Episode 76 ~ Remote (1993)

For something a bit out of left field, we decided to take a look at a straight to video family flick from the early '90s. It's as wacky and loony as you might think it is. Does it hold up as good as the other ones we covered?

Unfortunately, no, not really. Find out just why in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 2/5

JD's Score: 2/5

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Episode 75 ~ Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Here is a gem charging in out of left field. Why are the Cannon Cruisers giving a horror movie from the '00s a perfect score, and not only that but a slasher movie on top of it? Shouldn't we be far more critical of it, considering our tastes?

It turns out that Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is part comedy, part horror, part mockumentary, and yet also both a deconstruction and reconstruction of the slasher genre. It highlights what makes it stand out, why it resonates, and why it (at the time) had been so ubiquitous for two decades. In the two decades since its release it has only aged better.

Truth be told, it's nearly flawless. Let's discuss why that is in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Remote!

Episode 74 ~ Happer's Comet (2022)

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Cannon Cruisers where we cover a movie unlike anything we've done before. It's time for something a bit different.

How to describe this film? It can't really be done here in the limited space available, so instead I will leave it vague. Do you like vibes and strange atmosphere? There's nothing quite like this one out there in movie land.

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Behind the Mask!

Episode 73 ~ Penitentiary II (1982)

Finally back with a sequel we've been meaning to get to for awhile! It's the follow up to the '70s cult favorite and the prequel to the '80s Cannon gem! Today we get tot talk about the last final flick in the trilogy, 1982's Penitentiary II!

After watching this trilogy out of order we came to a very strange conclusion about it, though maybe not in the way you would think. In many ways this is the perfect middle ground to the more grounded original and the insanity of the Cannon-produced finale. This one is also fortunate enough to have Ernie Hudson's most insane performance ever.

Check out today's episode to learn how they might be the case!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 4/5

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Up Next: Happer's Comet!