tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post8980595514755152296..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: DVD Review: Sledgehammer (1983)The Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-64848014617784282132012-04-05T08:08:01.306-05:002012-04-05T08:08:01.306-05:00Hi Joni! Thanks so much for stopping by to comment...Hi Joni! Thanks so much for stopping by to comment! And for being such a good sport about the hair comments. ;) (To be fair, I think everyone had questionable dos in the 80s...you should see the pictures of MY magnificent mullet from that era!) It's a shame you didn't get paid, but at least you have the memories, and the knowledge that you were a part of video horror history. Thanks for all the pleasure this flick gave me, and again, thanks for reading!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-31481480529749288702012-03-08T18:55:48.040-06:002012-03-08T18:55:48.040-06:00Joni Here! I loved reading this review. Even the p...Joni Here! I loved reading this review. Even the part about my hair! I can't believe what a cult favorite this film has become. It was a blast to film it with all my friends and I have to say a couple of times I thought Doug was really trying to hit me with that Sledgehammer!LOL I never got paid for doing this film but it will go down as one of my fondest memories. (Except for the hair!) Thanks again for the laugh and the memories of a bygone era, Linda McGill (aka Joni)LMcGillJensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857010808207062526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-62337653538953658272011-10-13T06:31:00.578-05:002011-10-13T06:31:00.578-05:00Wow, Mr. Matley, thanks so much for stopping by to...Wow, Mr. Matley, thanks so much for stopping by to comment! You were such an imposing presence on the screen here, it really added a lot to the flick. I think you're right about the weekend guests needing to be put down, too! <br /><br />Thanks for your work in SLEDGEHAMMER--you are a part of video history, and I'm hereby inducting you into the MMMMMovies Killer Hall of Fame! <br /><br />Thanks again for stopping by! All my best wishes, The VicarThe Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-48948784124483430262011-10-12T20:51:11.780-05:002011-10-12T20:51:11.780-05:00This is The Killer, Doug Matley in Sledgehammer 19...This is The Killer, Doug Matley in Sledgehammer 1983. Thank you for the stills of me. I got so little recognition. In my place and all those people, would you not want to do the same and put them out of my misery. I am all of 6' 9". Doug Matley, weight around 270 lbs.douglasmatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351501416041592215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-38486958463164394672011-08-12T18:06:24.147-05:002011-08-12T18:06:24.147-05:00Awesome review. I'm a huge fan of the Priors s...Awesome review. I'm a huge fan of the Priors since seeing Deadly Prey and Killer Workout. Will have to check out Sledgehammer. <br /><br />I actually found you guys recently when searching for info on Savage Weekend. Really enjoyed your review of that film and was glad to see someone else who could look past its obvious flaws and see its charms. <br /><br />Wondering if you'd like to share a link. Here's my blog:<br /><br />http://thefiftymoviepackproject.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Already added you to my link list. Thanks for the great writing.Stephen Langloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618572024915012223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-21690881185477273812011-06-24T08:29:13.116-05:002011-06-24T08:29:13.116-05:00@MarkusWelby1--thanks for the comment, and for all...@MarkusWelby1--thanks for the comment, and for all your other recent comments! Glad you found us. :) You're right about the risk/reward proposition of old-school video stores. Luckily the risk was usually small (a buck or two), and the possible payoff huge. so a worthy risk! <br /><br />@Al Bruno--Talk about a win-win situation! And yes, that mask is super creepy, esp. on a 6 1/2-foot behemoth like the killer here! As for your BLOOD HOOK memories, don't worry--I get aroused every time I see the cover of the Dan Aykroyd DRAGNET, for much the same reason. ;)<br /><br />@Samuel Wilson--Let's get that petition started!<br /><br />@J. Astro--I hope I haven't oversold it; bear in mind it IS extreeeeemmmmely slow in parts,most of it clearly for padding purposes. But the parts in between make up for it. In fact, if you just played the slow-mo sequences at normals speed, you'd probably have 45-50 minutes of pure distilled awesome. :)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-89813648112194244632011-06-23T02:53:01.820-05:002011-06-23T02:53:01.820-05:00I skipped the meat of this review because I have t...I skipped the meat of this review because I have this sitting, unseen, in my Amazon cart. But it seems to receive a glowing enough recommendation and I'm pretty excited to go back and finally catch up with this one.<br /><br />And @ Al Bruno III - BLOOD HOOK is awwwwesome, what a fantastic movie to have intertwined with great, uh, romantic memories...you lucky dog. Muskie Madness!!!J. Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572640647802774445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-89196956575243183332011-06-22T20:46:07.889-05:002011-06-22T20:46:07.889-05:00So when does this one get added to the National Fi...So when does this one get added to the National Film Registry where it so rightly belongs?Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-2778015735699835732011-06-22T17:03:03.226-05:002011-06-22T17:03:03.226-05:00I used to raid the video store every week back in ...I used to raid the video store every week back in my college days. My hot redhead girlfriend and I would watch said film. If the movie was good it was good, if the movie was bad we had sex on the couch.<br /><br />That of course was also good except that now the memory of one of my greatest sexual experiences is combined with memories of the film BLOOD HOOK.<br /><br />Anyway- I will keep my eye out for this film. That mask is pretty creepy isn't it?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-87930758435216176322011-06-22T11:19:27.339-05:002011-06-22T11:19:27.339-05:00It's too bad those days are gone now that you&...It's too bad those days are gone now that you'd be standing in the video rental store holding something like "Sledgehammer" in your gore loving hands. With no internet to go on, it was certainly a risk reward proposition. Actually a movie like this rewards you with sweet 80's slasher bliss no matter what!MarkusWelby1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12516702877086692298noreply@blogger.com