The 4th Reich- Coming 2013!

Hey Folks,
Just bringing to your attention a film i have seen on the old tinterwebs in coming out in 2013 featuring more Nazi Zombie "The 4th Reich" and it looks pretty damn good! Directed by Shaun Rober Smith who did the excellent short The Soldier( which you can watch below!) and staring a host of great horror stars including Sean Pertwee, Doug Bradley and non other than Tom Savini! So with the Excellent Dead Snow being a great Nazi Zombie flick this one should be a blast, More news from me as i find it out, watch this space!!
Jonny T.
Just found the official website thats in production but well worth keeping an eye on, link below......
http://4threichmovie.com/ - Official Site

IMDB Official page. - IMDB PAGE.

PLOT SUMMARY.

During the early hours of June 6th 1944 a bloody but victorious offensive took place in occupied Western Europe that would claim thousands of lives. Codenamed 'Operation Overlord' the armies of the combined allied forces would begin their long push to Berlin, with the aim of bringing down the despised Nazi regime. But the chilling realities of Hitler's true intentions are exposed, to create a force that can never be beaten, a 4th Reich - The New World Order. A team of Nazi doctors and scientists were charged with generating a superior race. Their experiments and research would produce unspeakable evil and change the face of humanity forever. A small select brigade of soldiers from the British 3rd Infantry Division, under the command of the battle hardened Captain Bathurst embark on a dangerous quest to liberate Europe. Fighting their way through the French countryside, villages and war ravaged towns. Every advance they discover increasingly strange events until they reach an abandoned research facility where the true horrors begin

The Soldier (2007) short by Shaun Robert Smith.

Osombie Review By Gavin Jennings!

Osombie (2012)

Whilst working the night shift in our local Tesco (other supermarkets are available!) myself and Emma T, the better half of Jonny T from cult films, had a genuine WTF moment browsing the latest DVD releases on the entertainment aisle. Before us was the unbelievably titled ‘Osombie’. A horror film in which the infamous terrorist and 9/11 plotter comes back from the dead to munch on infidel brains! I was initially outraged as to who would think up such shit and even pondered the possibility that maybe Tom Six of Human Centipede fame had shifted his focus from Ass to Osama. Emma on the other hand was thinking of reasons not to buy it. She did of course, and as a result Jonny has asked me to review the disc for the blog. With the potential comedy value of such an outrageous premise high on my mind and the children at school my wife and I were looking forward to seeing Osombie. With a bag of chips on our laps and cups of tea at hand we settled into 90 minutes of politically incorrect fun.

Amazingly enough it isn’t that bad! In fact the action-packed opening is quite good! For the most part the actors aren’t too horrendous; the zombie make up is okay and the story, albeit controversial isn’t the films main problem. What lets Osombie down is the fact that it isn’t much fun. The film should have been a perfect ending to a Friday night down the pub with your mates and a good curry but instead ends up on the save it for a rainy day pile. A lot of this is down to the fact that dead Laden is a bit part in his own movie. Aside from the beginning and brief appearance at the end he is nowhere to be seen. It’s little more than a cameo which is such a shame. Maybe the film makers toned things down to keep it decent? I would have loved too see him picking his way through US soldiers in true 80’s exploitation fashion instead of the bizarre slow-mo sword fight porn that is in it’s place. Too be fair though the good guys don’t need Osombie as they are more than capable of shortening their numbers by themselves. Anybody who chooses to fend off zombie insurgents topless deserves to die in my book!

Ultimately Osombie feels like a missed opportunity. It succeeds at being a painfully average exploitation film and a better than expected budget horror which will fail to excite fans of either genre. Had the creators gone all out and produced a film that lived up to the risqué concept I would have had a lot more respect for them…

5/10                    

The Woman in black-Reviewed.



Harry Potter in a classic ghost story from Hammer,Whats the bloody hell is that going to be like? I thought it would be terrible, i couldn't have been more wrong, it's great!!
Coming from the original story from surprisingly 1983(i thought it was a lot older) by Susan Hill it has been adapted to stage and screen many a time over the years with a great adaptation for TV by ITV in 1989 which is also a version well worth tracking down with the screenplay done by the legendary Nigel Kneale of Quartermass fame.
It was originally brought to the stage in 1987 in the small town of Scarborough then after a hugely successful run and much acclaim by critics it was taken to the west end of London in 1989 and still plays there to this day as well as many other stage productions that continue to run around the world.
The basic story tells of Aurthur Kipps(Daniel Radcliffe) who is taking care of his 4 year old son Joseph Kipps(played by Misha Handley who is Daniel's real life godson) and struggling both financially and emotionally after the death of his wife, he is also plagued by visions of her. His job is a solicitor and He is offered a job to handle the estate of deceased lady Alice Drablon and sort out the finances and inheritance of her Manor house, Eel marsh house. The house is located on an island that gets cut off at night due to tidal rises, this sets the theme to make it even creepier at night and adds greatly to this classic tale.



Now my thoughts................
As i said when i first heard this was being made and being a fan of the source material and the great TV adaptation by ITV i was more than a Little sceptical but i could not have been more, within 5 minutes i had completely forgot that Radcliffe had been anywhere near a Harry Potter film, he has come on greatly as an actor in my opinion, it had the feel of a real old school Hammer film with the atmosphere, location, costumes, soundtrack and top notch scares and acting, If Hammer continue in this form i really can't wait to see what they have up there sleeve, did i mention that it also makes you jump like hell, something i have not seen successfully done in a horror movie for a long time.
It was originally planned to be shot in 3D but was scrapped, thank god, this achieves more in 2D than most do in 3D, Now to say this was a box office success would be and understatement, with the budget at $151, it raked in a cool $126 million! and is the most successful British horror film in 20 years, so with that box office return hopefully it will be pumped back in to some more future Hammer classics to match the old school classics, bring 'um on!
A very solid 8/10
Jonny T.

Hotel Transylvania, looks great!

Hello people!

Jonny T checking in with a new post/ quick look at the upcoming Hotel Transylvania, now i am a HUGE fan of the original Universal Monsters but the storyline of Hotel Transylvania reflects modern day society's lack of love for the old time ghouls and gals, So they all decide to move in together and live for eternity in Hotel Transylvania, OK so it's yet another animated feature but as horror fans I'm sure we will all get some kicks from it and I'm sure its bound to have a ton of in jokes plus it also features Bigfoot, what more could you want!

I've stuck some pictures i have found below along with the trailer, roll on September!

Jonny T.





What Makes a B-Movie?

Hello All,
Well in my opinion you can't beat a great B-Movie, Now the definition of  a B-Movie can be very varied as you all know, i recently watch and reviewed Corman's world and as we all know Roger Corman is called the master of the B-Movie and still working today!
I recently signed up to Netfilx and to be honest as in The USA the UK version has become very poor so i cancelled! I then saw that LOVEFILM had dropped thier prices so i thought i'd give them a go and was blown away by the amount of titles the now have streaming and to be honest there is a ton of B-Movies over there, hence i have started watching a load on there, some you may have heard of some you may not but i'll be dropping some reviews here soon!
So basically i have drawn up this blog and put a link at the bottom so you can drop over and have a look,
Jonny T.

What Makes a B-Movie?

You may have heard the term B-movie bandied about by film fans, but the actual meaning of the term is not always genuinely understood. What everyone usually accepts about a B-movie is that it has to be made on a low budget, especially when compared to today’s major blockbusters. Genres range from science fiction, comedy, right through to possibly the most popular type of B-movie – the schlock horror. There are still plenty of B-movies out there even though the origins of the B-movie lie in a somewhat outdated film format.

The term “B-movie” comes from the days when cinemas and movie theatres would show double features. This meant one main film would be shown, followed by a second feature to make sure that customers felt like they were getting good value for their money. B-movies usually matched the genre of the main feature that they followed, but utilised lesser known actors and as a result were made on much less money. Although the double feature tradition gradually faded out as feature films increased in length, the B-movie itself has endured, now referring to many independent low budget films.

Many actors and even directors get started working in B-movies, as they develop their skills and begin to attract more mainstream attention. There are also those individuals who build their entire careers around the B-movie, choosing to make their name in this quirky offshoot of the main film industry. B-movies have occasionally managed to break out of the box and enter the mainstream, even becoming cult classics many years after their original release. Modern examples of the B-movie include many films produced by The Asylum, such as Megashark vs. Giant Octopus, 100 Million BC and Titanic II. 

Low budget films such as these are less likely to be released in major cinemas, but can easily be purchased in DVD format or by streaming movies online You can watch b-movies online via streaming on rental sites such as LOVEFiLM, where members can access hundreds of titles for free as part of their monthly package.





Zombie Ass-AKA Toilet of the dead, WTF????

Hello All,
I really don't know what to say about this apart from, WHAT THE FUCK!
Released last year and apparently available on DVD it looks insane or insanely bad, trailer and shit below.
WARNING:Do no watch if easily offended, ha!!!
Jonny T.

BE WARNED BEFORE PRESSING PLAY!!!







Lovely Molly-From the creators of The Blair Witch Project.

Hello Folks,
Just bringing the official trailer for Lovely Molly from the creators of The Blair Witch Project, Now that particular film split the horror community right down the middle, people loved it, people did not,but i have to say that this does look pretty good and again is getting decent reviews so we'll just have to wait and see i guess, The Official trailer is below, enjoy!
Jonny T.