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What is a Bucket Movie? Overlooked, weird and rare films, that for one reason or another fell through the cracks and failed to get a mainstream audience. Cult classics, unknown oddities and the extremely hard to find, finally get the press they deserve here!
Ever since I started writing this blog, many people have approached me with movies they think I should review. While this is always appreciated some suggestions are less helpful that others (Note to my readers: The Matrix, is NOT an obscure film) Imagine my surprise when my co-worker Jeff asked if I wanted to see a Bill Cosby comedy from the 70s that I never even heard of. Considering my extensive knowledge of obscure cinema, I'm always pleasantly surprised to find a movie that I'm not aware of.
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There's somthing darkly funny about a beer drinking ambulance driver


“Mother, Jugs and Speed” is a dark comedy about a private ambulance company, that operates just this side of legal. Bill Cosby's character know affectionately as “Mother” and his pot smoking co-driver drive around bribing cops,cruising strip clubs, betting on the number of dead bodies they'll haul in a night and occasionally get in a shootout with drug addicts. All of this handled with casual, dry wit that makes you feel guilty to be laughing at it. It's strange seeing the normally wholesome Bill Cosby being vulgar and darkly comedic, but this is long before his days as a sitcom dad.
Harvey Keitel and the lovely Raquel Welch also star here, both giving excellent performances. Kaitel plays a suspended cop suspected of dealing speed, and Welch plays a shapely and intelligent dispatcher affectionately known as Jugs by her co-workers. While this cast is enjoyable and the movie is undeniably funny, it's failing is an aimless plot



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Maximum Overdrive (1986) Review

December 4th 2010 19:45
It doesn't matter whether your a fan of Horror movies or not, you've probably seen at least one movie based on something Stephen King wrote. Dozens of classics, some well known and some obscure have been based on the work of the King of Horror, and more are destined to made in the future (Gunslinger . . .please?) However, there is only one incident where King took up the megaphone himself and directed a film, depending on who you talk to that's either a really good or reall bad thing. In my humble opinion, the purest product of Stephen King's deranged imagination is 1986's “Maximum Overdrive”.
The plot of the film is loosely based on Stephen King's short story
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The Wicked Promo poster for this movie, sure made me want to see it!
“Trucks”, Earth passes through the tail of a comet and for some reason machines of every kind, ranging from ATMs to Semi trucks come to life and go on a homicidal rampage, killing everyone in their path. This spelled trouble for the staff of the Dixie Boy truck stop, where the massive trucks they serviced encircled the establishment, brutally running down anyone trying to leave. Bill Robinson, A hapless ex-con working at the truck stop, decides that escape is the only option, and leads the survivors in a perilous escape.
The real joy of this movie isn't so much in it's storyline (as gripping as it is) but the splatter fest that ensues in nearly every scene. Coke Machines go berserk and pelt people with cans, Lawn mowers run wild, an ice-cream truck goes nuts and chases children in the street (while it bizarrely plays an ice-cream truck version of “King of the Road”) and an ATM spouts out profanity instead of money. A memorable scene has a homicidal steamroller take out an entire little league team. In the unrated Laser-disc version of the film one of the kid's heads explode in a massive blood splatter as the steamroller runs him over. It's rumored that at a preliminary screening George A Romero himself vomited while watching this scene. Having the director of “Night of the Living dead” blow chunks because your movie is too gory for him if quite a feather in anyone's cap. While the directing is okay for about half the film, the other half it's amateurish and in some scenes just plain bad. King explains he was “Coked out of mind” while making the movie and admits “I had no idea what I was doing” in an FAQ on his website he answers the question “Will you ever direct another movie?” By saying “No, have you actually SEEN Maximum Overdrive


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Mystery Men (1999) Review

June 15th 2010 18:47
Mystery Men
I took the tag line's advice and Expected the Unexpected, and what I got? I still didn't expect it!



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Mercury Man (2006) Review

May 1st 2010 16:33
Merciry man, Spiderman, poster
The Original Thai poster oozes cool
Yes, I know. I review a lot of Thai films, but as Americans we're a bit spoiled when it comes to movies. Hollywood puts out the best movies in the world, and we expect our movies to have big stars and special effects galore, In countries like Thailand where the economic and political climate makes it difficult to make movies, the moves that are made have more passion and hard work behind them. Now this isn't to say that they're all good, cultural differences make some Thai movies nearly unwatchable but there are plenty of wonderful, hidden gens to be found in Thai cinema. Today we learn about another that many have overlooked. Bhandit Thongdee's superhero epic: Mercury man.
When Spiderman was released in Thailand, it was one of the most popular American films ever released in the country. Being a very patriotic people, watching a foreign with anything but disdain was unique to Thailand. The answer? Thailand needed a superhero, an original hero that exemplified the Thai people's love of their country. Enter Mercury man, who started life as Chan a noble firefighter who has a tendency to be a touch over-heroic. He's stabbed with a magical amulet while trying to fight a fire, and his blood becomes metal giving him the ability to control metal (Sorta like Magneto if he was a good guy) as well as makes him immune to bullets and blunt impacts. He strikes back against rapists, drunk drivers, gang bangers and rampaging elephants. The true bad guy of the film is the Muslim terrorist cell led by the evil Usama Ali who plans to use parts of a second amulet (the same type that gave Mercury man his powers) to blow up targets around Bangkok and destroy an American carrier.
Thai action legend Panna Rittikrai provides the fight choreography and it's obvious with the fluid, and fun to watch action scenes. One scene the bad guys determine how to beat Mercury man, discovering that a large jolt of electricity can temporarily rob him of his superpowers. No problem for a Thai superhero, as he still has his impressive martial arts skills to pound the bad guys into submission which he does even after he's set ablaze by fire breathing thugs. The final battle between Mercury man and the super powered villain Arena is a great supernatural contest that is worth the price of admission by itself


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The Marine - Final Thoughts

February 27th 2009 02:31
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Bucket Movies Presents: The Marine

February 22nd 2009 22:49
When he isn't in the wrestling ring, John Cena is doing what he does best - bad acting!


Let’s take a step back in time Bucket Heads to last week. Remember how I told you all about how the WWE –World Wrestling Entertainment – wanted to venture out into the Hollywood world with their own movies? Remember how I said they made more movies after how bad See No Evil was? This week I decided to stick with the WWE and look at another movie of theirs – one called The Marine


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My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Final Thoughts

January 23rd 2009 02:56
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Look out bad guys it's G-Girl - using the lame acting powers of Uma Thurman to scare her enemies into submission!


Ah good ol’ superhero movies – you’ve got to love them. In recent years there have been scores of flicks based around the childhood heroes we all love. Let’s see we’ve had 3 X-Men movies, 3 Spiderman movies, 2 Incredible Hulk movies, 2 Fantastic Four movies, an Iron Man movie, a Superman movie and a bunch more. Oh let’s not forget the awesome reset of the Batman saga. The Dark Knight is probably the best superhero movie ever


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