Change Your Image
wheelsofterror
Reviews
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
On the outside, we can't do much but on the inside, we're dancing!
This movie felt so real. I actually felt all of the emotions portrayed here during my life at various times - that of both Rory and Michael. I have Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy like Rory so what you see here is exactly what I've actually felt myself. Some won't believe there ARE disabled people like Rory, full of anger and rebellion. I know they exist because I'm one of them.
The story is great. For a drama, character-driven movie, the story moves fast. I was never bored, maybe partly because I was seeing stuff that is close to my heart. But I think most people, with intelligence, will be glued to the screen and care about the characters. The acting is phenomenal! James McAvoy is perfect as Rory O'Shea, who has Duchene's muscular dystrophy. He Steven Robertson deserves an award for his portrayal as Michael Connolly, who has cerebral palsy.
Michael's love isn't returned by a girl and Rory helps him come to terms with it. I've felt this many times and the question is "doesn't she love me because I'm just not the one or because my disability turned her off?" No matter what the girl says, we will always be skeptical as to the truth. It's just natural and it hurts either way.
A few parts made me cry a little because it is sad and I have to face the issues myself. People without a terminal disability just cannot begin to fathom how it can feel. This is a must-see film for everyone. Disabled people are everywhere and greatly misunderstood. This film brings a little light on some of the facts of life, which are so taken for granted by the able-bodied. We want to be just like you - to live on our own terms, to go out, to get drunk, to be loved. On the outside, we can't do much but on the inside, we're dancing!
The Bride of Frank (1996)
without a doubt, THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN!
The plot is at the kindergarten level. It's just a crazy man killing people in gory methods, often doing obscene things with the corpses. His "friends" help him along the way and participating in one murder during his birthday party, of which some of his presents include an inflatable sheep!! The atmosphere is really bad. It mostly takes place in a New Jersey trucking warehouse, in and around trucks, and in the company's office building where Frank lives. If anything, there's a lack of atmosphere! It just plods along without any connection between scenes. It's just a set of scenes smashed together.
None of the cast is worth mentioning but I'll mention one, the main "cast member", as none can act in the slightest. Frank O'Brien plays...*Drum Roll* Frank!! His character is an exaggeration of his real life.
For the movie, Frank is an excessively slow and old man who was once homeless and an alcoholic. Now he does menial tasks with a trucking company.
True story is that Frank O'Brien found his wife in bed with their priest and, feeling so bad, he became homeless and alcoholic. He's now old and suffering from some type of senility and dementia. He has dentures but that does NOT account for his speech impediment. His words are so unintelligible that his words are subtitled in yellow -- only his! Aside from this, I feel sad for Frank O'Brien because it seems as if he, and his slowness, are just being used and exploited for the amusement of the crew and the viewers. But mostly I found it just sad.
The only Cast member of "some" fame is Tasim Atkinson who plays The Tease, one of Frank's personal ad women and victims. In real life, she's a "big woman" exotic dancer. She appeared on The Howard Stern Show a few times and promoted the movie -- probably the only reason that this movie was sold anywhere.
Directed and written by Steve Ballot as Escalp Don Bladé. He's obviously an amateur. His writing is terrible and without direction. He used a ridiculous pseudo name which, in itself, is amateurish.
The cinematography is terrible, like the rest of this masterpiece. It's obvious that it's shot with camcorders and edited with VCRs and other low-tech equipment. The picture is faded and the hues are awful.
The SFX, ugh!! Basically, it has a lot of fake blood, fake wounds, ripped out eyes, and several fake penises -- yes, penises!! The sound is like through a tunnel. The music is sparse. The best song is by a band called the Young and Fabulous but even that isn't great.
This is, without a doubt, THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN! The story is ridiculous, the cinematography is awful, terrible effects, terrible sound, I can NOT understand Frank's speech which is exploited and hurtful. The title is irrelevant unless you watch the deleted scenes/alternate ending. The festival extra bashes Frank more! Butter sound, state of the art crap! A few jokes are mildly amusing but most are just too vulgar or immature to be funny. I couldn't wait for the DVD to end!!
Don't waste your time on this crap which makes Troma look like Broadway!! There's tons of extras for such a crappy movie.
Tales from the Darkside (1983)
Quirky but Good
I grew up on this show as a kid. I watched it each week religiously. The episodes were quirky but they were fun to watch. The show had short stories from such horror greats as George Romero, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, and others. So, the writers, alone, are reason enough to watch. This is also one of the few horror television shows of the 1980s, along with shows like Monsters. It's good for all ages as they aren't gory or too violent. There's also an underlying macabre sense of humor. The last person who commented about this show, obviously, either didn't watch many episodes or just doesn't appreciate the show. The movie I avoided. I wish this show would be done on DVD. Everything else is going to DVD.
Lucky (2004)
I've seen worse
The previous commenter said that the dog talked telekinetically. That's what Millard makes up. I believe Millard actually made up the dog's voice in his twisted mind. I think most of what occurs in the movie is in Millard's mind and he's the killer all alone by himself. Some of Millard's voice-overs aren't that bad . It's only worth one viewing though, nothing great here.
The 'Burbs (1989)
Loved it!
The last reviewer said this movie bombed??? I absolutely loved this movie and most of the dialogue was hilarious. The actors were all great. And the neighborhood gossip part is 100% accurate. Rumors travel like wildfire. See this movie, if you enjoy comedy in the slightest. A++++
The 'Burbs (1989)
Loved it!
The last reviewer said this movie bombed??? I absolutely loved this movie and most of the dialogue was hilarious. The actors were all great. And the neighborhood gossip part is 100% accurate. Rumors travel like wildfire. See this movie, if you enjoy comedy in the slightest. A++++
Biker Zombies (2001)
They got one thing perfect though; their tagline: Evil Never Looked So Bad. It looked so bad it was sad.
This is, without a doubt, THE WORST FILM I've ever seen in my life. There's no plot, no story, almost non-existent dialogue (that which is there is about nothing, non-existent sex acts made up by the "cool" biker teens, and 1/3 cursing), awful make-up, awful fx, AND no ending! It's stupid and pointless. I don't know why trash like this is made, especially making it to DVD. It's the director (Todd Brunswick) and writer's (John Kerfoot) first film and it shows. If I were them, I'd go back to or for the first time enter beginner's film school. They got one thing perfect though; their tagline: Evil Never Looked So Bad. It looked so bad it was sad.