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Now, before you scroll down, be prepared to watch all of this. It’s damn near 70 minutes long. Give yourself some time and set apart what ever you are doing and sit and watch this. Don’t just have it on in the background. While the monologue/review is flipping fantastic, its the editing that truly brings out the magic in this piece. From the horrible way the characters are maintained to the shit-tacular display of story telling, this might just be the greatest review of all time.

Just be sure to watch it all.

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Where is the DVD of this? I would buy it before I bought Episode I.

With the Film Munkey show on winter hiatus we decided to do more alternative stuffs… one of them being a group podcast. Recorded last week, and finally cut together, we posted it online today.

Simply go to the top of this page and click on Podcasts and under that page there will be a link to download the Film Munkey Podcast episode 01. It’s a tad longer than we expected, but it’s our first one.

Or for you lazy people who don’t wanna see the cute photo of the kid on the microphone, click here…

I know this is older news, but it seems that there is a rumor floating around that Tarantino might be connected to a remake of Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!  The 1960s exploitation, women-empowering cinema has been harked as a cult classic and JunkFilm’s Splendid Trash of the Week.  This is an award we just made up but we find it fitting.

The kicker?  Supposedly he has tied adult film actress, Tera Patrick, and magazine sleaze, Britney Spears, as the main roles.  Hmmm.  Might not be all that bad.  Know you’re making a shit film, hire shit actors, make a cult classic. Love it.

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Speaking of Tarantino, IMDB.com has listed a 2014 release of Kill Bill Vol. 3.

Hmmmm, this has piqued my interest.

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Also, speaking of movies coming out in the future… I am working on a PodCast with FlipMode and Moniker from the Film Munkey crew this weekend after Thanksgiving and we will be discussing some news topics and movies we are looking forward to in 2010. I would love to hear from you guys what you are looking forward to in the next year, film wise. Let me hear it!

Michael Bay, the guy who fails at everything he touches, has promised to make Megan Fox a more substantial part in Transformers 3, and, get this, NOT kill her off.

Sigh…

While anything Bay has done can hardly be considered “substantial” the mere thought of that vacuous void of vindictive vanity having more screen time makes my skin crawl from the inside out. Let alone the idea of a 3rd Transformers movie infecting the theaters and minds of the pleebable audiences that mildly even enjoyed the idea of a sequel to the first live action…

And while we’re on this topic: Michael Bay’s Transformers movie is NOT FUCKING CALLED “Transformers The Movie.” That title is reserved for the 1980s animated film. Get it the fuck right or shut your fucking hole.

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Avatar, set to be released on December 10th, that, mind you, is about half a month away, still has 30 minutes of film not yet completed. Don’t panick, it’s CGI work that is being tweaked, but still, 3 weeks to debut and the movie isn’t wrapped? That’s tension!

If you have had the pleasure, or in my case, absolute horror, to see the Direct TV ad where they reincarnated Chris Farley in his comedic legendary role of Tommy Boy then the video at the bottom will be hilarious and well designed. If you haven’t had the displeasure yet, check this out:

Now that your day is thoroughly ruined, here are three movie movie icons that have been brought back.

Its been a loooong time coming.  I have, as I am sure you have as well, been reading A LOT about this movie. They have been letting as little as possible of info out as they can and still keep us really engaged. Finally, it looks like there is not only a release date for the long-time-in-the-making film, but now there is a trailer. Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn’t allow embedding, so follow this link to Yahoo to watch the trailer in HD.

#31 has finally came! 31 day of 31 films. I hope you’ve found at least one new love amongst them.

Murder Party - 2007

While the poster leaves something to be desired, it speaks volumes for the aesthetics of the film.

“It’s the breakfast club with chainsaws and hard drugs.”
—Jeremy Saulnier

Christopher, a lonely and plain man, finds an invitation to a Halloween costume party on the street. He attends the party to discover it is actually a trap set by a group of deranged art students. They intend to commit a murder as a piece of artwork to impress their wealthy and sinister patron, who arrives late to the Murder Party and is searching for students to award grant money to. Drugs and alcohol fuel the group as the situation spirals out of their control and Christopher tries to make it home from the Murder Party alive.

While it looks corny because it’s shot on video and the acting will probably turn most people away, the movie really isn’t half bad. I was highly entertained to be sure. It’s creative, thought provoking and most of all, down right fun. At least you can be the talk of the water cooler with a movie that doesn’t involve a hockey mask, bladed glove or a William Shater-painted white mask this November 2nd like all the other pleebs.

Fun Fact:

Christopher Sharp was cast in the lead role not knowing if he could act, so Saulnier figured it would be easier to have his character gagged through the entire film.

#29 seems pretty harmless but let’s just take a deeper look…

May - 2002

Now, truth be told, the trailer didn’t really do anything for me when I first saw this movie. The fact that I had a huge crush on Anna Faris was enough for me to pick up the DVD. And when watching the movie, my crush only amplified because she plays a sex fiend in the role and that was more than enough for this pervert.

However… it wasn’t Faris that carried the film. The titled character, May, was the driving force behind the intrigue to continue watching the ongoing macabre. The plot revolves around an awkward, lonely young woman named May Dove Kennedy (Bettis). She had a troubled childhood due to her lazy eye which caused her to feel abnormal and out of place. May’s mother takes her to an eye doctor, who suggests that May wear an eye patch to correct her vision. Unfortunately, this only encourages the other children to make fun of her, most notably on their first day of school, when one of her fellow students asks her if she is a pirate. She has very few social interactions with people throughout her life with her only “true friend” being a glass-encased doll named Suzy made by her mother and given to May for her birthday. After presenting her with the gift, her mother tells her, “If you can’t find a friend, make one.”

The story continues with her as an adult and…for lack of better writing, makes new friends. Strange, compelling, and twisted as hell, May brings out the artist in all of us… or perhaps the art itself.

#28 is a mind bender to be sure. Something that will stay under your skin for a long, long time.

Audition - 1999

As the film starts up you start to ask yourself why you keep watching it since it doesn’t really seem to be going anywh… CRACK!! Ok… now you’re interested. What the fuck was that thing in the bag? Oh god! Who is she? Oh fuck….

The 1999 Japanese film by Takashi Miike (the super god of modern J-horror) is a film about a windower who has lost his wife 7 years prior to illness and prompted by his teenage son to start dating again and egged on by his film producer best friend, Aoyama decided to have an audition for a new wife. Little does he know the girl of his dreams (sigh…I’m sorry for this next statement but it fits so right and it’s so fucking corny I gag writing it) just might be something of his nightmares.

Kee ree ree ree ree ree ree.

I don’t know. This doesn’t have an ounce of the charm the first one had. The dialogue is fucking weak as shit, the acting is far below B Movie grade, and the timing just feels like a cheesy comic book or CSI-knock off show. If this is really how the movie is, I have absolutely no interest in seeing this…