America Must Be Destroyed [PA] - GWAR

Madman of the Century?

Advantages: Darkly cynical horror thriller with superb direction and performances
Disadvantages: Film = none, DVD = threadbare vanilla release

, the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and the dark deeds of Baron Victor Frankenstein. In their clamour for box office returns, the great creatures of the gothic were forced to return again and again to our screens, in lesser and lesser adventures. Frankenstein though remains resolutely Fisher's saga, and of the seven films made, he directed 5, and the less said about the non-canonical 'Evil of' and 'Horror of' the better. Under the guidance of Fisher, the tales interlinked, and we were able to witness the descent into madness of the Baron, where once he was a man striving to revolutionise medicine, and do good deeds, by the time of the final hurrah - 'Monster from Hell', he was incarcerated in an asylum, and barely sane. If the early adventures 'Curse of' and 'Revenge of' were dripping in colour and character, then 1969s 'Must be Destroyed' is ...

dadmancat 06.10.2005 · Read full review
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You must be potty!

Advantages: Keeps the chavs and students happy
Disadvantages: Class C leads to Class A...

Hunter S Thompson once wrote that the 'Catholics administer cocaine and the Muslims the heroine, so now you know where they get their crazy ideas from'. Now I'm sure Class A drug use wasn't responsible for the Holy Scripture in the two great books; but it is interesting to note that nearly all drug production happens in the most religious countries around the world, South America and South East Asia producing 90% of the hard stuff. I suppose you need to be seriously 'trippy' to believe in some aspects of religion though for it to catch on. The international banks are not too bothered about the billions of dollars raised illegally through drugs around the world through those religions as they gleefully launder the money by turning a blind eye. The huge chemical conglomerates don't mind much either as they produce the chemicals ...

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The Gods Must Be Crazy I & II - a timeless comedy, a real classic

Advantages: Laughs for the whole family
Disadvantages: None

I watched this film back in the early 90's and loved it then but wasn't sure I'd still feel the same watching it now (I was pretty young back in those days!). But I ordered them anyway and sure enough I still loved watching them both and so did the rest of my family including my young nephews. It's refreshing to have a film that appeals as much to adults as children and with no violence or swearing, just wholesome good fun. When you first start watching it you might think it looks incredibly boring as it's done in a kind of documentary style. But don't let that put you off, bear with it and you'll soon realise that it's perfect for the type of comedy it is and you'll soon be totally lost in it (and in giggles!). It's based around tribal Africans' perspective on civilisation and how crazily 'supposedly' civilised people behave. If you ...

bambi777 01.09.2009 · Read full review
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