Robert Plant and Jimmy Page hanging out with Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross at the Kennedy Center Honors, December 2, 2012.
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Killjoy (2000)
I was tempted to give Killjoy some slack. The makeup used to create its titular killer clown is decent (though not spectacular in any way). That's something, isn't it? Then, I stopped myself. This is an awful film. Plagued with unconvincing performers who struggle with a crappy script, embarrassing special effects, and without a single laugh or scare. Even at 72 minutes, this is a chore to sit through.
After Michael (Jamal Grimes) is beaten up by Jada’s ex-boyfriend Lorenzo (William L. Johnson), he is nonetheless determined to be with the woman he loves. Turning to black magic, he summons the demonic clown Killjoy (Ángel Vargas) to his aid, a decision Jada (Vera Yell) will come to regret.
This isn’t a movie; it’s a bad episode of Tales from the Crypt or Are You Afraid of the Dark padded out, and not even enough to be played on the big screen. There are so few good things about Killjoy I have to believe this is director Craig Ross and writer Carl Washington's first attempt at a movie. They're so bereft of talent I can’t imagine these two having ever even shot a YouTube video prior. I know it’s a low-budget film with no-name actors. Even so, they make inexcusable mistakes. You can see the boom mike in at least one shot, and its shadow in many others. The characters are so flat and underdeveloped you couldn’t care about any of them if your own life was at stake. You’d trade away your soul if it meant they’d get butchered via lousy special effects instantly and the film would just end.
Even as a Blaxploitation story about an evil clown, it fails. There are no scenes of dialogue between Michael and Jada to establish them as a loving couple. We get one scene of them briefly discussing how mad Lorenzo will be if he spots the them together. That’s it! These flaws, along with the dreadfully boring and predictable story, the charisma-barren leads, and the sleazy production will drain the life out of you like a hole drains the life out of a balloon.
The only way to keep yourself entertained during Killjoy is to talk and make predictions. How many lines can you complete word-for-word before the characters finish talking? Can you predict if there will be a rape scene, and how many naked breasts will we see? In what order will the cardboard cutouts masquerading as people get murdered? How long until the person next to you begins crying in despair and begs you to turn it off? Place your bets!
After seeing It, I looked up some lists of “The scariest evil clowns in movies” for kicks. I saw Killjoy on a number of them. This only proves that besides It (the 2017 film, not the lackluster miniseries) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space, there are no good clown horror films. I can’t believe this toilet fudge generated a franchise that’s still ongoing. There are four more of these? It might as well be a thousand! That’s how difficult it’s going to be to watch them all. (On DVD, September 16, 2017)
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#OTD in Irish History | 24 November:
600 – Death of Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin). He was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Co Cork. Colman of Cloyne was born in Munster. His birthday is said to have been 15 October and the year is believed to have been 522. He was the son of Leinin, who according to the Book of Leinster was ninth in descent from Mogh Nuadat, King of Munster in 166. He was…
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CUBS ARE HIRING CRAIG COUNSELL AND FIRING DAVID ROSS MY TIMELINE IS CHAOS RIGHT NOW [x]
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Is it just me or they are looking oddly similar😅?
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