| Top Ten - The "B" List |
| Top Ten - The "A" List |
While the BMTG typically discourages the viewing of movies that are of high production and acting quality, there are a few exceptions for movies that the BMTG feels are of exceptional value. The BMTG approved "A" list movies are welcome at BMTG sanctioned events and festivals, however, overuse of this privilege will result in the practice being discontinued and all responsible (except the Senior Council) shall be sanctioned unmercifully.
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| Honorable Mention - The "A" List (in order by votes cast) |
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| Honorable Mention - The "B" List (in order by votes cast, then alphabetical order) |
| The Worst (banned from all future festivals) |
| Top Ten - The "B" List |
1.
The Last Dinosaur (1977)
Masten Thrust, a billionaire oil tycoon
and big-game hunter, has announced the discovery of a lost world hidden inside
the warm pocket of a dormant volcano at the north pole. Upon arriving, Thrust
and his team find that the hidden world is populated with both dinosaurs and
prehistoric humans.
Richard Boone is in his finest hour as
Masten Thrust. Remember the fallen Buntas. See if you can find the dead Ricky
Schroeder. Also starring Joan Van Ark.
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2.
Empire of the Ants (1977)
Joan Collins stars as a real estate saleswoman
who leads a group on a sales junket to a remote island that has been taken
over by giant mutated ants that were exposed to toxic waste.
Also starring Robert “CHiPs” Pine at
his smooth-talking, heavy drinking, ladies-man best. Only the uncut version
is acceptable.
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3.
Troll II (1992)
Goblins take over the little town of Nilbog
and ruin a family's vacation.
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4.
Zardoz (1974)
Sean Connery stars as Zed, an Exterminator who
takes care of the "Brutals."
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5.
Jack O'Lantern, a.k.a. Jack-o (1995)
A Steve Latshaw film featuring Bernie
Fidello as Simms and Ryan Latshaw as the young Sean Kelly, with special appearances
by John Carradine as Walter Machen (a.k.a. “The Judge of Hell”)
and Cameron Mitchell as Dr. Cadaver.
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6.
Shaft (1971)
Starring Richard Roundtree. No description
necessary. A must see whenever you are "feelin' like a machine."
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7.
The Alligator People (1959)
Featuring Beverly Garland and Lon Chaney, Jr.,
the alligator people will make your skin crawl!
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8.
Coffy (1973)
Pam Grier's stars as Coffy, a nurse who
is fed up with the narcotics that have infiltrated the inner city. When her
eleven-year-old sister is hospitalized after shooting some contaminated heroin,
Coffy hits the streets with a loaded shotgun, determined to stop the drug
pusher m*f*ers once and for all.
Top 2 scenes: King George unzips and King George
gets dragged through the neighborhood. A must see on the big screen.
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9.
The Human Tornado (1976)
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee
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10.
Reptilicus (1961)
A frozen piece of reptilian tail is discovered
and regenerates into a giant, acid spitting monster that terrorizes the country.
A Sidney Pink production.
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| Top Ten - The "A" List |
1.
Fight Club (1999)
It is only until you have lost everything
that you are free to do anything.
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2.
American Psycho (2000)
The kid from Empire of the Sun goes slightly
insane.
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3.
28 Days Later (2002)
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus
spreads throughout Limeyland, a monkey-man awakes from a coma to get all the
free stuff he can.
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4. From Dusk Til Dawn (1996)
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5.
Old School (2003)
Luke Wilson plays the role of Mitch Martin
/ Throcksmorton in the unofficial Throcksmorton Biography.
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6. The Usual Suspects
(1995)
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7. The Big Lebowski (1998)
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8. The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)
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9. Pulp Fiction (1994)
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10. Assault on Precinct
13 (1976)
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| Honorable Mention - The "A" List (in order by votes cast) |
Rushmore (1999)
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Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (2003)
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The Ring (2002)
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Joy Ride (2001)
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Shaun of the Dead (2004)
A zombie movies that qualifies as a feature
length film because of its originality and flawless execution.
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The Thing (1982)
Classic John Carpenter.
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| Honorable Mention - The "B" List (in order by votes cast, then alphabetical order) |
Public
Access Man (1995)
Gil performs“If You Don’t
Know Me By Now”. Copies may be made available upon request for a small
processing fee, pending approval by the BMTG Senior Council.
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Cabin
Fever (2002)
College friends battle a flesh eating virus
in the backwoods.
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Ticks
(1993)
a.k.a. Infested. Steroid-mutated ticks attack
troubled teens and their guides in the woods. Featuring Carlton from the Fresh
Prince of Bel Air as Panic.
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Half
Past Dead (2002)
No list is complete without Steven Segal.
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Invasion
of the Bee Girls (1973)
Women are mysteriously being turned into queen
bees who kill men by wearing them out sexually. Featuring Price is Right
model Anitra Ford.
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The
Batman (1943 serial)
Batman battles Dr. Daka for a powerful radium
gun. Any of the 15 episodes will do.
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A*P*E
(1976)
A 36-foot gorilla escapes from a freighter off
the coast of Korea, fights a giant shark, and kidnaps an American actress.
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Karachi
Kops (any episode)
Documentary series about a police precinct in
Pakistan.
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Mosquito (1995)
Large mosquitos attack.
Children
of the Living Dead (2001)
Abbott Hayes rules zombie-town.
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Putney
Swope (1969)
A black man on the executive board of an advertising
firm is accidentally put in charge.
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Black
Mama, White Mama (1972)
Two troblemaker female prisoners - one happens
to be white, the other happens to be black. They do not get along well with
each other.
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Blob,
The (1958)
A giant blob of something resembling jelly threatens
to take over as it slowly gets bigger and bigger. Featuring Steve McQueen
and "The Little Dog".
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Chrome
and Hot Leather (1971)
Four Green Berets take on a biker gang.
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Death
Wish I through V (1974 to 1994)
Mild-mannered architect Paul Kersey turns into
the Vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter is raped.
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Elves
(1989)
Dan Haggerty tries to figure out the connection
between nazis and elves while saving a young woman and her two friends from
an elf.
Screenings:
Festival #6
Food
of the Gods, The (1976)
Giant wasps and assorted animals have taken
over a remote farmhouse.
Screenings:
Festival #17
Foxy
Brown (1974)
Foxy Brown (Pam Grier) seeks revenge when her
government agent boyfriend is shot down by gangsters.
"She's sweet brown sugar with a touch of
spice, and murder if you don't treat her nice."
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Hell
Up in Harlem (1973)
Fred Williamson stars as the Godfather of Harlem,
Tommy Gibbs. Sequel to Black Caesar.
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House
on Haunted Hill (1958)
Starring Vincent Price. Five people are invited
to a party and are offered $10,000 each to spend the night in a millionaire's
haunted house.
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House
on Skull Mountain, The (1974)
A group of people are called together for the
reading of a will at a mysterious mansion. Then the voodoo starts. Starring
Victor French as Dr. Andrew Cunningham.
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Humanoids
From the Deep (1980)
Mutant Ninja Turtle style creatures terrorize
a coastal town and shake things up between the Indians and the Indian haters.
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In
the Year 2889 (1967)
A slice of post-nuclear-war life more than 800
years from now.
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Island
of Dr. Moreau, The (1977)
A ship-wrecked man (Michael York) finds himself
on an island inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster), who has
been experimenting by merging animals with man.
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Kingdom
of the Spiders (1977)
William Shatner stars as veterinarian Robert
"Rack" Hansen who investigates the mysterious deaths of a number
of farm animals and finds that the town is threatened by giant tarantulas.
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Mighty
Joe Young (1949)
A promoter brings a jungle girl and her big
ape back from Africa to his Hollywood nightclub.
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Omega
Man (1971)
The last man on earth is not alone...
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Orloff
Against the Invisible Man (1971)
Strange happenings at the castle of Dr. Orloff.
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Parasite
(1981)
Starring Demi Moore.
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Phantasm
III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Return of the Tall Man and his antics.
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Planet
of the Apes (1967)
Chuck Heston lands on a planet ruled by talking
gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.
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Psychomania
(1971)
Immortals on wheels terrorize England.
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Reefer
Madness (1938)
A group of upstanding young high school students
succumb to the allure of the "killer weed" and go through a natural
progression of increasingly destructive behavior that includes hit-and-run
driving, loose morals, rape, murder, suicide, and finally permanent insanity.
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Return
of the Living Dead 3 (1993)
An emotional roller coaster. Long Neck Santos
is unforgettable.
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R.O.T.O.R.
(1989)
Terminator style robocop runs amuck.
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Spiders
(2000)
A nice update of the Spiders Gone Wild theme.
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Slugs
(1988)
Killer slugs wreak havoc.
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TNT
Jackson (1975)
A young karate expert (former playmate Jeanne
Bell) searches for her brother's killer in Hong Kong.
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Unholy
Rollers (1972)
A locker room look at the toughest broads in
the world!
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