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 ‘The Midnight Meat Train’

Kevin Carr — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:34:03 +0000

On October 28, Kevin live-tweeted the Clive Barker short story adaptation, The Midnight Meat Train, a favorite among the critics in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s a log, complete with time-code for your home-viewing pleasure.

A big thanks to @Fozziebare for recommending the film. (And a big kudos to @scottEweinberg for providing an excellent quote for the DVD cover.)

October Horror Movie Day 28 is… “Midnight Meat Train.” This movie is very popular among Columbus-area critics. #kevincarr31horrormovies

Ready to live-tweet the Clive Barker horror flick THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN. Follow me at Twitter.com/kevincarr (pressing PLAY at 3 a.m. ET)

MEAT TRAIN 00:45 – The opening credits start out like the title card for ROGUE Pictures. Is Lionsgate inadvertantly promoting another studio

MEAT TRAIN 01:30 – If I had a nickel for every time I slipped in a pool of blood on a subway…

MEAT TRAIN 03:00 – Why is that guy from THE HANGOVER taking my picture so close?

MEAT TRAIN 04:10 – Leslie Bibb is looking particularly nice in this movie.

MEAT TRAIN 04:50 – This guy is like Peter Parker, without the super powers and winning personality.

MEAT TRAIN 05:30 – Why is it not surprising that a guy named Jurgis would have “fancy art world friends”?

MEAT TRAIN 06:30 – Those paintings definitely look like Clive Barker painted them.

MEAT TRAIN 07:30 – Is that Brooke Shields as the “fancy art world friend”? I wonder if Tom Cruise will show up to berate her.

MEAT TRAIN 09:30 – It was all a dream… or was it?

MEAT TRAIN 10:00 – A frigid Leslie Bibb could be a turn-off. But a horny L. Bibb who always wants sex & sleeps w/ your hand in her crotch?

MEAT TRAIN 11:45 – Bradley Cooper: Badass!

MEAT TRAIN 12:45 – Is part of this movie dubbed? Or is it just bad ADR?

MEAT TRAIN 13:50 – If I were a hot chick riding a late-night subway, I’d use the WHALE WARS technique of bathing in butyric acid.

MEAT TRAIN 14:55 – The fact that his girlfriend told him to show the crime photos to the art chick and not the police is a bad sign.

MEAT TRAIN 15:30 – The fact this guy brings tofu into a diner for a specialty sandwich means he needs to die.

MEAT TRAIN 17:40 – This lady is the worst cop ever.

MEAT TRAIN 18:45 – Apparently Brooke Shields IS the kind of girl to say “Whoa.”

MEAT TRAIN 19:50 – Gotta go find some more violent crime in the city to photograph. Toodles!

MEAT TRAIN 20:25 – Not to be superficial, but moles are not sexy if they stand out a half-inch from your face.

MEAT TRAIN 21:10 – Ted Raimi has the best… death scene… ever!

MEAT TRAIN 21:35 – If you’re gonna wear stilletos, be sure not to trip on your friend’s optic nerve.

MEAT TRAIN 22:50 – That has got to be the Thor’s hammer of mallets to decapitate with such efficiency.

MEAT TRAIN 24:50 – And now Bradley Cooper can get a picture of himself wetting his pants.

MEAT TRAIN 25:35 – A darkroom? When does this movie take place? The 1970s? Get photoshop already, man.

MEAT TRAIN 27:10 – Even getting dressed, Vinnie Jones is a badass.

MEAT TRAIN 28:00 – You know, Vinnie Jones has to have at least a couple rolls of Bounty in his bag. That’s a lot of blood to clean up.

MEAT TRAIN 29:50 – Whoa (as Brooke Shields would say)! When did this turn into a music video?

MEAT TRAIN 30:40 – Denied by the most oblivious security officer in the entire underground.

MEAT TRAIN 31:10 – And welcome the Jim Brown look-alike!

MEAT TRAIN 32:00 – Dexter would have a field day with this train.

MEAT TRAIN 34:00 – The most unromantic way to propose you’ll propose to your girlfriend. This guy is a douche.

MEAT TRAIN 34:45 – I could have done without Bradley Cooper blowing Leslie Bibb’s finger. Ew.

MEAT TRAIN 35:30 – That’s it. I’m calling the Health Department on this diner.

MEAT TRAIN 36:20 – *Now* Vinnie Jones puts on an apron? (Oh wait… another dream)

MEAT TRAIN 35:40 – All these tunnel shots makes me wonder if Lex Luthor is hiding behind the walls.

MEAT TRAIN 37:10 – I am never eating sausage pizza again.

MEAT TRAIN 38:00 – Vinnie Jones has the most successful strategy to get people to NOT look in his medicine cabinet… fill it with tumors.

MEAT TRAIN 40:10 – Is it really that easy to sneak into a slaughterhouse? I’ll have to try it some time.

MEAT TRAIN 40:50 – Aaaaaaand… Bradley Cooper crapped his pants again.

MEAT TRAIN 43:20 – Hey buddy, I hate to break it to you, but I banged my girlfriend at that very spot where you’re eating.

MEAT TRAIN 45:00 – How do you explain to your girlfriend that you are conspicuously stalking a psychotic butcher?

MEAT TRAIN 47:10 – This movie’s plot is very similar to MOTEL HELL, only it takes place in a big city… and there’s no one in a pig’s head

MEAT TRAIN 48:30 – Listen buddy… when Leslie Bibb asks you to take nude photos of her… you… say… YES!

MEAT TRAIN 49:30 – In case anyone’s wondering I’m pretty sure there was some side-boobage of Leslie Bibb. Make mental note to rewind later.

MEAT TRAIN 52:00 – Crap. Those kids are actually selling real candy. Go figure.

MEAT TRAIN 52:30 – Aw… the trashy tattooed chick got off the train. I like trashy tattooed chicks.

MEAT TRAIN 54:00 – Taking all these pictures in such low light without a flash? Is he using 8000 speed film or something?

MEAT TRAIN 54:50 – Corpse or not… pulling teeth and fingernails always makes me queasy.

MEAT TRAIN 56:00 – Uh, where exactly are you running? You’re on a freakin’ train!

MEAT TRAIN 59:00 – “Leon! What’s the matter?” Apparently he needs to go poopy. Hiding in the bathroom like that.

MEAT TRAIN 1:00:00 – Honey, that carving on your chest looks nothing like the symbol for the Greatest American Hero.

MEAT TRAIN 1:01:00 – I’m not supposed to think in a horror movie, but why doesn’t anyone notice that everyone dies after taking that train?

MEAT TRAIN 1:03:15 – Roger Bart is NOT the guy you want to have your back on a late-night break-in.

MEAT TRAIN 1:05:00 – And she looks in the medicine cabinet to find his collection of self-excised sausage tumors. Ew.

MEAT TRAIN 1:08:20 – Seriously? We just had the hot chick trip and fall while running away?

MEAT TRAIN 1:09:00 – I’m pretty sure I just saw Vinnie Jones’ junk.

MEAT TRAIN 1:09:50 – I’m pretty sure when that police lady takes her top off, we’ll see a badly copied Greatest American Hero shield.

MEAT TRAIN 1:12:45 – Holy pig knuckles! Did he just say, “I have a train to catch”? Is this a Roger Moore James Bodn movie?

MEAT TRAIN 1:15:30 – This movie dares to ask the question: “Is there such a thing as too many knives?”

MEAT TRAIN 1:18:40 – Are you allowed to have two different characters yell, “Noooooo!” within minutes of each other?

MEAT TRAIN 1:19:40 – There was someone’s boobs. I guess she came on the train late.

MEAT TRAIN 1:20:00 – You missed shooting him? From 10 feet away? Twice? You deserve to die at this point.

MEAT TRAIN 1:21:20 – Again, I know I’m not supposed to think.. but why has no one noticed this car of hanging corpses?

MEAT TRAIN 1:22:00 – Lend you a hand?

MEAT TRAIN 1:22:20 – A Vinnie Jones movie just isn’t complete with a head-butt moment.

MEAT TRAIN 1:23:50 – Wow… that’s a lot of blood, even for a disembowelment. He must have drank some Hawaiian punch before he was killed.

MEAT TRAIN 1:27:00 – So apparently the green line ends in the cave from the movie THE DESCENT.

MEAT TRAIN 1:28:00 – Vinnie Jones looks pissed off, as well he should be with all the facial scarring and such.

MEAT TRAIN 1:29:10 – This is like a pro wrestling match. Someone throw a chair!

MEAT TRAIN 1:30:50 – Finally found someone in a horror movie that observes Rule #2: Double Tap!

MEAT TRAIN 1:31:30 – Cat got your tongue? Nope… just a cannibalistic conductor.

MEAT TRAIN 1:32:20 – He’s taking this whole tongue-ripping business pretty well.

MEAT TRAIN 1:33:00 – Again with the “Noooooooo!” scream. I realize it’s upsetting, but have some originality.

MEAT TRAIN 1:35:00 – Even here, Bradly Cooper is really only about 40% of the badass that Vinnie Jones was.

MEAT TRAIN 1:35:30 – And ROLL CREDITS!

Final thoughts on THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN: Lots of gore. Not much story. Gorehounds will like it, even with the goofy-ass ending.

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