Author: tiki god

The Invisible Maniac: Directed by Adam Rifkin. With Noel Peters, Savannah, Stephanie Blake, Melissa Moore. An invisible scientist escapes from an asylum and teaches high-school physics to nubile teens. The 4k is everything I had hoped and feared it would be, and I honestly think it was missing a scene that remember with the mute janitor and the audio was somewhat blown out at the beginning and end, but the slipcover was amazing and I guess it’ll look great up on a shelf in my office? Regardless, I love the campy nature of the film and Noel Peters is the...

The Poseidon Adventure: Directed by Ronald Neame. With Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley. Nine people explore a cruise ship at sea in a manner that turns their whole lives upside down. I thought I would have time to watch this over New Years Eve, but between making food for the party of 2 and watching Dolly and Miley’s NYE show, I ran out of time and sobriety to watch it that night. But have no fear! I made room for it just a short couple days later. Surprisingly, this movie isn’t available for streaming on any of...

What Dreams May Come: Directed by Vincent Ward. With Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow. Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her. Another stop along my way to officially watching all of Robin’s films, “What Dreams May Come” has always been a rough film for me to watch, as the topics strike a little to close to home for my comfort. Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra...

Violent Night: Directed by Tommy Wirkola. With David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell. When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). “I know you’re an idiot, but don’t be an idiot out loud.” John Leguizamo as bad guy is one of the best parts of this great holiday film filled with christmas related violence and a back story for Kringle that’s unique to me. All the pieces of the movie work well together and even the goofy / sappy stuff plays well. Buy...

300: Rise of an Empire: Directed by Noam Murro. With Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey, Hans Matheson. Greek general Themistocles of Athens leads the naval charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. This is a prequel / sidequel / sequel to “300”, but it misses most of the great things of the first movie and doesn’t really add much to the awesome stuff that came from the source material. In this movie, everyone are apparently made of water balloons filled with blood, just waiting for the slightest scratch to...

Heading for Heaven: Directed by Lewis D. Collins. With Stuart Erwin, Glenda Farrell, Russ Vincent, Irene Ryan. Stuart Erwin plays a small-town real estate agent who owns much property which, for several generations, has failed to sell even while the town has grown. It becomes known, except to Erwin, that the property is being considered for the new airport and the owner will make a small fortune. He is swarmed upon by an unscrupulous swami (Russ Vincent)and his equally-crooked business partner, and Erwin is soon convinced that he hasn’t long to live. With his life a mess, he leaves home...

Annihilation: Directed by Alex Garland. With Natalie Portman, Benedict Wong, Sonoya Mizuno, David Gyasi. A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don’t apply. I remember seeing this film in the theater alone and it absolutely blew my mind, particularly the final 20 minutes in the light house. The 4k/HDR disk doesn’t disappoint and is worth every penny that someone spent to give it to me as a gift. Buy On Amazon!