tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post5197931022247938865..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: New Gladiators (1984): Or, Why Was I Programmed To Kill? Why?!The Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-70518224282563237952010-09-14T04:34:08.295-05:002010-09-14T04:34:08.295-05:00Basically one of the greatest films ever made. Fac...Basically one of the greatest films ever made. Fact.Ashton Lamonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228071559056124721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-78303676406839590852010-08-30T14:48:10.757-05:002010-08-30T14:48:10.757-05:00@Jami - Whistling killers, no matter the show/movi...@Jami - Whistling killers, no matter the show/movie, is creepy, that's for sure!<br /><br />@venoms5 - It's ok, I get mistaken for the Vicar a lot. I think it's the aura of evil that rolls off us in waves. That, or the constant orgies.<br /><br />@Vicar - Italian cinema: We don't have time for subtext!<br /><br />@William - Glad you liked it! NEW GLADIATORS is definitely a movie deserving of much love. Al Cliver did a fantastic job, I should have mentioned him.<br /><br />@Trick - You pretty much nailed it. Take all you mentioned, throw in a trip to the Thunderdome, and you have NEW GLADIATORS. Plus, eye-plucking. Can't forget that.The Duke of DVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931606833969681610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-71586887721031583532010-08-28T19:55:16.672-05:002010-08-28T19:55:16.672-05:00Haven't seen this one, but it almost looks lik...Haven't seen this one, but it almost looks like a mix of Knight Riders, The Running Man, and American Gladiators, with a splash of Death Race, lol.<br />Dreaded Dreams<br />Petunia ScareumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-84692803385613839212010-08-28T17:13:11.165-05:002010-08-28T17:13:11.165-05:00Well, SOMEONE's been reading a lot of Lovecraf...Well, SOMEONE's been reading a lot of Lovecraft as of late, I dare say!<br /><br />Great write-up. It's all too rare that I get to read a POSITIVE review of New Gladiators. I love this flick! One of my favorite Fulci flicks, and I'm a Fulci diehard. It's just some sweet fuckin' dumbshit, cornball, sci-fi b-movie fun. Awesome stuff. I actually have a French poster print (which actually has nudity right in the artwork, despite the fact that there's none in the movie) signed by a few of the actors. And the reaction was pretty much the same whenever I presented the item to be autographed: bewilderment. I have no idea why New Gladiators doesn't have a bigger fanbase, but even the people who made it were puzzled by the fact that I actually like this film. With scenes like the "strobe light/hologram training" and the "whistling killers attack" and with characters like Raven and the one gladiator played by Al Cliver (I can't remember the name of the character, but he's such a hilariously skeezy schmuck... Cliver rules!), I'm baffled by how this flick is still so far under the radar.<br /><br />Also, as you said, the musical score kicks ass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-40838917607339162112010-08-27T14:55:08.260-05:002010-08-27T14:55:08.260-05:00If he ever releases THE REBEL GLADIATOR from 1962,...If he ever releases THE REBEL GLADIATOR from 1962, he can re-use that blurb but put "Made 39 years before GLADIATOR!" (I hope the math is right on that!) on the cover since that film tells virtually the same story.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-69633201965781263712010-08-27T14:50:50.228-05:002010-08-27T14:50:50.228-05:00Woops! Apologies for the mix up!Woops! Apologies for the mix up!venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-8613265274102359852010-08-27T14:50:32.256-05:002010-08-27T14:50:32.256-05:00Also, I just noticed the tagline at the top of the...Also, I just noticed the tagline at the top of the DVD image: MAD 17 YEARS BEFORE GLADIATOR! Umm...yeah, so? :P<br /><br />That Lloyd Kaufman--what a marketeer! ;)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-17963008255531072542010-08-27T14:48:51.808-05:002010-08-27T14:48:51.808-05:00@venom5: I can't take credit for this one--it&...@venom5: I can't take credit for this one--it's all El Duque! ;)<br /><br />But it is a nice one Duke--truly MAD beyond madness. I need to further educate myself on the wonders of the Italian Post-Apocalypse; WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND is pretty much all I've seen in that regard, that I remember...of course that one's a great one too, and brings the homoerotic/homophobia subtext up to FULL ON TEXT. :)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-15722342768544539512010-08-27T13:21:44.258-05:002010-08-27T13:21:44.258-05:00Nice one, Vicar! Have you seen ENDGAME from the pr...Nice one, Vicar! Have you seen ENDGAME from the previous year? It's virtually the same movie with some of the same cast, but directed by Joe D'Amato.<br /><br />I haven't seen either of these since renting them on VHS tape years ago. I don't know if ENDGAME (1983) is on DVD here, or not.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-48096209790219076192010-08-26T19:05:51.664-05:002010-08-26T19:05:51.664-05:00Drug use aside, I can see a reason for the whistli...Drug use aside, I can see a reason for the whistling killers - it's as creepy as all get out!<br /><br />I don't know if you ever watched the tv show Dead Like Me - but there was this Halloween episode where there's this serial killer who only strikes on Halloween. Through out the show up until his own reaping/death you only see his shoes and he whistles as he approaches each house. You know he's about to strangle that 10 year old boy in the devil costume who answers the door after Mason reaps the kid's soul. But it's the whistling that gets you. He's so freaking HAPPY he's about to kill someone, he's whistling! <br /><br />*shudders*JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.com