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Octohorror movie #11!

Octohorror movie #4!

Today's random movie!

As the mourning for Superman continues, four very different beings emerge, each claiming to be the real Superman reborn. When a new threat to Earth banishes the Justice League to another dimension, it's up to the one true Superman to once again save humanity.

This follow-up to The Death of Superman again has crisp animation and great voice artists. It strays slightly from the comic arc it was based on, but for pacing reasons, I think that was a necessity. I'm glad I found this one out in the wild! 🦂🦂🦂

When a robot duplicate of King Kong fails at digging in the North Pole for the radioactive Element X, the nefarious Dr. Who captures the true Kong to do the deed. Kong escapes, however, and is pursued by the robot, culminating in an epic battle on Tokyo Tower.

This is one of those so bad it's good movies, but at least the costumes don't make it look like men in rubber suits in this outing. However, the influence of producers Rankin-Bass is very evident as Kong strongly resembles The Bumble (Bumbles bounce!) from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (another Rankin-Bass project). 🦂🦂

The exploits and (mis)adventures of the 4077th MASH (mobile Army surgical hospital) unit during the Korean War.

At the time (1972-1983), this was the longest running episodic TV show ever, and the finale still stands as the most watched episode of a television series. Tackling the woes of war, racism, military politics, surgery, relationships and corrupt soldiers and officers, albeit all through a 70s and 80s viewpoint. Ironically, this show lasted longer than the war it depicted, however if you watched one episode a day, it wouldn't take up a whole year. One of the most popular TV shows ever made, it is full of warmth and sadness. 🦂🦂🦂🦂¼

When Godzilla emerges from an iceberg and heads toward Japan, a Japanese pharmaceutical company sends scouts out to find another monster to battle the "thunder lizard". And they find one in the form of King Kong, in the first cinematic meeting of the two behemoths.

This is the U.S. version, which was edited from the Japanese release, adding a news report subplot and eliminating the comedic elements of the original. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the changes, along with the effects and creature costumes of the time, make it an even more ridiculously laughable affair than if the U.S. had left it as a straight comedy. What should have been an epic battle turns into two men in rubber suits having a wrestling match. 🦂🦂¼

TW: Incest, r@pe

A young woman who was the victim of an incestuous r@pe runs away from home and years later plans to marry. But the family she ran from finds her and turns her wedding blood red.

It's below average, with subpar effects, but strangely, it's still entertaining. However, the talents of Richard Lynch are severely wasted here, as he only appears in the final few minutes of the movie. I guess this is worthy of a watch if you're bored and need a laugh. 🦂🦂

A dozen people are invited to an abandoned house for a party they won't forget filled with m*rder and mayhem as a long deceased magician exacts his revenge on the decendants of those that wronged him.

An absolute sloppy mess of a horror movie with zero direction, a nonsensical plot and totally annoying characters who do nothing but argue and scream throughout the whole movie. The best thing I can say about this movie is that it was in widescreen. 🦂¼

A compilation of interviews with Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Scorpions, Yngwie Malmsteen, Judas Priest, Dio, Doro and Queensryche with music video clips peppered in.

Reading the back of this DVD, I was expecting the interviews with 2-3 full music videos included, but unfortunately that's not the case. Instead you get a select discography, a brief biography that has some wrong information and a couple trivia questions for each artist featured.

I was interested in trying to find the rest of the volumes, but after watching this one, not so much. Disappointing! 🦂¾

An ex mercenary (Michael Paré) is summoned home by his sister after his ex girlfriend is kidnapped by a motorcycle gang.

The preamble reads, "Another time, another place", which is accurate, since no specific timeline is given, but it has a 1950s look and dialogue with a 1980s flare. Walter Hill has directed some real bangers (The Warriors and 48 Hours), but this is not one of them. It was edited down severely to garner a PG rating, which hurt it, in my opinion. It comes off as a mix of West Side Story and The Warriors, with some rock n' roll thrown in. The cast is good, especially Willem Dafoe playing the leader of the motorcycle gang, delightfully eating up his scenes as always. Notably absent, though, were Hill regulars James Remar and David Patrick Kelly. I was impressed (and surprised) that a DVD of a movie this old got a 5.1 treatment. Worth a watch, but I'll stick to other Walter Hill movies. 🦂🦂½

Released from prison after 14 years, vicious psycho Max Cady (Robert De Niro) wages a personal vendetta against his defense attorney (Nick Nolte) for hiding evidence that might possibly have exonerated him.

A taut thriller directed by Martin Scorcese (he DOES do more than gangster movies! lol) with some amazing camera angles. This one keeps you guessing, as you never really know where Cady will show up, or what he is capable of if given a chance. Remake of a 1962 movie and remade as a 10-episode miniseries this year. All were based on the novel "The Executioners".

🦂🦂🦂¾

A boy who has been kidnapped by a witch to serve him as dinner stalls her with three stories from her favorite book.

"Lot 249", about a mummy resurrected to exact revenge for a nerdy college student.

"Cat From Hell", about a hitman trying to eradicate a homicidal house cat.

And "Lover's Vow", about a down on his luck artist who is spared death from a gargoyle in exchange for a promise of silence.

This anthology horror movie is great, with incredible stories (Lot 249 is the weakest, but all are solid), a neat wraparound and a purposely campy feel.

Based on the TV show of the same name. If you enjoy anthology horror, I highly recommend this one! 🦂🦂🦂½

Former LAPD officer Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger), wrongfully imprisoned for firing on unarmed civilians, gets thrust into the hottest gameshow of 2019, The Running Man, and attempts to make it through 4 zones for a chance at freedom. The catch is that each zone has at least one audience chosen "stalker" to ensure he doesn't make it out of the zone alive.

It's part Commando, pro wrestling, American Gladiators and Deathrow Gameshow. In 1987, this movie was probably fairly fresh and exciting. Seeing it for the first time in 2026, though, it's just kind of eh. It IS enjoyable. Just not one of those movies that I'm going to run to rewatch every year. Loosely adapted from a Richard Bachman (Stephen King) novel. 🦂🦂🦂½

A standards and safety inspector (George Segal) is thrust into a race against time by an extortionist (Timothy Bottoms) targeting amusement parks.

It's a good movie, showcasing some interesting camera work.

No fancy special effects in this one, as it's all intellectual with how Bottoms is a step ahead of the authorities and Segal smartly figures out the final play. One of a few movies to implement Sensurround in theaters. 🦂🦂🦂½

A standards and safety inspector (George Segal) is thrust into a race against time by an extortionist (Timothy Bottoms) targeting amusement parks.

It's a good movie, showcasing some interesting camera work.

No fancy special effects in this one, as it's all intellectual with how Bottoms is a step ahead of the authorities and Segal smartly figures out the final play. One of a few movies to implement Sensurround in theaters. 🦂🦂🦂½

A mostly (proabably about 80%) fictionalized account of the disaster befalling the airship Hindenburg in 1937.

Leaning entirely on the sabotage theory, this movie is as slow moving as the doomed airship itself. Unfortunately, the tremendous cast couldn't keep this one afloat.

Two good things, though, were the final few minutes being filmed in black & white, allowing actual newsreel footage to be spliced in and the audio of WLS correspondent Herbert Morrison's account of the disaster closing the movie. 🦂🦂½

A mostly (proabably about 80%) fictionalized account of the disaster befalling the airship Hindenburg in 1937.

Leaning entirely on the sabotage theory, this movie is as slow moving as the doomed airship itself. Unfortunately, the tremendous cast couldn't keep this one afloat.

Two good things, though, were the final few minutes being filmed in black & white, allowing actual newsreel footage to be spliced in and the audio of WLS correspondent Herbert Morrison's account of the disaster closing the movie. 🦂🦂½

Chicago airport general manager Mel Bakersfield (Burt Lancaster) is having a really bad day. His marriage is crumbling, there's a bad snowstorm in the area, a plane is stuck in the snow across one of the runways and on a flight to Rome, not only is there an elderly stowaway but also a man with a bomb.

Called the granddaddy of disaster movies, this spawned 3 sequels. Lancaster is pretty stoic and lacks emotion in his role, but otherwise this was pretty well done. The elderly stowaway is a hoot! 🦂🦂🦂½

Chicago airport general manager Mel Bakersfield (Burt Lancaster) is having a really bad day. His marriage is crumbling, there's a bad snowstorm in the area, a plane is stuck in the snow across one of the runways and on a flight to Rome, not only is there an elderly stowaway but also a man with a bomb.

Called the granddaddy of disaster movies, this spawned 3 sequels. Lancaster is pretty stoic and lacks emotion in his role, but otherwise this was pretty well done. The elderly stowaway is a hoot! 🦂🦂🦂½