"KEEP BUSTIN'."

Posts Tagged ‘Deborah Raffin’

Grizzly II: Revenge

Monday, August 7th, 2023

Last week we discussed GET CRAZY, a movie about a bunch of bands putting on a concert that was just barely released in August of ’83. Today we’re going to take a look at a 1983 film also about a bunch of bands putting on a concert, but this one wasn’t released at all until 2020, because it was never finished. Technically the thing they released is considered finished, but I’d dispute that description.

GRIZZLY II: REVENGE is officially the sequel to William Girdler’s GRIZZLY (1976). Over the years I’ve stumbled across it occasionally on IMDb when looking up various filmographies – I believe it used to be listed as GRIZZLY II: THE CONCERT and GRIZZLY II: THE PREDATOR – but it said the production fell apart before they finished filming. Little did I know there was an executive producer out there still determined to release it. (read the rest of this shit…)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reviews, Horror, Music | 10 Comments »

Scanners II: The New Order

Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

[Joy Division joke not provided]

Let it be known that I am a critic who can find a reason to review SCANNERS II: THE NEW ORDER twice. I didn’t know this about myself until I was doing this Summer of ’91 retrospective and realizing how important part 2s were to the season. This came out direct-to-video on June 28, 1991. So here we are.

(I first reviewed it in 2010, in a series where I also looked at SCANNERS, SCANNERS III: THE TAKEOVER, SCANNER COP and SCANNERS: THE SHOWDOWN. In those days the sequels were only on VHS.)

Of the sequels we’ve looked at so far I suppose the sequelization approach of SCANNERS II is closest to HOWLING VI: THE FREAKS – a story about a new set of characters set in the same world, where people are secretly telepathic rather than lycanthropic. But it’s different in that two of the characters are eventually revealed to be the children of part I’s protagonist. (Unlike MANNEQUIN: ON THE MOVE we have no returning actors.) (read the rest of this shit…)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Reviews, Science Fiction and Space Shit | 11 Comments »

  • Hey bud, thanks for reading.

    Don't feel obligated, but here are some

  • WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE SHIT OUT OF VERN & OUTLAWVERN.COM

    if that's your thing:

  • 1. Patreon

    Toss me a couple bucks a month, support the good shit, also get access to a bunch of exclusive writing. This is my primary source of writing money that has allowed me to cut down to part time at the day job. Thank you!

  • 2. Buy my books from your local bookseller or somebody

    click here for my Amazon author page

    (NOTE: My ten year contract has passed on the Titan books, so I don't get residuals on them like I do WORM ON A HOOK and NIKETOWN, but I would love for you to read them because I'm proud of them)

    EXTRA CREDIT: Review them on Amazon! That would really help me out. Unless you didn't like them, in which case forget I said anything.

  • 3. If you ever buy from Amazon, go through my links or search engines



    (you pay the same amount you were gonna pay anyway they cut me a little slice)

  • I also have an Amazon UK one:

    (I can't get the search box widget to work anymore, so click on MOONWALKER and then search for what you want.)

  • 4. My exciting line of fashion and leisure products

    (I get a couple bucks per item, you get a cool t-shirt, mug or lifestyle item)

  • 5. Spread the word

    Tell your friends about my reviews and my books and everything. Only cool people though please, we don't need a bunch of suckers and/or chumps around here.

    THANKS EVERYBODY. YOUR FRIEND, VERN

    * * * *

  • Recent commentary and jibber-jabber

    • Rodrigo Citon on Abigail: “Coincidentally, this is the third movie I’ve watched in the last week or so with cinematographer Aaron Morton (this, NO…” Apr 23, 08:38
    • Dreadguacamole on Abigail: “I didn’t really like this one – the dialog just didn’t work for me at all, especially the humour. Bummer,…” Apr 23, 08:15
    • jojo on Abigail: “i.e. The Psycho poster didn’t depict : SPOILER FOR THE MOVIE “PSYCHO” Anthony Perkins in drag standing over Janet Leigh’s…” Apr 23, 07:44
    • jojo on Abigail: “it kinda seems like it was designed without considering how it would have to be advertised. In order to explain…” Apr 23, 07:35
    • grimgrinningchris on The Voyeurs: “Also, I wonder if naming dude Sebastian (Seb) was a reference to Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions/Dangerous Liasons etc… I…” Apr 22, 20:33
    • grimgrinningchris on The Voyeurs: “That’s rad, Vern! Yeah, I’ve got it put into at least 10 friends queues from my recommendations so far… we’ll…” Apr 22, 17:22
    • Glaive Robber on Five Fingers For Marseilles: “Cool find! Indeed, this looks visually gorgeous, and I could tell from “Love And Monsters” that this guy had chops.” Apr 22, 13:32
    • VERN on The Voyeurs: “If you don’t mind let’s agree to disagree with JoJo on the intimacy coordinator thing. I think we’ve argued that…” Apr 21, 18:23
    • Glaive Robber on Road House (2024): “https://lwlies.com/articles/road-house-remake-original/ Pretty enjoyable article comparing the original to the remake.” Apr 21, 17:31
    • grimgrinningchris on The Voyeurs: “The point, JoJo that as so many others, including Vern, have pointed out is that if there are stunt coordinators,…” Apr 21, 16:12
    • Muh on Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire: “I might have been interested in this although it seems visually kind of okay but probably boring…was waiting for this…” Apr 20, 15:32
    • Muh on Drive-Away Dolls: “I haven’t had the chance to see it but Love Lies Bleeding looks like the good version of this story.” Apr 20, 15:26
    • Muh on Drive-Away Dolls: “Y’all here seem to generally like this one more than me…I thought this was TERRIBLE, the kind of awful movie…” Apr 20, 15:23
    • Timo on Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire: “I still havent seen this one because I’m waiting for the director’s cut, but I’ve seen all the other Zach…” Apr 20, 05:24
    • Adam C aka TaumpyTearrs on Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire: “Like some others, I am waiting on the director’s cuts. Batman v Superman was a mess either way, but at…” Apr 20, 00:14

  • VERN’S “I RECOMMEND THE SHIT OUT OF THIS PRODUCT” CORNER:

  • Recent Commented on Posts

  • Most Comments