Trailer of the Day: Hobo with a Shotgun (Original Version)

I wish so much that this was a real movie. Yes I know that they are actually making a Hobo with a Shotgun movie inspired by this trailer, but it looks more like they're making a remake instead of taking this trailer and turning it into a  full length movie.

This trailer captures alot of great stuff from the bygone days of "grindhouse" film making. It's gritty, violent, and totally ridiculous (they also say the title of the movie roughly 15 times).

Trailer of the Day: Boardinghouse

Ok, so I know people will inevitably disagree with this, but I will say that this is the worst movie ever. If you are arguing against this then you have clearly not seen the movie. I know, I know, right now your saying to yourself, "THIS GUY! Has he ever even HEARD of Troll 2!?!". Yeah yeah yeah, at least Troll 2 looked like a fucking movie and not some weird home video some dude made with his camcorder. At least Troll 2 has a semi-coherent plot. At least Troll 2  had some good acting...ok maybe Troll 2 has it beat on acting, but Boardinghouse is still pretty terrible.

Trailer of the Day: Slither

I am amused that they call this movie "so shocking...so disgusting, that it will change the face of horror forever!". I  also find this ironic because the director, James Gunn, used to work for Troma.
It's too bad he sort of disappeared though. "Slither" may not have been as shocking and disgusting as advertised, but it was still one of the better horror movies in the last 10 years (and in all fairness it was pretty gory). It has a very awesome old school sci-fi horror feel along the lines of "Critters" or "The Deadly Alien Spawn". You don't see too many like this these days.

Oh yeah, also, theres a zombie deer.

Trailer of the Day: Happy Birthday to Me

It's my birthday today! Hooray! What better trailer to post then "Happy Birthday to Me", perhaps the only birthday themed horror movie ever, and the trailer is pretty good too!
I do have a qualm with the tag line, though. "Six of the most bizarre murders you'll ever see.". Ummmmm, excuse me, I've seen alot of Troma films, so I'm pretty sure these are not going to be six of the most bizarre murders I've ever seen!

Trailer of the Day: Night of the Seagulls a.k.a. The Blind Dead 4

Now we've come to the fourth and final installment of the Blind Dead movies. I've heard numerous people say that this one is the best of the bunch, but I disagree. Not that it was bad, mind you, it just wasn't the best. Where "tombs" was slow and creeping and "return" was more action packed, this film seems like it wanted to do a little of both but doesn't really succeed either way. I would put this one at third best but only because the first two were so good. There is a wide margin between this and "The Ghost Galleon".

My only big issue with this movie is the terrible lighting. All of these movies have several scenes that are set during the night but clearly filmed during the day. In the first three this was either kept to a minimum or shot in as little light as possible (dusk or dawn), but this one has scenes that are supposed to be in the middle of the night and it looks like it was a bright afternoon! What the hell! Maybe the budget was lower or something, but it feels like they just got lazy.

Oh yeah, and the trailer is pretty boring too, worst of the four, with no unintentionally funny moments to be found.

(Also what's with the title? Night of the Seagulls? Really?!? Least menacing title since Night of the Lepus!)

Trailer of the Day: The Ghost Galleon a.k.a. The Blind Dead 3

Not much to this one....except for the awesomely descriptive words that keep popping up throughout the trailer!
"Brutality!"
"Blind Fear!"
"Rage!"

As much as I love the Blind Dead, I've never actually watched this one the whole way through. Maybe I'll give it another shot someday, but it is definitely the weakest of the bunch.

Trailer of the Day: Return of the Evil Dead a.k.a Blind Dead 2

Oh boy! Where to start with this one? It's so ridiculous! They say the name of the movie about 4-5 times(which was pretty typical back in the day) and the narrator's lines are hilarious!

"Terror once again treks it's legendary course, making your flesh creep with pleasure!"
"We suggest you bring at least one large partner to hold you tightly."
"The lifeless horsemen will make this theatre into a living horror!"
Classic!

The movie itself is actually pretty good, not as good as the first mind you, but still decent. What it lacks it creepy atmosphere it makes up for with mayhem! It's nice to see people fighting back against the monsters for once.

Trailer of the Day: Tombs of the Blind Dead

As far as atmosphere and slow creeping terror goes, not many movies even come close to the Blind Dead movies (with tombs being the best). Unfortunately this trailer doesn't really convey any much atmosphere or terror. Tombs just looks kind of...cheesy. Trust me, it isn't.

Trailer of the Day: Twitch of the Death Nerve

Like I said yesterday, alot of old trailers either show everything or nothing, this is one of the latter. I've never seen this movie and despite having seen this trailer several times, I still have no idea what the hell the movie is about. I assume it's quite shocking...

Trailer of the Day: Halloween II

I love this movie sooooo much and, oddly enough, I love the trailer even more. That classic theme alongside Dr. Loomis's insane ranting is more frightning then most of the actual movie! Then it shows you pretty much the entire movie while still making you want to watch more. They really knew how to do it back in the day, either show the entire movie or show nothing about it at all! Without a doubt, my all-time favortie movie trailer.