Really Awful Movies: Ep 114 – Bone Tomahawk

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Serene, leisurely, dialogue-driven western with bursts of extreme horror violence, Bone Tomahawk is a very unique film indeed.

When three people are kidnapped from a frontier town, the law hauls in a native guide to see if he knows what’s happened. He claims it wasn’t the work of his tribe at all, but the handiwork of a group of “troglodytes” who live in the foothills.

Immediately, a search party, or uh…because this is a western…a POSSE is formed, led by the sheriff (Kurt Russell), along with his aged deputy (Richard Jenkins), a young hothead (Matthew Fox) and the husband of one of the missing (Patrick Wilson).

They have no idea what’s in store for them.

Bone Tomahawk is one of the top horror films from 2015, even if it’s not really a true horror. Listen for yourself.

Caveat: there may be some spoilers. We urge listeners to watch this one.

Bone Tomahawk

Really Awful Movies: Ep 113 – Hunter

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Ron Becks is…HUNTER.

He’s a “mystical cop” and this $200,000 (but looks much cheaper) California action flick is mystifying.

Directed by Gregory Hatanaka (Samurai Cop 2) we’re introduced to the very zen Tony Robbins platitude dispenser, Hunter. He happens to work for LAPD’s International Sex Crimes Unit.

Hunter is a bewildering figure, a self help guru and a formidable jazz man (cough) who shakes down drug dealers and swigs Makers Mark from the bottle.

He becomes embroiled in quite a caper, the murder of several of his fellow officers. All the while, he becomes a reluctant guardian to a teen runaway from the “backwoods of Tennessee” (yes, that’s the caption).

Bizarre, hilarious and inept, Hunter is must-see material. And you’ll be surprised to see George Lazenby in a supporting role (maybe as surprised as he was to be in this).

Here is the trailer and link to our review:

Hunter

Really Awful Movies: Ep 112 – Friday the 13th Part 2

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This addition to the Friday the 13th franchise finds Jason Voorhees still finding his form/ identity.

Pre-hockey mask, this is the butcher of Camp Crystal Lake in pillow-case face regalia, a la the killer from The Town that Dreaded Sundown. And unlike in later incarnations, he has to really work to kill his victims. Also, Jason’s not yet the physically imposing indestructible automaton he’d later become.

Grab a hat, some insect repellent and short shorts and join us in that cabin in the woods for camp counselor orientation weekend as we discuss Friday the 13th Part II.