C.H.U.D.
I'm writing this after just seeing the movie today for the first time. I want to start off with this was actually an entertaining movie.
I watched it because there is a line in Chapter 11 of Mix Tapes and Stuff (link: http://www.amazon.com/Mix-Tapes-Stuff-JJ-Lair-ebook/dp/B00KFTKCKE/) where Boy-Lee talks about the movie. It was only right to see the movie.
This was the kind of movie to watch after 11pm on a Friday night. It wasn't scary, but it had its' thrills. The sets are cheap, but they did have access to real government buildings for scenes. New York City in 1983 was a vastly different place than you'll see today.
John Heard, the father from Home Alone, was the lead star. He plays a photographer that tired of shooting models and wanted to do something with meaning. There are agents and bill collectors that aren't happy about that, but he does win an award for his pictures of the homeless people that live in the subways of New York.
(I think the writers of Bones saw this movie, because that was a story in season 1 of Bones. If you get the chance, it was funny, interesting and dramatic. That show excels in combining all those elements.)
Daniel Stern, who was also in Home Alone, played Reverend AJ, who runs a soup kitchen. He notices that his normal customers are missing.
With the help of Captain Bosch, played by Christopher Curry (who is still active, you've seen him on Rizolli and Isles, Castle and Heart of Dixie), they seek out the homeless to find out what happened. It turns out the missing were killed by toxic monsters living in the sewers. The movie was so good that, this plot isn't hysterical and silly. (This is also the plot of a 1950s movie called "Them.") In the middle of the monsters and grime, there is a big plot about corruption.
George Martin, who played Wilson was one of those guys you've seen in tons of movies until he died.
Modern computer screens didn't hurt the movie. They were very careful how you see the monsters. In the pregnancy scene, Kim Greist's brown eyes are so sparkling.
The monsters aren't bad, but it becomes obvious how they created the monsters in later scenes.
The movie was a New World Pictures movie, which wasn't a major studio. It looks cheap, but they do a lot with the budget of 1.2 million dollars. The movie made back all it's money in the first week of release.
The 1980's were a time when they made sequels to everything, Rocky, Rambo, Death Wish, Nightmare on Elm Street. I think they wanted to do sequels to this because *****************************************************************************************SPOILER HERE***********************************************************
They didn't kill the monsters. It's implied, but you don't really see it.
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In honor of my favorite podcasts, I'll rate the following:
In honor of Film Sack (link filmsack.com) I rate the music A for Art of Noise sounding.
I don't know Star Trek relation, but John Heard was on Outer Limits and Battlestar Galactica.
In honor of How Did This Get Made? (link: www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made)
There are multiple 5 star reviews on Amazon.com. I don't want legal issues so I'm not copying them here.
The movies is available on iTunes for $2.99 rent or to buy, and it's on Amazon.com for purchase.
Want a good monster movie for a late night? Check it out.
Please tell me what you think in comments.
I watched it because there is a line in Chapter 11 of Mix Tapes and Stuff (link: http://www.amazon.com/Mix-Tapes-Stuff-JJ-Lair-ebook/dp/B00KFTKCKE/) where Boy-Lee talks about the movie. It was only right to see the movie.
This was the kind of movie to watch after 11pm on a Friday night. It wasn't scary, but it had its' thrills. The sets are cheap, but they did have access to real government buildings for scenes. New York City in 1983 was a vastly different place than you'll see today.
John Heard, the father from Home Alone, was the lead star. He plays a photographer that tired of shooting models and wanted to do something with meaning. There are agents and bill collectors that aren't happy about that, but he does win an award for his pictures of the homeless people that live in the subways of New York.
(I think the writers of Bones saw this movie, because that was a story in season 1 of Bones. If you get the chance, it was funny, interesting and dramatic. That show excels in combining all those elements.)
Daniel Stern, who was also in Home Alone, played Reverend AJ, who runs a soup kitchen. He notices that his normal customers are missing.
With the help of Captain Bosch, played by Christopher Curry (who is still active, you've seen him on Rizolli and Isles, Castle and Heart of Dixie), they seek out the homeless to find out what happened. It turns out the missing were killed by toxic monsters living in the sewers. The movie was so good that, this plot isn't hysterical and silly. (This is also the plot of a 1950s movie called "Them.") In the middle of the monsters and grime, there is a big plot about corruption.
George Martin, who played Wilson was one of those guys you've seen in tons of movies until he died.
Modern computer screens didn't hurt the movie. They were very careful how you see the monsters. In the pregnancy scene, Kim Greist's brown eyes are so sparkling.
The monsters aren't bad, but it becomes obvious how they created the monsters in later scenes.
The movie was a New World Pictures movie, which wasn't a major studio. It looks cheap, but they do a lot with the budget of 1.2 million dollars. The movie made back all it's money in the first week of release.
The 1980's were a time when they made sequels to everything, Rocky, Rambo, Death Wish, Nightmare on Elm Street. I think they wanted to do sequels to this because *****************************************************************************************SPOILER HERE***********************************************************
They didn't kill the monsters. It's implied, but you don't really see it.
******************************************************************************
In honor of my favorite podcasts, I'll rate the following:
In honor of Film Sack (link filmsack.com) I rate the music A for Art of Noise sounding.
I don't know Star Trek relation, but John Heard was on Outer Limits and Battlestar Galactica.
In honor of How Did This Get Made? (link: www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made)
There are multiple 5 star reviews on Amazon.com. I don't want legal issues so I'm not copying them here.
The movies is available on iTunes for $2.99 rent or to buy, and it's on Amazon.com for purchase.
Want a good monster movie for a late night? Check it out.
Please tell me what you think in comments.