Yes, there are all kinds of B movie slip- ups (like school being in session in the middle of summer, the crippled and deformed blind kid who somehow has been equipped with a sixth sense after a fireworks accident the previous July 4th, and the casket being dropped off and kept in the sister's living room as if it were a new TV set or piece of furniture) but I found myself ignoring all the flaws because the actors had so much conviction in their roles, and because Lustig's camerawork was so fluid and put me under its spell. The image of that Uncle Sam on enormous stilts first peeping into some bedroom, then hobbling away from some mysterious pursuer is one of the most effective, haunting visuals I've seen in a long while. I was aware of his reputation for sleazy shlock but the surprise here is how much restraint and sensitivity Lustig shows in so many of the scenes (though admittedly not all). Working with a typically insightful/erratic/cliched/inspired/absorbing/impossible- to- pigeonhole script by the infamous Larry Cohen, you can tell that they really have something on their mind here other than just another slasher film ripoff. There are wonderful, quiet scenes like the one where Isaac Hayes' one- legged veteran takes the impressionable kid aside and explains that killing machines like his Uncle Sam aren't heroes at all, or the one where Timothy Bottoms' grade school teacher is forced to defend his pacifist stance during the Vietnam War to a class of skeptical students. And there are just clever, little tongue- in- cheek details throughout that clue you in (if you're paying attention) to the fact that the filmmakers put real thought and consideration into the exercise. Whatever external flaws it may have, beneath its goofy premise there's real merit here. This is a movie that possesses something which many of its big budget counterparts wish they had: a pulse. How could Bill Lustig go so wrong. Unfortunately, the film has no style, no class, no good murders, and it's as funny as AIDS. It is sad to see the man who brought us . The ad art promised a dark, smart horror pic. The movie delivered a cinematically challenged pile of vapidity. It's one of the cheesiest slasher flicks I've watched. I thought I was watching a mid 8. The f/x are as cheap as you can get. The acting is hilarious. Sir Isaac Hayes delivers a weird performance as the badass Jed. I loved his line at the end before he gives Uncle Sam a little of his own. Very low budget slasher flick. Doesn't deserves a watch but if you got nothing, NOTHING else to do and it's very late, you should give it a chance. ISBN: 9607043367; TITLE: Meletes kai arthra: Anatypose keimenon, 1927-1996. Online video portal and search engine to the best free. Or at least watch 1. I know it's only Uncle Sam, but it's Bill Lustig and Larry Cohen. This dynamic duo should have had better results (see Maniac Cop). Uncle Sam is just so.. I don't know, but it's not fun. And fun is exactly what it should have been. It's very goofy but I never once laughed with it, only at it. Eisai stin EOK, pathe gia tin EOK. Hung wen tin san po pai lien chiao Glikia patrida (1986) Xarhakos - Parios (1986. Ena tragoudi gia tin Kokkinia (2007). Perhaps the funniest aspect was the kid in the wheelchair. Where did he come from? He was never mentioned or shown and out of nowhere (and in the middle of the movie) he becomes a major character. Talk about bewildered. The best part is that he's always left behind. If someone goes into a house, the wheelchair kid stays outside. If someone leaves to get a cannon, the wheelchair kid just chills where he's at. It's accidentally hilarious. I can say some good about Uncle Sam. I can say it has one of the best casts to ever grace a slasher film. It's a 7. 0's who's who that features Isaac Hayes, Bo Hopkins, William Smith, and Robert Forster. It's even got the guy who played the president on That's My Bush. I'm not sure how Lustig brought this cast together for this film, but it still doesn't compensate for the negative. If you're wanting to see a hokey horror flick with a killer who never runs out of quips, stick to the Nightmare on Elm Street sequels. If you're wanting to see a serious horror film with deep social commentary about war, watch Deathdream. Or, just love stupid horror movies where within three minutes you know who is going to die, then . For some unknown reason Sam Harper, who died in Kuwait, rises from the dead when his body was returned home after being MIA for three years. He goes on to cause all sorts of murder and mayhem. Now really, how could you not like that. It has all the classic elements: nudity, axes to the head, and best of all a really freaky looking slasher who looks surprisingly like the guy from . It's a silly romp, which will have you laughing due to it being ridiculous. There's not much violence/gore, but a perfect B- movie. If you're gonna watch a horror movie, make sure it's a B- movie. Simple plot: a sadistic army soldier is shot down in his helicopter by 'friendly fire' by his fellow soldiers. I suppose due to revenge, he goes after anti- americans.. Did I mention that he dresses up as Uncle Sam while he does this? Isn't this alone worth watching it? The story centers around a young boy, Cody, who is very proud of his Uncle Sam who was killed in Kuwait by 'friendly fire' from the US Government. Sam Harper's remains are flown back stateside for a burial. Cody, young and naive, wants to be just like his uncle Sam, but Sam wasn't a hero or good guy after all. Cody unknowingly opens the coffin with the remains of his uncle and then the fireworks start, and just in time for the 4th of July celebration. Tender moments are attempted but fail. Issac Hayes livens up this film as a veteran and local military historian. There are laughs throughout and some unique deaths. Watch it late at night with a group of friends. Sam's coffin is delivered to Jody's home three years after the fact where Sam's widow and his sister- in- law plan to hold funeral services. Three stupid and obnoxious teens burn an American flag on Sam's funeral plot, which somehow makes him return to life as a ghoul (the make- up is actually pretty good) who offs non- patriotic people while dressed as the title character! On July 4th at the Twin Rivers festival is where most of the carnage takes place. Death is caused by hanging, flag pole impalement, BBQ grill and fireworks explosion. After finding numerous dead bodies, the festival (and slaughter) idiotically continue. Together they had previously collaborated on the classic 'Maniac Cop' series. It may not be as consistent as 'Maniac Cop', but it is a lot of fun, and much more entertaining than most of the b- grade horror mediocrities clogging up the video stores shelves. Lustig and Cohen know their stuff ( the movie is even dedicated to the late Lucio Fulci), and true connoisseurs of trash will eat this one up. A superior b- grade cast, some Lustig and/or Cohen veterans (William Smith, Robert Forster, Frank Pesce), and some who are not - Bo Hopkins ('The Wild Bunch'), Isaac Hayes ('Escape From New York') and P. J. Soles ('Halloween'), make this one worth the rental. It's very similar to the one on the IMDb site. An awful film with some hilarious scenes, like when the family is on the table and enjoying their breakfast together, while the coffin of the dead Uncle is in the same room. I just waited for the family to take their food and chairs to carry it to the coffin for taking breakfast on the coffin. Unfortunately it never happened. The actors were incredibly bad. The mother was always p issed about her son when he did something good and she was praising her son when he was doing shenanigans. The scriptwriter must be a beaver or a donkey or something and the director seems to be a six year old child. There wasn't even a second of plausibility in this picture. In the end sequence, when Uncle Sam gets shot you can clearly see thick wires on his back reaching to the house. Everything about this film was just stupid. Everybody in this film was stupid. This director should get hung up on a flagpole. A lenticular 3- D poster was produced for Uncle Sam. Reportedly, only 1. D posters were issued. The images shows four versions of Uncle Sam changing from an old man into a ghoul. The Lucio Fulci dedication before the end credits confirms this. When the explosion was set off many concerned neighbors called local police and the explosion could be heard throughout the city. As a result, the City of La Verne decided to reject all future requests for movies to be filmed in La Verne. When we see the congressman full length, however, his arms are tied down at hip level. In fact, when his body leaves a hole in the house, the wires also leave a linear hole in the house. Download UNCLE SAM Serbian subtitles. Stars: William Smith, David 'Shark' Fralick, Christopher Ogden, See full cast & crew. Cast: William Smith, David 'Shark' Fralick, Christopher Ogden, Leslie Neale, Bo Hopkins, Matthew Flint, Anne Tremko, Isaac Hayes, Timothy Bottoms, Tim Grimm, P. J. Soles, Tom Mc. Fadden, Zachary Mc. Lemore, Morgan Paull, Richard Cummings Jr. Tag. Line: I would like you DEAD! Storyline: Desert Storm vet who had been murdered in battle increases from your plot on July Last, to eliminate the unpatriotic residents of his neighborhood, after some adolescents burn an American flag over his burial site. Also known as: Brazil = Mensageiro da Morte, Brazil = O Mensageiro da Morte, Germany = Uncle Sam - I Want You Dead, Spain = Muerto el 4 de julio, Greece (video title) = Ekdikisi gia tin patrida, Greece =.
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