movies

3614 readers

119 users here now

Matrix room: https://matrix.to/#/#fediversefilms:matrix.org

Warning: If the community is empty, make sure you have "English" selected in your languages in your account settings.

🔎 Find discussion threads

A community focused on discussions on movies. Besides usual movie news, the following threads are welcome

Discussion threads to discuss about a specific movie or show
Weekly threads: what have you been watching lately?
Trailers
Posters
Retrospectives
Should I watch?

Related communities:

Show communities:

Discussion communities:

RULES

Spoilers are strictly forbidden in post titles.

Posts soliciting spoilers (endings, plot elements, twists, etc.) should contain [spoilers] in their title. Comments in these posts do not need to be hidden in spoiler MarkDown if they pertain to the title’s subject matter.

Otherwise, spoilers but must be contained in MarkDown.

2024 discussion threads

Dune

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Today, I watched Vicious Lips (1986), written and directed by Albert Pyun. (feddit.org)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

cross-posted from: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/fa5a278d-95c1-4cca-b6d3-7caefc31f505

Today, I watched Vicious Lips (1986), written and directed by Albert Pyun.

What is this? A sci-fi / horror / musical. That's right, all three at once.

This film follows the exploits of a punk rock girl band -- in space. That's right, these edgy babes are living in the future, trying to make a name for themselves in an ultra exclusive club on a faraway planet.

I'm shocked I've never heard of this one since love trashy cult films like this. Apparently, it did not get a wide release. Despite being made in the USA, it was only released there in 2013.

All the music was made by a group called Drock, but I can't find anything about them on the Internet -- all the Drocks that exist are not girl bands.

Lots of cheese and good for a laugh. They don't make movies like this anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWqSdVHeq5s

@[email protected]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Albert Pyun is one of those underappreciated b-movie scifi / cyberpunk / action directors, although to be fair he does have an underground cult following.

My personal favourite is Radioactive Dreams. This is an electric mix of post-apocalypse and a parody of 50's private eye motifs. It really is a unique experience. Fallout 1/2 were clearly inspired by Radioactive Dreams.

I will agree with @[email protected], and recommend people avoid anything beyond Nemesis 2, perhaps even just the original Nemesis.

Some other Pyun movies that I would recommend:

Alien from L.A. (1998) - A nerdy (but very attractive) Kathey Ireland takes part in a adventure lightly based on Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth".
Knights (1995) - Includes a mix of many of the motifs typically found in Pyun movies. Post-apocalypse, cyborgs, action.