Day 11 - Suck
Surprisingly, it didn't...too much.
Suck's a vampire comedy that's also kind of a musical. But only kind of. Basically, the film follows a band trying to make it big. They aren't very good. But that all changes when a (goofy looking) vampire bites & turns their hot bassist into one of the undead, in a scene that can only be described as a gang molestation/drug withdrawal/mental breakdown/music number. Anyways, after her transformation, the band starts getting better, through her mad crazy vampire bass playing skills...? Well, the body count starts adding up, in relatively grisly ways, which causes angst, as you'd imagine. Also: Malcolm McDowell plays Dr. Eddie Van Helsing, a (pseudo) vampire hunter with a grudge, as his lady was killed by one years before.
Sometimes it gets kooky.
Best Part:
I could say the flashback scenes of young McDowell, as they are all actually taken from an old film of his, but no. I could also say it's all the rolls & cameos filled by legitimate rock/punk stars, such as Alice Cooper, Alex Lifeson, Moby, Henry Rollins, & Iggy Pop.
Raw power, indeed.
But no, that isn't it, either. A recurring gimmick in the film is that certain shots in the film are made to look like classic rock albums, such as Abbey Road, Born in the USA, & The Kids Are Alright. But, that isn't the best part. The best is the homage to T.Rex's Electric Warrior, because T.Rex is the best.
Marc Bolan would be proud. Or be turning in his grave.
Day 12 - Club Dread
Making with the scary while making with the funny.
Club Read is a horror comedy spoof by the Broken Lizard guys, you know the ones: they made Super Troopers & Beerfest. I know this movie gets passed over by a lot of people, but I love it. It takes place on a theme resort island, where the only rule is enjoy yourself to the fullest extent. Every thing's going all well and good until bodies (and body parts) start showing up. It's madcap & gets a bit gory at times, plus, like Scream, it lampoons the classic slasher film tropes, but there are a few scenes that can make you jump.
Also: you have Steve Lemme who always goes for the big laughs.
Best Part:
Bill Paxton as the resorts owner/host Coconut Pete, a Jimmy Buffett clone who also happens to be an alcoholic burnout, hands down. He just brings it, and even the little things he adds in the background are fantastic.
It's the long white dreads that take it up a notch.
Day 13 - The Fog (1980)
John Carpenter? It must be full of creepy music...
The Fog is (more or less) a ghost story that takes place in a coastal Californian town. The film opens with a tale being told of a ship getting lost in a tremendous fog & crashing upon the rocks near the aforementioned town, a hundred years prior. As it's later revealed, the ship was full of lepers, and the town founders had conspired to help crash the ship, so that it could be plundered. Back in the (relative) present (1980), that town (Antonio Bay) is celebrating its centennial. But, oh, what's that in the distance? Is that creepy glowing fog? Yup. Full of pissed of dead shipwreck victims? Double yup. Business picks up.
And they didn't have Clark Kent to save them in this one.
Best Part:
I'm partial to the first attack. It kind of comes out of nowhere, and it's pretty brutal.
Supah-creepay.
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