Archive for April 2010

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog [retro review]   3 comments

“It’s curtains for you, Dr. Horrible. Lacy, gently wafting curtains.” The Scoop: 2008 NR, directed by Joss Whedon and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day Tagline: No tagline. Summary Capsule: Billy really, really wants to be evil and win the girl. But the superhero is standing in his way.

Posted April 30, 2010 by Heather in Comedy, Lissa, Musical

Highlander [retro viewing]   1 comment

So, I really wanted to review Highlander. Really really. It’s fun and ridiculous and culty and one of my favorite movies of all time. Unfortunately for me, it’s also already been reviewed pretty much to a tee by Kyle. I had nothing to add. What’s a struggling mutant to do? As in all my times [...]

Posted April 30, 2010 by Heather in Action, Al, Fantasy, Mutant Viewing

PCU [retro viewing]   Leave a comment

It’s one of my favorite movies, a film that defined my college life before I exactly started college. The characters of Droz, Gut, Moles, and the rest are real college friends to me, and I always enjoy returning to PCU for a taste of those golden days of yore (okay, so I’m getting too sappy, [...]

Posted April 29, 2010 by Heather in Comedy, Justin, Mutant Viewing

Trailers and More   1 comment

Some of these links may contain mature material, and MRFH is not responsible for their content. Trailers The Last Airbender Iron Man 2 interactive trailer Twilight Saga: Eclipse Beastly It’s a Wonderful Afterlife Timer Secretariat Paper Man Beck (Japanese) The Disappearance of Alice Creed The Phantom TV miniseries

Posted April 29, 2010 by Eunice in Cult News

A Christmas Carol (1938) [retro viewing]   Leave a comment

It’s a simple concept. A beloved Christmas story written in 1843. A film version created in 1938, available for free on On Demand. Friday night, beer, wine and a sausage pizza. A joint collaboration by Drew, Lady Luck, and Baby Luck (whose creative contributions were minimal but whose inspiration proved invaluable). Let’s get our Christmas [...]

Posted April 28, 2010 by Heather in Christmas, Drew, Mutant Viewing

Justin does Young Sherlock Holmes   1 comment

“The game is afoot.” The Scoop: 1985 PG-13, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox and Sophie Ward Tagline: Before a lifetime of adventure, they had the adventure of a lifetime. Summary Capsule: Sherlock gets his very first case, and he’s not old enough to smoke or shoot up heroin!  What would [...]

Posted April 28, 2010 by Syp in 80's, Justin, Suspense

Eunice does The Beast of Yucca Flats   1 comment

“Don’t you be playing with coyotes.” The Scoop: 1961 NR, directed by Coleman Francis and starring Tor Johnson, Bing Stafford, and Barbara Francis. Tagline: Commies made him an atomic mutant! Summary Capsule: A narrator narrates while Tor Johnson wanders around the desert and backwater cops shoot at tourists.

Posted April 27, 2010 by Eunice in Eunice, Horror, Scifi

Five Deadly Venoms [retro review]   3 comments

“Poison Clan rocks the world!” The Scoop: 1978 R, directed by Cheh Chang and starring Sheng Chiang, Philip Kwok, and Feng Lu Tagline: Pick your poison! Summary Capsule: The Poison Clan’s dying master instructs his final student to track down each of his five prior pupils and discover whether his techniques are being used for [...]

Posted April 26, 2010 by Heather in Action, Al, Martial Arts

Great Voice Actors: Girls Will Be Boys Edition   10 comments

Every once in a while I’m going to make a “insert interesting thing here” edition of the Great Voice Actors series just to shake things up a bit. Also, I’ve been thinking, I may just try to crank it up a notch and pump out two GVAs a month in order to handle the insane [...]

Posted April 26, 2010 by Heather in Animated, Biographical, Heather, Video Games

Al does Avatar   18 comments

“They’ve sent us a message… that they can take whatever they want. Well we will send them a message. That this… this is our land!” The Scoop: 2009 PG-13, directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver Tagline: None. Summary Capsule: Humans are bad.  Really bad.  Like, scum of the [...]

Posted April 25, 2010 by Al in Action, Adventure, Al, Justin, Scifi

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