bassist that they had was bassist Ron McGovney... He came on when the group first formed back in the early 1980s, but due to clashing with Lars Ulrich (Drummer), and Dave Mustaine (guitarist)... After that though Metallica really started to come in to it's own!
You see after Ron McGovney left Metallica, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich found Bassist, Cliff Burton! Now for those of you who don't know who Cliff Burton is, (Well you should... Joking! ;p)
With that in mind Cliff Burton became one of the best bassists that Metallica ever had (most people who are long term fans of, Metallica (myself included), consider him to be one of the best bassists that Metallica ever had!) The reason that I think he maybe one of the best bassists that they ever had, is not just the fact that he plays (or unfortunately played), one kick ass bass guitar... But you can tell in the old concert footage of Metallica's, that Cliff Burton and the Metallica team really jelled amazingly well!
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Cliff Burton was one of the most kick ass bassists that Metallica ever had![/caption]
Unfortunately though, the truth is, is that back in 1986 Cliff Burton would pass away in an accident when the band was touring in Sweden...
In my opinion... (and for you Cliff Burton fans, don't worry I am still with you on the fact that he is one of the better Metallica bassists,) but after Cliff Burton passed away Jason Newsted took over the bassist position!
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Jason Newsted tearing it up on his bass![/caption]
And the truth is, is that Metallica grew up with Newsted as the bassist (considering the fact that unfortunately Cliff Burton ended up passing away with in the first 5 years of Metallica's life), and so I can't really say that Jason Newsted was particularly a bad bassist... He just was no Cliff Burton!
The truth is though, and this maybe the biggest failure... (but in some way the biggest plus point for me) is the fact that not long after ...And Justice For All (1988) Metallica's sound started to change (don't get me wrong their older work is some of my favorite albums, but a lot of the stuff that changed after, ...And Justice For All came out that I did find that I really enjoy!)
I can't really explain it except to say that the work during this time (which i would say is mostly work that they did together in the early 1990s was some of the best work that Jason Newsted did with the band! Especially when they did the, Black Album (I know that, 'The Unforgiven' is probably one of the most plagiarized names that Metallica has ever used... Considering the fact that this song already has 2 sequels attached to it!)
The truth is, is that the, Black Album was a truly amazing album... And admittedly some might say that, 'The Black Album' was the last truly great album that Metallica ever did (certainly the best album that Jason Newsted did with Metallica), but the truth is, is that it wasn't!
A lot of fans claim that with the release of, 'Load' and 'Reload' that the band had sold out, and that the rest of their albums since then have been crap! That's a fat load of crap... (pardon my harsh language...)
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After the release of, 'Load' and, 'Reload' fans began to consider that Metallica had, 'Sold Out'![/caption]
But they did not sell out... The truth is, is the music that they produced with, 'Load' and 'Reload' was different... But different doesn't always mean bad! The music from this album definitely did not for the most part match their early work, but they still did a great job... (and in my opinion, in some extent I would say that Jason Newsted did some of his best work on these 2 albums)!
The truth is though, is that after that the work that Jason Newsted did was just not as good... And in January 2001 Jason Newsted ended up leaving the group due to frustrations with the group...
in 2003 Robert Trujillo came on to replace Metallica as the current bassist for Metallica... The only thing I can say is that his work with Metallica is alright... I mean he did a good job with, St, Anger (2003), but I feel like comparing Robert Trujillo with those that came before him is a little unfair... I mean St. Anger was good, but, Death Magnetic (2008) just was not what it should be!
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Robert Trujillo - The current bassist for, 'Metallica'![/caption]
In the end, fortunately Metallica is still around, and we will see what sort of goodies are to come!
Please enjoy this compilation of some pretty awesome solo guitar riffs from Cliff Burton:
http://youtu.be/6O9zMnwD65Q
Please enjoy this segment from Metallica's, 'Cunning Stunts' album featuring: Jason Newsted:
http://youtu.be/K_WPYZQ5N98
Check out this music video that Metallica did for: St. Anger (2003) featuring: Robert Trujillo!
http://youtu.be/3rFoGVkZ29w
From left: Kirk Hammett (Guitarist), James Hetfield (Lead Singer), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Cliff Burton (Bassist).[/caption]Just about everyone knows about Robert Trujillo and his role as Metallica's bassist... The truth is, is he is not bad... But he is just not a Cliff Burton or Jason Newsted.... But then again who really is?
Since Metallica came in to existence one of the weird facts about Metallica is the fact that they have not had a permanent bassist!
The first bassist that they had was bassist Ron McGovney... He came on when the group first formed back in the early 1980s, but due to clashing with Lars Ulrich (Drummer), and Dave Mustaine (guitarist)... After that though Metallica really started to come in to it's own!
You see after Ron McGovney left Metallica, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich found Bassist, Cliff Burton! Now for those of you who don't know who Cliff Burton is, (Well you should... Joking! ;p)
With that in mind Cliff Burton became one of the best bassists that Metallica ever had (most people who are long term fans of, Metallica (myself included), consider him to be one of the best bassists that Metallica ever had!) The reason that I think he maybe one of the best bassists that they ever had, is not just the fact that he plays (or unfortunately played), one kick ass bass guitar... But you can tell in the old concert footage of Metallica's, that Cliff Burton and the Metallica team really jelled amazingly well!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="250"]
Cliff Burton was one of the most kick ass bassists that Metallica ever had![/caption]Unfortunately though, the truth is, is that back in 1986 Cliff Burton would pass away in an accident when the band was touring in Sweden...
In my opinion... (and for you Cliff Burton fans, don't worry I am still with you on the fact that he is one of the better Metallica bassists,) but after Cliff Burton passed away Jason Newsted took over the bassist position!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420"]
Jason Newsted tearing it up on his bass![/caption]And the truth is, is that Metallica grew up with Newsted as the bassist (considering the fact that unfortunately Cliff Burton ended up passing away with in the first 5 years of Metallica's life), and so I can't really say that Jason Newsted was particularly a bad bassist... He just was no Cliff Burton!
The truth is though, and this maybe the biggest failure... (but in some way the biggest plus point for me) is the fact that not long after ...And Justice For All (1988) Metallica's sound started to change (don't get me wrong their older work is some of my favorite albums, but a lot of the stuff that changed after, ...And Justice For All came out that I did find that I really enjoy!)
I can't really explain it except to say that the work during this time (which i would say is mostly work that they did together in the early 1990s was some of the best work that Jason Newsted did with the band! Especially when they did the, Black Album (I know that, 'The Unforgiven' is probably one of the most plagiarized names that Metallica has ever used... Considering the fact that this song already has 2 sequels attached to it!)
The truth is, is that the, Black Album was a truly amazing album... And admittedly some might say that, 'The Black Album' was the last truly great album that Metallica ever did (certainly the best album that Jason Newsted did with Metallica), but the truth is, is that it wasn't!
A lot of fans claim that with the release of, 'Load' and 'Reload' that the band had sold out, and that the rest of their albums since then have been crap! That's a fat load of crap... (pardon my harsh language...)
[caption id="attachment_706" align="aligncenter" width="444"]
After the release of, 'Load' and, 'Reload' fans began to consider that Metallica had, 'Sold Out'![/caption]But they did not sell out... The truth is, is the music that they produced with, 'Load' and 'Reload' was different... But different doesn't always mean bad! The music from this album definitely did not for the most part match their early work, but they still did a great job... (and in my opinion, in some extent I would say that Jason Newsted did some of his best work on these 2 albums)!
The truth is though, is that after that the work that Jason Newsted did was just not as good... And in January 2001 Jason Newsted ended up leaving the group due to frustrations with the group...
in 2003 Robert Trujillo came on to replace Metallica as the current bassist for Metallica... The only thing I can say is that his work with Metallica is alright... I mean he did a good job with, St, Anger (2003), but I feel like comparing Robert Trujillo with those that came before him is a little unfair... I mean St. Anger was good, but, Death Magnetic (2008) just was not what it should be!
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"]
Robert Trujillo - The current bassist for, 'Metallica'![/caption]In the end, fortunately Metallica is still around, and we will see what sort of goodies are to come!
Please enjoy this compilation of some pretty awesome solo guitar riffs from Cliff Burton:
http://youtu.be/6O9zMnwD65Q
Please enjoy this segment from Metallica's, 'Cunning Stunts' album featuring: Jason Newsted:
http://youtu.be/K_WPYZQ5N98
Check out this music video that Metallica did for: St. Anger (2003) featuring: Robert Trujillo!
http://youtu.be/3rFoGVkZ29w
Ed Gein... Movies He Inspired!
Unless you are an extreme horror movie fan or some one who does research on serial killers, then I doubt you would have heard of Ed Gein...
Well first of Ed Gein is one of the worst serial killers there is, yet he is also one of the most prolific serial killers in history... Why is that? Well besides the fact that he murdered only 2 people, and besides the fact that Ed Gein was more or less obsessed with his mother, he was also known to have made furniture and what not out of human body parts, as well as also having been known to have started making a woman costume out of human skin, to arrange some strange rituals... And yet he was a nice guy that lived as a hermit out in the middle of no where... Sound familiar?
It should, you see, one of the biggest contributions that Ed Gein contributed to the world, is what he contributed to the horror movie genre!
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Ed Gein, after the truth about hos gruesome life came to be known![/caption]
The first of these movies is, Psycho (1960), you see this movie was based on the book by author Robert Bloch who based his story mostly on Ed Gein's case, in that Psycho told the story of a reclusive young man by the name of, 'Norman Bates', who lived out at his mostly empty Motel, and who was obsessed with his overly possessive mother, and how after he kills a woman one night, the world that he had created for himself, had started spiraling out of control!
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Anthony Perkins as, 'Norman Bates' in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, 'Psycho' (1960)[/caption]
The next one that I thought that I would mention here is, Three On A Meathook (1974). Now this is another movie that is loosely based on the story of Ed Gein, with the exception that it appears that the mother is no longer in the picture, and the father appears to become obsessed with the son, when the son starts pulling away!
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A scene from, Three On A Meat Hook (1974)![/caption]
And another one that I thought that I would mention here (One of the first movies that maybe the first most closest adaptions of the old Ed Gein story), a movie that I found to be a lot of fun, (and if you are huge B Horror fan I think you might to), that movie is, Deranged: Confessions Of A Necrophile (1974). This movie tells the story about how after the death of the mother that he loved so dearly, that this old hermit farmer, becomes a grave robber and murderer, and even goes so far to try and keep and preserve his mother's corpse!
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This guy is taking the term, 'getting a new look,' a little to far!'[/caption]
The next movie that I thought that I would say is more closely based on the story of Ed Gein is not so much a movie as it is a character in a movie, and that is the character of, 'Jame (Buffalo Bill) Gumb' (Played by: Ted Levine) from the award winning movie, Silence Of The Lambs (1991), a movie which has FBI trainee, 'Clarice Starling' (Played by: Jodie Foster) and how she enlisted the help of a captured serial killer in an effort to capture a serial killer by the name of, 'Buffalo Bill' a loner, that is kidnapping women in an effort to make a woman suit out of the women that he has murdered... And has gotten the FBI's attention when his latest kidnapping victim is the daughter of U.S. Senator!
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Ted Levine as, 'Jame (Buffalo Bill) Gumb' in, 'Silence Of The Lambs' (1991)![/caption]
The last one that I wanted to mention here is, Ed Gein: D.D.S. (2013). Now this movie hasn't been released yet, but this movie will tell the story of how a witches coven will resurrect Ed Gein using an old haunted dental chair that had been taken from the Hospital that he spent the last years of his life at.
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Ed Gein will be resurescted later this year to have some more fun in, 'Ed Gein: D.D.S.' (2013)[/caption]
And then of course there are the movies that are actually bio-pics of Ed Gein and his story, included in this is:
1. Ed Gein (2000), a movie which stars, Steve Railsback (Disturbing Behavior) as Gein.
2. Ed Gein: The Ghoul Of Plainfield (2004) a documentary on Gein himself.
3. Ed Gein: The Butcher Of Plainfield (2007) a horror movie that stars, Kane Hodder (Jason X)
4. Ed Gein: The Musical (2010) a movie which stars Dan Davies (West Of The Thunder)
The last area that I thought that I would mention here are just a few movies that took some element of Ed Gein and what he did for their film:
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) used Gein as the inspiration for, 'Leatherface', as well as the fact that Leatherface and his creepy family are on a creepy out of the way farm that is decorated with furniture that was made from Human remains.
2. Motel Hell (1980), used the whole creepy killer farmer element that lives almost entirely out in the middle of no where, and kills people!
3. Maniac (1980) a movie that used the fact that the killer in this movie had an abusive mother, and that is why he kills women he deemed, 'un-clean'.
4. Ed And His Dead Mother (1993) in this movie the lead character who is mourning the loss of his mother that he has lived his entire life with, dies and ultimately he has brought back to life!
5. Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994) tells the story of a crazy meat carver who lives on a farm by himself and goes out and kills people with car trouble for food... He also has an ornamental dead head.
6. House Of 1,000 Corpse (2003), now I suspect that when Rob Zombie was making this film, that he utilized the fact that Ed Gein would dress up in a woman suit and would dance in bizarre rituals at night as inspiration in this movie for the moment in the movie when the family dresses up (in real costumes) to sacrifice the remaining people that they had captured to, 'Doctor Satan'!
http://youtu.be/y9klJA1JMbM
http://youtu.be/04kk_XHyTvk
http://youtu.be/nSNJmvxNs80
http://youtu.be/lQKs169Sl0I
http://youtu.be/OzNOwnizMmg
http://youtu.be/nrhyZTNYdrU
http://youtu.be/mt9dFlDiC6k
http://youtu.be/Vs3981DoINw
http://youtu.be/k4AR3BgaCdA
http://youtu.be/btGEvamuaA4
Well first of Ed Gein is one of the worst serial killers there is, yet he is also one of the most prolific serial killers in history... Why is that? Well besides the fact that he murdered only 2 people, and besides the fact that Ed Gein was more or less obsessed with his mother, he was also known to have made furniture and what not out of human body parts, as well as also having been known to have started making a woman costume out of human skin, to arrange some strange rituals... And yet he was a nice guy that lived as a hermit out in the middle of no where... Sound familiar?
It should, you see, one of the biggest contributions that Ed Gein contributed to the world, is what he contributed to the horror movie genre!
[caption id="attachment_1415" align="aligncenter" width="520"]
Ed Gein, after the truth about hos gruesome life came to be known![/caption]The first of these movies is, Psycho (1960), you see this movie was based on the book by author Robert Bloch who based his story mostly on Ed Gein's case, in that Psycho told the story of a reclusive young man by the name of, 'Norman Bates', who lived out at his mostly empty Motel, and who was obsessed with his overly possessive mother, and how after he kills a woman one night, the world that he had created for himself, had started spiraling out of control!
[caption id="attachment_1416" align="aligncenter" width="597"]
Anthony Perkins as, 'Norman Bates' in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 masterpiece, 'Psycho' (1960)[/caption]The next one that I thought that I would mention here is, Three On A Meathook (1974). Now this is another movie that is loosely based on the story of Ed Gein, with the exception that it appears that the mother is no longer in the picture, and the father appears to become obsessed with the son, when the son starts pulling away!
[caption id="attachment_1417" align="aligncenter" width="600"]
A scene from, Three On A Meat Hook (1974)![/caption]And another one that I thought that I would mention here (One of the first movies that maybe the first most closest adaptions of the old Ed Gein story), a movie that I found to be a lot of fun, (and if you are huge B Horror fan I think you might to), that movie is, Deranged: Confessions Of A Necrophile (1974). This movie tells the story about how after the death of the mother that he loved so dearly, that this old hermit farmer, becomes a grave robber and murderer, and even goes so far to try and keep and preserve his mother's corpse!
[caption id="attachment_1418" align="aligncenter" width="600"]
This guy is taking the term, 'getting a new look,' a little to far!'[/caption]The next movie that I thought that I would say is more closely based on the story of Ed Gein is not so much a movie as it is a character in a movie, and that is the character of, 'Jame (Buffalo Bill) Gumb' (Played by: Ted Levine) from the award winning movie, Silence Of The Lambs (1991), a movie which has FBI trainee, 'Clarice Starling' (Played by: Jodie Foster) and how she enlisted the help of a captured serial killer in an effort to capture a serial killer by the name of, 'Buffalo Bill' a loner, that is kidnapping women in an effort to make a woman suit out of the women that he has murdered... And has gotten the FBI's attention when his latest kidnapping victim is the daughter of U.S. Senator!
[caption id="attachment_1419" align="aligncenter" width="604"]
Ted Levine as, 'Jame (Buffalo Bill) Gumb' in, 'Silence Of The Lambs' (1991)![/caption]The last one that I wanted to mention here is, Ed Gein: D.D.S. (2013). Now this movie hasn't been released yet, but this movie will tell the story of how a witches coven will resurrect Ed Gein using an old haunted dental chair that had been taken from the Hospital that he spent the last years of his life at.
[caption id="attachment_1421" align="aligncenter" width="450"]
Ed Gein will be resurescted later this year to have some more fun in, 'Ed Gein: D.D.S.' (2013)[/caption]And then of course there are the movies that are actually bio-pics of Ed Gein and his story, included in this is:
1. Ed Gein (2000), a movie which stars, Steve Railsback (Disturbing Behavior) as Gein.
2. Ed Gein: The Ghoul Of Plainfield (2004) a documentary on Gein himself.
3. Ed Gein: The Butcher Of Plainfield (2007) a horror movie that stars, Kane Hodder (Jason X)
4. Ed Gein: The Musical (2010) a movie which stars Dan Davies (West Of The Thunder)
The last area that I thought that I would mention here are just a few movies that took some element of Ed Gein and what he did for their film:
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) used Gein as the inspiration for, 'Leatherface', as well as the fact that Leatherface and his creepy family are on a creepy out of the way farm that is decorated with furniture that was made from Human remains.
2. Motel Hell (1980), used the whole creepy killer farmer element that lives almost entirely out in the middle of no where, and kills people!
3. Maniac (1980) a movie that used the fact that the killer in this movie had an abusive mother, and that is why he kills women he deemed, 'un-clean'.
4. Ed And His Dead Mother (1993) in this movie the lead character who is mourning the loss of his mother that he has lived his entire life with, dies and ultimately he has brought back to life!
5. Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin (1994) tells the story of a crazy meat carver who lives on a farm by himself and goes out and kills people with car trouble for food... He also has an ornamental dead head.
6. House Of 1,000 Corpse (2003), now I suspect that when Rob Zombie was making this film, that he utilized the fact that Ed Gein would dress up in a woman suit and would dance in bizarre rituals at night as inspiration in this movie for the moment in the movie when the family dresses up (in real costumes) to sacrifice the remaining people that they had captured to, 'Doctor Satan'!
http://youtu.be/y9klJA1JMbM
http://youtu.be/04kk_XHyTvk
http://youtu.be/nSNJmvxNs80
http://youtu.be/lQKs169Sl0I
http://youtu.be/OzNOwnizMmg
http://youtu.be/nrhyZTNYdrU
http://youtu.be/mt9dFlDiC6k
http://youtu.be/Vs3981DoINw
http://youtu.be/k4AR3BgaCdA
http://youtu.be/btGEvamuaA4
The Lighter Side Of Remakes
Like most people I have to admit that I am not always the hugest fan of horror movie remakes...
I mean the creation of these types of movies generally tend to show that Hollywood is out of ideas, but in Hollywood's greed, they seem like they are not willing to put to bed these classic franchises, and often times seem to virtually destroy these franchises!
A couple of franchises that should have never have been remade, that have since seemed to have ruined a truly legendary franchise are, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010), and Friday The 13th (2009)!
As for A Nightmare On Elm Street, this movie series has become truly legendary in the world of horror movies, and it made both the name and the character of Freddy Krueger, a house hold name.... The same can be said for Friday The 13th and Jason Voorhees!
Now as for the remakes, I actually did like the Friday The 13th remake (obviously not as much as the original series), and I haven't seen the new remake for A Nightmare On Elm Street, but from what I have heard and from what I have seen, it has been universally panned by just about every one!
Now that is the darker side of Remakes, there is also a lighter side as well!
What I mean by this is that there has in my opinion also been some good ones as well and at least one movie that I liked better than the original (If you can believe that!)
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The posters for John Carpenter's, 'Halloween' (1978), and the poster Rob Zombie's 2007 remake![/caption]
An example of a pretty solid remake of a horror movie was Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007), now this movie in my opinion was not as good as John Carpenter's original Halloween (a fav). But the truth is, is that this movie had some special effects that I doubt could have been done in 1978, (which was when Carpenter's Halloween was made) and the way that Rob Zombie expanded on the story line for what happened to Michael Myers before he started killing his family, to when he broke out of the insane asylum was a lot of fun and well worth it!
Another example is Marcus Nispel's, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).... Now I personally was a fan of Tobe Hooper's classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), but the truth is, is that this movie was a lot of fun and really needed for the following reasons:
1. The last Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie to come out from the original series, 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation' (1994) kind of really sucked, and it looked like it would get worse and worse.
2. Everything about the remake was fun, including the special effects, the direction, the story, and the acting, and the look and feel of the movie seemed a lot more realistic!
3. And lastly I have to say that R. Lee Ermey (Se7en) was both funny and entertaining in this movie.
Earlier I mentioned that there was a remake that I actually liked more than the original... That movie is the remake of, The Last House On The Left (1972).
Now I enjoyed to a strong degree the story and the acting in the original movie, but the truth is, is that the original movie in my opinion was so intense that you would have thought that there was a film crew that had been sent out to film a group psychopaths as they brutally murdered a couple innocent girls (they didn't.) The remake on the other hand was a fun horror movie!
With that in mind folks, for the most part. I will agree with you that remakes and reboots are not the best, but I highly recommend not entirely discounting them entirely out of hand, because in the end you might find some movies that you really enjoy!
http://youtu.be/Mra_Z3cpGCM
http://youtu.be/btH4tPwILg0
I mean the creation of these types of movies generally tend to show that Hollywood is out of ideas, but in Hollywood's greed, they seem like they are not willing to put to bed these classic franchises, and often times seem to virtually destroy these franchises!
A couple of franchises that should have never have been remade, that have since seemed to have ruined a truly legendary franchise are, A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010), and Friday The 13th (2009)!
As for A Nightmare On Elm Street, this movie series has become truly legendary in the world of horror movies, and it made both the name and the character of Freddy Krueger, a house hold name.... The same can be said for Friday The 13th and Jason Voorhees!
Now as for the remakes, I actually did like the Friday The 13th remake (obviously not as much as the original series), and I haven't seen the new remake for A Nightmare On Elm Street, but from what I have heard and from what I have seen, it has been universally panned by just about every one!
Now that is the darker side of Remakes, there is also a lighter side as well!
What I mean by this is that there has in my opinion also been some good ones as well and at least one movie that I liked better than the original (If you can believe that!)
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The posters for John Carpenter's, 'Halloween' (1978), and the poster Rob Zombie's 2007 remake![/caption]An example of a pretty solid remake of a horror movie was Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007), now this movie in my opinion was not as good as John Carpenter's original Halloween (a fav). But the truth is, is that this movie had some special effects that I doubt could have been done in 1978, (which was when Carpenter's Halloween was made) and the way that Rob Zombie expanded on the story line for what happened to Michael Myers before he started killing his family, to when he broke out of the insane asylum was a lot of fun and well worth it!
Another example is Marcus Nispel's, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).... Now I personally was a fan of Tobe Hooper's classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), but the truth is, is that this movie was a lot of fun and really needed for the following reasons:
1. The last Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie to come out from the original series, 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation' (1994) kind of really sucked, and it looked like it would get worse and worse.
2. Everything about the remake was fun, including the special effects, the direction, the story, and the acting, and the look and feel of the movie seemed a lot more realistic!
3. And lastly I have to say that R. Lee Ermey (Se7en) was both funny and entertaining in this movie.
Earlier I mentioned that there was a remake that I actually liked more than the original... That movie is the remake of, The Last House On The Left (1972).
Now I enjoyed to a strong degree the story and the acting in the original movie, but the truth is, is that the original movie in my opinion was so intense that you would have thought that there was a film crew that had been sent out to film a group psychopaths as they brutally murdered a couple innocent girls (they didn't.) The remake on the other hand was a fun horror movie!
With that in mind folks, for the most part. I will agree with you that remakes and reboots are not the best, but I highly recommend not entirely discounting them entirely out of hand, because in the end you might find some movies that you really enjoy!
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