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More of Rob Zombie
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
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Little disjointed on a first watch, does get better, equally remains to be rough in places, debut director and all.

The Devil's Rejects (2005)
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Follow on from the 2003 film and arguably the better of the two. Feels like RZ found his feet with this one with far better direction, story and production. As ever RZ's films are uniquely stylised, harking back to the 70's/80's shock horror with a splash of humour thrown in. The Devils Rejects is RZ's best film IMO with others tending to be a hit & miss affair.

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Love the old-school Steven Seagal. Fun fact about him- He was actually an ‘Aikido instructor’ and even had his own dojo out in Japan if I recall accurately. [He was even ‘Deputized’ as a Sheriff.]The guy was incredibly athletic and physically very strong. Unfortunately, he did not age well at all.

Agreed. One of my favorites is Under Siege. "I'm just the cook."
 
Dust Devil (1992)
Dark, gory and mystical. I do like Richard Stanley's work, Dust Devil doesn't disappoint, haunting, atmospheric & foreboding with the directors cut being well worth the watch.

While were at it;

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

As much as the film was criticised I personally like it. John Frankenheimer did a pretty decent job of picking up the pieces and wrangling the children up and down the line. What I would recommend is to watch the film blind (if possible), then watch Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau, then watch the film again, you will be enlightened...

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

An enlightening journey indeed, illustrates just how studio interference and seasoned (capricious) actors can derail a project as opposed to supporting one. Richard Stanley undoubtedly has the "eye" yet lacked experience at the time. I would love to see him return to the film and complete his vison, would be a wild ride indeed...

Color Out of Space (2019)

Richard Stanley back on form with a solid cast and fabulous bombastic performance by Nicolas Cage. One of if not the best big screen adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's work. Color Out of Space is "out there" as it should be, if you like Richard Stanley & Lovecraft you owe it to yourself to give this one a watch, be rude not too 😆

The whole thing with Richard Stanley and The Island of Dr. Moreau is so fascinating (his firing, the eventual film that was released), the doc is well worth a watch if you've seen the movie (or queue it up for a double feature).

Color Out of Space is superb! Cage is perfect and I agree 100%, it's a terrific, if not one of the best films based on HPL material (I also a big of fan of the Brian Yuzna films, Reanimator, From Beyond, heck, even Dagon :D) Stanley says he wants to do a whole trilogy of HPL movies, probably Dunwich Horror next, and he said the Ward Phillips character will be in the next two, awesome.

BTW, have you seen the trailer for the new HBO/Max series, Lovecraft Country? Incredible talent (producer, actors) and source material. I'll just turn to Wiki for a description:

Wikipedia said:
Lovecraft Country follows "Atticus Black as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. This begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.


More of Rob Zombie
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

Little disjointed on a first watch, does get better, equally remains to be rough in places, debut director and all.

The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Follow on from the 2003 film and arguably the better of the two. Feels like RZ found his feet with this one with far better direction, story and production. As ever RZ's films are uniquely stylised, harking back to the 70's/80's shock horror with a splash of humour thrown in. The Devils Rejects is RZ's best film IMO with others tending to be a hit & miss affair.

Love us some Rob Zombie (no I'm not stalking you ... as far as you know). We saw the 3 From Hell limited movie release at the theater, got an amazing poster, it's over the fireplace with a House of a 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects and 31 posters - the 31 is signed by Richard Brake (also in 3 From Hell, as may know he sort of "replaced" Sid Haig after the latter passed away), and the H1KC poster is signed by none other than the man himself, Sid Haig :cool:

[edited for typos and inflective improvements ... :D ]
 
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I am in Canada - maybe different here?
The first time I pulled it up, it showed a rental fee of $3. I returned last night and it was included, and I watched it. I was a fan of the novel and now I’ll have to reread it based on this description at Amazon:

Six Days of the Condor, an espionage thriller by James Grady, was published in 1974. Shortly thereafter it was adapted into the film Three Days of the Condor, starring Robert Redford. The basic premise of the two are the same, though they differ quite a bit in plot details, bad guys, character names, and the basic underlying reason for it all.

The idea that part of the government could order up executions because someone privy to your secret schemes is about to become an embarrassment is rather terrifying even if it’s fiction. Do we know just how fictional it is?
 
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The first time I pulled it up, it showed a rental fee of $3. I returned last night and it was included, and I watched it. I was a fan of the novel and now I’ll have to reread it based on this description at Amazon:

Six Days of the Condor, an espionage thriller by James Grady, was published in 1974. Shortly thereafter it was adapted into the film Three Days of the Condor, starring Robert Redford. The basic premise of the two are the same, though they differ quite a bit in plot details, bad guys, character names, and the basic underlying reason for it all.

The idea that part of the government could order up executions because someone privy to your secret schemes is about to become an embarrassment is rather terrifying even if it’s fiction. Do we know just how fictional it is?
Currently watching a TV series based on the same storyline. Just called Condor.
 
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I'll be honest, it was touch and go for me.

In the end I did find that I had enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
My wife had it on, but I didn't watch it. She thought it was ok.
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Ferdinand. Touchy subject, but a fun family film. I liked it.
 
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What channel or streaming service (I couldn't find it on Netflix or Amazon Prime)?
This is rather obscure, what is the Audience Network? I’ll have to see if I can find this channel on my Tv.

Audience Network is an American entertainment network based in California. It was launched in 1998 under the name “Freeview”. It was renamed to “The 101 Network” in 2005. The network received the current name “Audience Network” after the rebranding of 2011. There are both original TV series, and borrowed ones in the Broadcast net.
 
This is rather obscure, what is the Audience Network? I’ll have to see if I can find this channel on my Tv.

Audience Network is an American entertainment network based in California. It was launched in 1998 under the name “Freeview”. It was renamed to “The 101 Network” in 2005. The network received the current name “Audience Network” after the rebranding of 2011. There are both original TV series, and borrowed ones in the Broadcast net.
Sorry. Now TV is part of Sky if that helps.
 
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