What's up with the new guy running the Cupertino's favorite orchard? I've never heard of him. Granted, I've never heard of most of the people working there.

(03-11-2026, 11:12 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote:

(02-05-2026, 01:50 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: La Città Proibita

AKA The Forbidden City
This is getting some good buzz

I was worried that my crew was not earning their keep. Tonight changed thst. Some of the most insane moshing, crowd surfing and stage diving I’ve seen. Some people took some big hits. Broken elbow, Boot the the neck, Boot to the head, lac on the nose with a lot of blood, punch in the stomach Wah too many times, faceplant on the cement.

We got them all out safely. A good night for us.

Found a cool radio station. They used to be in Santa Cruz, but have relocated to Los Gatos. Can be heard in both places, but they are low power pirate radio. So it's hard to get it clearly. You can listen online tho

https://kpcr.org/

Quote:What is Pirate Cat Radio



Pirate Cat Radio offers a progressive blend of talk and music that amplifies new voices and reflects the values of independent culture. Broadcasting on KPCR-LP 92.9FM in Los Gatos and KMRT-LP 101.9FM in Santa Cruz, we serve the South Bay and Central Coast with thoughtful, engaging content. We first went on the air from downtown Santa Cruz on August 31, 2020, relocated to Los Gatos in December 2023, and returned to Santa Cruz in August 2024. We also stream live at KPCR.org.

We don’t rely on algorithms to guess your taste; your phone already does that. Instead, our programming is curated by people with something to say and something to share. DJs, artists, and local voices introduce you to music and ideas worth discovering, including work created right in your community.

Our lineup includes local thinkers, comedians, journalists, and commentators. You might hear the comic who cracked you up at a club, the small business owner making waves, the organizer you saw speak at a rally, or the elected official you're still deciding on.

We approach issues with curiosity, clarity, and conviction. We’re committed to truth, fairness, and community—plus a sense of humor. Our values are not up for debate: climate change is real, equality matters, and systemic injustice demands attention.

Radio is yours. We are honored to bring you some.

A teen gal in a school sailor suit gets bullied because her dad takes the fall for a company and goes to jail. She retreats into a comic book about ninjas. But then she falls into that world to study ninjitsu with two other girls in medieval Japan. They are orphan sisters bent on revenge. The threesome wear kawai ninjette suits that leave their thighs bare because that’s a ninjette style. But then it turns out that the murderer of the other two ninjettes’ father is the boss of the noob ninjette’s dad who made him take the fall. It goes from a hallucination delusion to a story about multiple realities. 

There’s a big ninja fight at the beginning where the girls’ sensei kills a lot of ninjas. It’s not too sanguineous beyond the ol’ spit blood & die, and the choreo is serviceable. All sword fights. Later the girls use kama, kunai & rope. Then at one point, the master does an amazing kumitachi cut thst looks very real. He’s got serious skills. The final fight is good in a crazy way, lots of barrel rolls and wild acrobatics. Ultimately it was enjoyable. But not really D00M worthy. 

Seen on YouTube

Bride marries into an uber-wealthy family and learns that on her wedding night she has to play a game decided upon by a mysterious box to be officially welcomed into the family. She thinks it is weird but, as an orphan, she really wants to belong to the family and agrees to play along. Cool except for the fact the game devolves into a hunt through the house to kill the bride.

Samara Weaving plays the bride. Henry Czerny and Andie McDowell lead the family of game players.

This film was getting all sorts of play because of the release of the sequel. It was supposed to be horror action comedy that everyone loves. Well, almost everyone. The whole film is just a take on The Most Dangerous Game, the short story I'm sure we all read. The family never really seems committed to the killings. Weaving just bumbles along until she realizes the truth of the night, then there is a lot of running and screaming. But the whole thing wasn't adventurous, funny, or scary. Although there was one really good scene that made me wince.

You can skip this. I'll probably watch the sequel for completeness.

Billed as an action comedy, this falls short. A ninja disappears with a secret ninja scroll about transmogrification leaving a young son, a ninja in training. When that son reaches adulthood, he finds a cat that he believes is his father. Meanwhile his ninja clan is out to get him, his dad, and the scroll. The goofball ninja gang following him are like the keystone cops, but not funny enough. There’s 2 ninjette hawtties thst carry a lot of the plot and one bizarre dwarf ninjette. The fight choreo is weak. But the cat is cute. 
Not D00M recommended at all. 
Seen on YouTube.

(11-26-2023, 09:18 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: HR Pufnstuf was beyond me but I luved Land of the Lost

This is a classic femme fatale icon of the yakuza film genre. Red Peony Oryx is the daughter of a yakuza boss that is killed, so she walks the road of vengeance. It's got style, like many of the chanbara films of the late 60s early 70s - cool, classy, stoic, with oafish villains and somewhat stilted choreography and scenes that were probably shocking in the day. In this one, there's a close up of a yakuza man cutting off his finger, obviously a prop finger, but well actualized for that era. Ultimately it all hinges on Red Peony, Junk Fuji, a timeless beauty that exemplifies elegance. She has a red peony tattoo across her shoulder, yakuza style, and wields a flute that conceals a dagger and hairpins (because all female martial artists wield hairpins). The film is a tad weighed down by the content repetition of the fact that women aren't permitted to live the yakuza life, but Red Peony does anyway in an unapologetic way. What works really well is that Red Peony never stoops to wanton sexiness. There's constant blather about her beauty from the male characters, but she remains poised throughout. 

This film launched a 7 film franchise. The next two installments are available on Hoopla, which is where I watched this. I may watch another. This is my first taste of the franchise, something I've been meaning to check out for years. 

However I was having some issues with the sound, which kept coming off track just enough to get really confusing with the timing of the subtitles. It may be my AppleTV which is making a new clicking noise across platforms - sometimes the sound drops out completely and must be restored with a reboot.

I feel the urge to mourn by watching Kung Faux. I only saw a few episodes back in the day.