Cinema Shock

For the month of October, we're celebrating Halloween the only way we know how: by watching a whole bunch of horror movies! Specifically, this October, we're taking a look at a small piece of horror film history by diving into the post-SCREAM teen horror revival of the late 90s and early 00s!

 To kick things off, we're discussing the one film that was probably the most direct result of SCREAM's success, 1997's I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!

Written by SCREAM's Kevin Williamson and rushed before camera's in order to capitalize on the success of Wes Craven's film, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER is the epitome of late-90s teen horror, for better or for worse.

On this episode, we'll discuss how Williamson's success lead to one of his earlier scripts (itself an adaptation of a young adult novel by Lois Duncan) being taken off the shelf and turned into one of the most successful films to be released in SCREAM's wake, cementing the idea that the slasher revival was fully in effect.

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For the month of October, we're celebrating Halloween the only way we know how: by watching a whole bunch of horror movies! Specifically, this October, we're taking a look at a small piece of horror film history by diving into the post-SCREAM teen horror revival of the late 90s and early 00s!

But first... How's about a little refresher?

Now, please keep in mind, we'd only been doing this podcast for a couple of months at the time (this was episode eight!) so we hadn't quite got the rhythm or the format down for the series yet, so we can't really guarantee that the quality (both from a content and technical point of view) is what you've come to expect from the show, but we're giving this to you anyway, despite how embarrassing it might be for us to go back and listen to. Ya know, for posterity!

Come back in a couple more days for the first official entry into our TEEN SCREAMS series, with I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

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We recently wrapped up a month-long discussion of the entire RAMBO franchise to date, but we couldn't let Rambo Month go by without discussion the film that served as its inspiration.

RAMBO: LAST BLOOD, Sylvester Stallone's fifth outing as John Rambo, was recently released to theaters to less-than-stellar reviews. But if you're wondering what our hosts Gary and Justin think of it, you're in luck!

In this review, we give our general thoughts on the film before delving into spoiler territory about halfway through (don't worry; there's plenty of warning). 

What did you think of RAMBO: LAST BLOOD? Let us know by hitting us up on any of the social media platforms listed below!

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To celebrate the release of the fifth Rambo film, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD on September 20th, we're spending the entire month of September celebrating one of the most iconic characters of 80s action cinema, Psychotronic icon John Rambo, by working our way through the entire RAMBO franchise, one film at a time.

This week, we're taking a look at what was thought to be, at the time, the fourth and final John Rambo adventure, 2008's RAMBO!

After being absent from the screen for two decades, John Rambo made his triumphant return to the big screen in this fascinating and ultra-violent outing, this time directed by Sylvester Stallone himself.

On this episode, we'll discuss the origins of this story, which sees Rambo taking on pretty much the entire Burmese military in Stallone's attempt to shine a spotlight on the real life atrocities being committed in that corner of the world.

Whether he's successful in doing so is up to the viewer, and that's another part of the discussion we'll get into, as well as the movie's somewhat muddled views on the necessity of violence.

While this episode officially concludes our Rambo series, be on the lookout for a One Shot in the next few days in which we give a quick review of the fifth (and final?) film in the series, the newly-released RAMBO: LAST BLOOD!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

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To celebrate the release of the fifth Rambo film, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD on September 20th, we're spending the entire month of September celebrating one of the most iconic characters of 80s action cinema, Psychotronic icon John Rambo, by working our way through the entire RAMBO franchise, one film at a time.

This week, the third film in the series, RAMBO III (1988).

In FIRST BLOOD PART II, John Rambo had transformed from the PTSD-addled Vietnam vet to an icon of Reagan-era American patriotism, but it's RAMBO III that really solidified him as a straight-up American superhero.

Between those two films, Rambo had been given his own Saturday morning cartoon, and in his third outing, he pretty much personifies a cartoon brought to life. Gone is the haunted man that he began as in the original FIRST BLOOD.

In this episode, we'll discuss that transformation and we'll track RAMBO III's tumultuous journey to the big screen in which crew changes — including the director — and difficult shooting locations contributed to what would become, at the time, the most expensive film ever made.

Since RAMBO III appears in The Sacred Texts (aka Michael J. Weldon's Psychotronic Video Guide), it gets an automatic nomination for the Psychotronic Hall of Fame. Vote in our poll to let us know if you think it deserves to go in!

VOTE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T6YDZHQ

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

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For this One Shot, we're reviewing a new release that we've been very excited about, since we were big fans of the first film. This week, we're discussing IT: CHAPTER TWO! 

This is a spoiler-filled discussion of the film, so you've been warned!

Have you seen the second half of this massive Stephen King adaptation? Let us know what you think!

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

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To celebrate the release of the fifth Rambo film, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD on September 20th, we're spending the entire month of September celebrating one of the most iconic characters of 80s action cinema, Psychotronic icon John Rambo, by working our way through the entire RAMBO franchise, one film at a time.

This week, we're talkin' RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985).

When someone mentions the name Rambo, the image that comes to mind is of a muscular, gun-toting, sweat-drenched, headband-wearing, unstoppable ex-soldier. That's not the guy who existed in FIRST BLOOD. It's FIRST BLOOD PART II that's largely responsible for the image of Rambo that most people think of when discussing the character.

It's also FIRST BLOOD PART II that's in a big way responsible for the glut of over-the-top 80s action movies that we associate with the era.

In this episode, we'll discuss how this film changed both the genre and the perception of the character himself, as we also track the development of the film after the unexpected success of its predecessor.

And because it does appear in Michael J. Weldon's Psychotronic Video Guide, we've nominated FIRST BLOOD PART II for entry into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame! Do we think it's worthy? You'll have to listen to find out, but the decision ultimately lies in your hands!

VOTE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QL6WRGV

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

Join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/5Q3uUDv

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To celebrate the release of the fifth Rambo film, RAMBO: LAST BLOOD on September 20th, we're spending the entire month of September celebrating one of the most iconic characters of 80s action cinema, Psychotronic icon John Rambo, by working our way through the entire RAMBO franchise, one film at a time.

This week, the film that started it all: Ted Kotcheff's FIRST BLOOD (1982).

Based on the controversial novel by David Morrell, Rambo's first outing is a far cry from the over-the-top superhuman character that he would later become known as. Instead, many viewers are surprised to find that the original FIRST BLOOD film is a relatively grounded character study that focuses on the effects of war on returning soldiers.

In this first part of our series, we'll discuss how the First Blood novel came to be adapted to film, and all of the iterations that it went through before Sylvester Stallone — still riding his ROCKY hype — became involved...and how his involvement not only drastically changed the direction of the film, but the direction of the entire franchise (and the landscape of 80s action cinema).

Does FIRST BLOOD belong in the Psychotronic Hall of Fame?

VOTE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3BQ7QTW

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

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We've spent the entire month of August watching movies that Gary has personally chosen (it's his birthday, so we let him have some fun), and for the final week of Gary's Picks, we're headed to 2014 for a look at David Robert Mitchell's IT FOLLOWS with special guest Myles Griffin!

IT FOLLOWS was one of the films that helped kick off the current "prestige horror" movement, which is just one of the topics we discuss during this sprawling conversation about the film. We'll also discuss its development from a dream that Mitchell had to the well-regarded work of modern horror that it's become, as well as dive into its deep themes and the discussion surrounding it over the past five years.

And this one gets a Hall of Fame nomination! Do you think it deserves a spot in the Psychotronic Hall of Fame?

VOTE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LJDSVKB

We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode! Contact us at any of the social media accounts listed below, or be a part of the show by calling us at (864) 371-9931 and leaving us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less and we'll use it on our next episode!

Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Film Festival Strategy from their album PSYCHIC SHIELD. More info: http://slasherfilmfestivalstrategy.bandcamp.com

Join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/5Q3uUDv

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