B-Movie Gazette: TOMMY'S 11th ANNUAL PICK-FIVE GREAT SUMMER MOVIES #1 - JOHN CANDY IS IN A ZANY BOAT RACE WITH RICHARD CRENNA TO DEFEND HIS "SUMMER RENTAL" (1985)

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - WITHOUT WARNING (1980)

Greetings All - It would be cool to do a post one time called the ten most essential B-flicks, sort of a B-Movie 101 thing. If that ever happened I would have to include this sci-fi horror classic from Graydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders.) This one's a don't pass go and don't collect $200 folks, just see it, Or watch it again. I'm not even going to begin to explain the plot except you have these flying disc things that attach themselves to people, in this case campers on an outing and kill and feed on them. Eventually these discs are tied to an alien, a hungry alien. A forerunner to 1987's Predator sort to speak and with a flat-out goofy cast. Jack Palance and Martin Landau, say what? And looking drugged out I might add but the real surprise here is veteran character actor Larry Storch, from the '60's, a guy who knew 150 dialects and here he is in this as a boy scout leader lol. Also known as It Came Without Warning, this gem is streaming free now only on Plex. 2.75 stars/2.75

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

TOMMY'S 11th ANNUAL PICK-FIVE GREAT SUMMER MOVIES #1 - JOHN CANDY IS IN A ZANY BOAT RACE WITH RICHARD CRENNA TO DEFEND HIS "SUMMER RENTAL" (1985)

OUCH! - Call me a geek, a nerd, whatever, this film has been on the list practically every year. Putting it at number one this year as I continue to be determined to sing it's praises. The key to enjoying this film is to be reminded it's a Carl Reiner (hellooo) flick, not a John Candy flick. One of the reasons Candy is so good in this (besides being at the apex of his success) is he sticks to the script and doesn't get too far out there in Candy-land ha ha. Richard Crenna really gets to flex his comedic chops and he's funny as sh*t as his continual feud with the renter Candy escalates. Lest we forget the late great Rip Torn is also in this as a goofy pirate type. If you haven't seen it, give it a shot! Available on all the major VOD outlets. 3.0 stars/5