The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire

About Me

Im a kid at heart, and apparently, at this point in my life I will continue being one for all eternity. Or at least until I die. I dont give a crap about material things. Cars, jewelry, expensive clothes and what not dont mean shit to me, so if your one of those people who gives a crap about these things...know that I dont. I care most about my family, my friends and having a good time with them.I love movies. Any type of movie really, but mostly the smart kind.Im also very fond of horror! I love anything that has to do with horror/sci-fi movies, books, comics, music, art. My love for movies makes me go to the theater at least twice a week, so if you ever need a movie buddy, and you live in my area, look me up.I love art and drawing. I enjoy doing cartoons of my friends. Love comics, but only the good stuff with good art. In other words Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola all mean a great deal to me. I like doing my own comics as well.I enjoy writing screenplays as well, and the cool thing is that I think I found my true calling. Ive done a couple of horror films with my friends and theyve ended up being pretty cool. I enjoy the whole process of filmaking, from writing the screenplay, to directing a film, to editing, to adding the music and sound effects and finally seeing my friends enjoying (or hating) it. Of course this is all at an amateur level, Im a frustrated film writer/director. But at least I release my creative urges. MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Films in general. I love any type of movie really, the artsier and weirder, the better. Smart films with lots of well written dialog and good art direction are the best for me. But I also have a soft side for the cheesy low budget b-movies!I love anything thats related to horror really, movies, comics, novels. Love to watch horror films from different eras and I love to see how the genre has evolved through time. Ill watch silent horror films, hammer films, 80s slashers and the newer stuff...I just love it all. Love spooky films, specially those old Hammer Dracula films with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.I love art and love to spend time sketching stuff. I enjoy doing my own horror comics. I like reading well written and drawn graphic novels (like anything by Frank Miller or Alan Moore!) I enjoy writing short stories and screenplays as well.

I'd like to meet:

People who arent afraid to be themselves. Those with open minds and freedom to do whatever they want to do with their lives and arent afraid to do it. Real people. Fake people need not apply. Also, people who enjoy the artistic part of life. Expressing yourself through your art. Be it drawing, painting, filmmaking, whatever the medium maybe.

Music:

The Flaming Lips, KISS, Tenacious D, Green Day, Weezer, Misfits, Gorillaz, Radiohead, Bad Religion, Rob Zombie, The Cranberries, Counting Crows, Oasis, The Cure, Aerosmith, The Darkness, White Stripes, Jet, R.E.M., The Killers, David Bowie.

Movies:

Horror of Dracula, Fright Night, Poltergeist trilogy, Romeros Dead Quadrilogy, The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Evil Dead Trilogy, The Shinning, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, TheAmytiville Horror, Phantasm Quadrilogy, Legend, Dante Tomasellis Horror, Aliens, Vincent Price Films, The Crow Terrorvision, Universals Monsters, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Scanners, The Fly (1986), Anything by Cronenberg and Lynch...lynch is like God to me! That guy can really evoke some disturbing imagery. If you dont believe just check out Blue Velvet, Lost Hihgway or Wild at Heart...or better yet Mulholland Dr. Adaptation, Being Jhon Malkovich, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Brazil, 12Monkeys, Adv. of Baron Munchausen, Time Bandits, Blade Runner Amelie, The City of Lost Children, Eternal Sunshine, Requiem for a DreamGarden State, The Science of Sleep, Pulp Fiction, True Romance, Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs, Amores Perros, Labyrinth, Legend, The Dark Crystal, The Never Ending Story, Goonies, Big Trouble in Little China,and many, many more.

Television:

Dont watch much TV, but I do enjoy catching an episode of Saturday Night Live or Conan O' Brian.

Books:

Chuck Pahlaniuk - Survivor, Chuck Pahlaniuk - Fight Club, Chuck Pahlaniuk - Lullaby, Chuck Pahlaniuk - Choke, HP Lovecrafts - Bloodcurdling Tales of Terror and the Macabre HP Lovecrafts - Descent into Madness, Frank Herbert - Dune, Frank Herbert - Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert - Children of Dune, Alex Garland - The Beach, Nick Hornby - High Fidelity Hunter S Thompson - The Rum Diary Hunter S Thompson - Hells Angels

My Blog

Alejandro Jodorowskys The Holy Mountain (1973)

Title: The Holy Mountain (1973) Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky Review: I think I found a kindred spirit with Jodorowsky. Goddamn it, you know how as a movie buff you'r...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST

Pics from my zombie movie

So yeah, as some of you guys know Im making a zombie movie. Its called Cannabis Canibal...and its about zombies taking over Puerto Rico. Its got a little bit of Return of the Living Dead (the comedy a...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST

Demons 2 (1986)

Title: Demons 2 (1986) Director: Lamberto Bava Review: Here we go again! Dario Argento again produces and writes along with his partner in crime Lamberto Bava. Bava also retur...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:24:00 PST

Demons (1985)

Title: Demons (1985) Director: Lamberto Bava Review: Italian horror master, Dario Argento serves as writer/producer for this non stop 1980's gore fest. Lamberto...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:52:00 PST

From Beyond (1986)

Title: From Beyond (1986) Director: Stuart Gordon Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree, Ted Sorel, Carolyn Purdy Gordon Review: The long wait is ov...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:59:00 PST

The Monster Squad (1987)

Title: The Monster Squad (1987) Director: Fred Dekker Cast: Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Leonardo Cimino, Jon Gries, Stephen Macht Review: So T...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:59:00 PST

Roger Cormans Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

Title: Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Director: Roger Corman Cast: Raul Julia, John Hurt, Jane Fonda, Nick Brimble, Jason Patrick Review: Roger Corman, one of the most i...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:40:00 PST

Halloween (2007)

Title: Halloween (2007) Director: Rob Zombie Cast: Malcom McDowell, Daeg Faerch, Tyler Mane, Sherry Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Dee Wallace Stone, Brad Dourif, Danny Trejo,...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:31:00 PST

The Black Hole (1979)

Title: The Black Hole (1979) Director: Gary Nelson Cast: Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Maximillian Schell, Robert Forster, Yvette Mimeux Review: Like...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:57:00 PST

The Devils Rejects (2005)

Title: The Devils Rejects (2005)Director: Rob Zombie Cast: Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Sheri Moon, Ken Foree, Danny Trejo, Review: In 2003 Rob Zombie made his directorial debut with his homage...
Posted by The Dude - Movie Reviewer Extraordinaire on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:07:00 PST