A week ago I went to the Netherlands for a few days and as always I combined this wonderful trip (thanks to Denis, Tanja, Marc and Frantz for the great time) with upgrading my DVD collection. Buying movies during my vacation has become something like a ritual and I always want to profit from the …
Category Archives: Movies
Brutal Relax
When I organize a typical (el) gore/horror movie night I usually start with the amazing Staplerfahrer Klaus in order to create the right atmosphere from the beginning. Since a few weeks this classic short found its coequal “opponent” called Brutal Relax. In the same way as the movie title does not make any sense, the …
Ex-Drummer
We have all had the same experience before: a movie that gets hyped up so much by your friends that it can only end up being a huge disappointment. Stories of people getting sick while watching the movie and other highly exaggerated stories that have tempted us to go and see movies time and time …
Kyūketsu Shōjo tai Shōjo Furanken aka Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
After the really great Tokyo Gore Police in 2008, Yoshihiro Nishimura one year later decided, together with Naoyuki Tomomatsu, to direct a new movie: Kyūketsu Shōjo tai Shōjo Furanken aka Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl. In the beginning there are already two hints at which direction the movie will take. First of all, there is …
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Manos: The Hands of Fate
Before I start I have to point something out: Manos: The Hands of Fate is NOT the worst movie ever (this one it shall be). But it is pretty nasty too and I completely understand why it is recognized as one of the worst ever. I highly doubt that anyone involved in this movie knew …
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
I am pretty sure that, even if you aren’t into short “horror” movies, you probably know the one I am going to write about today. Although the flick is from 2008, I still remember that I got into it pretty late and I think it was Eric (again?) who showed it to me maybe 2 …
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Braindead
One word: Perfection!
Piratenmassaker
A week ago, Eric borrowed me his original Red Edition DVD of Jochen Taubert’s Piratenmassaker. I have absolutely no idea how he managed to get his hands on this piece of shit. Piratenmassaker is the first movie ever which I turned off after half an hour because I feel personal defense. It is an impudence …
Batoru rowaiaru (Battle Royale)
2 weeks ago I went to Turku/Finland to participate in a workshop which dealt with the very important and imminent subject of youth unemployment, its social-economical outcome, the vast variety of causes and the different possibilities of prevention. It was great to see how other countries (try to) tackle this subject and to discuss different …
Haze
Today it is rather difficult to find a movie which scares the shit out of people and leaves them with an unease and uncomfortable feeling. Even most of my favorite modern horror flicks aren’t able to bring up these “mal à l’aise” feelings I felt so often while I was watching scary stuff as a …