Once again join John Waters, Kevin Pollack, Ileana Douglas and Joe Donte as they host a journey into the gory, gruesome and violence of the classic Cult Horror movies we love to see and the Scifi weirdness of futures of the fantastic and the paranoid. The second volume in the series is an improvement over the first while still sticking to what made the original enjoyable. The key improvement, lack of filler. This adjustment made is ultimately what made me enjoy this installment more than the original. Split into to parts it covered some extremely memorable films. Part One of the series covers some of the best horror classics with a couple modern additions. No cult horror documentary would be complete without Dawn of the Dead and George Romero. There were references to the political statements of Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead and entertaining stories of behind the scenes happenings. One of the horror highlights for me was the segment on Evil Dead. Bruce Cambell was a large portion of the commentary in all his glory. All the movies had a nice lengthy segment with all kinds of on set anecdotes to reviewer’s experiences in the theaters. The addition of a modern classic was a little surprising, but the Rob Zombie helmed Devil’s Rejects made the cut as well. It was interesting to hear some of the methods. All the movies that made the cut were all worthy of the cult label and all had something interesting and fun to learn. Part Two of the documentary went into the Scifi side of the cult classic genres. First off, what scifi cult classic list wouldn’t be complete without having Blade Runner on the list. There were a few references to how many different cuts there are. It almost became a running joke. The dystopian sets remain iconic to this day. One film that made the list, I hadn’t heard of but was interesting to learn about. The Brother from Another Planet. I knew who Joe Morton is from his work in T2 Judgement Day and as Henry in Eureka. It was cool to see that he played a part in the movie and had no lines in it. He was the main character, and everyone talked to him. His performance was all gesture, reaction and body language. Death Race 2000 was a sweet inclusion. Who doesn’t love a movie about lunatics in cars running over pedestrians for points? Ultimately, I enjoyed the Volume Two better. The pacing was steadier and even, making it a bit more enjoyable. There weren’t any of the quick filler segments that seemed to be there to just fill time. The genres were more of my cup of tea as well. My go to genres are Horror and Scifi, so learning the backgrounds and behind the scenes was great for some of my favorite movies. Also Bruce Cambell does not disappoint. All in all it’s an excellent addition to the series and looking forward to the next installment.
Rorschach Rating: 4.5 / 5
Victims and Villains is written and produced by Josh "Captain Nostalgia" Burkey. Music by Yuriy Bespalov & Beggars. This post was edited by Erica Burkey. Time Warp Volumes 1 & 2 are available to stream now on all major digital platforms.
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