Don't Go In The House

[Repo'd]

1980

Donnie's just a normal teen. He likes his music loud, spends a lot of time chasing girls, and he loves his mother. The problem is, Donnie is about 30 years old, the girls all end up charbroiled and his moms a corpse. No, there's no spoilers there. All that info is doled out in the first ten minutes.

I think this is supposed to be a slasher flick, but it doesn't have a ton of slashing. What it does have is fire! Chemical fires, fire as punishment, revenge fires, and the best kind of fire, MURDER FIRES! Anyone know of another slasher film where the killer uses fire as his primary weapon? I don't mean fire as a physic phenomena, as in Fire Starter. I'm talking about actually stalking and abducting victims in order to burn them to death! Yikes, it's pretty grisly when you really consider it. Anyway, it's not great, but I feel like it's a movie that will grow on me and in five years, I'll be calling it an under appreciated classic.

One important point; Stick around for the end credits and you'll be treated to the amazing disco classic, Struck By Boogie Lightning. ::smile::

[neilold]

Good movie. However there are things about it i like and dislike. For a start the conncept of someone specifically building a room to burn people in is very disturbing when you think about it. however, the killer is a bit to 'odd' for my liking, i know he's supposed to be though, he also seems a bit to goofy. Also there are not enough full blown burning ups in it for my liking, although again probably due to the budget. THe daft disco music and disco scenes are also shoehorned in to play to the style of the time. However despite all this i still like it, it uis 'classic' exploitation to the point of being a poster film for that description

[Ferox13]

Like this film too - it has a nasty mean spirited feel to it much like Maniac.

[neilold]

these films should ideally be watched in a fillthy cinema where your feet stick to the floor, and there are a couple of punks copulating loudly against the back of your chair:)

[Repo'd]

these films should ideally be watched in a fillthy cinema where your feet stick to the floor, and there are a couple of punks copulating loudly against the back of your chair:)

For the full grindhouse experience! Absolutely.

Watched it a second time and as expected, I liked it even more than I did upon first viewing.

[neilold]

you could put this in a triple pack, with the new york ripper, and title it 'seedy new york mean spirited exploitation', asssuming they are all in New york. Anyway the NY ripper is an odd one for me, it's got that gritty seedy feel to it and a nasty streak a mile wide (quack quack!). The duck sounds are unusual for me and i feel differently about them depending on my mood, sometimes they seem genuinely novel and thoroughly disturbing, and other times i can't help but laugh at the ridiculousness of them.

Seen Ms45? that's pretty good and sterotypical of the ' rape/revenge' films of the time, although i haven't watched it in years. Figure me and repo'd have pretty much the exact same love of exploitation and probably love many of these kind of movies

Do you like Hobo with a shotgun? I do, classic style, wonderfully revisited. Also Rutger hauer is a 'straight to video' legend!

[Repo'd]

You've mentioned some of my favorite films there, neilold. While I do like NY Ripper, I have to agree with you about the quacking. My first watch I hated it, but grew to where I now go back and forth on my feelings. Sometimes I'm amused, sometimes I wish it would just STOP!

Now, Abel Ferrara's MS. 45 is a different story. I love everything about that movie. It really puts me in that early 80's, gritty but glossy, New York state of mind. Are you a fan of Ferrara's Driller Killer? That flick is the truth! Pure, unadulterated splatter punk. No doubt, one of my top ten films of all time.

As for Hobo With a Shotgun, what's not to like, right? A lot of movies try to be retro and most fail, but Hobo nails it on every beat. The whole movie is incredibly entertaining but the last half hour or so is just relentless! There are some really memorable performances, and Rutger Hauer does what he does best. Commands the viewers attention every time he is onscreen. A "straight to video legend", indeed!

[Baron Von Marlon]

Movies that include a flamethrower are always a plus.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Movies that include a flamethrower are always a plus.

You should check out Bellflower

[Baron Von Marlon]

You should check out Bellflower

Thanks for the tip.

[neilold]

also check out 'the burning' not really a flamethrower type thing, but has some crispy goodness in it, plus the exterminator was also 'flire it up' time if i remmber correctly. i do like 'driller killer', its very seedy,however i wish it was more 'nasty' and had more drill scenes in it. Unfortunately i was caught up in the massive 'its so brutal' hype that surrounded it, years before i actually saw it, and this led to dissapoinment. It was a case of impossible to live up to the hype, still its a good movie. Not seen bellflower but will check it out

[neilold]

you seen 'bad lieutenant' repo'd? Keitel's best film, in my opinion. I remeber it caused quite a shock at the time because exploitation style had kinda died out and this helped relight the fuse. Ther's something extremely unpleasnat about Keitel in this movie, in just about every aspect. Good movie, but full of Ferrara's typical 'catholic redemption' cobblers, something that is a factor in many italian directors movies.

[SerialKiller]

also check out 'the burning' not really a flamethrower type thing, but has some crispy goodness in it, plus the exterminator was also 'flire it up' time if i remmber correctly. i do like 'driller killer', its very seedy,however i wish it was more 'nasty' and had more drill scenes in it. Unfortunately i was caught up in the massive 'its so brutal' hype that surrounded it, years before i actually saw it, and this led to dissapoinment. It was a case of impossible to live up to the hype, still its a good movie. Not seen bellflower but will check it out



I liked The Burning, it's been ages since I've seen it last though. I can't help but giggle at Jason Alexander.

Don't go in the house sounds cool, but I've never seen it before.

[Repo'd]

you seen 'bad lieutenant' repo'd? Keitel's best film, in my opinion. I remeber it caused quite a shock at the time because exploitation style had kinda died out and this helped relight the fuse. Ther's something extremely unpleasnat about Keitel in this movie, in just about every aspect. Good movie, but full of Ferrara's typical 'catholic redemption' cobblers, something that is a factor in many italian directors movies.

Well said! Bad Lieutenant is a wicked film, literally. Keitel is almost unwatchable at times, which is meant as a compliment in this context. I think that was co-written by Zoe Tamerlis, the star of MS. 45.

[neilold]

you could also add late niight train murders, which is sleazy to the point of being offensive

[Repo'd]

you could also add late niight train murders, which is sleazy to the point of being offensive

And not all that entertaining, imo.

[neilold]

i quite like it, although it is pretty slow and dull at times. If you don't mind me asking repo'd what country are you from. i think you have mentioned Ireland is that right? If so did you struggle to find a lot of horrors like i did, after the 1984 act you pretty much couldn't get hold of certain films for love nor money. If you were lucky you found a gem of shop that had pirate nasties or the odd exploitationer and your only real point of reference was fangoria, if you found a shop that sold it that is. It was pretty barren for most of the mid eighties to 90s, then vipco and a few others appeared. It wasn't really till the net come along that you could get many of the films you wanted in there full gory glory

[Repo'd]

i quite like it, although it is pretty slow and dull at times. If you don't mind me asking repo'd what country are you from. i think you have mentioned Ireland is that right? If so did you struggle to find a lot of horrors like i did, after the 1984 act you pretty much couldn't get hold of certain films for love nor money. If you were lucky you found a gem of shop that had pirate nasties or the odd exploitationer and your only real point of reference was fangoria, if you found a shop that sold it that is. It was pretty barren for most of the mid eighties to 90s, then vipco and a few others appeared. It wasn't really till the net come along that you could get many of the films you wanted in there full gory glory

I'm in the United States, neilod. If I mentioned Ireland it must have been a discussion of heritage. Both of my parents are of Irish descent.

However, we have had similar experiences in our search for horror goodies. I did indeed find one of those "gems of a shop" that catered to the more unusual movie tastes. It helped me survive my youth! I could always count on the shop owner to not only pick up the not so mainstream horror flicks, but to make sure I knew exactly when they would be delivered, so that I would be the first to get my hands on it. That shop and Fangoria got me through a lot of years. Mind you, I'm an old timer so I had quite a few years before the advent of home video. This was back in the day when a horror freak like me would circle the scary stuff found in each weeks TV guide, and then drool like a rabid pup until the night the movie finally ran.

[neilold]

the 1984 act over here banned many horrors making the viewing of then mext to impossible, also fangoria was hard to find due to it being a US magazine. Funnily enough, although i enjoy many prison movies and some sleaze i dislike sexploitation, it veers from nicely sleazy to crap soft porn. Also blaxploitation and kungfu and nunsploitation also leave me cold. What about you?

[Repo'd]

the 1984 act over here banned many horrors making the viewing of then mext to impossible, also fangoria was hard to find due to it being a US magazine. Funnily enough, although i enjoy many prison movies and some sleaze i dislike sexploitation, it veers from nicely sleazy to crap soft porn. Also blaxploitation and kungfu and nunsploitation also leave me cold. What about you?

Is that the Video Recordings act? Video Nasties? Makes sense that it would have reached you in ireland. That just sucks.

I like a ton of stuff and in almost every genre. I'm with you on the kung fu, and the only blaxploitation I like would be the Blacula films and some comedies from the 70's.

There's too many nuns in my family for me to watch nunsploitation! it just feels weird.::big grin::

Now as for sexploitation,...if it's something like Satan's Cheerleaders I'm definitely a big time fan, but I have to agree that a lot of that subgenre is just ubersoft porn, and that's not any fun.

My favorite subgenre is something I call " 70's Drive-in Super Crap ". Titles like The Creature From Black Lake, Horror High (aka Twisted Brain), Crater Lake Monster, Grizzly, Day of the Animals, and even the aforementioned Satan's Cheerleaders. These are the films I would drag my Mom to the theater to see when I was a kid, and they still keep me entertained to this day.I think its a mix of the easy pace, the campy dialogue, and the nostalgia. These flicks make me feel good.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Not sure if they're blacksploitation films by The Spook Who Sat By the Door and Black Ceaser are great flics.

[Repo'd]

Not sure if they're blacksploitation films by The Spook Who Sat By the Door and Black Ceaser are great flics.

Haven't seen the first title you mention, but we see eye to eye on Black Ceasar. It's a terrific flick.

[TheBossInTheWall]

Haven't seen the first title you mention, but we see eye to eye on Black Ceasar. It's a terrific flick.

The Spook Who Sat By the Door is based on the book. The first black man accepted into the...FBI or CIA, can't remember which...and learns all their strategies. Then starts creating a kind of rebellion using city gangs.

[neilold]

I'm from England not Ireland. I am a fan of creature feature exploitationers. Films like ssssss, grizzly, piranha (i also love the remake) orca, killer bees and others. I've not seen black caesar, i'll give it a view, i do like satans cheerleaders and i'm a big womens prison fan also

[neilold]

anybody a fan of 'q mthe winged serpent' i love the main guy in this, he's so feckless and wannabe badguy you've just gotta love him, plus the line 'piss on your prayers' always makes me smile, the line itself, plus how he delivers it

i also quite like the 'bunny man' films, although they don't do watching too often and you have to be in the mood for them

[Repo'd]

Q is a strange and fun film. I totally agree with you about Michael Moriarty's performance in the lead role. A desperate man but one who still see's a chance at a big payday, and couldn't care less where the money comes from.

I also love the fact that it's really Moriarty playing piano and singing in the bar. Gotta tell ya, when it comes to dudes I love to see in the moving pictures, Michael Moriarty is at the top of the list.

[neilold]

got another two on my list to watch that i haven't seen before. Judy and skin em alive, the last one fascinates me purely for the title alone, sounds like i'll need a bar of soap after watching it! I watched black casear wasn't bad, don't really like the genre myself, reminded me of a black version of scarface and i can see why a lot of blaxploitation fans would like it. The film morriarty made after q, 'blood link' is also quite good, though its years since i've seen it

Q is an odd one, its like a gory version of a ray harryhausen movie, sort of an answer to those who pondered what it would be like if harrhausen monsters were more violent and bloody, it also has exploitation stalwarts David Carradine and Richard rowntree together!

[Ferox13]

The Spook Who Sat By the Door is based on the book. The first black man accepted into the...FBI or CIA, can't remember which...and learns all their strategies. Then starts creating a kind of rebellion using city gangs.

Great film - often overlooked when talking about blaxploitation/black action cinema.

[neilold]

fan of 'frozen' repo'd? It's in my top 5 horror movies ever, kind of a tribute to 70s 'natural disaster' movies, its a proper great film

[Repo'd]

fan of 'frozen' repo'd? It's in my top 5 horror movies ever, kind of a tribute to 70s 'natural disaster' movies, its a proper great film

Frozen? The Adam Green film? Oh yeah, I really enjoyed that one. I never saw it as a throwback disaster flick, but I'll give it a rewatch one day soon and try to pick up on that vibe.

[neilold]

not so much a 'throwback' or really a disater flick as such. Just kinda reminded me of one. BTW i'm looking for a title to a similar movie (family stuck on a cablecar thing) from the 7-0s oe ieghties so if you know the name of it let me know!

[Repo'd]

not so much a 'throwback' or really a disater flick as such. Just kinda reminded me of one. BTW i'm looking for a title to a similar movie (family stuck on a cablecar thing) from the 7-0s oe ieghties so if you know the name of it let me know!

I saw that posted on the forum but the description didn't ring any bells for me.

[neilold]

Og well, really pisses me off when I can't find films out, just increases the desire and frustration!