This is one deadly Cobra

Cobra (George P. Cosmatos,1986)


Sylvester Stallone, a cult of serial killers, a sidekick named Gonzalez. This is one amazing film. Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti (Stallone) is on the hunt to track down the insane criminals that are committing random acts of violence. Cobra then meets up with a witness who quickly becomes the new target of the mass murderers. He has to take her to a safe house and make sure she gets out alive because she is the only person who has gotten a glimpse of who might be running this "cult" of criminals.

The film sounds like a throw away plot and it actually is but what this film contains is just a truly great action film that also ventures into a bit of horror. Stallone was also the writer of this film and you can tell he loved writing every single second of it. He knew he was writing an all out action film but knew that he can also throw in some character for Marion Cobretti which is a relief to most of the action films coming out around this time. Cobretti isn't a bad ass at all, he made himself out to be a bad ass. His birth name is "Marion" and he thought it wasn't manly enough so he changed it to "Cobra". It's just great to see a character that seems real while still blowing things up, setting people on fire and shooting women. Cobretti is awkward with women and tells horrible jokes. He is a cop with a heart that cares for the people he's protecting but to bad because that heart is laced with barbed wire. One false move and this man will kill you five times over.

The film is non stop action from beginning to end. It has an amazing car chase at the mid point of the film. A great all out attack scene schemed out by the cult on Cobra, the witness and his partner Gonzalez. A climax that will leave you shocked from how much action you just received in the amount of time and a line about Gummy Bears.

I've always been a Stallone fan, I'll watch anything he's in. I grew up with this guy, i even own "Eye see you". Come on, how many of you can actually say you even heard about that movie. Stallone does a great job with this character and the action scenes are amazing like I've said before.

I'm going to have to go out and actually say this is my favorite Stallone film. For me it beats out Rambo, i can see why people would favor Rambo over Cobra but for me this is just a better film. People would be turned off by this film because of the "cheesy" soundtrack and type of wardrobe some of the characters have while Rambo is all decked out in camouflage and has a score instead of songs with that would also fit on the "Flashdance" soundtrack. Please don't let that take away from the film, it's actually really cool to see that preserved in a film like this.

Grade A

Paul Naschy doing it VooDoo Style

Vengeance of the Zombies (Leon Klimovsky,1972)


Paul Naschy, I officially love you. In this magnificent film we get Paul Naschy as three characters, Krisna, Kantaka and a Demon. All of which he does an amazing job. Just to give you an idea what your in for, we have someone on the loose raising the dead with the help of his Voodoo powers. Yes, we got screams, chills and lots of blood.

Mr.Naschy is quickly becoming one of my favorite horror actors. He is the perfect fit for horror, someone that takes his acting seriously while it still looks like he is having fun. He is the Hispanic version of Vincent Price. This man literally gives life to his projects. Every frame that he's in he is always commanding the scene. It's just wonderful to see an actor so dedicated to his craft no matter how insane some plots are. Without Naschy these would just be good films but he makes them great.


This is my second film starring Paul Naschy and i have another one right here next to me. I simply can't wait to see what else this guy has. One thing that i mentioned before in my write up of the first Naschy film that i saw "The night of the werewolf", is that he has the best credit sequences. This film is no exception, it has probably my favorite end credit sequence of all time. Great music going to all these images, a funky bass line that drives all of them. Just tons of fun from beginning to end and a few creep outs here and there.

One last thing about this film, my friend warned me about films that contain actual animal cruelty. This film has a chicken getting it's head cut off. I read about it at some message boards about this film and i thought i was going to be disgusted when i would see it. Well when it came around i just brushed it off. I don't think I've ever been offended by anything or disgusted so it didn't phase me. The way i see it is if they eat the chicken after production wraps, it's all gravy. So if you get offended by that kind of thing just fast forward it. An animal being killed shouldn't stop you from watching a damn good film.

Grade A-

Great Day

Today was just a blast. Really calming day, nothing bad happened just an all around great day. Two of the main highlights of the day were the hilarious "Knocked Up" that i finally checked out and the other one i'll get to in a bit.

Knocked up is just one of those films that leaves you talking about how funny it was hours after leaving the theater, even days. The characters are so loveable and seem so damn real it's insane. I feel like these guys are my friends and i can talk to them. Not to many films these days can do that especially to a group of people like film lovers and film buffs. We get all the cinema in jokes, we get all the obscure music references. It's just wonderful to be a apart of that. Also another thing is that the regular movie going audience can love it also. The jokes are just perfect for any type of audience. A great comedy. Loved every second of it.

Now, for the second thing that just really made my day. Well it looks like i got myself a coffee maker. Not just a regular one, a Mr. Coffee Maker. Talk about making the perfect blend of coffee in the morning. Such an amazing feeling to just make yourself a cup instead of going out somewhere and wasting tons of money. I love Mr. Coffee. He treats me right. He is the fucken shit.

Here is a picture of My Mr. Coffee Maker.


Mr. Coffee is pretty bad ass and if that picture didn't make you think the same well feast your eyes on how Bad ass Mr. Coffee is now.


Yes, that is a picture of Mr. Coffee with "Hard Times" and "Roadhouse". So, now do you think Mr. coffee is one bad ass dude? I do.

Mr. Coffee Grade-A++

Steven Seagal vs William Forsythe

Out for Justice (John Flynne,1991)



Out for justice is a great name but Steven Seagal vs William Forsythe would have been better. That is basically the film and trust me, it's amazing. This is also a John Flynn film and also is what most people say is Seagal's best performance. I would have to agree, i was raised on Seagal. My dad being one of the biggest Seagal fans ever, honest to god. I know i have seen this film before but i just didn't remember it.


Forsythe is the biggest drug addict you've ever seen and his come downs consist of kicking ass. He kills anyone, dads in front of there kids, people driving by, anyone. This guy literally walks down the street and just starts shooting just because he's bad ass. This is one of the best villains in history. He also looks Hitler but a fat version and less gay. So, who comes to our call for help? Steven Seagal, the only person that can take care of a drug loving trigger happy Hitler look alike. I forgot how much i used to love this guy's movies when i was younger.

Seagal's acting ranges from good guy that breaks the rules to good guy that shoots people's legs off. There is no time for character in a Steven Seagal movie. We get a cop that has to deal with something. That's it and that's all i need to have a fun time. I lost myself in this film, i honestly did. There is no character, no original story just great action scenes. I absolutely loved this film, everything from Forsythe hitting the pipe to a montage of Steven Seagal and his puppy set to Beastie boys music. Turn your brain off and have a good time.

Grade A-

Please release this on DVD

Defiance (John Flynn,1980)


Defiance is a film that deserves to be on DVD. It was made in 1980 from Director John Flynn. The film has a good cast that is just having a blast acting in this film. Jan Michael Vincent is amazing as the new guy in town with his one million dollar smile and deadly fists. Danny Aiello was hilarious and awkward as an old guy that wants to take his town back from the Souls which are a group of thugs. The leader of the Souls is Angel Cruz played by Rudy Ramos who does a great job as well. It's hard to pull off a gangster that looks like prince but he does it.

On top of the surface this is just a slow building action movie. There is hardly any ass kicking in the beginning, it slowly builds to a damn good climax that takes place between new work apartments. When really paying attention to this film we get something fresh, we get characters that are suppose to be a great hero and a hardcore villain yet they aren't. They are absolutely afraid of each other. Jan Michael Vincent's character "Tommy" doesn't want to go head up with "Angel Cruz". This isn't Tommy's town and he doesn't want to have apart of it. Angel Cruz is also a very weak thug, we see this in a scene with an older man that goes to receive money from the gang leader. The old man begins to tell him that he could have actually done something with his life but yet he wasted it. Angel Cruz then takes a deep breath and gets a bit frightened of the words that the old man said. It's really subtle but wonderful when you catch it.

I had tons of fun with this film, the jokes hold up perfectly and the chemistry between the actors seem real no matter how far fetched there wardrobe is. Who would have thought that Jerry Bruckheimer could do something this good? Yeah, he produced it...i was also shocked.

The last thing i want to say about this film is that it has the greatest character of all time. The character is "Whacko" played by Lenny Montana. Whacko is a champion boxer turned retard. Best Character Ever.

Grade B+

Scarface

The other day, i had my first viewing of "Scarface" by Howard Hawks. I'm not going into detail with this one because it's a classic and there is so much stuff written about it. I absolutely loved the film. Paul Muni was amazing and great directing by Mr.Hawks. Just a classic in every sense of the word. I will say one thing though, I'll have "The Public Enemy" over any gangster film any day.

...Wow...

Deep Red (Dario Argento,1975)



I didn't know what this film was about. I saw "Dario Argento" and i thought to myself, well I'm getting into fulci so i might as well check out Argento. Deep Red is considered masterpiece by many people and everyone who has seen it love it. I had no idea that this film had a following, i just thought the cover looked pretty cool and it was directed by Argento. Was i glad to buy this film.

A jazz pianist witnesses a murder and is going to get to the bottom of it. That's the basic premise but the way Argento went with it is just great. This could have been a simple slasher/thriller type of film but instead we get a well rounded film with actual characters. We don't wait to see them die or want the "cool" guy to live. We want all these people to end up out of this alright because they are normal people. There is no loser chick, Smart detective, Suave dude, we get real people in a real situation.


The music is absolutely fantastic and is provided by "The Goblins" from which most of you know from "Dawn of the dead" which they also did music for. One thing that i can't stress enough is the amazing direction in this film. Everything from the actors to the camera work. Especially the camera work, it's just amazing and something that we haven't seen in a long long time. If you want to be surprised then watch Deep Red. It's just amazing.

It might seem like im just giving all these crazy grindhouse 70's horror films all "A+'s" but after you see them, you'll know why.

Grade A+