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Beer and Loathing at Jason-Fest
Around 6 pm I saunter up to a crappy old building on Hollywood and Highland, possibly the most annoying and tourist clogged intersection in Los Angeles. Normally, as a Hollywood resident, I avoid this place like I'd drunkenly made out with it at a party. Yet, here I am, and for a very good reason. I'm about to pass the threshold into the 25th Anniversary Friday the 13th Celebration to commemorate the greatest horror movie series of our generation with other like-minded peeps. Read more... |
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DORM DAZE: WORST MOVIE EVER?
 6.) National Lampoon's Dorm Daze
Though only experiencing a very limited release, this latest "National Lampoon" release proves just how insignificant the brand name has become. Though aimed at the "American Pie" audience, "Dorm Daze" couldn't even be counted on for decent juvenile humor or charming gross-out gags. "Daze" was a nonstop parade of appalling acting, hilarious nude body doubling (the only thing funny in the film, and it wasn't even intentional), and rancid coincidence-themed screenwriting that wouldn't pass muster even on an off day on the set of "Three's Company." - from: Filmjerk.com - - The 10 Worst Films of 2003, Brian Orndorf
So, Worm - you might be asking - what does it feel like having written the 6th worst movie of 2003?
Well... kinda shitty. Though it is significantly better than having written the 1st worst movie of 2003 -- poor Down With Love; the first half of that movie was decent enough. Read more... |
HORROR 101
 Welcome, class.
Now, because of the nonstop outpour of horror movies over the last 30 years, and the lack of imagination generally involved in their conception and production, horror movies are expectedly prone to cliché. Yet people like myself (and maybe you) simply crave them. What others would call clichés, I'd call conventions. A cliché is something that has become trite with overuse, something you're tired of seeing. A convention is a customary practice, a rule. Horror films are almost like episodes of a favorite TV show. Doesn't matter what the movie is – horror fans are going to watch each week. Sure, some are complete horseshit, but that doesn't stop us from tuning in again... and again...
Here in Horror 101 we like to turn an academic eye on this vast, bitchin' and often unintentionally hilarious world of horror movie conventions. And of course, do it with the equal amounts of love and head-shaking embarrassment required of true horror fans.
So, come journey into the haunted recesses of my mind. Don't be chickenshit. No one has died in here for almost 20 years. Plus, I found this dusty old Ouija board we can get drunk and play with... |
