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Second Reel Ep. 12 – Shock Around the Clock 2010

Kevin Carr — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:42:29 +0000

On This Episode: It’s October, and that means it’s a time for horror movies. And what better way to enjoy horror movies than to sit in a dark theater with a couple hundred of your closest friends and watch a dozen or so of them projected on the big screen. For this episode of Fat Guys at the Movies: Second Reel, Kevin invites Joe Neff into the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about the annual Shock Around the Clock horror movie marathon in Columbus, Ohio. This year’s marathon runs from 12 noon October 23rd until 12 noon October 24th. Joe lets Kevin in on the current screening list and any special surprises that might happen during the night. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

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For more information on the Shock Around the Clock horror movie marathon, visit www.HorrorMarathon.com, where you’ll find an up-to-date list of films, a discussion board and links to buy your tickets online. They’re only $33 in advance and $40 at the door, and they can be conveniently charged to your PayPal account.

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Second Reel Episode 1 – Halloween Wrap-Up

Kevin Carr — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:09:09 +0000

On This Episode: Kevin welcomes Aaron Dean to talk about the 31 Horror Movies in October. Aaron had joined Kevin on several live-tweets of the horror movies leading up to Halloween.

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Films Discussed:
Zombieland (2009)
Bad Ronald (1974)
Van Helsing (2004)
Paranormal Activity (2009)
The Hills Run Red (2009)
Trick ‘r Treat(2009)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Inside (2009)
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Zombie (1979)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
The Signal (2007)
Waxwork (1988)
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
The Stepfather (2009)
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Wrong Turn 3 (2009)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Saw VI (2009)
Martyrs (2008)
Audition (1999)
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
The Stepfather (1987)
May (2002)

Music used in this episode:
“Gold Dust Woman” by Hole
“Sweet Dreams” by Marilyn Manson
“The Love Theme” from Audition
“Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Special thanks to Aaron Dean for selecting the music.

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Kevin’s Live-Tweet of ‘Martyrs’

Kevin Carr — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:38:07 +0000

On October 23, Kevin live-tweeted the 2008 French extreme horror flick, Martyrs. Here’s a log, complete with time-code for your home-viewing pleasure.

A big thanks to @simonmiraudo and @antho42 for recommending the film. (And a big thanks to @FakeRobHunter for throwing down his support.)

October Horror Movie Day 23 is… “Martyrs.” @FakeRobHunter assures me this movie will brighten my day. #kevincarr31horrormovies

In the director’s introduction to MARTYRS, he thanks me for watching it and tells me that it might not have been a good decision. Nice.

MARTYRS 01:00 – Normally, I’d like a movie that began with someone running in their underwear, but I don’t think this is that kind of movie.

MARTYRS 04:50 – A dude with a scar questioning the girl. He must be a bad guy, right?

MARTYRS 06:45 – This is easily the creepiest orphanage ever built. Why take a trauma victim here?

MARTYRS 07:50 – Well, that’s not going to help any kid with the thoughts of what’s under the bed.

MARTYRS 08:55 – Oh, pretend sibling rape is funny!

MARTYRS 09:40 – Sending the wife out to fix the septic tank. Who wears the pants in this family?

MARTYRS 10:25 – This family is pretty cavalier about finding a dead mouse in the water main. They’re still eating after finding it. Yum.

MARTYRS 11:15 – An extra $8000 for tutoring? How dumb is this kid?

MARTYRS 12:00 – This is why you look through the peephole first.

MARTYRS 15:15 – She just littered. That’s just wrong.

MARTYRS 17:10 – For efficiency, she really should have chosen a pump action rather than a break action shotgun.

MARTYRS 15:10 – Gollum has seen better days.

MARTYRS 21:15 – At this point in the film, I have no faith in the French social services division.

MARTYRS 23:30 – So at what point did the other girl realize this might have been a bad idea?

MARTYRS 26:20 – “Is this making you sick?” That was the no-duh question of the movie.

MARTYRS 27:25 – Er, sorry. Making out over dead bodies isn’t exactly a turn on.

MARTYRS 30:30 – That’s very responsible of Anna to want to clean up.

MARTYRS 32:20 – Normally, I’m totally into girl fights, but this is f-ed up.

MARTYRS 34:10 – Mmmmmm… pea soup.

MARTYRS 38:30 – You’ve gotta hand it to Lucie. She’s nothing if not tenacious.

MARTYRS 39:20 – Now what did that lamp ever do to you? #ilovelamp

MARTYRS 39:50 – “You think I’m insane too. Just like the doctors.” This is generally not what you want to hear from your crazy friend.

MARTYRS 41:20 – Does anyone else think the apparition kinda looks like Calista Flockhart?

MARTYRS 42:30 – What’s really scary about this movie is that I know someone who reminds me of Lucie.

MARTYRS 42:50 – What’s also really scary about this movie is you know someone in Hollywood prob wants to remake it with Megan Fox.

MARTYRS 47:30 – In retrospect, this is probably one time that the buddy system was a failure.

MARTYRS 48:20 – These are creepy pictures to hang in your house. “Who’s your decorator? Can I have his number?”

MARTYRS 49:20 – A hatch. Suddenly we’re on an episode of LOST.

MARTYRS 50:20 – Well, at least they gave her a bucket. That was very thoughtful.

MARTYRS 52:00 – I should have known something was off with the family after they didn’t blink from finding a mouse in their water system.

MARTYRS 54:45 – Anna fancies herself a MacGyver doctor. A call to 911 might be in order.

MARTYRS 56:50 – Doesn’t Anna know that she shouldn’t leave torture victims alone in the bathtub?

MARTYRS 57:45 – Wow. Didn’t see that comiong.

MARTYRS 1:00:00 – Mass grave right next to the water pipe. Convenient, yes. Sanitary, no.

MARTYRS 1:01:15 – This old broad is all sorts of creepy.

MARTYRS 1:01:35 – The old broad just said she’s impressed by Lucie’s tenacity. That’s exactly what I said.

MARTYRS 1:06:00 – About now, Anna’s thinking she probably shouldn’t have insisted on cleaning up.

MARTYRS 1:08:50 – More pea soup. yum.

MARTYRS 1:12:35 – I wonder what the interview process is to get a job at this place.

MARTYRS 1:14:00 – This is a home-based business that keeps the pea soup industry afloat in France.

MARTYRS 1:15:30 – Wait a minute… those shackles don’t even have keys. Can’t she just open the latch herself?

MARTYRS 1:16:30 – Watching this movie just makes me realize how lame the captivity scenes in V FOR VENDETTA were.

MARTYRS 1:21:35 – It’s good to see that Henry Rollins look-alikes can get work in France.

MARTYRS 1:24:50 – I don’ think that guy’s a real doctor.

MARTYRS 1:25:30 – This movie asks the burning question… how necessary is skin, anyway?

MARTYRS 1:29:00 – Did we just time warp into the ending of KNOWING?

MARTYRS 1:32:50 – It’s a little hypocritical for all these old folks being happy about martyrs that can only happen with young girls.

MARTYRS 1:36:00 – And ROLL CREDITS!

Final thoughts on MARTYRS: Not nearly as disturbing as I was led to believe but definitely out there. Great twisting plot and cool themes.

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