More movie review than you could possibly want or need:

Since I've decided to slack off today, I thought I'd check out this movie which psychswitch was kind enough to loan me. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082966/

It is Fulci's House by the Cemetary (1981). Like most Italian horror, it had one of those soundtracks where you'd swear you've heard all the music before. This being a Fulci film, however, said music was not all done by Goblin. Ha ha ha.

This film had a lot of my standard problems with italian horror: Little or no attention is paid to the actors by the directors. This means that the acting generally sucks, and the tempo within a scene is sporadic at best. Subpar gore effects, although it *was* 1981, when everyone wanted gore, but only Savini knew how to do it right.
Flat characters and insipid character names bothered me no end. I mean, a villian named Doctor Fruedstien? Only Rob Zombie has managed to come up with a more lame villian name.

Argento has trained me to expect innovative camera work from these small horror films from Italy. I'm assuming Fulci did not get the memo. I counted no less than 15 close up shots of a persons eyes, many of which occurred at times utterly devoid of drama or suspense.

It's not all bad, of course. Fans of gratuitous violence will not be disappointed, nor will fans of uneccessary breast/nipple shots (including a totally gross naked carved up torso complete with erect nipples), nor misogynists everywhere. Did I mention some of the awesome violence? Awesome!
This film appeared to have borrowed a lot from Kubricks The Shinning, right down to the lead kids haircut. He has an imaginary girlfriend who warns him about the evil in the house and Scatman Crothers appears as...okay, that didn't really happen. Anyway, if you have an evening to kill, why the hell not see this film. It'll be more entertaining than pretty much anything on network TV.

Bob says:

Slack is love.

I really think that will be the last of those I post.
But I felt it was not only a day for slack, but for Bob and subgeniuses in general.

I go back to work tomorrow, then onto a whirlwind of work, doctors and other assorted appointments which must be kept, contantly making demands of my time. Stupid demands...

Yesterday was the birthdays of both my old boyfriend Schmave, and my Hot Hot Boss. Schmave is turning 36, while HHB is...wait, he's 36 as well. Far out!

Dreaded Dread of Dreadfulness...

It is rare that I dread going to work. My desk is comfy, my Boss is Hot Hot, my job is relatively easy, though annoying at times simply because the public is at large. But I have to tell you that this is the third (3rd) week in a orw that out newpaper listings have differed dramatically from what we are playing. People are getting pissed at us, and rightly so. And there is very little that we can do about it.

Two weeks ago, we were supposed to get Butterfly Effect. We didn't, but the papers listed us as having it. So lots of people came in and yelled at us for not having it. Then last week, it was listed again, plus it was not listed that we had Monster, so it did very poorly numbers wise. This week, we were supposed to get Dreamers, which is the new Michael Pitt film. Not only are we nto getting it, but the papers say we are. And tonight when i went in to work, i had to deal with crowds for 2 cancelled films (advirtised as last chance veiwings) and a special screener with the wrong time printed on the invitation.

I tell you, I want to rip my fucking hair out.
And when I want to go complain to HHB, he looks so utterly forlorn that I can't even mention my petty problems to him. Luckily, there are many more co-workers I can complain to.

In other news, I'm going to try and put together a care package for my freind sotik currently stationed in Kuwait. if you are interested in donating stuff or money for postage, do let me know. Here's the link of stuff he is wanting:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/sotik/312330.html?mode=reply

Verbosity?

How do you pronounce these words:

C O U P O N : Koo-pon or Kyew-pon?

C U M I N : Kyew-min or Koo-min?

B A S I L : Bazz-zil or Baze-zill or Bah-zill?

I won't even get into the whole caramel/carmel thing. The last time I tried to have that discussion, I swear a fight almost broke out.

I'm highly stoked to see The Passions of the Christ, especially now that I hear The Ponitff has some kind of problem with it. Anyone know what all the fuss is about?

I remember going to see Last Temptation of Christ at the movies when I was still a smart alecky kid. There were reporters and protesters there, whom I just had to talk to. I remember that the protesters had not seen the film, and that the reporters had to keep a certain distance fromt he doors of the theatres, and there were cops there making sure they did. As a kid, I found that way far fascinating!

Of course the film itself is going to be fabulous and brutal. I'm surprised that the Christians are so excited when its' going to be so violent. I am kinda bummed that they put subtitles in. What kind of person needs the last 12 hours of Jesus' life narrated for them when they are seeing it on the screen?!? Anyway, I can't wait!