Coming soon to the Vault: B-Movie Art Gallery & New Reviews

Lately I've been doing a little sketching which I haven't done since I graduated high school. I drew a picture of Jet Jaguar and the monster from "Cloverfield" for my main man Steve who just graduated from college. (Man I hope he's seen the artwork... otherwise this post could ruin the surprise entirely....) Drawing (half-decent) sketches of these cinematic beasties got me to thinking that "Hey, it'd be cool to have a B-Movie art gallery on the site. Not just to showcase stuff that I've done, but to show other folks' artwork as well." This idea is still on the drawing board (pun intended! Zing!) but the more I think about it, the more I like it. So keep an eye out for a B-Movie Art Gallery at the Vault in the future.

This weekend, I'm going to be a very busy bee. But I do plan on A) finally posting my "Legend of Dinosaurs" review and B) a new review or two for the eminent "B-MOVIES THAT ROCK" Roundtable. The topic of choice are b-films that are musicals, have hard-rock soundtracks, or have "Rock" or "Rock N' Roll" in the title. Heck, if music plays any big part in the film at all it is fair game. I'm was planning on doing two reviews(one full-length one and one capsule), but I'll probably just end up doing one. Still that's something new to read and that's a good thing.

Well come back this weekend b-movie fans for the new stuff. In the meantime, keep the b-movie dream alive. Watch cult films without hesitation or shame; show them to your friends; spread your love of b-cinema; make this world a better place to live!

April stats for the Vault!

April, though devoid of any real updates or new reviews, turned out to be a pretty good month for the Vault with over 60 more unique visitors than I had in March. That's not a HUGE surge in traffic or anything, but its a small step in the right direction. ;-) So let's take a gander at how the site did in April 2008:

Unique Visitors - 4,981
Number of Visits - 9,726 (approx. average of 2 visits per visitor)
Number of Hits - 96,891
Bandwidth used - 2.38 GB
Best Day - 488 visits on April 26th

Top 5 Countries that Visitors hail from:
1. The United States
2. "European Country"
3. China
4. Canada
5. Australia

Top 5 Reviews for April '08:
1. The Monster Squad (1987) - 209 hits
2. My Bloody Valentine (1981) - 181 hits
3. Beware! The Blob (1972) - 174 hits
4. Arena (1989) - 172 hits
5. Transformers: The Movie (1986) - 151 hits

Top 5 sites that sent me traffic:
1. www.bmovies.com
2. www.badmovies.org
3. www.bmoviegraveyard.com
4. www.publicdomaintorrents.com
5. www.coldfusionvideo.com

Top 5 keyphrases and keywords that are used to find the Vault on various search engines:

Keyphrases:
1. vault
2. bmovie
3. bmovies
4. movie
5. b-movie

Keywords:
1. movie
2. b
3. the
4. vault
5. movies

Hopefully May will be a far more prosperous month for the site, but that all depends on how much free time I can pour into the Vault. Here's hoping that I'm not pulled away from my reviewing duties too much over the next thirty days. Well, time for bed! Cya later b-movie fans!

New capsule review at the Vault: Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1977)

Well I finally did it! I finally got a new review posted at the Vault, and I have to say that it felt pretty good to add some new content to the site, though I had to really rush to get it done today. (I got so immersed in finishing up the review and getting the rest of the site updated, that I was a teeny bit late for work. Oh well!) So without further ado, here is my capsule review for "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (a.k.a. "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster")! This review is the final component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recy-KILL" roundtable, which was set up by Anubis Von Mojo, the webmaster of THE TOMB OF ANUBIS. The topic of choice for this group effort was "nature strikes back" (and "nature run amok") films, and there's a good variety to choose from, so get reading b-movie fans.

Oh and as a treat, here is a cool vintage trailer for the U.S. release of "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster." So cheesy, but so good:

Stay tuned for that pesky full-length review for "Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds." It should be hitting the Vault within another week or two; it all depends on how busy I am! Blog ya later b-movie fans!

An update on things....

Hey gang! Whoo! I have been a busy man lately; far too busy to work on the Vault anyway. Well.... that's actually only half true. When I haven't been helping my dad do some logging for firewood for Winter 2008 - 2009, or aiding my mother with yardwork, or helping my future father-in-law make preparations for putting in a new chainlink fence plus a concrete patio in his backyard, or spending a little time with Tara, or playing Guitar Hero III, or watching "Cloverfield" over and over again, or making plans for my best friend's birthday (I'd say more on this subject, but I have to keep things on the down-low because he occasionally swings by the Vault and the Blog.), or working full time.... I've been sleeping.

But, that doesn't mean I'm not working towards a new update. I'm going to be putting up a capsule review for "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" soon for the already week-old "Reduce, Reuse, Recy-KILL" Earth Day Roundtable. After that's posted, I'll begin finishing up my review for "Legend of Dinosaurs..." (which is still about 60% complete). So bear with me a bit longer b-moviephiles, and keep fighting the good fight!

Do something that matters; sign a petition to stop Uwe Boll from making more movies!

Hahahahaha. I truthfully doubt Uwe Boll would stop making movies, even if a million people signed this online petition, but the numbers (and comments) don't lie. The list has gone from 18,000 signatures to nearly a quarter million. Dr. Uwe Boll has angered video game fans and general moviegoers alike, and now is your chance to let him have it. CLICK HERE and sign this online petition! I think he's just a glutton for punishment and gets his kicks from all the "Boll Bashing" us movie fans / critics deliver, but maybe, just maybe there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. If we all pull together, we can defeat Uwe Boll, and save the world from future House of the Dead, Bloodrayne, Dungeon Siege, and/or Postal sequels! ;-)

Apparently Uwe Boll has been frightened by the sudden surge in signatures and had this to say about the petition..... and Michael Bay.... and Eli Roth.... and George Clooney.... and himself:



Fight the good fight fellow b-movie lovers, and keep America beautiful!

DVD Blowout Sale at Amazon.com! Lots of cult titles available for under ten bucks!

Yes you read that right, cult movies on DVD for under 10 bucks at Amazon.com! The complete list of everything that is on sale can be found HERE. (There's a lot of boxed sets and TV shows that are half off too! Greatest American Hero Season 1 is only $11.99!)

Some of the titles that I've been drooling over, but sadly, cannot purchase are:
HUNDRA ($8.99)
BOONDOCK SAINTS: SPECIAL EDITION ($9.99)
LABYRINTH ($6.99)
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL: 2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION ($9.49)
THE DARK CRYSTAL ($6.99)
DR. STRANGLOVE..... ($6.99)
THE BEASTMASTER: SPECIAL DIVIMAX EDITION ($7.99)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT/VAULT OF HORROR ($7.49)
BASKET CASE 2 ($9.49)
STREET TRASH ($9.49)
BRAIN DAMAGE ($9.49)
...... and there's so many more!

Head on over to Amazon.com and take advantage of these great prices. Since I'm poor I only got one of the films listed above (the Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror Double Feature from MGM). Hopefully this sale carries on into next week, then I can grab a few more flicks!

And, as some of you might know, I am an affiliate of Amazon.com and get small chunks of change every time you buy through one of my Amazon affiliate links, SUCH AS THIS ONE. If you are going to buy some cult flicks and want to help me keep the Vault online, then please, click on any affiliate links here on the Blog or on my site and buy b-movies! Also, shopping at my DVD Shop will help me earn some commission as well.

Well gotta run b-movie fans. Stay tuned for ... something.... sometime. ;-)

The Vault Master is.... addicted..... to gaming.....

For shame! Sorry that I haven't been around much gang. This past weekend I've become addicted to video gaming all over again. For months, my Nintendo Wii (and various PC games) have sat unused and covered in dust. Then, Friday night, I bought Guitar Hero III and Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii and I've been spending all my free time on those games (well... mainly on Guitar Hero. I've mastered Medium and am slowly working my way into the Hard versions of the game's six dozen songs. It's just so damned addicting!!!!)

So that is why there are no new reviews up at the Vault. I'm hoping to "kick the habit" this week, at least for a day or two, to finish up my "Legend of Dinosaurs" review, then I'm going to leap onto "Razorback" and get that done ASAP. Then I'll get my super duper late roundtable review for Puppet Master completed and all will be right with the world.

Again my apologies b-movie fans. Now if you'll excuse me, I best be getting to work before the urge to play Guitar Hero takes over.......

Ack! Must..... fight it..... must.... get in shower..........

Oh and this is Blog Post number 200! Woohoo! A milestone! ;-)