Recently watched movies

[sdreid]

Hi Mike,

I don't know if it quite went that far but it did become a sort of local cult classic.

What happened was the guy who owned a theater in a nearby small town, maybe 30 years ago, decided to convert it to a porn film movie house. He was arrested for that and didn't come to trial for about a year. He was stuck with a print of Crater Lake Monster for whatever reason so that movie was all that played at the theater every evening for about one year straight. He then won his case and went back to showing porn.

The VCR finally put him out of business some years later and he died of AIDS soon after.

That's a long story for me.

[Mike Covell]

It's a long story involving a porn theater and such but Crater Lake Monster sort of became our own local version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Whenever "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is shown at the theatre in Hull, there are loads of men walking around in stockings and stilletos!!!

Don't tell me you guys go around dressed as the crater lake monster?

[sdreid]

It's a long story involving a porn theater and such but Crater Lake Monster sort of became our own local version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

[Mike Covell]

Hi Stan, it's quite readily available on DVD but sadly there is no date, just yet for a Blu Ray release. Companies have to look at wether or not the Blu Ray Edtition of the movie is finacially viable.

If they think it won't sell, it won't get released!

Fingers crossed!

[sdreid]

When is Crater Lake Monster coming out on Blu-ray?

[anna]

Hi Mike,
The film you describe "Terror at Loch Ness" is the same one as I am on about,except the TV listings gave it another name "Horror at Loch Ness".
The title seems a bit odd,as it isn't set there,but I suppose they needed the Loch Ness name in it.
I have tons of info on it,as I am a Loch Ness nut.
The film about the boys on surf boards,may well have been taken from the Pensacola,Florida attack on 24th March 1962,when 5 boys decided to go scuba diving 2 miles off the coast from a sunken ship..4 got dragged under and eaten by an unknown animal species-by his description,only Edward survived,who is now a recluse and drug addict.Do you know that one?
Wish I could see the two close up films,that are stored in bank vaults.
Steve Feltham who lives on the beach at Loch Ness is a really cool sort of guy.

[Mike Covell]

Yes, the "Blair Witch" of the Loch Ness monster!!

I was sent this and was led to believe it was real, but began to twig on it was another "Ghostwatch"!! Fun film though!

[Magpie]

Have either of you seen "Incident At Loch Ness", with Werner Herzog?

Good movie!

[Mike Covell]

Hi Anna, being a big "Nessie" collector, I have the film "Terror at Loch Ness" and although the acting was terrible, it was a fun film to watch! Shame about it not being set in Loch Ness, but I would rather have that, than a film which is allegedley set in Loch Ness but with palm trees in the background.

This happened in another "Loch Ness" movie, "Beneath Loch Ness" which had kids surfing on the loch and all sorts of crazy surfer talk and dodgy scottish accents!

"Ya Cannea do that.....dude!"

The film was released in 2001 and was quickly included in cheap and nasty dvd boxsets!

The best, to date, on the subject has to be the family movie "Loch Ness" with Ted Danson. It's cheesy but I love it!

On the subject of beasties under water in lakes, I also have "Alligator 1 and 2" and "Lake Placid 1 and 2"

[anna]

Hi Mike,

Last week I watched the remake of King Kong...not bad I suppose,I liked the ape..he was sweet and I wanted to give him a cuddle...couldn't watch the end,as he always dies...which makes me cry.So I switched over just before we got to that bit.

I watched the late night movie on the Sci-fi channel, "Horror at Loch Ness".....the "Nessie's" were quite good....and ate their dinners quite effectively.
It wasn't set at Loch Ness,they found a "Nessie" in their own country...which has diddly-squat to do with the title.Anyway,
"Ye canna beat a film about a beastie"....I like beasties..bring back the dinosaurs,I say!!

Last night I watched the fabulous Sue Perkins conduct at "Proms in the Park".
I'm crazy about Classical Music..have been since very young.I loved the "Maestro"..and she was a worthy winner...although Goldie was brilliant too.Alex James of Blur was my third favourite.
Followed by "The Last Night of the Proms"....ahhhh,I was in Classical heaven.
I have always wanted to be a Promenader,and be able to conduct a real live orchestra from the front row.
ANNA.

[Mike Covell]

I have the Osbournes series 1 and 2, they are fantastic!

I heard that there is a 20th Anniversary release of Childs Play, but so far I have only seen region1! I am on the prowl for a region2!

I enjoyed the Saw movies, I have the regular cuts and directors cuts of the movies, plus a spinning circular saw boxset! I also have the 2 7" models of Amanda and John (Jigsaw), plus a 12" plush talking figure of the doll from the movie!

"So you wanna play a game?"

[Magpie]

My wonderful wife bought my a honking big stack of DVD's for my birthday

It includes The Orphanage, The Golden Compass, Candy Stripers, Saw IV, White Nights, The Song Remains the Same, Walk All Over Me, Three Pigs and a Baby, and the complete first season of the Osbournes

[Mike Covell]

"Evans Almighty" was on TV last night, I didn't mind "Bruce Almighty" so I thought I would give it a go, and it was a funny, heart warming movie.

"Lost Boys 2" was described by my friend as Dawsons Creek does Vampires! I tried to watch it but fell asleep!

[Mike Covell]

BTK has just come out over here, I will see if I can get hold of it and put a review on the "TRUE CRIME MOVIE" thread.

Lost Boys 1 and 2 also came out monday in a boxset, I will be buying a copy later today.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is awsome, as a collector I bought the three film boxset (normal editions)
Then I bought the Special Extended Cuts, with WETA Workshop models and extra bonus disks. They come in a special collectors box, and I remember the joy when they arrived!

[Shangas]

Lord of the Rings trilogy.

I think I liked it more this time I watched it 'cause there wasn't all the damn hype that went with it when it first came out.