Bad Movie Night (Part IV)

I hope that the Bad Movie Night title doesn't scare people away from reading the post. I guess that if you're reading this you are ready to accept the punishment. Actually...last night was kind of a lesson on how sometimes goodness can come from bad movies.

Yesterday's snow may have kept the numbers down for the show last night. With only five in attendance we were able to have more couch space and there was more beer tospill and snacks to throw at the TV. Comfort was important as we had a double-feature. Actually, more of a feature and a half.

The first movie Hot Chick Hotrod Stoner BBQ was about an hour long and shot in a junk yard. This 2005 feature was a sequel to Hot Chick Stoner BBQ with multi-talented Hotrod Honey. Those of you who have seen the first movie (if you admit it) may recall the useful charcoal BBQ tips. The downfall of the original BBQ movie was that Honey and her pals were partaking in certain vices during the filming and she deteriorated during the movie. There were side scenes were they went off and 'shot stuff'. This film, however, seemed a bit more structured and the side scenes were of her lady friends demonstrating changing spark plugs and doing an oil change.

The Hot Chick Hotrod Stoner BBQ was again educational from a BBQ standpoint. There was a useful demonstration on cooking sausages with a 'beer boat' of aluminum foil, potato packets (again in aluminum) and the cooking of popcorn in a large steel bowl--she noted that her secret ingredient was THC. It was very popular amongst the guests. To sum up...this is not an easy movie to find, but if you like classic cars, BBQ tips, tips on maintaining cars, tattoos, and smoking dope this is the feature for you. A low production value, but obviously a somewhat higher budget than her earlier BBQ movie. Suffice it to say that you won't be seeing this gem on the Food Network any time soon. Below is a sample from the movie.

The main feature was an indie Canadian movie out of Vancouver called Dead Hooker in a Trunk (2009). I know, the name implies some little project by a group of sexist guys but surprisingly it was written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska. Their first feature film is surprisingly entertaining for a low-budget production. I group of friends discover a woman's dead body in the trunk of their car and fall into a nightmare world of drugs, religion and violence. Some scenes will make you laugh at the quirkiness and others will having you gasping at the violence. Don't expect Academy award winning acting here, and you'll have to check reality at the door for some of the bizzarro scenes (think...re-attaching a friend's arm). However, there was an interesting back story to why the sisters are so weird and the soundtrack was pretty good.

I was just reading that the Soska sisters are working on their second feature film American Mary. They aren't discussing the storyline yet, but I'm looking forward to more of their unique take on horrific humour. Or was it humourous horror?  BTW, this scored 3.9 at the IMDB site (easily qualifying it for Bad Movie Night). Just got thinking...is Bad Movie Night an acceptable topic for Good Friday? Er...too late now, I suppose. Hope everyone has a great long weekend.   

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