How about a "Bloodsport" remake, with some elements of "Kickboxer", but we do it with women fighters instead? We can even use a stuntwoman as the lead to cut down on costs!

When Jane Jones, a beautiful but troubled American backpacking her way through Hong Kong, successfully fends off three thugs trying to rob her, it draws the attention of Shu, a female fighting champion. Shu recruits and trains Jane to fight in the vicious, all-female underground martial arts tournament known as The Kumite. After months of rigorous training, Jane is ready to face off against her killer rivals, including the apprentice of Shu’s nemesis, a Shaolin master. As other nefarious forces emerge from the shadows, Jane’s journey through The Kumite turns deadly as she risks everything to become the best female fighter in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Bloodfight

Trivia: Originally was titled "Lady Bloodsport".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4327752/

movie links:

• tubi (us, canada, england, australia, nz?): https://tubitv.com/movies/671826/lady-bloodfight
• youtube, indonesian subs, low volume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0bcWFcx5AA
• youtube, arabic subs, low volume: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=792Fbp5_iSo
• youtube, no subs, sound cuts out at times (bc of copyright?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmZ7F5beSMU
• for all these links, uBlock Origin will help you avoid ads (at least on Firefox)

First Men in the Moon (1964) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• archive: https://archive.org/details/first-men-in-the-moon_202501
• Tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?) NOTE you may need to "enable DRM" if you're on Firefox; dunno if that disables uBlock Origin adblock) https://tubitv.com/movies/100007536/first-men-in-the-moon
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/first-men-in-the-moon

In 1964, the United Nations has launched a rocket flight to the Moon. A multi-national group of astronauts in the UN spacecraft land, believing themselves to be the first lunar explorers. However, upon embarking on their debut moonwalk, they discover a battered Union Jack flag on the surface and a handwritten note, dated some 65 years earlier, claiming the moon on behalf of Queen Victoria.
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Among contemporary reviews, Variety wrote, "Ray Harryhausen and his special effects men have another high old time in this piece of science-fiction hokum filmed in Dynamation", adding that "Wells' novel and has been neatly updated", and concluding that "The three principals play second fiddle to the special effects and art work, which are impressive in color, construction and animation".[19]

However, The New York Times wrote, "Only the most indulgent youngsters should derive much stimulation - let alone fun - from the tedious, heavyhanded science-fiction vehicle that arrived yesterday from England".[20]

The Guardian called it "good of its type".[21]

TV Guide called it "An enjoyable science fiction film".[22] and Blu-ray.com highly recommended the film as "a fun and exciting viewing experience".[23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Men_in_the_Moon_(1964_film)

Usually I only post these announcements on !bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world, but Krull... well it's not a GREAT movie, but it's not quite a B movie either. It had a video game tie-in, a respectable budget, and it was aimed at being a hit. It's more like a first-run movie that didn't quite come off. But it has nostalgia value! And parts of it are pretty good!

Anyway, if you want to watch it this Sunday with a pack of fediverse wits and wisealecks, read on...

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20694076

Krull (1983) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• Tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?) (NOTE you may need to "enable DRM" if you're on Firefox; dunno if that disables uBlock Origin adblock): https://tubitv.com/movies/100029546/krull
• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• archive: https://archive.org/details/krull.-1983.1080p.-blu-ray.x-264.-yify_202408
• archive (low quality?): https://archive.org/details/krull_202402
• youtube (Brazilian Portuguese dub playlist?): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTwK6yoj80taYjtdel1zJFEFJ3PjqKnC
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/krull

Krull is a 1983 British[1] science fantasy adventure film[2] ... The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride, Princess Lyssa (Anthony), from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

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The film was a box-office bomb upon release, and critical opinion has been mixed, both upon release and in retrospect. Numerous reviewers have highlighted its visual effects and soundtrack, while several critics have criticized its plot as being derivative and nonsensical. In the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)

We discussed this movie here on B Movie Bonanza a year and a half ago!

Krull (1983) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• Tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?) (NOTE you may need to "enable DRM" if you're on Firefox; dunno if that disables uBlock Origin adblock): https://tubitv.com/movies/100029546/krull
• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• archive: https://archive.org/details/krull.-1983.1080p.-blu-ray.x-264.-yify_202408
• archive (low quality?): https://archive.org/details/krull_202402
• youtube (Brazilian Portuguese dub playlist?): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTwK6yoj80taYjtdel1zJFEFJ3PjqKnC
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/krull

Krull is a 1983 British[1] science fantasy adventure film[2] ... The story follows Prince Colwyn (Marshall) and a fellowship of companions who set out to rescue his bride, Princess Lyssa (Anthony), from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

...

The film was a box-office bomb upon release, and critical opinion has been mixed, both upon release and in retrospect. Numerous reviewers have highlighted its visual effects and soundtrack, while several critics have criticized its plot as being derivative and nonsensical. In the years since its release, the film has developed a cult following.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krull_(film)

We discussed this movie here on B Movie Bonanza a year and a half ago!

Looks like a really interesting story.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24261462

Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado, a young and determined Japanese woman, finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s traveling puppet samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman and his ambitious son Little Sugar. In an attempt to create a new life for herself, Tornado seizes the opportunity to take matters into her own hands and steal the gold from their most recent heist.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1126915-tornado

Yes, we just talked about this a couple weeks ago! And Laserblast (1978) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• Tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?): https://tubitv.com/movies/469612/laserblast
• youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf0BCN9L5Q
• uBlock Origin adblocker should work on those tubi and youtube links, at least on firefox
• archive: https://archive.org/details/laserblast_202503
• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/laserblast

Literary critic John Kenneth Muir thought that the script had many plot holes which left many unanswered questions, and that there was "little effort to forge a coherent story out of the mix".[12] New York Daily News writer David Bianculli described Laserblast as "numbingly bad".[45] In The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies, Phil Hardy describes it as "a wholly unimaginative film", adding, "Even the non-stop series of exploding cars becomes monotonous in the hands of director Rae."[8] The Time Out Film Guide described Laserblast as a rip-off of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and said that Billy's reign of destruction seemed random and senseless, rather than driven by plot or characterization. The review called the film "the epitome of what Frank Zappa once hymned as 'cheapness.'"[46] The Globe and Mail writer Robert Martin called the script inept, said that Steve Neill's make-up effects were "frightful rather than frightening", and said that Cheryl Smith could "barely talk, let alone act". Martin also stated that the film was pulled from a Toronto theater after showing for one week.[11]

Not all of the reviews were negative. Blockbuster Entertainment gave the film three out of five stars, and film critic Leonard Maltin gave it two-and-a-half out of four stars.[47][48] In their book about science fiction films, writers James Robert Parish and Michael R. Pitts called Laserblast "an stimulating, unpretentious little film in the same vein as I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Parish and Pitts praised the stop motion animation and the performance of Cheryl Smith.[49] Laserblast was among several films universally considered terrible that film reviewer Michael Adams watched as part of a book about his quest to find the worst film of all time. However, Adams said he enjoyed watching it on a B movie level.[50] Monthly Film Bulletin said that Laserblast was "Band's first major box-office success on the exploitation circuit".[39] According to Space.com, Laserblast has achieved cult film status.[5] During a 2005 interview, Charles Band called the film "hilarious" and stated that "it had its charm" like many films from its time. He also said that the film would have been made differently and would have had less critical reactions if it had been produced with a larger budget.[6] Two reptile-like alien creatures, one blue and one orange, look in an upward direction, with machinery and computer screens in the background. The stop motion aliens, created by David W. Allen, were praised by some critics as the only positive aspect of the film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserblast

Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid belt of Saturn are intruded upon by an anal-retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent eight foot tall robot.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079285/

• youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjAq5MiIYIk
• tubi (US, CAN, EU, UK, AU/NZ?): https://tubitv.com/movies/465155/saturn-3
• youtube (in Spanish - 4 minutes shorter?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6GAR_2Uqmw
• uBlock Origin adblocker should work on all of those links

P. J. Snyder reviewed Saturn 3 in Ares, and commented that: "Saturn 3 is a sloppy, shoddy production, of the sort that someone out there thinks SF fans just eat up. One hopes the producers and directors working the genre will realize this audience demands more than a leggy blond being chased by a robot. They may have such limited visions, but the audience doesn't."[25]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 31% approval rating based on 16 reviews.[26] On Metacritic, the film holds a 9/100 based on reviews from eight critics, indicated as "overwhelming dislike".[27] Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film one star in his review, criticising its screenplay for having a "shockingly low" level of intelligence, citing moments disregarding the laws of physics, the love triangle between Douglas, Fawcett and Keitel, as well as other details.[28]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_3

Critters 2: The Main Course is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?; uBlock Origin adblocker on firefox works): https://tubitv.com/movies/100001410/critters-2-the-main-course
• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/critters-2

The plot takes place two years after the first film, as a batch of planted Critter eggs begin to hatch and resume their carnivorous appetite upon the town once again.

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Rotten Tomatoes reports that 38% of 13 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.7/10.[9] Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 1 out of 4 stars: "It lacks all of the style and sense of fun of the original Critters (1986) and has no reason for existence".[10]

Discussing the film several years after its release, writer David Twohy said in an interview with Starlog that "Critters 2 is something I'm still not terribly pleased is on my résumé".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critters_2:_The_Main_Course

Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

• Just start watching that movie this Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT
• and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
• I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

• tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?): https://tubitv.com/movies/585867/yeti-giant-of-the-20th-century
• youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgn2Uc6sL6I
• youtube (with Portuguese subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywr1316LeME
• youtube (with Romanian subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=311lhBXmTeg
• youtube (WARNING low-res / clipped, only watch if nothing else available): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh7rKslDbb4
• ADBLOCK NOTICE: uBlock Origin on firefox works on the youtube and tubi versions above
• someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
• if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/yeti-the-giant-of-the-20th-century

an industrialist's orphaned grandchildren and their collie befriend an awakened Yeti.

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While RKO and Universal Pictures battled over King Kong's rights, Dino De Laurentiis—the producer of the 1976 King Kong remake—announced another giant monster film which would be filmed in the Himalayas, entitled Yeti. Although his version ended up not being made, this film was a low-budget cash in on De Laurentiis' project, which aimed to beat it to theaters....

In a contemporary review, Maurizio Porro of the Corriere della sera was most negative, writing that "[t]he film was shot on such a low budget (the rudimentary effects are accomplished through obvious image superimpositions) that in comparison, the Taviani brothers look like Cecil B. DeMille. But it is not the only issue: [...] the story and screenplay are completely missing. Mystery and suspense are absent, whereas ridiculousness is in full effect, dominating the proceedings."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti:_Giant_of_the_20th_Century

Reposting bc the original post didn't federate for some reason?!

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/19375332

!sumo@lemmy.world

The top sumo wrestlers in Japan compete every other month in tournaments that last two weeks. The March tournament just started a couple days ago, and for the rest of the tournament I plan to post daily links to recap videos. You're welcome to come join and discuss and/or ask questions.

Imagine two linebackers crashing against each other but they have no padding and they're allowed to do judo throws and there's a priest urging them on. That's basically sumo.

Americans tend to think of sumo as a funny thing, but in reality it's a quasi-religious endeavour. The wrestlers live communally in a highly stratified environment training daily, and the referees perform shinto-derived rituals before and after the day's matches. The wrestlers gain weight to make them harder to push, but underneath that weight they are all muscle.

Anyway check it out!

• !sumo@lemmy.world
• https://lemmy.world/c/sumo

He had never been in Corless’s but he knew the value of the name. He knew that people went there after the theatre to eat oysters and drink liqueurs; and he had heard that the waiters there spoke French and German. Walking swiftly by at night he had seen cabs drawn up before the door and richly dressed ladies, escorted by cavaliers, alight and enter quickly. They wore noisy dresses and many wraps. Their faces were powdered and they caught up their dresses, when they touched earth, like alarmed Atalantas. He had always passed without turning his head to look. It was his habit to walk swiftly in the street even by day and whenever he found himself in the city late at night he hurried on his way apprehensively and excitedly. Sometimes, however, he courted the causes of his fear. He chose the darkest and narrowest streets and, as he walked boldly forward, the silence that was spread about his footsteps troubled him, the wandering silent figures troubled him; and at times a sound of low fugitive laughter made him tremble like a leaf.

https://www.libraryofshortstories.com/storiespdf/a-little-cloud.pdf

!sumo@lemmy.world

The top sumo wrestlers in Japan compete every other month in tournaments that last two weeks. The March tournament just started a couple days ago, and for the rest of the tournament I plan to post daily links to recap videos. You're welcome to come join and discuss and/or ask questions.

Imagine two linebackers crashing against each other but they have no padding and they're allowed to do judo throws and there's a priest urging them on. That's basically sumo.

Americans tend to think of sumo as a funny thing, but in reality it's a quasi-religious endeavour. The wrestlers live communally in a highly stratified environment training daily, and the referees perform shinto-derived rituals before and after the day's matches. The wrestlers gain weight to make them harder to push, but underneath that weight they are half muscle.

Anyway check it out!

• !sumo@lemmy.world
• https://lemmy.world/c/sumo