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First Man on Mars (2016)
Goofy and bloody retro horror comedy
First Man in Mars is totally different from the previous anthology movies they did and I'm not into the old b-movies that much, but it did have some very funny scenes. The scientists and the coroner were goofy and fun kind of like a slapstick comedy and the soundtrack music was perfect for those scenes. I thought it was funny how everyone was playing it for laughs except the sheriff and deputy who seemed to be the "straight" characters. As a Lovecraft fan I did catch the whole cult reference when the cute black girl finds the cabin in the woods. I loved the tape recording and the suspense of that scene which is as much as I'm going to say about it. I give it a strong 5 even though it's not my kind of horror film. I understand it was a satire of those low budget movies and thought it had several funny scenes. The effects were funny and bloody too.
Horror Anthology Movie Volume 1 (2013)
Cool Lovecraft found footage, some other good stories
I love anything Lovecraft so when I heard this anthology had a "Lovecraft inspired" story in it I had to watch it. I liked it! The idea of found footage Lovecraft is great and the way they did it really worked well. Looks like it was shot on film and it has that authentic 30's look from when Lovecraft was supposedly in New Orleans. The other films were a mixed bag. Cordyceps Principle and Section 49 had a few slow parts but were interesting. Thing In The Shed was creepy enough and well acted. Blood Of A Saint is a live puppet animation and it is very funny, partly because of the cheapness of the puppets, but some of the writing is very good. 5 Miles Ahead was good enough. It had an old outer limits or twilight zone feel to it. Overall I'd say this is worth watching and better than some other anthologies like The ABC's Of Horror which might not be saying much.