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If a category is listed as "Optional", it does not need to be filled to "complete" the checklist. There are 10 free spots you may apply to non-Optional categories. As with other checklists, titles can count for multiple categories. Some of these categories are so obscure we're giving 10 free spots of your choosing to fill in the list. Watch one film from every decade of film history. * 1890 - (insert film title here)(Optional) * 1900 -(optional) * 1910 -(optional) * 1920 -(optional) * 1930 - * 1940 - * 1950 - * 1960 - * 1970 - * 1980 - * 1990 - * 2000 - * 2010 - Watch a film for each rating: * G - (optional) * PG - * PG-13 - (optional) * R - * X (or NC-17) - * Unrated (post-MPAA 1968) - Watch films in at least three formats (DVD, BD, HD DVD, Laserdisc, TV, online, Streaming Netflix type, UMD, theater, iPod, VHS-sourced{VHS transferred to DVD-+R is fine}). * First format, (insert format), (insert title). * Second format, (insert format), (insert title). * Third format, (insert format), (insert title). Watch a film in an actual Drive-in. (optional) (insert title) Watch a film in the following genres: Italian (or European) films of the following Genres: * Giallo * Sword & Sandal * Spaghetti Western * Cannibal Film Martial Arts film: * Bruce Lee-sploitation (Starring any variation on Bruce Li, Le, etc.) * Hong Kong (or other Asian) film * American film * Any "Ninja" film * Bonus* Actual Bruce Lee film Asian Action Film Biker Film Stoner Film Carsploitation Film FADsploitation Blaxploitation Sexploitation: * Any type * Nudie Cutie * Roughie * 70s Porn * Emmanuelle Film * Teen Sex Comedy Nunsploitation Shocksploitation Rape/Revenge Film Vigilante Film Women in Prison Nazisploitation Eschploitation (religious end times, or general religious exploitation) Hixploitation/Moonshiners Roadshow Exploitation/30s-40s "Cautionary" films Juvenile Delinquent Film 60s Beach Movie Film starring Musical Group or Music Star (that did not become a legit actor) * *Bonus* Elvis film Ozploitation Mexican Wrestling Film Foreign "Ripoff" film (such as Turkish cinema) Eco-Terror Film Pre-90s Post-Apocalyptic film "Mondo" Film Documentary ABOUT Exploitation/Drive-ins or those involved in their production Video Nasty Critical Bomb (Less than 20% Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic or IMDB Bottom 100 {Bottom 100 archive}) Financial Bomb Razzie Winner or Nominee MST3K/RiffTrax (or Cinematic Titanic) version of a film Watch 3 Paycheck films, A.K.A. Nick Cage memorial. Films with once respected actors fallen on hard times. * 1 * 2 * 3 Watch 10 films starring anyone from the actors safe list. * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10 Watch 10 films Directed/Produced by anyone from the directors/producers safe list. * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10 Watch 5 films from those in the Studio/Distributor safe list. * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5
The following lists are Automatic Safe lists. They are not definitive and there might be exceptions therein, especially concerning Distributors. Generally, the presence of those on the lists in an actual creative capacity (that is, more than just a cameo or bit part. For instance, Bruce Campbell appearing in Spider-Man does not make Spider-Man safe) is enough to make a film safe. Got more? Post them and I'll update the list. Obviously, films not including these participants are safe, too. Update: I added several new names to the actors list. Some of these actors appeared in actual big budget Hollywood fare, but most of their career was in B-Movies, then obviously discard the Big Hollywood movies and just watch the B's (For example, William Shatner. Ignore Star Trek movies but anything else is fair game. Or Patrick Swazye. Ghost is probably not right, but most of his other films were B-Movies).
Automatic Safe list:
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Directors/Producers:
- Al Adamson
- Albert Pyun
- Alejandro Jodorowsky
- Andrea Bianchi
- Andreas Schnaas
- Andy Milligan
- Andy Sidaris
- Antonio Margheriti
- Barry Mahon
- Bill Rebane
- Brian Yuzna
- Bruno Mattei
- Carl Monson
- Charles Band
- Cirio H. Santiago
- Danny Steinman
- Dario Argento
- David A. Prior
- David E. Durston
- David F. Friedman
- David L. Hewitt
- David Lynch
- Don Coscarelli
- Don Dohler
- Don Edmonds
- Doris Wishman
- Dwain Esper
- Eddie Romero
- Edward D. Wood, Jr.
- Eli Roth
- Enzo G. Castellari
- Frank Henenlotter
- Fred F. Sears
- Fred Olen Ray
- George A. Romero
- George Weiss
- Giovanni "Tinto" Brass
- Godfrey Ho
- Greydon Clark
- Harry Novak
- Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Ishirô Honda
- Jack Hill
- Jack Smith
- Jamaa Fanaka
- Jean Rollin
- Jeff Lieberman
- Jerry Warren
- Jess Franco
- Jim Wynorski
- Joe D'Amato
- Joe Sarno
- John Carpenter
- John Waters
- José Mojica Marins (Coffin Joe)
- José Ramón Larraz
- Joseph Merhi
- Juan Piquer Simón
- Kenneth Anger
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Larry Cohen
- Lars von Trier
- Lindsay Shonteff
- Lloyd Kaufman
- Lucio Fulci
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Mario Bava
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Menahem Golan
- Michael and Roberta Findlay
- Nico Mastorakis
- Olaf Ittenbach
- Paul Morrissey
- Quentin Tarantino
- Radley Metzger
- Ralph Bakshi
- Ray Dennis Steckler
- Richard Gabai
- Richard Rush
- Rob Zombie
- Robert Rodriguez
- Roger Corman
- Roger Watkins
- Ron Ormond
- Ruggero Deodato
- Russ Meyer
- Samuel Z. Arkoff
- Samuel Fuller
- Sam Katzman
- Sean Weathers
- Seijun Suzuki
- Sergio Corbucci
- Sergio Leone
- Shaw Brothers
- Stephen Apostolof
- Stuart Gordon
- Takashi Miike
- Ted V. Mikels
- Tobe Hooper
- Umberto Lenzi
- Uwe Boll
- Wes Craven
- William "One Shot" Beaudine
- William Castle
- William Girdler
- William Grefe
- William Lustig
- Walerian Borowczyk
- Yoram Globus
- Zebedy Colt
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Actors:
- Adam West
- Alan Steel
- Allison Hayes
- Angelo Rossitto
- Annie Belle
- Arch Hall Jr
- Audie Murphy
- Barbara Steele
- Bela Lugosi
- Beverly Garland
- Bill Goldberg
- Billy Blanks
- Blue Demon
- Boris Karloff
- Brinke Stevens
- Bruce Campbell
- Bruce Dern
- Bruce Lee (Le, Li, etc.)
- Buck Flower
- Bud Spencer
- Cameron Mitchell
- Candice Rialson
- Casper Van Dien
- Chelo Alonso
- Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith
- Christina Lindberg
- Christopher Lee (except his newer films)
- Chuck Conners
- Chuck Norris
- Clint Howard (except his brother's films)
- Corey Feldman
- Corey Haim
- Cynthia Rothrock
- Charles Bronson
- Claudia Jennings
- Daniel Bernhardt
- David Bradley
- David Carradine
- David Hess
- Dennis Hopper (ex: Speed)
- Dick Miller
- Divine
- Dolores Fuller
- Dolph Lundgren
- Don “The Dragon” Wilson
- Don Johnson
- Dona Speir
- Donald Pleasence
- Doug McClure
- D'Urville Martin
- Dyanne Thorne
- Eddie Deezen
- Eddie Parker
- Eduardo Cianelli
- Edwige Fenech
- Elisha Cook Jr
- Elizabeth Russell
- Ernest Borgnine
- Faith Domergue
- Fred Williamson
- Gary Daniels
- Geofrrey Lewis
- George Kennedy
- George Zucco
- Gordon Scott
- Harry Reems
- Harvey Lembeck
- Hulk Hogan
- J. Carrol Naish
- Jack Elam
- Jack Nicholson (pre-1975)
- Jack Palance
- Jackie Coogan
- James Arness
- James Karen
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Jason Statham
- Jayne Mainsfield
- Jean-Claude van Damme
- Jeff Conaway
- Jeff Speakman
- Jeff Wincott
- Jeffery Combs
- Jim Brown
- Jim "The Dragon" Kelly
- Joan Crawford
- Joe Don Baker
- Joe Spinell
- John Agar
- John Bloom
- John Carradine
- John Saxon
- Karin Schubert
- Klaus Kinski
- Lana Clarkson
- Laura Gemser
- Lee Van Cleef
- Lili Carati
- Lina Romay
- Linda Blair
- Linnea Quigley
- Lionel Atwill
- Lon Chaney Jr
- Lorenzo Lamas
- Lou Ferrigno
- Mädchen Amick
- Maila Nurmi
- Mamie Van Doren
- Mantan Mooreland
- Maria Ford
- Maria Ouspenskaya
- Mariangela Giordano
- Marjoe Gortner
- Martin Kosleck
- Mary Mendum (aka Rebecca Brooke)
- Mary Woronov
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Michael Berryman
- Michael Dudikoff
- Micheal Gough
- Micheal Ironside
- Michelle Bauer
- Misty Mundae
- Olivia Pascal
- Olivier Gruner
- Paola Senatore
- Pam Grier
- Patrick Swayze
- Peter Cushing
- Peter Graves
- Peter Lorre
- Phil Fondacaro
- Pierre Kirby
- PJ Soles
- Randolph Scott
- Reiko Ike
- Rena Riffel
- Richard Carlson
- Richard Harrison
- Richard Johnson
- Richard Norton
- Richard Roundtree
- Robert Vaughn
- Robert Z'dar
- Roddy McDowall
- Roddy Piper
- Roger Watkins
- Rondo Hatton
- Rudy Ray Moore
- Russ Tamblyn
- Santo
- Shannon Tweed
- Shannon Whirry
- Shô Kosugi
- Sid Haig
- Simon Oakland
- Soledad Miranda
- Sonny Chiba
- Steve Railsback
- Steve Reeves
- Steven Seagal
- Sybil Danning
- Sylvia Kristel
- Ted Prior
- Terrence Hill
- The Amazing Criswell
- Tom Atkins
- Tor Johnson
- Traci Lords
- Tura Santana
- Udo Kier
- Uschi Digard
- Vanity
- Victor Buono
- Vincent Price
- Virginia Leith
- Warren Oates
- Whit Bissell
- William Shatner (except Star Trek)
- William Smith
- Zoe Trilling
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Distributors/Studios:
- Academy
- Adness
- Alpha Blue
- American International Pictures (A.I.P.)
- Amicus
- Artsmagic
- Asia Pulp Cinema
- Bci / Eclipse
- Blue Underground
- Boxoffice International Pictures
- Cannon Films
- Code Red
- Concorde-New Horizons
- Critical Mass
- Crown International Pictures
- Cult Epics
- Dark Sky Films
- Discotek
- Fantoma
- Full Moon
- Grindhouse Releasings
- Hammer Film Productions
- Hong Kong Legends
- Imperial
- Independent International Pictures
- Mill Creek Entertainment
- Mondo Macabro
- Monogram
- MPI
- New Concorde
- No Shame
- Panik House
- PRC
- Redemption
- Retro Seduction Cinema
- Seduction Cinema
- Severin Films
- Shout Factory
- Shriek Show
- Something Weird Video
- Sub Rosa
- Sunn Classic Pictures
- Synapse
- The Asylum
- Toe Tag Pictures (August Underground)
- Tokyo Shock
- Troma Entertainment
- Unearthed
- VCI
- Vinegar Syndrome
- WWE Studios
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(Some more theatrical ones, with samples of their output)
- After Dark Films (The Abandoned, Captivity, Frontier(s))
- Audubon Films (I a Woman, The Lickerish Quartet, Therese and Isabelle)
- Bryanston Distributing (Coonskin, Deep Throat, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre)
- Cambist Films (Anita, The Crazies, Ilsa)
- Chancellor Films (Confessions of a Psycho Cat. The Diary of Knockers McCalla, Submission)
- Commonwealth United (99 Women, The Blood of Fu Manchu , The Girl Who Knew Too Much)
- Dimension Pictures (Boss N----r, Dolemite, Gator Bait)
- Empire Pictures (Creepozoids, Re-Animator, Troll)
- Eve Productions (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Mondo Topless, Vixen!)
- Film Ventures International (Anthropophagus, Ator the Invicible, Pieces)
- The Filmgroup (Creature from the Haunted Sea, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wasp Woman)
- Greycat Films (The Dark Backward, Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer, Meet the Feebles)
- Grove Press (I am Curious, Mr. Freedom, Week End)
- J.E.R. Pictures(Diary of a Nudist, The Ghastly Ones, Nude on the Moon)
- Jack H Harris Enterprises (Dark Star, Equinox, Schlock)
- Joseph Brenner Associates (Cuban Rebel Girls, Deep River Savages, Shock Waves)
- MPM (Invasion of the Bee Girls, Virus, Savage Streets)
- Magnet Releasing (Chocolate, Let the Right One In, Ong Bak 2)
- Maron Films (Godzilla - Monster Zero, Godzilla's Revenge, War of the Gargantuas)
- Millimeter Films (Hardware, The Return of the Swamp Thing, Stepfather II)
- Sherpix (Pink Narcissus, Punishment Park, The Stewardesses)
- Trans American Films (The Cycle Savages, Salon Kitty, Shivers)
- Trans World Entertainment (The Curse, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Maniac Cop)
- UFDC (1990 - The Bronx Warriors, Dawn of the Dead, Sleepaway Camp)
- World Northal (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Children, Slaughter in San Francisco)
8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
#26
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So, are we even counting well-receive pics when it comes to M. Night Shyamalan? His recent film Split appears to be getting great ratings, and there was good notice for The Visit among many. He's actually pretty mixed in terms of reception. I'm happy to see his name on the list, but he sticks out a bit. Guys like Rodriguez and Tarantino make genre flicks, too, but do we feel his are generally as exploitative. I'm curious about how he got on there, but I'm guessing it was after his string of critical/commercial flops, which had him ranking with Uwe Boll at that point. But I think once you make the list, you're on it for life. Haha.
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Yeah, good point. He entered when it looked like he was tanking. We can consider removing him from the safe list.
#28
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Just heard that Tomas Milian passed away today
#29
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Looks like he started working with Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, John Frankenheimer, Steven Soderbergh, Tony Scott. Abel Ferara, etc. the last third of his career so he's not meant for the safe list, but 90% of his catalog is eligible anyway.
#30
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I was browsing the Dish Guide, and see tomorrow The Gorgon, and Horror Of Dracula are on TCM, if anyone wants to set their DVRs.
#31
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That being said, how the hell did David Lynch get safed? I love the guy, but for this list? He has three Oscar nominations for directing and a rather small filmography. Even a Palme D'Or and directing prize at Cannes for Wild at Heart and Mulholland Dr. Not sure what films of his, apart from the midnight movie titles like Eraserhead and INLAND Empire, would qualify. Harmony Korine is quite questionable, too.
#32
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David Lynch was held off the list forever for just that reason but he finally entered as a Cult director. His stuff is so consistently and aggressively non-mainstream that he kind of gets a pass for catching a couple Oscar nods. Despite none of his films making any money, he had a couple years where he kind of caught the zeitgeist, but the current definition of David Lynch is just that he's "weird". If it weren't for Twin Peaks, he would probably be relatively unknown, actually. That said, he's one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, so it might be a bit of indulgence on my part to include him.
Looking over Harmony Korine, he was put on when his filmography was stuff like Kids and Gummo. Looking at his newer stuff, like Spring Breakers, I think I might agree. He's becoming just a marginal mainstream creator. His weirder earlier stuff is still eligible even if he is removed from the safe list.
Looking over Harmony Korine, he was put on when his filmography was stuff like Kids and Gummo. Looking at his newer stuff, like Spring Breakers, I think I might agree. He's becoming just a marginal mainstream creator. His weirder earlier stuff is still eligible even if he is removed from the safe list.
#33
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
David Lynch was held off the list forever for just that reason but he finally entered as a Cult director. His stuff is so consistently and aggressively non-mainstream that he kind of gets a pass for catching a couple Oscar nods. Despite none of his films making any money, he had a couple years where he kind of caught the zeitgeist, but the current definition of David Lynch is just that he's "weird". If it weren't for Twin Peaks, he would probably be relatively unknown, actually. That said, he's one of my all-time favorite filmmakers, so it might be a bit of indulgence on my part to include him.
Looking over Harmony Korine, he was put on when his filmography was stuff like Kids and Gummo. Looking at his newer stuff, like Spring Breakers, I think I might agree. He's becoming just a marginal mainstream creator. His weirder earlier stuff is still eligible even if he is removed from the safe list.
Looking over Harmony Korine, he was put on when his filmography was stuff like Kids and Gummo. Looking at his newer stuff, like Spring Breakers, I think I might agree. He's becoming just a marginal mainstream creator. His weirder earlier stuff is still eligible even if he is removed from the safe list.
Thanks for the indulgence, I was really just curious as to how are former justifications played out. I think M. Night is the one that makes more sense to excise.
#34
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I'd even argue that The Elephant Man is not too far removed from the Lynch oeuvre. It's a surreal (at times) black & white film with art direction and sound design that rival Eraserhead and his early short films, and the lead actor is one of the most deformed humans in history, which is a theme that carries through most of his other films with supporting characters (being deformed or otherwise disturbing). The baby in Eraserhead, the Baron in Dune, Frank Booth (not physically, but psychically)in Blue Velvet, Willem Defoe's character in Wild at Heart, the Dwarf in Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me, Robert Blake in Lost Highway, Mr. Roque in Mulholland Drive, the Rabbits in Inland Empire. And it's a love story! (kind of)
I had a book when I was a kid called "Very Special People" by Fredrick Drimmer about human oddities and it had a chapter on Joseph Merrick, so I was dying to see The Elephant Man when it came out (I was 10-11). I got into Dune when I heard he was going to make it, and then Danny Peary's Cult Movies book had me dying to see Eraserhead, which I finally got to in the mid-80s just after seeing Dune. I actually hated Blue Velvet first time I saw it, but second viewing I fell in love with it. Too hyped, I guess. I'm rewatching Twin Peaks, now. Yep, love me some David Lynch.
Speaking of Very Special People, we really need a Julia Pastrana movie.
I had a book when I was a kid called "Very Special People" by Fredrick Drimmer about human oddities and it had a chapter on Joseph Merrick, so I was dying to see The Elephant Man when it came out (I was 10-11). I got into Dune when I heard he was going to make it, and then Danny Peary's Cult Movies book had me dying to see Eraserhead, which I finally got to in the mid-80s just after seeing Dune. I actually hated Blue Velvet first time I saw it, but second viewing I fell in love with it. Too hyped, I guess. I'm rewatching Twin Peaks, now. Yep, love me some David Lynch.
Speaking of Very Special People, we really need a Julia Pastrana movie.
#35
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My favorite Lynch experience. I have seen it many, many times. Probably memorized some episodes. In one of the revised editions of J. Hoberman's MINIGHT MOVIES book, he acknowledges that when the series moved to its 10pm time slot on Saturday nights in season 2 (11pm here in my neck of Canada) it was like experiencing a midnight movie in our homes at night. I often made them communal experiences, especially during rewatches. Great stuff and always something new to discover.
#37
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If not, she needs to be.
Also Nicolas Cage. This guy is Mr. DTV right now. He has another B movie out this week called Vengeance: A Love Story. Now, there is a point this clearly starts for him, but I'm telling you...he is prolific in the trash realm these days and he crosses many genres in there. He even hits it early on in his career. Even a Lynch picture in there.
This guy needs to be safed somehow, with some discretion toward the titles that are chosen.
Also Nicolas Cage. This guy is Mr. DTV right now. He has another B movie out this week called Vengeance: A Love Story. Now, there is a point this clearly starts for him, but I'm telling you...he is prolific in the trash realm these days and he crosses many genres in there. He even hits it early on in his career. Even a Lynch picture in there.
This guy needs to be safed somehow, with some discretion toward the titles that are chosen.
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#38
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Yeah, surprised she missed it. I only see one title that is questionable and that's the Exorcist. Do we have any precedent for including The Exorcist? Exorcist ripoffs are allowed, but I think The Exorcist should probably be excluded.
Nick Cage is tough. His resume since 2009 is pretty much ideal for this challenge, but the first 27 years of his career is generally respectable if not outright A-list. We can have a Nick Cage category of "respected actors fallen on hard times," perhaps. This would be for films by once respected actors who appeared late in their careers on "Poverty Row." Dennis Hopper, Malcolm McDowell, etc. who ended (ending) their careers making schlock. This would also include Joan Crawford's Trog, Veronica Lake in Flesh Feast, Michael Caine in Jaws 4, Richard Burton in Exorcist 2, Marlon Brando in Dr Moreau, Faye Dunaway in Duston Checks In, and so on. Maybe another companion category for embarrassing early appearances in a career. Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellwegger in Texas Chainsaw Next Gen, Mila Kunis in American Psycho 2, and so on.
If not, she needs to be.
Also Nicolas Cage. This guy is Mr. DTV right now. He has another B movie out this week called Vengeance: A Love Story. Now, there is a point this clearly starts for him, but I'm telling you...he is prolific in the trash realm these days and he crosses many genres in there. He even hits it early on in his career. Even a Lynch picture in there.
This guy needs to be safed somehow, with some discretion toward the titles that are chosen.
Also Nicolas Cage. This guy is Mr. DTV right now. He has another B movie out this week called Vengeance: A Love Story. Now, there is a point this clearly starts for him, but I'm telling you...he is prolific in the trash realm these days and he crosses many genres in there. He even hits it early on in his career. Even a Lynch picture in there.
This guy needs to be safed somehow, with some discretion toward the titles that are chosen.
#39
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
We can have a Nick Cage category of "respected actors fallen on hard times," perhaps. This would be for films by once respected actors who appeared late in their careers on "Poverty Row." Dennis Hopper, Malcolm McDowell, etc. who ended (ending) their careers making schlock. This would also include Joan Crawford's Trog, Veronica Lake in Flesh Feast, Michael Caine in Jaws 4, Richard Burton in Exorcist 2, Marlon Brando in Dr Moreau, Faye Dunaway in Duston Checks In, and so on. Maybe another companion category for embarrassing early appearances in a career. Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellwegger in Texas Chainsaw Next Gen, Mila Kunis in American Psycho 2, and so on.
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OK, I added a new category to the checklist. Paycheck films. It seems such a ripe category, I put it down for 3 films.
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I like how you used the title screen for an upcoming movie on B Movie TV for the picture in your list, Dimension X.
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I bet I see that "feature presentation" clip at least a half dozen times every day. All the good Roku channels use it.
I got it from YouTube, then grabbed the "Restricted" cartoon cat, and then looked for Dimension Pictures and found a clip that already had all three together (it's from Tarantino's Death Proof), so that made it easier.
I just watched the first "feature presentation" clip I downloaded before deleting it, and it's the exact same version B-Movie TV uses, with those two annoying black spots on the "R" in presentation. So, you were almost right.
Speaking of good Roku channels, I might as well plug my three favorites. All three are free 24/7 streaming movie channels, uncut and uninterrupted.
B-Movie TV - has the best variety and fewest repeats. Movies start on the even hours. You can safely skip filler between the movies, or watch it once and skip it the rest of the week. They don't have a guide, but they've started to hint at what's on in the evenings on their Facebook page (without giving the actual titles), and they have set times during the week for certain genres.
Shockwerks TV - is mostly horror and sci-fi movies. They also start on the even hours. They usually start a few minutes later than B-Movie TV, so if you've seen what B-Movie TV is showing, turn to this one. Filler is sometimes short horror films, sometimes trailers, it repeats throughout the week too. They've started hinting at their evening schedule on Facebook also.
Bizarre TV - mostly horror and sci-fi movies, but they'll throw in some other stuff now and then (they usually have horror host shows on weekends). Movies start on odd hours (actually about fifteen or so minutes after the hour, following a series of drive-in ads and trailers). Movies play in twelve hour blocks and are repeated for a few days. For example, right now they're showing Island of Death (1976), which I've seen before, and am half-watching, so if I wanted to actually watch it, I could tune in at 7:15 am or pm tomorrow to see it in it's entirety.
Picture quality on all three can be all over the place, depending on the source for the movie (but B-Movie TV, since they show more oddball stuff, is more likely to have rough video quality). I've seen stuff sourced from DVDs (with the company logo), LDs (with Asian subtitles), VHS (with tracking problems), etc. If you really are into these type of films, you've probably seen this kind of stuff before on an odd movie you could only download somewhere or maybe watch on YouTube, so it won't seem too odd to you.
Even if you don't like the idea of watching a random flick, give it a try. It can become addictive. It's kind of like opening presents at Christmas. They're not all great, but sometimes you get some pretty cool stuff you weren't expecting, or had never even heard of before.
Note: All three channels are NSFW. Even between films.
Here's an idea of what they show (mostly B-Movie TV) from my Action Challenge list (so these are just the "action," "crime," and "war" flicks):
I got it from YouTube, then grabbed the "Restricted" cartoon cat, and then looked for Dimension Pictures and found a clip that already had all three together (it's from Tarantino's Death Proof), so that made it easier.
I just watched the first "feature presentation" clip I downloaded before deleting it, and it's the exact same version B-Movie TV uses, with those two annoying black spots on the "R" in presentation. So, you were almost right.
Speaking of good Roku channels, I might as well plug my three favorites. All three are free 24/7 streaming movie channels, uncut and uninterrupted.
B-Movie TV - has the best variety and fewest repeats. Movies start on the even hours. You can safely skip filler between the movies, or watch it once and skip it the rest of the week. They don't have a guide, but they've started to hint at what's on in the evenings on their Facebook page (without giving the actual titles), and they have set times during the week for certain genres.
Shockwerks TV - is mostly horror and sci-fi movies. They also start on the even hours. They usually start a few minutes later than B-Movie TV, so if you've seen what B-Movie TV is showing, turn to this one. Filler is sometimes short horror films, sometimes trailers, it repeats throughout the week too. They've started hinting at their evening schedule on Facebook also.
Bizarre TV - mostly horror and sci-fi movies, but they'll throw in some other stuff now and then (they usually have horror host shows on weekends). Movies start on odd hours (actually about fifteen or so minutes after the hour, following a series of drive-in ads and trailers). Movies play in twelve hour blocks and are repeated for a few days. For example, right now they're showing Island of Death (1976), which I've seen before, and am half-watching, so if I wanted to actually watch it, I could tune in at 7:15 am or pm tomorrow to see it in it's entirety.
Picture quality on all three can be all over the place, depending on the source for the movie (but B-Movie TV, since they show more oddball stuff, is more likely to have rough video quality). I've seen stuff sourced from DVDs (with the company logo), LDs (with Asian subtitles), VHS (with tracking problems), etc. If you really are into these type of films, you've probably seen this kind of stuff before on an odd movie you could only download somewhere or maybe watch on YouTube, so it won't seem too odd to you.
Even if you don't like the idea of watching a random flick, give it a try. It can become addictive. It's kind of like opening presents at Christmas. They're not all great, but sometimes you get some pretty cool stuff you weren't expecting, or had never even heard of before.
Note: All three channels are NSFW. Even between films.
Here's an idea of what they show (mostly B-Movie TV) from my Action Challenge list (so these are just the "action," "crime," and "war" flicks):
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Last edited by Dimension X; 03-27-17 at 09:01 PM.
#44
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#45
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
I saw someone suggest removing the format category on the checklist for Horror challenge. Think we still need it? Most of my viewings are either Blu-ray, DVD, TV/streaming, downloads. I usually keep note of the format or source in my list, but does it need to be in the checklist?
#46
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
I saw someone suggest removing the format category on the checklist for Horror challenge. Think we still need it? Most of my viewings are either Blu-ray, DVD, TV/streaming, downloads. I usually keep note of the format or source in my list, but does it need to be in the checklist?
#47
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
Here's an inspired article on one of this challenge's true legends. He's also got to be among the leading man for our new checklist category of "paycheck movies"
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...en-seagal.html
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...en-seagal.html
#48
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
I noticed that unlike the october horror challenge there is no 30 film subset for the drive in challenge. Has there been any consideration of adding one? not trying to over complicate things, i was just curious.
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Re: 8th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation Challenge April 1-April 30, 2017
Here's an inspired article on one of this challenge's true legends. He's also got to be among the leading man for our new checklist category of "paycheck movies"
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...en-seagal.html
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...en-seagal.html
Paycheck movies don't necessarily need to be end of career clunkers. Anything that is obviously something done just for the paycheck or vacation can be eligible. Michael Caine has quite a few of those under his belt. Jaws 4 was because it included a trip to the Caribbean. He also did The Swarm, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Blame it on Rio, etc. that were all paycheck movies. Then there's Lawrence Olivier who outright admitted he did Inchon for the check. "People ask me why I'm playing in this picture. The answer is simple. Money, dear boy. I'm like a vintage wine. You have to drink me quickly before I turn sour. I'm almost used up now and I can feel the end coming. That's why I'm taking money now. I've got nothing to leave my family but the money I can make from films. Nothing is beneath me if it pays well. I've earned the right to damn well grab whatever I can in the time I've got left."
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