tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post7929178261224534231..comments2024-03-27T20:35:30.401-07:00Comments on Cool Ass Cinema: Malibu High (1979) reviewvenoms5http://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-66500882390146536862011-05-19T15:45:16.032-07:002011-05-19T15:45:16.032-07:00Thanks, Vicar. A lot of posters and producers pull...Thanks, Vicar. A lot of posters and producers pulled stunts like that back then to get people in the theater. Roger Corman was bad about it in his trailers which sometimes features shots not in the finished movies.<br /><br />I thought Jill was fine, but only when she was rolling her eyes and mouthing off insults. Great film, though, no doubt.<br /><br />I assume then the Mill Creek version is the same as the BCI double feature?venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2467807781586384838.post-27262673792706933222011-05-17T10:14:01.588-07:002011-05-17T10:14:01.588-07:00Great review! I got this on one of the Mill Creek ...Great review! I got this on one of the Mill Creek sets and was completely caught off guard. As you say, the poster's a total bait-and-switch, but thankfully it's a practical joke that leaves the victim (audience) shaking his head and laughing as if to say, "You got me good!" What it lacks in polish and style it more than makes up for in sheer wackiness, and Kim's journey from ne'er-do-well to prostitute to hired killer keeps you off balance the whole time, wondering what in the hell they'll pull out next. I was won over by Jill Lansing as Kim, and didn't think her performance was all that bad, on an admittedly sliding scale. She had so much attitude and charisma, I would have loved to see her in more wacky movies like this one--but sadly, I think this is her only screen credit.<br /><br />This is one of those movies that by itself is worth the price of the whole Mill Creek set it's included in. Definitely recommended!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.com