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The Bride Wore Blood (2006)
The Bride Wore Blood is a top-notch microcinema film!
Bluebox's modern day Western called The Bride Wore Blood, co-written and co-directed by co-founders Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, follows the exploits of a modern day hired-gun-with-a-conscience, played effectively by Travis Shepherd. Shepherd is hired to protect a man's soon-to-be bride when things go horribly wrong. Drawn to follow the facts of her death to its ultimate conclusion, Shepherd finds a weaving story of deceit and mistrust make up the driving forces behind his failure to protect the bride.
The film clocks in at 60 minutes and is segmented into four "acts" which twist the story from one unexpected path to the next. All of the cinematic elements are top notch, from the music to the cinematography, to the acting to the directing. The writing is crisp and the camera movements create a wonderful, consistent style of the piece. This is excellent microcinema film making from two very talented guys.
DEFCON-4 (1985)
No Spoons?
I always find it funny in these 80's post apocalyptic films that people can create makeshift bombs, build shelters, but can't fashion a spoon with which to eat! And the poster is completely misleading. Cool, sure. But neither the astronaut nor the ship resemble either of them actually used in the film... one could only hope.
I saw this film when it first came out and the disappointment of my memory holds up today. Fortunately, I watched this for "free" as part of my Netflix membership with the Watch Now option. At least I could fast forward through the bad parts, which was once they got back to earth.
If you like bad movies, you'll love this one.
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
A hunt for hidden treasure while fending off the bad Germans.
I loved this film because it is so bad... but I think it tries to be. It's very tongue and cheek. The effects are bad, the acting is humorous, however some of the locations are great and the soundtrack is tremendous. Every time I see it on television I am strangely drawn to it... like a car accident on the side of the road. It's so bad you can't help but look. At least it doesn't take itself seriously.
El tesoro de las cuatro coronas (1983)
3D flick of people trying to get wanted gems
A bad movie with cheap 3D tricks (a spear in your face, looking at a rope hanging down). Now, I saw this when it originally came out, but I seem to remember that there were only three crowns. I guess they were hoping for a sequel. In any event, I could be wrong since it's been so long since I sat through this very thin, bad film.