rayzerramon Reviews

Skaterdater (1966)

I'm a Skaterdater rater

[10/10 · 7 January 2010]

I host a backyard 16mm film festival every September. For many years we were able to borrow films from a static collection owned by our county library system.While perusing their catalog several years ago, I happened to see that "Skaterdater" was available. I remembered viewing this on TV late one night when I was younger. It had stuck with me. At that time, I was swept up in the initial craze of "sidewalk surfing". We built our own skateboards from discarded roller skate wheels and scrap lumber. There weren't a lot of hills by my house, so sometimes we would get a pal to tow us on a bike. But I digress...

Skaterdater is just a sweet movie with a timeless message. Long story short, I now own the 16mm print and it is the featured presentation at my film festival. I highly recommend it.

Cry-Baby (1990)

Laugh 'til you cry

[6/10 · 7 December 2005]

My wife and I were recently in Holland and relaxing in our hotel room prior to flying out the following day.We were "surfing" through the channels and happened to come upon this movie just as it was starting. We sat mesmerized and were able to watch it in English (with Dutch sub-titles).It was so off the wall. I was drawn in by its'"cartoony" absurd take-off on the old "surf and drag" flicks from the 50's and 60's.The character "Hatchet-Face" reminded me of a female version of "Eric von Zipper" from the Frankie/Annette movies.Once you take it for what it was intended to be, it's a lot funnier to watch.

My favorite part was when "Hatchet" bursts through the movie screen while the in-mates are watching a 3D version of "The Creature From the Black Lagoon". I fell off the bed from laughing so hard.This definitely launched Johnnie Depp on his "quirky" movie roles.Funny stuff!