Outlander is the story Jesus defeating an alien menace along with some Vikings. No sorry, it’s not that blasphemous or interesting. Outlander, however, is a fun sci-fi romp starring Jim Caveziel who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ as a space warrior-hero type, who accidentally crash lands on the planet earth in medieval times. The hero accidentally brings a dangerous alien menace that he is trying to kill along with him. The creature in called a “morowin”, and is a dangerous and lethal killer. The outlander is captured by Vikings, and he eventually must team up with the warriors of the village to defeat the Morowin. A predictable but interesting romance develops between the outlander and the Viking chief’s rebellious daughter.
Outlander is an enjoyable film. Great action and special effects, coupled with a fairly original story make this movie fun and entertaining to watch. The morowin special effects are well done, and the design of the creature is pretty unique.
I did not enjoy the annoying references to the Viking ballad Beowulf that the film makes. The king in the film is called Hrothgar, and a few other names of characters from the ballad were re-used in this movie. I can’t remember all the references that were made. I feel that if they wanted to remake Beowulf, they just should have done it. I got the same annoying feeling as I watched The 13th Warrior. Does every Viking adventure have to reference Beowulf now? We’ve had the big budget remake with Angelina Jolie, and we’ve had the awful Christopher Lambert version from the early nineties. I’m talking awful by my standards by the way. At least 13th warrior preceded the Angelina Jolie version. People, just make a fun Viking adventure if you want to, but stop trying to make a spin off the Beowulf myth.
If the new Thor movie has references to Beowulf again, I’m walking out. I’ll probably walk back in again, since I don’t have money to waste and hate not seeing the end of movies, but I’ll find some way to be visibly indignant without losing my $8.00 investment.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Top Ten Giant Movie Monsters
I have to disagree slightly with this video from Cinemassacre on the Top Ten Giant Movie Monsters. Here is my list.
1) Godzilla-Hands down number one. Must I justify this? He has a ton of movies, he's a huge radioactive fire breathing dinosaur, and he's defeated all kinds of enemies. There's are an argument against this, really?
2) King Kong-He's a giant ape that beats the snot out of Dinosaurs. The original Kong is one of the greatest monster flicks of all time. A firm number two to Godzilla.
3) Mothra-One of the most unique movie monster's to date. Mothra is a giant radioactive butterfly worshiped on a strange, exotic island. She can shoot webbing, lazer beams, and throw pollen that neutralizes Godzilla's power.
4) Dragon from "Dragonslayer"- Just an awesome medieval dragon that can torch an entire town to death in a few seconds. Still unique and impressive special effects in this film, though done in the eighties.
5) Gamera-Giant, flying, fire breathing turtle from Japan. Yes, you read that right. In case you can't guess, the creature owes it's existence to an atomic bomb.
6) Beast From 20,000 Fathoms-A prehistoric rhedosaurs (fictional breed) that is thawed out by an atomic bomb. The creature was brought to life by legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.
7) Ymir-The nickname for the creature in 20 Million Miles to Earth. The film's monster was a very unique creature design by legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.
8) King Ghidorah-Flying three headed dragon nemesis of Godzilla. Even Godzilla had problems getting rid of this guy....need I say more?
9) Tremors aka Graboids-Giant worms with three smaller little eel/tentacles things that come out of their mouths. Interesting, unique creature design, Tremors is a fun monster movie. Several sequels that got progressively crummier and dumber followed.
10) The Say Puff Marshmellow Man-At the climax of Ghostbusters, an ancient babylonian demon god is forced to take the form of a giant marsh mellow advertising cartoon. The character is clearly inspired by the Pillsbury dough boy. This guy was just plain fun.
I agree for the most part with the monsters included in the Cinemassacre video. By the way, excellent voice over and editing work, so to those involved, kudos to you for your video production talents.
When I have more time to meditate on nonsense, I will give you my top 15 favorite movie monsters.
1) Godzilla-Hands down number one. Must I justify this? He has a ton of movies, he's a huge radioactive fire breathing dinosaur, and he's defeated all kinds of enemies. There's are an argument against this, really?
2) King Kong-He's a giant ape that beats the snot out of Dinosaurs. The original Kong is one of the greatest monster flicks of all time. A firm number two to Godzilla.
3) Mothra-One of the most unique movie monster's to date. Mothra is a giant radioactive butterfly worshiped on a strange, exotic island. She can shoot webbing, lazer beams, and throw pollen that neutralizes Godzilla's power.
4) Dragon from "Dragonslayer"- Just an awesome medieval dragon that can torch an entire town to death in a few seconds. Still unique and impressive special effects in this film, though done in the eighties.
5) Gamera-Giant, flying, fire breathing turtle from Japan. Yes, you read that right. In case you can't guess, the creature owes it's existence to an atomic bomb.
6) Beast From 20,000 Fathoms-A prehistoric rhedosaurs (fictional breed) that is thawed out by an atomic bomb. The creature was brought to life by legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.
7) Ymir-The nickname for the creature in 20 Million Miles to Earth. The film's monster was a very unique creature design by legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.
8) King Ghidorah-Flying three headed dragon nemesis of Godzilla. Even Godzilla had problems getting rid of this guy....need I say more?
9) Tremors aka Graboids-Giant worms with three smaller little eel/tentacles things that come out of their mouths. Interesting, unique creature design, Tremors is a fun monster movie. Several sequels that got progressively crummier and dumber followed.
10) The Say Puff Marshmellow Man-At the climax of Ghostbusters, an ancient babylonian demon god is forced to take the form of a giant marsh mellow advertising cartoon. The character is clearly inspired by the Pillsbury dough boy. This guy was just plain fun.
I agree for the most part with the monsters included in the Cinemassacre video. By the way, excellent voice over and editing work, so to those involved, kudos to you for your video production talents.
When I have more time to meditate on nonsense, I will give you my top 15 favorite movie monsters.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to Jeff's Creature Corner. I plan to make this blog the premiere site on the net for any information about monster movies and horror conventions. If you love vintage horror movies, "B" grade monster flicks, and classics like "Frankenstein" then this blog is for you, and check back often.
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