NinetyForChill: The #Podcast - Vampires and the Vulgar Critiques of a Demented Podcaster

 

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 24: Vampires and the Vulgar Critiques of a Demented Podcaster

I have been asking for weeks for assistance in composing an episode dedicated to vampire features like "The Lost Boys" trilogy, "Near Dark", and the "Underworld" movies. Here is to hoping that this bunch of critiques will stir up some inspiration in my audience to step up and hold off on the garlic. If this is a topic you up for discussing, feel free to send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All I need is a half hour on Zoom to get this done.

This episode provides us with a couple of bloodsucking reviews. It is fun to see that I sounded a bit more forgiving to the Adrian Paul and Bookeem Woodbine starring feature, "The Breed". Being distributed by Sony, perhaps this could be considered a prototype for Len Wiseman's "Underworld". It might have been too early for western wire-fu for this feature to successfully blend "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Matrix". Stay out of the Warner Brothers' lane I suppose.

The other vampire feature I reviewed was for my original YouTube channel, thaidurden (Witness Ally from Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy awkwardly shoot my audition to be AEW's Librarian.) I am just showing off my hominus nocturna knowledge by critiquing "John Carpenter's Vampire". It is fun, but too mainstream to make the top half of his filmography.

To put a cherry on top of this episode, I fulfill my promise from last week to access The Five-Star Review Library of Letterboxd's ThePoeticCritic. After a bunch of scrolling (I am still getting use to the layout of that website), "The Old Dark House" from 1932 is what I eventually stumbled upon. If you liked "Titanic", this Boris Karloff film features Gloria Stewart in a leading role. Thinking about how she must have been aged up for the James Cameron film may distract you from the edginess this horror classic has to offer.

As of this publication, a guest has been lined up for next week's episode. We are going to tackle a feature that was sorely missed from "Episode 15: When in Doubt, Take It To the Outer Space (Opera)". That feature being Mel Brook's "Spaceballs".

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.

After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

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From Podcast to Realizing There Are 75 Million American Napoleons

*Blog post was started on June 22, 2021.

From Podcasts to Realizing There Are 75 Million American Napoleons

With this week's "NinetyForChill dot Com - The Podcast" lacking a theme, it seems that I let out a lot of my ideas that I would usually rant and rave about in the hour conversation with ThePoeticCritic. Putting that episode up left me feeling that I had pretty much addressed my issues with the "Morbidly Macabre" co-host Mitchell Whitt who took five minutes of his podcast saying I was out of line for sharing a link to the show on Facebook while also pointing out the shortcomings of the episodes for wrestling fans.

It was not that they got their info about the focus of the episode, Chris Benoit, wrong because they did not. Their beliefs on what the wrestling business was/is and how it operates were. Anyone who listens to wrestling podcasts would be rolling their eyes or yelling at their player for their misconceptions. In the end, saying that I was upset because they did not state the flavor of Benoit's essence is the primary host just being bitter.

At least I got to hear Mitchell's bullshit firsthand. But since he gave away his strategy to even this out (by conning back on my podcast), I guess he thought that I would not help a friend out. He did not expect me to listen to his podcast. Maybe he just did that all as a bit, but if you are an adult, handle those who have supposedly trespassed against you as one. All you had to do was ask me to elaborate on why I was critical or not to promote your efforts if I am not 100% satisfied with the end result.

If anything, I would appreciate that feedback. At least you get to determine who the assholes are that way. The only time I really got complaints that were typed up about what I wrote was for "Racism Can Play in Peoria. What About Your Local Wrestling?". There was some acceptable criticism to start. Once one of those parties asked to share the link himself (not stating that he would skew it towards those who he knew it may piss off), the readers he targeted went after me for being bitter and stupid for stating how I was wronged and how the promotion being discussed was in the right to use the confederate flag for promotion. It is just infuriating that instead of addressing with the expectation of learning from it, they go and attack. What is the deal with all of these inferiority complexes?

If I go into that, maybe I will discover that I am the pot calling the kettle black. Kettle please.

I guess my issue is that I feel broken, not inferior. There is nothing that I would change about myself except acting on fortune favoring the bold. It is something that I have been working on, but it leaves me feeling that was a lesson my parents chose not to teach (Per chance the basis of an inferiority complex). That may have been because they picked up my risk taking nature early on, but it is tough for me to figure out how. My fear of the dark was not conquered until junior high and jumping from the high dive never happened.

How and why I get upset is that these assholes who take everything as an attack seem to thrive. The final straw that led me to leave Peoria was realizing the last friend from high school that I had any sense of frequent contact with was only friends with people whom he could use. It may just be short-term rewards, but it may have been nice to be in a position to start a family. Seeing a racist who was incapable of displaying empathy get those opportunities ahead of me does grind my gears. As I said though, this could be diminishing rewards. Read some of his wife's Facebook posts, and you realize that she was his kind of sucker.

I guess I have a righteous nature. Being right about something that people doubted you on is rewarding, but it will not get you a wrestling booking let alone laid. It just feels like quitting if you give up on focusing on fixing wrongs or expressing ideas that should benefit everyone. If only my nihilism was a little bit more intense. But then there would be people suffering and regardless if my life is fleeting, I do not feel its right to consider everyone else's to be. They need to learn that lesson on their own.

I would probably just be killing some time coming up with the next incarnation for the Men's Duos World Championship if people realize that criticism is about fixing problems. They should never be seen as attacks. If anything, my reaction to it, at worst, is saying that I am just incapable of making a change. What I have going for me is that I at least know the world is not going to accommodate for me. 

And it should not. I am a white cis male. This is being brought up because I know that I come from a group that has the most people who can help others and not struggle in doing so. Hence, supporting changes to benefit people not in my group is the right thing to do. So in the end, I have discovered that 75,000,000 Americans have an inferiority complex. The lack of mental health is the true pandemic. 

19 Classical Art Memes That Are Way Better Than Walking Through A Museum

 

Saw 3D (The Final Chapter): Star Trek of Horror?

"Saw" had just reached the same number of "Star Trek (Original Series)" films. With an open ending that may introduce a new character to focus on (Antagonist or protagonist is dependent upon you interpretation of John Kramer's mission.) like "Star Trek: Generations", a new series maybe created. But what makes "Saw" most like "Trek" is that there maybe a number curse to the series (This review was written after seeing this film in theaters.) That is a bit of a stretch since "Saw" and "Saw 5" are worthwhile, but with the quality of this feature, Twisted Pictures may as well called this one "Saw 7"

Det. Hoffman is still carrying on Kramer's work, but vengeance clouds his mind. I suppose having half your face ripped open by Jill Tuck, Kramer's wife and fellow game practitioner, will do that. While Bobby, a man who has become famous by claiming to be a Jigsaw survivor, is being tested, Jigsaw's last known apprentice is planning to settle his score with Tuck and a rival detective from internal affairs.

Hopefully, that description of "Saw 3D: The Final Chapter" did not spoil anything for you. This simplicity maybe what holds the film back from being worthwhile despite brilliant makeup and 3D effects.

The best films in the series are dependent upon being more clever than brutal. "Saw 3D", being the final chapter, horror aficionados Melton and Dunstan felt it was more important to get every gross thing we had not seen than providing a enjoyable story.

To claim this film as awesome, you may need to be a perverse individual. You have to solely enjoy gore. This "Saw" does not justify why it is inescapable. Extreme gore is fun, but only if there is a good reason for it. This is why the first two "Feast" films (written by Dunstan and Melton) were fun, and the third making us call bullshit.

Perhaps Costas Mandylor was misused while Tobin Bell was underused. This film has the highest body count of the series (and perhaps equal to all of the films combined). Most of them are innocents which is unlike the past films while Hoffman is near super human in his march for vengeance. Not only do the games' contestants have hopeless situations, anyone who is not the murderer is as well.

The best thing about "Saw 3D" is the use of 3D. As long as there are thing being constantly thrown at the audience, we ignore how poor the direction is. The traps are also suspenseful, but that may be due to wanting to see at least one person get away.

Do I want there to be a "Saw 8"? Yes, the ending offers a potentially brilliant Jigsaw and there have to still be some great trap ideas left. But like "Saw 4", we need new blood to revive the story.

"Saw 3D is not the worst of the franchise, but it is clear that Patrick Melton and Mark Dunstan have run out of ideas for this franchise. We maybe out of fake blood as well (This is before the abundance of CG blood, so I may have predicted that). With a series that does not require a real villain, how can we be out of good stuff?

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NinetyForChill: The #Podcast - ThePoeticCritic's Cinematic Chicken Salad

         

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 23: ThePoeticCritic's Cinematic Chicken Salad

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Not wanting to continue on with abbreviated episodes, Letterboxd's ThePoeticCritic was kind of enough to return to the podcast. The only issue was, what were we going to talk about? Fortunately, as long as it involves cinema, there maybe no greater mind for film history in the Heart of Illinois than that of my big sister.

She could be the Steve Austin of amateur film experts. I think she does a great job taking the chicken poo that I laid out in front of her and turning it into chicken salad. The cost for this mayo-free meal for the mind, her having me watch the Cinema Snob's review for "Captain America" 1990.

 

 

It just feels wrong for having her deprive me of a virginal Albert Pyun experience. As a fan of his schlock, there is only so much I have yet to see. I am trying to recall an unwatchable feature from his (Notice that I did not use the term good.) filmography. Hell, "Heatseeker" is a film that I am still trying to track down. Does anyone know where to stream it? After purchasing a HDMI splitter and a HDMI to Composite adapter to copy all my AEW purchases that are soon to be lost, there is no reason I cannot secure myself a grainy copy of this grainy feature that never made it to DVD.

My apologies if I lost you during that rant, but let me throw this out there. Albert Pyun directed the Jean-Claude Van Damme classic "Cyborg" and at least two of the "Kickboxer" sequels. Surely someone else appreciates his Cannon Group qualities as much as I do. Hence, who is up for a podcast about his works. Volunteers can send their emails to russthebus07@gmail.com.

 

My older sister has primarily been catching up on movies from the 1980's, but when she became aware that I have been trying to get an episode about vampire movies off the ground, she was more than willing to offer up her limited knowledge on the topic. Our discussion about "The Lost Boys" and Joel Schumacher does not get to heated because it was so easy to talk up the importance of "Near Dark" and how that the film has many parallel's with other Kathryn Bigelow features.

Through this conversation, I got to see a more liberal and open side of my big sis. We get to have a discussion about the absurdist humor of John Waters and how Woody Allen, for better or worse, is one of his closest contemporaries (Style wise, not personally). This also leads me to ask if we needed a more absurd Stanley Kubrick. What sounds better: A nuclear holocaust or a pie fight? Which way would you like the world to end?

We also again tackle how #FilmTwitter may have too many woke keyboard warriors wanting Hollywood to produce the most inoffensive entertainment. The problem is, Disney is more than happy to give it to them. Basically, I try my best to call for Critical Race Theory to be brought to film school while TPC hopes for more indie features to course correct the industry.

In the end, it turns out to be fitting that I include my review for "London Calling", a brilliantly chosen addition from Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Reviews. At this time, we may need to deify Joe Strummer.

With that said, I have been prepping myself for a vampire-themed episode. Thus, it will not be hard for me to come up with an "preview" episode to get the audience pumped for it. If someone will let me know that they are game for talking about "Lost Boys" and "Near Dark", we will have plenty of time to record it. Just drop russthebus07@gmail.com an email. Thanks.

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.

After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

 *This blog post was started on June 17, 2021.

Lance Storm is the Too Legit (Men's Duo Championship) Legend

Is Wizard World in Chicago being bumped to October the start of inconveniences to come? Has not needing to work 10-13 days in a week just made me more tolerant of what troubles me? I say all this knowing that the LIBERTARIAN coworker will have two hours to charge up their discontent about how millennials are soft (except for them) and how the fascists are running the White House when I come into work tomorrow. On the bright side, they will only be here for two hours of my shift.

With all that said, my restraint should be admired for not snapping on them about their preaching how "three strikes and you're out" made the turn of the century safer than today and immediately following that up with turning on a video that endorsed the big lie. It does make me think about mom suggesting that Caterpillar in Morton is hiring again. Dad did advise her that I did that for the better part of two years and not liking it, so that should place that out of her mind. But they do have my little brother's house to get rid of in West Peoria and my coworker does make me think about job openings at the Bloomington branch.

To wrap up my rewind, I may be getting too old to get into too much trouble. My debauchery in Champaign/Urbana is nigh. When I spent the weekend in Morton for my little brother's diaper party (Mom did not appreciate my dyed pink hair for the occasion.), the energy to go out to Downtown Peoria was not there. Thus, there is a bit of an existential crisis. With my most recent ex announcing her engagement, the world seems to be passing me by. Now, I lack the energy to keep up.

Thank the gods then for a quiet wrestling scene. It allows me to focus on DRCW's fun championships instead of WWE refusing to do anything fun with theirs. Discussing the past championships might actually drive salt into my disdain for the current scene, or make me realize the more things change, the more they stay the same. We are just talking about prop titles any how.

There is no True Legit Duo's Championship of the 1990's.

This image should indicate that it is pointless to want to fudge my beliefs that the Hollywood Blondes, Money Incorporated, and the Miracle Violence Connection cannot be considered to be true teams. I suppose we could combine the Legit and the Two Legit championships, but there goes the gimmick of my last wrestling blog post.

When it comes to the last Men's Duos World Championship, The Too Legit, we can continue this lineage. Here is to hoping that we can make it to A.J. Styles and Omos.

The 19th Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

ECW World Tag Team Champions

Tracy Smothers and Little Guido Maritato (October 18, 1997 to December 5, 1997)

James Maritato's true FBI was with Tony Mamaluke, so I think we can say that any tag team before that union in a faction where any non-Italian can claim Mediterranean heritage can be considered a hodge podge pairing.

The 20th Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

ECW World Tag Team Champions

Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon (12/5/97 to 12/6/97)

 

I know the Can-Am Express had been teaming since 1989 across four major promotions, but this is just a one-day reign, so I think it is fine for a Tag Team to be transitional champions when it comes to a Duos title.

The 21st Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

ECW World Tag Team Champions

Chris Candido and Lance Storm (December 6, 1997 to June 27, 1998)

 

The tag team titles in ECW were a prop since the angle was, "The team cannot break up as long as they are champions. If one betrayed the other, they would be fired." It allowed for some very clever match construction that needs to be held in very high regard. I feel fine with them holding both the Too Legit Men's Duos World Championship and the Disgruntled's Real World Tag Team Championship.

The 22nd Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

WWF World Tag Team Champions

Steve Austin (3) and The Undertaker (6/27/98 to 8/10/98)

Rob Van Dam and Sabu were tied at the hip since coming to ECW. Their dynamic was much like that of Canido and Storm, but when they would get a second run four months later. Their chemistry is too great to call them a duo.

The 23rd Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

WWF World Tag Team Champions

Kane and Mankind (Mick Foley)(3) (8/10/98 to 8/30/98)

The 24th Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champions

Scott Hall and The Giant (Paul Wight) (8/30/98 to 10/25/98)

The 25th Too Legit Men's Duos World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champions

Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell/Kenny Kaos (October 25, 1998 to January 7, 1999)

Evangelion 1.01: You Can(not) Overlook

 Am I crazy for entertaining the concept of reinventing the "Star Wars" trilogy? Trekkies gave into J.J. Abrams's concept and ended up embracing it, and the flaws of Lucas's scripts are quite prevalent.

Blasphemy. Well, we would all like to reboot the "Saga". No one can deny that, but when it comes to near perfection (with the exception of "Return of the Jedi"), why bother?

It is because we are starved for greatness and we will take our chances. That is why Hideaki Anno's reboot of "Evangelion" captured the world of anime's attention.

Shinji Ikari has been called to Tokyo-3 by his neglectful father Gendo. When he arrives, the city is under a military state of emergency and a battle with a giant monster ensues. After he is rescued by his chaperone, Lt. Col. Misato Katsuragi, he his escorted to Nerv's headquarters to find out his father's expectations. The primary one of these is for this 14 year-old to pilot a giant robot called Evangelion Unit 01 to defeat the monster.

 Should he fail, humanity is lost. But not being able to appreciate his own existence, why should Shinji care about the fate of mankind?

"Evangelion 1.01" is nearly identical in character design to the original television show, but it is far more than just a special edition of the first six episodes. This is a more concise version of the "Evangelion" story with an atmosphere that is more fitting of the dark conclusions of the initial series.

All of the mecha and kaiju have been visually upgraded and the theatrical budge is evident. Since budget held back the production quality of the first series, fans should definitely appreciate the upgrades. That is provided that they can get past the first two acts of the story being exactly like the first four episodes.

It can be frustrating that the "Rebuild of Evangelion's" story does not begin until act three, especially since the comic interactions between Shinji and the supporting cast are all but eliminated. The charm and optimism are removed, so those who did not appreciate the previous two endings that Anno had provided us, they may be left upset.

Those frustrations are worth enduring for the brilliant third act. The new vision and hints of what is coming up left me salivating for the film's sequel. On top of that, the action and drama sequences are greater than anything presented in the first half of the television series.

"Evangelion 1.01" is a great experience that promises even more to come. It provides incite into Anno's true vision that was confined to the restraints of 90's television. It is a darker journey, but well worth enduring for the reward of a new future for the franchise.

 

Rhb_RBS
 

 

NinetyForChill - The Podcast: It's Time for RiffCats

         

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 22: It's Time for RiffCats

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Please pardon there being but one cat (Eva, at least it is the most important cat) for this week's poster. Skimble is a bit on the dark side when it comes to his fur and it is very tricky to get the two of them in one shot.

 

I was unable to secure a guest for this weeks podcast. It may have been for the better since I had to schedule time for Skimble to spend with Ally of Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy and I was also attending my little brother's diaper party. The little one is due in August I believe.

 

The show must go on, and fortunately for me, ThePoeticCritic from Letterboxd (my big sister) offered up some wisdom when it came to our late 1990's VHS bonding. We pretty much give Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy's RiffTrax free advertising. Where did we direct this wisdom? I do my best to get her to tell us what she thinks is the best means to let the former "Mystery Science Theater 3000" make movies funny.

My older sister and I discuss how you should spend your money when it comes to getting your traxs. With many services like Pluto and Tubi allowing you to access the films that have fallen into the public domain, we determine that it is best to purchase tracks to give you fresh perspectives on the movies you love. Then we argue about whether or not you need them to get through Zack Snyder's "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice".

If people will just watch the three-hour cut, they will find that there is really nothing to complain about.

For those who listened to last week's episode about Ivan Reitman, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis's works leading up to the most important comedy of the 1980's, I took the time to watch and objectively enjoy "Ghostbusters 2016". Here is to hoping I can convince you to give it a chance, but after my take on the DCEU's first "embarrassment", that may be a task. At least the Tomato Meter is on my side.

Before you get to the show, I really must implore to you how important it is for me to get a guest for next week's show. This podcast does not work with out you. Skimble can be quite the conversationalist, but I think he would even get fed up with me mistranslating his mrow's for a half hour. Just give me a theme, movie, director or actor, and I am sure that together we can come up with a better experience than "Suicide Squad".

With that said, I have been prepping myself for a vampire-themed episode. Thus, it will not be hard for me to come up with an "preview" episode to get the audience pumped for it. If someone will let me know that they are game for talking about "Lost Boys" and "Near Dark", we will have plenty of time to record it. Just drop russthebus07@gmail.com an email. Thanks.

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.

After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.

Legit, Two Legit, Too Legit, and Most Legit: 1990's Men's Doubles World Championships

It has only been a day since I was at a keyboard, and aside from Lio Rush announcing his retirement, there has not been any excitement. This is going to be a wordy blog post anyhow, so may as well get right into the sequel to the DRCW Gnarly Men's Doubles World Championship.

DRCW's Legit Men's Doubles World Championship

The 1st DRCW's Legit Men's Double's World Champions

NWA World Tag Team Champions

Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko (9/5/1991 to 11/19/1991):

 

Since Andre the Giant and King Haku are also part of the Disgruntled's Real World Tag Team Championship lineage, I suppose we could bump the birth of this title to a later date. Demolition traded the tag team championship with The Colossal Connection. In the meantime, the NWA had five title changes between teams.

The tag TEAM warfare ended in the NWA when Scott Steiner got injured in July of 1991. To fill in their vacancy, they had a tag team tournament with a final of hodge podge teams. Larry Zbyszko is not Tully Blanchard and the World's Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier is not Scott Steiner...regardless of similar alleged steroid histories. This makes The Enforcers the best place to start.

The 2nd Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

NWA World Tag Team Champions

Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes (11/19/1991 to 1/16/1992)

The 3rd Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

NWA World Tag Team Champions

Arn Anderson (2) and Bobby Eaton (1/16/92 to 5/3/92)

 

DRCW's Two Legit Men's Doubles World Championship

With the Steiners and the Miracle Violence Connection being the next NWA champions, it seems that we are still in the golden age of team wrestling. I did look at the what the Global Wrestling Federation and United States Wrestling Association had to offer to continue the 1990's version of the Men's Doubles Championship. USWA had the belt on The Moondogs (Spot and Cujo). It takes commitment to be one of them, so that is a TEAM. As for the GWF, Steve Dane and Gary Young were champions and neither have a Wikipedia page. The best course of action is to continue with the MC Hammer joke.

The 1st Two Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions

Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes (9/21/1992 to 11/18/1992)

The 2nd Two Legit Men's Doubles World Champions

WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champions:

Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas (11/18/1992 to 3/27/1993)

The 3rd Two Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

USWA World Tag Team Champions

Scotty (Raven) Flamingo and Brian Christopher (3/27/93 to 3/29/93)

I threw in the USWA title in to give this belt a little more mass. Unfortunately, with the Moondogs (Spot and Splat), The Hollywood Blondes, Money, Inc. and the Steiners being the top acts, there are just too many months between Douglas and Steamboat to Arn Anderson and Paul Roma. We can debate their legitimacy as a team since they are not the Hall of Fame Horsemen, but if you can swap out Moondogs, why not Horsemen.

DRCW Too Most Legit Men's Doubles World Championship

The 1st Most Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champions

Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) and Kevin Sullivan (5/22/1994 to 7/17/1994)

 

I did my damnedest to give 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty the belts. WWF is still a couple months away from turning the belt solely into a prop with Shawn Michaels and Diesel. That is probably the inspiration for David Shoemaker's suggestion of a Doubles division.

The 2nd Most Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champions

Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff (7/17/94 to 9/25/94)

 

Also held the DRCW Disgruntled's Real World Tag Team Championship (from The Public Enemy). This is why I have called the belt the most Legit Men's Double's World Championship.

The 3rd Most Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

ECW World Tag Team Champion

Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck (9/25/94 to 11/5/94)

 

The title unification ended when the Public Enemy won the DRCW Disgruntled's Real World Tag Team Championship.

The 4th Most Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champion (11/5/94 to 11/16/94)

Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2) 

The 5th Most Legit Men's Doubles World Champions:

WCW World Tag Team Champion

Marcus Alexander (Buff) Bagwell and The Patriot (11/16/94 to 12/8/94)

 

Curse The Moondogs (Spot and Rex this time). ECW had their championship on their first hot act, The Public Enemy. Harlem Heat has emerged in WCW. The Dudes with Attitudes have vacated the WWF championship. My only way to keep this going is to revamp these titles is to try and figure out if the Miracle Violence Connection (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams) lost of the All Japan World Tag Team Championships to some thrown together gaijins during their WCW run. That does not workout.

Event Horizon - Inspiration for Gory Bastardized Remakes?

 *Blog was post started on June 8, 2021.

Event Horizon - Inspiration for Gory Bastardized Remakes?

I am now on a leave of absence from my retail job, so I am acting like I have more energy. Too bad I am in the midst of a final 10-day work week. It might just be me feeling like I am on a winning streak. Dad already had some free VPN promos so I might have reduced my primary entertainment bill to just $85. That is for Internet and AEW Plus.

"American Gods" season 3 was concluded, so Starz is out of my streaming budget. Without Xfinity TV, my NJPW World subscription should get more use. Hulu is great for lunch breaks at work. HBO is still the best premium network, so I am not cutting that. Shudder is the only thing that I need to jump at adding. ESPN+ will be good for Euro 2020. It is tempting to just change the credit card numbers to my benefactor, but Experian says its good for my credit.

And my sports betting is getting back on track. If I learned anything after my earnings went from $600 to $400 is that the only blue I can trust are the Chicago Cubs. We could spin that into some ACAB humor, but I digress. Anyhow, frustration is the wrong way to react to this. The knowledge that my little brother has some losers (Toronto Maple Leafs) that he lovingly endures is just one more thing to bond over.

Enough of how I have been getting my introverted groove back, let us get into a baiting sub 100-minute movie review. This means I might need to listen to all of my friends' podcast, but do you really need an excuse to rewatch what maybe Paul W.S. Anderson's only classic feature on his resume?

"Event Horizon" is a 1990's horror classic, but I do not even know if it is Anderson's best movie. The man operates from derivatives, so nothing is ever expected of him. But, he is the only director that you expect cool 3-D from, so there is at least a niche he is filling and thus some talent. This leaves me to ponder if that was even present with his first American non-established IP film.

In 2040, the experimental spacecraft Event Horizon traveled to the orbit of Neptune to test its gravity drive. The intention of this was to create a mini black hole that would suck space time in allowing the craft to travel to a different location instantaneously. But the intentions of the craft were not made public, so all anyone is suppose to know is that the ship was lost. So it is quite the surprise for Captain Miller and the crew of the Lewis and Clark to find out that they are suppose to salvage this craft and rescue the crew seven years later.

The crew arrives at the craft to find it in a seemingly state of deep freeze. At subzero temperatures, surely the crew is dead, but life form readings are detectable through out the ship. As the crew inspects the ship, one of them, Justin, tries to turn the power back on. When this occurs, he seems to be sucked into the gravity drive and the accompanying power surge cause a breach of the Clark's hull. To survive, the entire crew has to board the Event Horizon while they wait on repairs to the ship that got them there.

Justin is essentially spat out of the gravity drive in a catatonic state. His rescuer describes the incident to Miller, but his believability is immediately questioned by Dr. Weir. Weir is accompanying the Clark's crew since he was one of the scientist who designed the ship. Logic and physics are soon thrown out the window as other crew members, including Miller, start seeing what can only be considered hallucinations. Miller's lieutenant has a theory. This theory is that whatever the life readings are must be creating these experiences.

Once Justin awakens only to soon enter an air lock without a spacesuit to run from the darkness he saw, surviving becomes paramount to actually finding out what happened. Too bad Dr. Weir does not see it that way.

My synopsis for "Event Horizon" may have excluded the pitch for this feature: Spaceship returns from hell. With that said, going with a gothic horror approach to the premise is unique when you consider that the video game "Doom" is very similar. Horror was on a downturn in the mid 90's as we recovered from 80's slasher fatigue, so this was a brave 60 million dollar gamble on the "Mortal Kombat" director. The initial loss was 20 million, but after home release, it is surprising that there were not attempts to capitalize on the IP.

In the end, the movie ended up managing to be a hit in some form, and that tends to indicate great quality. That quality is provided by the cast and script. Anderson's direction is adequate, but there are not many set pieces that show his strengths when it comes to directing. If anything, it seems to me that the off-and-on auteur can only see in 3-D. I do not find this to be a weakness though when you take in to account how his "Resident Evil" franchise was able to have three additional sequels solely because of 3-D filmmaking's popularity. A 3-D re-release with some polished computer-generated effects would be worth telling streamers to bugger off.

I implied that the special effects are not great when it comes to the CG. They may have been great for the time, but like "Mortal Kombat", FDR/HDR does not do them any favor.

If there was one more flaw, it is the pacing. This is gothic horror on a spaceship which had been done before in the greater classic, "Alien". When you move from one scene to the next without anytime to revel in the horror of the situation, you are watching for the cool suggestive imagery of hell instead of being at the edge of your seat. This is primarily the reason that I am not going to declare this feature to be Anderson's best. I am leaning towards the first "Resident Evil".

As I discussed with Andrew Tiede on NinetyForChill - The Podcast, Anderson seems to have an abundance of cool premises like Ivan Reitman when it comes to talented actors. They are really cannot miss ideas and as long as you catch it all on the frame, it should turn out alright. Unlike Reitman, the script can be lacking. Anderson can make everything look cool enough that you at least have something that can be on mute that fits in a lowly Downstate Illinois dance club. You cannot say that about "Twins".

Returning to the gothic horror elements, was this the feature to inspire the Dark Castle remakes of the late 90's and early 00's? This can be a goreless feature, apart from the air lock scene, but a lot of the films fans are there for the gory sets and eyeball removal. "Alien" was subtle with its gore being limited to the chestbuster. Did Dark Castle see this feature and just pick up on how the feature's devotees talk about the gore? Is this why we have "House on Haunted Hill" and "House of Wax" remakes that lack all of the charm of their predecessors?

"Event Horizon" is a film that had a greater impact than its box office indicates. It is a fun and entertaining bit of horror that has become more camp than it is scary. Too bad that any horror flick between this and torture porn strives to be this film because the hole it started to fill is still quite a void.

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NinetyForChill - The Podcast: Bust'n Meatballs at the Caddyshack

        

NinetyForChill.com: The Podcast

Episode 21: Bust'n Meatballs at the Caddyshack

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This week, my flexibility is demonstrated when it comes to coming up with content as I invite Andrew Tiede to the pod. He let me know what Ivan Reitman directed and Harold Ramis penned feature he wanted to gush over, so we talk about the sub 100-minute movies that got us to that paranormal comedy from 1984. And then we gush about the battle with the marshmallow behemoth.

 

@The_Couch_Man on TikTok and I do our best to get from the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" to "Ghostbusters". The focus was intended to be about Harold Ramis's directorial debut "Caddyshack" and Ivan Reitman's minimal effort that Bill Murray carried, "Meatballs", but you cannot dismiss the features surrounding Dan Aykroyd rise which allowed him to sell a space janitor movie that nearly had a German-themed John Candy. This leads to reminiscing about the power of John Belushi that John Landis facilitated.

 

And how can we overlook "Stripes" and how parents would let the kids of the early 80's watch anything? We discuss what you could get away with in comedies, but we do our best to provide context to all of the rapiness of "Porky's" and "Revenge of the Nerds". That seemed to be an easier topic to chat up than the weirdness that was 1989 cinema with its normalization of PG-13. I think I may owe Andrew a formal apology for that tangent bringing up "Nothing But Trouble".

We take the time to chat about the apparent lack of appreciation for Ernie Hudson. All of the features in the "Ghostbusters" franchise get a piece of the pod. More importantly, the timelessness of the original "Ghostbusters" is celebrated by trying to find out what movies are even comparable to the concept. Maybe "Roger Rabbit"...

If we get negative about anything, it is the realization that Ivan Reitman may not be the director that his son is. Since a comic was the guest and an aspiring writer is your host, maybe that is a win. This leads me to be further excited about "Ghostbusters: Afterlife". With Jason Reitman being one of the best five North American directors out there, how could this feature go wrong?

We also go back to Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Reviews. This week I review "Killer Movie". Is Kaley Cuoco dropping the C-word worth $3.33 from Disc Replay?

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.

After WrestleMania Backlash, I will tell you that we need to take zombie pro wrestling back. My suggestion is that we finally get my low-budget zombie movie, "Main Event of the Dead" off the ground. The script lacks a lumberjack match, so you know it has got to be better than the "Army of the Dead" advertisement. Ask for a treatment or give me suggestions on how to get it to a crowd-sourcing stage with an email to russthebus07@gmail.com.
 

*Blog post was started on June 3, 2021.

The Disgruntled's Real 1980's Men's Doubles Championship and the WWE Releases 2021 ver 3.0

Where to start when it comes to wrestling post "Double of Nothing"? Because there was another large show (Pardon me for avoiding the pun.), did WWE instinctively release talent?

I did not bother to read the Wrestling Inc article about King Baron Corbin responding to fans who thought it should have been him who was released rather than the larger or greater talents (Braun Strowman and Aleister Black to name one from each respective category). If you are going to sell the company, what is the new owner suppose to think of the decision to cut just one of these over talents instead of the one  WrestleTalk established as a talent-sucking mid-card vortex? On top of this, these cuts can definitely help out the competition at least in the short run.

With this kind of decision making, it easy to accept that the Disgruntled's Real World Women's Championship is not going over to WWE despite the best match of the biggest pay-per-view of the year. I am sorry, when you have 12 pay-per-views a year, your most important one should end with the babyface on top.

The 48th and Current Disgruntled's Real Women's World Champion: AEW World Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. (Won from Hikaru Shida on May 30, 2021).

Aside from her being known as the EST, where is the depth to Smackdown's Women's Champion Bianca Belair? Never mind the fact that Sasha Banks did not have any wars between winning that championship from Bayley and her classic at WrestleMania 37?

Every high profile match with Shida is a war. After the Thunder Rosa match gained the entire wrestling world's attention during the middle of a week, Baker was more than prepared for wars. Her preparedness goes all the way back to her pandemic battle with Shida in which she left as the evil equivalent to Becky Lynch.

Every sentence I have just written about Baker are answers. Every sentence that I wrote about Belair were questions. Belair is probably the stronger and her talent maybe at Baker's level, but poor decisions from WWE continue to make their competitor look wiser.

And it looks like they have booked their way into falling behind in whatever I think they have going for them. Who is Sheamus going to lose the United States title to? Ricochet, Humberto Carillo, Xavier Woods? Kofi Kingston is the only person who comes to mind that makes sense, but someone has to wrestle R-K-Bro. The belt is in a holding pattern being on a man who will not soon be in the primary title picture. It is making me regret my lack of foresight in never recognizing Darby Allin as the OCHO Champion.

The 152nd and Current DRCW OCHO Champion:

WWE United States Champion Sheamus. (Second Reign)

*The OCHO represents the Intercontinental (1), WWE United States (2),  The North American (3), Television (4), X Division (5), National (6), TNT (7), IWGP United States (8).*

AEW and NJPW make me further regret my presumption that Sheamus was the most proven commodity when it came to secondary champions. Jon Moxley has been bringing his United States' Championship back to relevance.

The 48th and Current DRCW Modern Poser Champion:

Universal Champion Roman Reigns (Second Reign).

 

The 90th and Current Disgruntled's Real Men's World Champion:

AAA Mega, TNA World, Impact World, and AEW World Champion Kenny Omega (Second Reign).

 

The 148th and Current Disgruntled's Real World Tag Team Champions:

The Young Bucks - Nick and Matt Jackson (Third Reign).

AEW's superior booking and unscripted promos brought us the first real threat to the Jackson Brothers claim to being the greatest tag team of all time. Eddie Kingston and Jon Moxley had the chemistry of a team, but that was based on history and their current anti-ELITE angle. We do not expect them to stick to being a tag team, but I think we would have all been fine if they ended the Bucks' reign. The Bucks could keep winning them back like Express was in their name. It is just a testament to the long term planning that AEW has and that WWE lacks to convince us that we would be cool with this change.

The tag team division in AEW remaining in its current form brings me to a suggestion made my Ringer writer and author David Shoemaker who suggested that a tag team wrestling division be created for these hodge podge units like Moxley and Kingston. This is something WWE might want to jump on just to differentiate their tag team product from AEW's. It might allow them to further downplay the importance of team wrestling, so it would serve both the fans and Vince McMahon's prerogative. All we need is a champion.

The Current/Tentative DRCW Men's Doubles World Championship: Raw Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Omos.

As the title history is established, they may not be the combination to be the champs to beat. Still, they defeated whom WWE is trying to make us believe is the greatest tag team in pro-wrestling at WrestleMania 37 and establish a new and very green talent in Omos. It honestly further elevates the New Day to have done this. And it shows that Cody Rhodes is getting lazy when it comes to creating new superstars. After exposing Anthony Ogogo, it make me wonder if AEW should be developing talent now that they are the destination for the best/most over talents in the United States.

I wanted to start this title history, like all of the title histories, at the first closed circuit wrestling event (the basis of pay-per-view) Starrcade 1983. This would have placed Soul Patrol in this spot because of their single reign and their documented lack of chemistry. With AWA's Ken Patera and Jerry Blackwell are the first "Real Tag Team Champions", I think the tag team wrestling was not strong enough at this time to warrant separate championships. AWA had the best division, but no real tag teams. It was not until the Road Warriors hit the scene that two individual wrestlers as a tag team were most noticeable. Thus this title history starts when the Road Warriors defeated Baron Von Raschke and the Crusher.

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