Movie Review- Amazon Women on the Moon

I've read a lot of mixed reviews for this movie, people either love it or hate it. Personally, I'm on the fence about it. I wanted to love it, but overall it lacks the comedic punch that similar films have had. It was a pretty enjoyable movie, but I can see why so many people hate it. Amazon Women on the Moon is technically the unofficial sequel to "The Kentucky Fried Movie", but the writers are different, and therefore the humor is different, too. I'm pretty sure that's why a lot of people didn't like this movie. The subject of parody here is late-night TV, the main focus being a phony science-fiction movie supposedly from the 1950's that's being played on some local access channel.But the film strip keeps breaking, and the film cuts away to various other skits, mainly making fun of commercials. But there are a few skits in between all this, but they seem a bit out of place, since they don't take place on TV, where the rest of the movie takes place.
But on the bright side, most of the skits end up tying into each other at various points in the film, so it's not too nonsensical. The humor here is kinda dark and surreal in places, but it works given the format. The main problem here is that the script always seems to fall a bit flat towards the end of each skit, which takes away from the overall impact of the preceding jokes. All that besides, it's a pretty funny movie, nothing laugh-out-loud funny, but it's still amusing. It's worth a watch if you enjoy skit-based movies. 4.5/5

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Movie Review- The Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall is a science-fiction horror movie produced by Roger Corman. That alone should tell you what kind of movie this is. I've seen several Roger Corman movies, and this is definitely one of his better movies for sure. The premise is inventive, at least in comparison to other slasher movies. The movie, originally released as "Killbots", tells the tale of some teens who decide to have a party in the department store of a mega-mall. Unfortunately the mall's newfangled security guards, monolithic tank-type robots, come in and blow everyone up. And that's about it. But despite that, this is actually a pretty enjoyable movie. The plot gets a bit slow at times, and the runtime is unfortunately short at 77 minutes, but it's still a fun movie. The special effects are excellent given the budget, the killbots are really convincing and really well-built. The characters, while paper-thin stereotypes, are still pretty fun to watch, and the acting is fairly good given the material they had to work with. Speaking of which, the script is riddled with cliches, to the point where it strangely isn't all that annoying. The ending was a bit anticlimactic and ambiguous, but it could have been worse. There's also a fun little cameo by Dick Miller, who starred in one of Corman's earlier films, "A Bucket of Blood". The score here is the overbearing synthesizer-based music that plagues many a low-budget movie, but it isn't nearly annoying as other movies. Overall, this is a fairly good quality B-movie, it's not perfect, but it's still an enjoyable watch. Recommended for those who enjoy a good B-Movie, even if it's really campy.

Quality: 2/5
Enjoyment: 4/5

IMDB Page- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090837/

Movie Review- The Kentucky Fried Movie

Gosh, this was a funny movie. The Kentucky Fried Movie is a skit-based film, and thus is short on plot and heavy on the laughs. While the subject matter varies greatly, the main subject of parody here is 70's daytime TV and film. The movie opens up with a skit involving a morning news crew and it gets rapidly more absurd from there. After a few skits, the movie hits its main feature, a lengthy and spot-on parody of Bruce Lee movies. Aptly named "A Fistful of Yen", the skit basically follows the plot of Enter the Dragon, and the parody works to perfection. The ending was a bit unexpected, but still funny nonetheless. There are few skits afterwards, my favorite being "Zinc Oxide", an educational film gone wrong. It's worth noting that the script was written by the guys behind Airplane! and the Naked Gun movies. The humor here is slightly different from their other films, though, as The Kentucky Fried Movie relies a lot less on sight gags than their other work. It's still a funny movie, but from a different aspect. Overall, a very tasteless and funny movie, and a highly recommended watch. 5/5

IMDB Page- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/

Movie Review- Hellraiser

Hellraiser is one of the few horror movies I have ever seen that actually managed to give me the creeps. It's a very suspenseful flick that relies on character and story development over the body count, and that makes it stand out against the numerous mindless horror movies I've seen. The lighting is really dark in places, in a good way, and that just adds to the general creepiness. The storyline is very inventive and well-executed, and the dialog is decent, too. The acting, while somewhat poor, is much better than most horror movies. The cinematography is fairly decent too, which is always a bonus in my opinion. The tone is really creepy, what with the themes of sadism and torture, and it works great in this setting. The makeup effects are really top-notch and gruesome, especially the early scenes with Frank, and the Cenobites. It's definitely not a movie for the faint of heart. Overall, a very creepy and suspenseful movie; it can be a bit campy at times, but it's much better than most horror movie fare. Highly recommended, and a must-see for horror movie fans. 4.5/5

IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093177/

Movie Review- Yellow Submarine

Saying this movie is strange would be an understatement. It's absolutely bizarre. It doesn't even seem like a movie at times, more like a series of loosely connected music videos. The animation is spectacular for the 60's, and it seems a bit reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's animated segments from Monty Python's Flying Circus. It's a very aesthetically pleasing film, for sure. The script is rather loopy and nonsensical, which I normally don't like in movies, but it somehow works here. The dialog is strangely non-sequitur and witty, and sprinkled with allusions to various Beatles songs. I don't know why, but it works wonderfully. It's worth noting that the Blue Meanies are really inventive characters. They look like a cross between the Joker, Mickey Mouse, and a blue cotton ball. And somehow they come across as quite unsettling and very menacing for cartoon characters. And the soundtrack is great. The songs chosen for the film work perfectly with the narrative, and it's quite the treat to watch. Overall, a very fun and psychedelic movie, and a must-see for Beatles fans. 5/5

IMDB Page- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063823/