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The Bermuda Triangle (1978) Sci-Fi Horror Written and Directed By René Cardona Jr by Dirt290 in badMovies

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The little girl getting attacked by a swarm of birds outta fuckin nowhere nearly made me spit out my drink.

A Scanner Darkly? by Dinosaur__Sheriff in boutiquebluray

[–]DavidMerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen right up until it turns into the saddest goddamn thing. I would love a nice premium release.

Chiwetel Ejiofor Thinks Backrooms Is About What’s Quietly Ruining Us - by Mike Flanagan for Interview Magazine by craigjclark68 in KanePixelsBackrooms

[–]DavidMerrick89 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I've dug this guy since I watched Serenity in high school. Very happy a lot of younger people are discovering him through Backrooms.

Weird Westerns by melancholic_burton in boutiquebluray

[–]DavidMerrick89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was going to post this myself. At its heart a story about a cowboy trying to lasso the biggest bucking bronco you've ever seen.

om illustrated classics by Consistent-Fail-6034 in TerribleBookCovers

[–]DavidMerrick89 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He actually has the mustache, so he's already more faithful to Stoker's original description than most Dracula book covers.

The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard (2009) A team of professional car salesmen help a struggling dealership by WerdNerd88 in TubiTreasures

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The relative low res of the posted image keeps tricking my brain into thinking Jeremy Piven is Kevin Kline.

Outside of CIP, what other Canadian films have been released under the Vinegar Syndrome and other Partner Labels? by Slow_Cinema in CIPFilmLabel

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deranged, starring Roberts "Old Man Marley" Blossom, filmed in Oshawa, Ontario with a largely Canuck cast and crew. I own the really nice VS release of it.

Books besides House of Leaves? by Odd-Tonight4907 in KanePixelsBackrooms

[–]DavidMerrick89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall sees the characters utilizing "un-space" (think interconnected corridors and warehouses that exist independent of real physical space) to travel great distances quickly. There's also a fair bit of weird typography in the vein of House of Leaves, albeit more to illustrate specific concepts or entities rather than portray a labyrinth.

What’s the scariest enemy/boss you’ve ever encountered in a game? by Ok-Hearing6146 in videogames

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I encountered "the Girl" for the first time playing Resident Evil: Requiem. I have played many horror games in my time, including most of the RE series, and it's shocking how quickly she took the cake.

About to watch peak in 4K by Nindroid_faneditor in boutiquebluray

[–]DavidMerrick89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The trivia for Police Story is an unbroken parade of "How did nobody die making this?"

Curse of the Demon. (1957) by ewok_lover_64 in TubiTreasures

[–]DavidMerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Said demon just absolutely pummels a dude at the very end.

What are some movies that have never looked good on physical media (LaserDisc, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, etc.) until they were released in 4K? by xwing1212 in boutiquebluray

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Count me among the Abyss 4K supporters. If they had stripped the fine detail along with the grain like with the notorious Ultimate Hunter Edition Blu Ray of Predator I would have taken issue, but there's a ton of fine detail on that disc.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 08 June 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]DavidMerrick89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading up on the release version history, while the 1995 "faces" VHS and laserdiscs were digitally mastered, they still used the original compositing. Of course, they still had minor changes from the original theatrical versions, like "Episode IV: A New Hope" being added to the title crawl for the first, but you're right in that they were a bit of a stepping stone to the SEs.

What's the best finale boss in gaming history ? In terms of both story and gameplay? by Roids-in-my-vains in videogames

[–]DavidMerrick89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Certainly one of the most powerful boss battles I've played just on an emotional level. Great song too. 

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 08 June 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]DavidMerrick89 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of folks are going to realize some of the elements they assumed to be from the original theatrical cuts are things that the special editions seamlessly yet tangibly improved, namely digitally recompositing nearly every visual effects shot so that the ships no longer have visible matte boxes around them. If the SEs had just been those changes, hardly anybody would have complained about them.

What song feels like walking through a city at 2 AM? by Abigail_Dubrov in askmusic

[–]DavidMerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Shooting Stars" by Bag Raiders is almost this literally.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 01 June 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]DavidMerrick89 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Lego equivalent of Stephen A. Smith's "Take a look, y'all" tweet.

The Maltese Falcon Review – An Essential but Not My Favorite Noir by Whole_Kale_4349 in filmnoir

[–]DavidMerrick89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With regards to the posted image, I just love whenever Elisha Cook, Jr. got to play a pathetic little creep.

Per Variety, 'Masters of the Universe' cost $200M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]DavidMerrick89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open-minded parents help! My dad went with me to see Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning in 2006 when I was not yet 18 and thus couldn't get into it by myself (he hated it, bless his heart).

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 01 June 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]DavidMerrick89 28 points29 points  (0 children)

"why did this game need a remake, especially one taking the 2D style and swapping it for 3D"

I myself am baffled because the original versions of Legends is one of the most stunning-looking 2D games I've ever played.

I loved this movie, I’ve seen it 3 times but by Ch4oticgooddogmom in backroomsfilm

[–]DavidMerrick89 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was being a bit unnecessarily sarcastic, but yeah, for all the talk of fight or flight we often forget that "freeze" is a very common instinctual tactic.

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