Gonna start hand out this week's golden
amber in a sec but before hand the 1st nomination for the
Blue Ribbon of Best Picture of the Week of 7.
From 2007 Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz
London super cop Nicholas Angel has
been doing his job a bit too well & is making the rest of the
force look bad. He is promoted & transferred to the small
community of Sandford where everything appears quiet & quite dull
of the surface. Teamed w/ his new partner Danny Butterman (who
dreams of being an stereotypical movie action hero police officer)
they investigate a series of 'accidents' that Angel believes to be
murders. The small town police force smirk @ his excessive theories
& investigation leaving Angel to peel back the layers of truth of
a town that has more going on then what's on the surface.
Time to crack out the first award of
the week / that given to the person or thing in media that has had a
profound impact on me over the years. The Life of Influence Under
the Influence – The 40
This week's recipient is Eric Freeman &
Silent Night Deadly Night 2
I have to give Freeman this award this
week because even though it was June I decided to crack out a
personal cult classic of mine in Silent Night Deadly Night 2.
Although I love this movie but in truth it is far from good film
making so it won't be nominated for best picture even though I should
give it 24 beers for how much I have enjoyed it over the years.
Freeman's over the top performance is so campy hilariously that I
fucking love it but it won't earn him a nomination for best actor.
He & the entire project deserve a special place as it has
captured my spirit during a holiday that I fucking hate. Freeman &
SNDN 2 is the film that makes this Grinch’s heart grow 10 fold.
When my best friend & I originally
rented SDND 2 we were warned by the video clerk not to watch it
because everyone was saying it was a bad movie. Apprehensive we did
anyways since as slasher fans we would sit through just about
anything no matter how bad it was. What a pleasant surprise it was
after watching this film (even though it is half flash backs from the
original SNDN) the new material w/ Eric Freeman's over the top
performance (complete w/ flaring nostrils & eyebrows that
Stanislavsky never could have trained) would become a personal
favorite. It's a bad movie mecca. Fuck those people who bought into
the concept that Troll 2 holds this title. Silent Night Deadly Night
2 transcends that making it so incredibly fucking awesome. I love it
so much that I have cracked it out every Xmas for years & years.
It's my It's a Wonderful Life. Over the years Ive found Im not alone
in my adoration for this flix. Doubt me just look it up on YouTube.
Sadly this was just about Eric
Freeman's only movie roll & he has faded into obscurity. Oh how
much I would have loved for him to be back for the commentary on the
DVD. Is he in hiding? Has this movie caused him too much ridicule
in certain circles & too much cult admiration in others? It's a
fucking shame that he is not @ every horror convention in existence
since. I hope he's not ashamed of it / he shouldn't be. Sure most
thespians won't take him seriously but by so many fans he's loved. I
think he's so great that I could watch him eat a ham sandwich if only
for him to say 'SANDWICH!' w/ his own personal inflection &
facial expressions.
Freeman I adore you..please come back &
do Silent Night Deadly Night 6 someday even if it is only for a pay
check. Trust me I won't hold it against you if only to have you on
film once again.
Still plenty of golden amber to serve
up as Im just cracking into this 6 Pack.
Be back after this..
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