Fan Film Friday: Michael vs. Jason, Showdown Of The Killers

This being one of the oldest fan films out there (1994, I believe), and one of the better, I won'
t really rip into it much. It's basically about a bunch of friends hanging out and drinking one night when two iconic killers come to disrupt their good time. It's directed by Steven Pershing and by Steel Spirit Pictures and has a very professional look to it. The editing and acting were all beyond typical fan film quality and is a very entertaining 7 minutes.

New photos of young Jason from the uncut DVD.

Looks pretty freaking creepy if you ask me. Definitely not the best young Jason look, but he looks like a Primordial Dwarf in a way. I dunno, just creeps me out.

Crappy horror movie reviews Thursday: Skinned Alive (1989)

This movie is pretty much about a traveling family-- who kills people for their skin-- break down in a hick town end up rooming with the local mechanic Tom Miles until their truck is fixed. During their stay they end up killing anyone who they can get their hands on, delivery boy, hitchhikers, neighbors and then moves on to Tom and his wife. When the nosy alcoholic neighbor Paul Hickox gets a whiff of what is going on he tries to play hero and save the family from the murderous rampage-- sounds good doesn't it?

I thought the movie was funny, but it also had some nice low-budget blood and some sweet kills. The story was pretty good, and done in the vein of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The special make-up effects weren't at all great, but they were pretty good. They were almost convincing, and that is all I ask for. The movie had a Raimi feel to it, and it even starred Scott Spiegel.

Friday The 13th Part III in 3-D screening.

If you live in, around or in a driving distance from Oakmont, PA you'd better check this out. It's not everyday (or every week/month/year) that a place near you may be screening this terrific flick!

Where:
The Oaks Theater
310 Allegheny River Boulevard
Oakmont, Pennsylvania 15139
(412) 828 - 6311

Showtimes:
Friday July 10@ 10pm and
Saturday, July 11 @ Midnight

Ticket price: $6.00 each.

For more information check out the page on their website.

The Friday The 13th awards.

I thought this idea was cool-- a thread at Friday The 13th Community regarding the best of the franchise. It's fun to see everyone's opinions, here are mine:

Best Character Development
--Friday The 13th (1980)

Happy Memorial Day.

Memorial Day

Here's a review of probably the worse plagiarisms of Friday The 13th (aside from Camp Daze, maybe) I have ever seen. Regardless, it's a solid shot on DV effort and I like to suggest this movie.

Mind-blowing Part IV piece.

This is from SPFX Masks and is a custom commission piece by sculptor James Kagel (ANOES 5, Poltergeist II, Howling II, Gremlins II) in part of SPFX. This has got to be the hands-down BEST Part IV mask ever. It will be done in silicone and probably painted to be an uncanny resemblance to Ted White's kick ass Jason. You can head on over to the Night Owl Forum to see more photos of this work of art and even give James/SPFX props.

Gillette Vs Dash

Carl Fullerton and his creation Jason Voorhees (Warrington Gillette) 

The controversy between Warrington "One Scene" Gillette and Steve "Get My Pictures Off Of Your Fuckin' Table" Dash" by this time is very well known. It has been widely covered in Crystal Lake Memories, His Name Was Jason and online mediums like DeadPit.Com. At this point it is fairly known who is telling the truth and who isn't-- one of the two has more than proven themselves to be a liar and a con artist taking money from fans with a phony movie raffle. I even briefly touched up on it myself by putting up Warington's confession (Guts & Gory) as well as people such as Cliff Cudney calling out his blatant lies.

Return Of The Ghostbusters.

Go here to see this extraordinary fan film-- quite possibly the best fan film ever. This is Braxton Film's take on a new generation of Ghostbusters following the happenings in Freddy Vs. The Ghostbusters and I guarantee if you are a Ghosbusters fan this will blow you away. It has some of the best CG I have ever seen in an indie film, let alone a fan film.

A cool Jason retrospective.

There's a cool little retrospective of the past (main) Jason actors on www.empireonline.com. It explains what they were doing before their role and since their role-- very neat indeed. Go here and check it out!