Ben Jeddrie

Ben Jeddrie

I like movies. There are things I like more, but we'll focus on movies here. I've been in a few also.

Favorite films

  • The Iron Giant
  • Phantom of the Paradise
  • Return of the Jedi
  • Thor: Ragnarok

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  • Slime City

    ★★★

  • Things

    ★★★½

  • Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

    ★★★½

  • Den of Thieves

    ★★★½

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Slime City
★★★ Liked Watched

This one's pretty weird, until you find out what's going on: a pretty basic possession plotline. Fortunately, the execution stays off-kilter and very extremely goopy, resulting in a satisfyingly gross romp. Helping this along is a decently adept performance from the lead, who carries a hearty "Elliott Gould's baby brother" energy while solidly selling a classic decent into madness. But of course the real star is the variety of viscous fluids flowing throughout, enough to make even Sam Raimi feel…

Things
★★★½ Liked Watched

Just before the end credits roll, the screen reads "You Have Just Experienced THINGS." And boy howdy, I sure did! A classic example of zero budget VHS junk trash horror that is far more of an experience than it is a motion picture. And boy double howdy do I eat that shit up like a spoon. The nauseating texture of it all, the immediate sensation of being trapped in someone's sick nightmare, there's nothing like it. There's a story in…

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When Evil Lurks
★★★★½ Liked Watched

Big number 30 for Eektober! Shit yes, that's how it's fucking done.

Fright Night
★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

The 27th of Eektober. I've been aiming mostly for first-time viewings, but who can resist a good Thrillema. And Fright Night is a great one. A classic tale of one guy no one believes, and why should they? The notion of a vampire next door is ludicrous! Sure, he's right. But still! Great music and wonderful performances propel things along nicely, with a couple swell twists along the way, culminating in a veritable orgy of sopping wet practical effects. I…

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