Hungry Eddy asks me from time to time, have you seen …….. ? My response is usually yes since I watch a ton of shit but lucky for Eddy, he might just kick my ass in the obscure entertainment department. I may have spent too many hours watching “Predator” and “Get a Life” on repeat rather than keeping tabs on the fringes of film and television entertainment.
You’ve probably watched every episode of “Touched by an Angel” or that show where “Chris Angel” pretends to do magic or that movie “City of Angels” where Nick Cage runs Meg Ryan over with a bus over and over and over again. Don’t judge lest be judged. Pussy.
A fair warning to you Hungry Eddy fans out there, Ed did NOT endorse any of the following flicks. His range when mentioning them went from interesting, to awesome to AWFUL and my suggestions on which to watch are my own. Just because a movie is a giant pile of shit DOES NOT mean it isn’t worth watching. (see: “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans”)
All of the following are available on Netflix instant.
“Head Case” was a television show that aired on “Starz” (who knew) from 2007-2009 and starred Alexandra Wentworth and Steve Landesberg. Each playing a shrink, this show is exactly what would have happened if the Dr Katz and Larry Sanders shows had banged as a surrogate favor for the “Starz” network to raise as it’s own.
Head Case is filled with celebrity (mostly rebounding or obscure) guest appearances and the humor works really well, I’m not sure how much is improvisational vs. written but it really doesn’t matter it’s funny.
The show’s first season starts out with very easy to digest 10 minute episodes which is the perfect format for shows that are completely nonsensical. I am not sure if the episodes were short due to air time, creative control or budget (my guess would be $) but as season one wraps and drifts into season two, the episodes become longer and lose a lot of their allure. The filler scenes are just not worth the extra 10-15 minutes they add and the show begins to drag.
Short or long episodes aside, this show really is awesome and will only be airing until February 28th so you had better get started on it!
Note for Netflix subscribers - All “Starz” programs will be pulled from Netflix at the end of February as their contract with Netflix is expiring and is not being renewed. The good thing is that Netflix actually seems to be gearing up to spend a lot of money on new content when this happens and the Starz content has been somewhat lackluster nyways. Honestly, some of their programs were broadcast in low definition, WTF is that? PEACE!
Mystery Team is a 2009 film that was created by the comedy group “Derrick Comedy” who were first known for their online sketch comedy videos, most “notably” BRO RAPE.
Overall, this film is not good. In fact, the first half of this movie is terrible, the characters are so annoyingly childish that it is almost unbearable to watch. The gag of the film is that as these immature teenagers get deeper and deeper in to their “mystery” with the surrounding adult world’s influence forcing itself onto them with a snowballing effect on the comedy itself. Shit, my description up to this point almost sounds like “Bro Rape” anyways, by the time this movie is ending you begin to see why these characters would have been funny, in a sequel or something else.
I do believe Derrick Comedy will produce a quality film or show at some point and when that happens everyone you know will pretend to like this film, even if it is terrible. Watch it now and you can beat them to the punch.
“I Think We’re Alone Now” is a 2008 documentary film showcasing two “Tiffany” fans in their day to day struggle.
I realize that Tiffany was either before your time or you just didn’t care (give a fuck) while her career was taking off so here is a quick summary: Tiffany was a teen pop singer who became famous in the mid 80’s by touring malls with a cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now” which was originally performed in 67 by Tommy James and the Shondells and yes they have a better version even though it’s a terrible song.
The good news is that this film has almost nothing to do with Tiffany but everything to do with her fans and if you think you would have to be crazy to be an adult fan of someone who toured malls for kids 30 years ago, well, that’s the whole point. This film is INCREDIBLE.
“Best Worst Movie” is a 2009 documentary about the cast and director of “Troll 2” who got together to make a movie in 1986 that turned out to be a total pile of shit.
Best Worst Movie is Michael Stephenson’s (the child star of Troll 2, director of BWM) attempt at regrouping these same people to tell their story of making a terrible movie like Troll 2 and in the process creates an excellent documentary of his own.
This documentary has it all and dishing out any more information about this film than that would be a total spoiler so just watch it!
“Troll 2” 1986 is an awful film directed by Claudio Fragasso and stars Michael Stephenson and George Hardy.
Obviously this film is terrible. while Best Worst Movie enjoys 95% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, Troll 2 maintains a solid 0%.
Since it is terrible, the only way to watch this film is to gather all of your friends to the living room of whoever has the best television/living room set. If you drink, drink. If you smoke pot, get high. If you partake in psychedelic drugs, eat them up. If you do heroin or crack or meth or any of that other shit, skip the flick and go directly to rehab (you owe it to yourself). Put out a nice spread with a decent variety of veggies and dip, hors d’oeuvres, chips or what have you, dim the lights, and get ready to laugh at this film. Do not be shy about being a little rowdy or talking during this one, it will not detract from the movie at all, it will only enhance the overall experience.
