It took me several years to find this movie based solely on my fuzzy memories of walking into Delta Video and seeing the oversized VHS box on the shelf. The box had a close up of an unclenching hand with ants tearing out of it and some other apocalyptic imagery. We never rented it as we only rented new releases. However, the (then) disturbing box cover came back into my mind a when I joined an old “forgotten movies” site called Cinemageddon last year. I set out to try and find this piece of. . .classic cinema and CG did not disappoint. Unfortunately, this movie is very boring. It even starts off with some sort of nature film about how ants are awesome in so many ways. On a side note, there is actually an early episode of MST3K where they watch this movie. Not even they could make it enjoyable. This movie just about put me to sleep and I’ve watched The Revenge of Doctor X and Death Bed!
The soundtrack and visual effects are pretty cool but you just don’t hear or see enough of either.
‘Whoooo….barbungggg… ah oh yeah this is… ahh..ahhh…’
Honestly, this is better than Shakespeare.
So we’re talking about collecting samples. It’s a truly weird idea to think that almost anything online can be sampled, but due to copyright, there is so much to clear. But I’m thinking the more languages collected over a period of time, the more word variations we can find.
Archiving is probably a result of my obsessive behaviours - but I know Alex can knock me dead with what he’s got stashed up. So I make up for showing off with my mixer, instead. But I digress…. or DO I?…… Yes. I do.
What I’m trying to say is that I’m a sucker for wanting to collect as much as I can of these randoms vocals - leading onto the idea of mashing up as many as possible, perhaps into conversation. Surely it can’t be too hard.
So I should talk to Steve one day - ask him if he wants to be in an amateur/pro-semi electro collective bedroom producers’ dance track?
When someone forces you into vengeance, you know they had it coming. The preposed sequel “Unnecessary Vengeance” just didn’t work on so many levels.
While Forced flashbacks had a facial hairless variant (quite rare), in this scene the Stetson-loving, kapelophilic Norris (why do they always pick on his hat?) kicks ass while the wheelchair-bound crime lord takes a break from watching cartoons to cheer on his man servant.
I’m now certain that I should loosen the bolts on my toilet just in case Chuck breaks into my home and shoves my face into a bowl of my own unflushed urine. Such precautions are needed.
Perhaps the best part of the movie was stripclub scene with girls dancing to the track “The Go-Go Girls” which sounds an awful lot like Rick James’ “Super Freak.”
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I suppose when this movie was being filmed (also in 1981) the film’s composer William Goldstein had just heard the song as it was climbing the charts. I’m sure Rick would have given the scene four thumbs up.
Chinese vocalists just don’t seem to get the credit they deserve for their endurance (and tolerance) through a repetitive, looped & exasperatingly melodic song. The melody line is kinda catchy though (whatever they’re singing about).
I do believe the fellow gets a little tired, by the end of this clip… I would too.
Why am I always impressed by early 80s disco funk? The record itself reads that Kris Staines produced the track around ‘81 for Record Shack Records (of London Town). Oh you funky English! The A-side has some cryptic and unimpressive lyrics (beam on!) but the B-side is where the the listener gets to hear Starlight’s more profound instrumental version (dubbed “The Break .” That is what follows.
It’s hard to beat the coolness of that well-timed synth sequence (played in real time? hand cramps!) and horn section. This track really grooves along with a hot percussion break and swanky guitar riffs. I think we might try and fudge around with the notation of this track for a little taste of funk.
PLUG: I originally came across this through the fantastic Beat Electric Blog who always impresses (and transfered a great version without that horn distortion–at least my setup is plagued by it).
