Veronica mentioned recently that the film "Popcorn" was available on Netflix, so I decided to watch it again tonight.
I also decided to dig up some of our recent conversation on it:
quote:Originally posted by Ronnie: Popcorn (1991) - not bad, has Jill Schoelen from Cutting Class and When A Stranger Calls Again.
loved the theme of the movie, and it felt like an 80s flick!
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Ronnie.. "Popcorn" was a great horror movie! Unfortunately, I think the cute name kept audiences away.
quote:Originally posted by Ronnie: I loved the name, and i liked the whole film festival idea, the makeup effects were pretty cool, I just wasn't fond of the music numbers haha. Loved the mosquito prop!
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Ronnie.. are you not into Reggae Horror movies?
"Popcorn" was filmed in Kingston, Jamaica which I always thought was a bit odd, but hey.. maybe that was how they paid the actors.
"Come died in Jamaica Mon.. no machete, no problem!"
I loved the 3-D mosquito!
This movie also had Kelly Jo Minter from the movie "Summmer School", but Jill Schoelen is the main reason that I enjoy it so much.
Wanna watch "The Possessor" tonight?
quote:Originally posted by Ronnie: well then that would explain the music! didn't know where it was filmed, thanks for the trivia haha.
i loved seeing all the recognizable actors ...Dee Wallace, who always plays the star's mother in a lot of horror movies... the girl from Summer School, as you mentioned. She was also in House Party lol..the guy from One Crazy Summer who plays Bobcat's brother.. I remember him having a small role in My Girl as a hippie.
btw, I also loved the shock-clock!
didn't the Posessor remind you of the video in The Ring?
I actually haven't seen "Popcorn" in several years, so I'll try to add some thoughts after I watch it. Anyone else want to Netflix it with me tonight?
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Let me start by saying that I enjoyed the premise of "Popcorn".. I could totally see all of us putting on one of these all night movie festivals only with 80's flicks like "Friday the 13th 3-D, "The Blob", "The Return of the Living Dead" and "Night of the Creeps".
"Popcorn" had above average make-up effects and the killings were kinda cool. I also think the Jamaican setting made it that much more creepier to watch. Really liked the reggae band that came on stage during the blackout. And the fact that movies within the movie were so purposely lame .. it made "Popcorn" seem that much more believable.
Awesome theater crowd reactions!
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
Popcorn was a great movie. I haven't watched it in years. I have it saved to my Netflix que but haven't had a chance to watch it yet.
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
of course I own this movie...my girlfriend's in it!
it is a good flik though.
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Pyro.. Jill Schoelen is such an underrated actress. I can totally see why you have a crush on her.
Posted by amaranth (Member # 8882) on :
Ive got this movie it was in a double disk feature with leprechaun in new york havent seen it yet though will need to add to my to watch list
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
Pyro, my Spanish tutor looks almost exactly like Jill S! Talks like her too, it's uncanny. You want her number? haha...
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
stop teasin me=p...
spanish tutor eh? Does she have a spanish accent? Damn, mix Jill S's voice with a hot spanish accent....and...ummm..ok, I'm getting a little bothered..i better stop thinking about it now...
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
No, she's actually polish but speaks Spanish fluently as well as portugese!
Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
i remember going to fangoria festival in nyc in january '9, the year this was coming out. there was a lot of promotion for this movie at the time. i still have this pin shaped like a popcorn bucket with the movie title across the bucket.
anyway, i was disappointed with the movie. maybe i was looking for something a little gorier. but i only saw it once.
i also remember checking out luther the geek because of the hype at fango. that movie wasn't great either.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Watched Popcorn and i have to say that it was pretty entertaining early 90s horror flick. The three "mini movies" were very well made and yeah, the audience reactions were awesome. In the end, Schoelen doesn´t do much in the film but she was cast in the last minute so i don´t blame her. few interesting ideas, some nice kills and i loved the Dreamland theater.
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