House II: The Second Story (1987)

1st View
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell (Kayla Kromer's Birthday Celebration)

The great thing about being a limitless film lover is that the opportunity for glorious discovery is similarly limitless. I had heard of this film in a very ephemeral way throughout my life, but had never seen it. It is an amazing feat of b-movie filmmaking that actually combines at least 4 bad films into one. I loved every wild, pretense-free moment of it. There is a scene in this film that I had seen as a kid that had haunted me ever since and for YEARS I had tried to trace its origins. House II was therefore not only a fantastic guilty pleasure, but also a truly transcendent experience.


Rating: 8/10 Atkins

Standing Ovation (2010)

1st View
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell (Kayla Kromer's Birthday Celebration)

I love my friends, and I will do anything for them. I have proven this today. Standing Ovation was one of the worst things I have ever seen and I don't mean to confine that statement merely to the realm of film. It is a near 2 hour soul degeneration and a landmark in the pseudo child prostitution of film marketing. I am immensely thankful to have seen this with a crowd and, to its dubious credit, it did provide endless laughs.

Rating: 1/10 Atkins