James Woods is the president of a small television station in Toronto.
He's always looking for something fresh and exciting to feature on his
station. The 24-hour marathons of MAC AND ME just ain't bringing in the
ratings anymore, so he starts exploring around using a modded satellite dish
that can pick up crap from all over the world. His latest discovery is a
show called "Videodrome" which isn't really a show, but just random people being
tortured in an orange room. Woods become obsessed with Videodrome.
Things go downhill from there...especially when he grows a Betamax player in his
stomach.
VIDEODROME is a weird movie. I remember enjoying it back in the 1980's,
but watching it now for this review, it's dated as fook and tame. A single
episode of "Rick and Morty" is way more bizarre. It's still an interesting
ride from a historical perspective.
Opening act that starts out legitimately creepy, dated special effects that
still look cool, good acting, medium pace, jumbled up story that doesn't go
anywhere, disappointing ending. VIDEODROME is worth watching, but it's
nothing to get excited about. I would love to see a fucked up
remake. That'd be awesome!
Monday, January 6, 2020
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
BOOTY CALL (1997)
Rushon and his girlfriend, Nikki, set her best friend, Lysterine, and his best
friend, Bunz, up on a blind / double date. Problem is she’s all fancy and
likes to eat lobster tail and shit, while he’s just a busta ass hood rat with
“tarantula hair”. Being good sports, they go along on the double date
with only a minor amount of screaming and name-calling, but that all changes
with some aptly timed toe licking. Now they’re off to the Fuck Olympics! Yeah,
boi!!! That is, until Nikki’s dog gnaws on Rushon’s one and only condom. The
Fuck Olympics have been postponed and now Bunz and Rushon (and their sad
boners) have to go walking around Chinatown in the middle of the night looking
for some jimmy hats.
BOOTY CALL is a good movie. It’s dated as fook, but in an endearing way. The
humor (especially the physical stuff) is still golden. I was dying when that
dog started licking Bunz’ butthole and he said he was “cramping up”.
Goddamn, that entire scene was classic.
Quick pace, lots of great quotes, memorable characters, zero nudity,
impressive supporting cast, a couple of un-PC jokes that are better left in
the past, maybe a nod to MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL(?).
BOOTY CALL is definitely rough around the edges, but in the right state of
mind, it can be an entertaining time-waster. Recommended for sure. I’d love to
see a Part 2!
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