Five Man Army
Dario Argento wrote this boring Italian Western. Featuring a non-exciting action sequence of a man running for five minutes and horribly cast Peter Graves as the Dutchman.
The City of the Living Dead (a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)
More Fulci horror. Not much in terms of memorable scenes here, just the tacked-on drilled head scene. The zombies aren’t terribly scary in appearance and has a dumb ending.
The Beyond
Metaphysical Fulci Zombie movie. Lots of close-up gore and some good atmospheric scares.
Kung Fu Hustle
Very funny and action packed kung-fu movie. Special effects aren’t that great but it makes up for it in sheer energy.
Zombi 2
Refreshingly scary zombie movie. Nice soundtrack. My DVD was broken at one point.
Satanico Pandemonium
Nice nun-sploitation film with lots of nudity and satanic creepiness.
Suspiria
One of the most beautiful horror movies ever made. Great Goblin soundtrack included with the DVD.
Undead
Really poorly handled zombie sci-fi movie from Australia. Bad acting, not enough gags, and boring.
Mill of the Stone Women
French Gothic horror from the 60s. Some creepy imagery and fairly good pacing for an old movie.
The Media of 2001
Some of the books I read in 2001:
Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers (4/5) • The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein (5/5) • Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand (4/5) • The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli (3/5) • Albrect Dürer by Jane Hutchison (3/5)
Some music I dug in 2001:
Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley • Las Vegas Grind Vol. Six!!! • Spoozys – Astral Astronauts • Nig Heist Live • Richard H. Kirk – Loopstatic • The Famous Monsters – In the Night
The computer games of 2001:
Pagan: Ultima 8 – sub par Ultima game • Nox – Excellent RPG I am playing through again • F.I.F.A. 1999 – EA Sports title • Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – Platform excitement • Deus Ex – 3d Role Playing Game with corny voice acting. • Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role-Playing Game • Ultima 7 Part II: Serpent Isle • Ultima 7 Part I: The Black Gate •