It's the first Thursday of 2019, let me get the obligatory statement out of the way early. This year is going by so fast! Trust me, 11 short months from now, you'll see that I'm right. Anyhoo, it being the day that it is means it's time for Thursday Movie Picks. Let me start by giving a special shout-out to the progenitor of our weekly internet soiree, Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves. She's cranking this thing up for year number 6. She's brought together a core group that contributes most weeks. From my vantage point, we've been really supportive of each other. We've even been kind to those who join in every now and again to see what us cool kids are doing. To Wanderer, my fellow contributors, and those who only read our posts, I'd like to say...
Now, on to this week's topic. We're talking movies with the place in the title. Hmmm...vague. I like it. Last year, I played it way too safe. I'm going back to digging deep. I think I found some places you haven't been.
The Crater Lake Monster
(1977)
Yes, Crater Lake is a place...at least in this movie. In any event, a meteor lands there, and before you know it, we have a giant creature roaming around the lake that's a cross between a dinosaur and the Loch Ness Monster. Bad claymation, bad writing, bad acting, bad everything ensues. Umm...thumbs up? (Full review)
Tokyo Gore Police
(2008)
Let's fast-forward an unspecified number of years and Tokyo has gone the way of Detroit in Robocop with a privatized police force. Our hero is one of their cops who specializes in hunting engineers. By engineers, I don't mean the kind you're thinking about. These engineers are murderous psychos who are really tough to kill. The problem is if you cut off one of their body parts, it grows back as some sort of weapon. Literally. Severed arms grow back as chainsaws. And not just arms. We're talking every body part - arms, legs,...naughty bits. Not joking. And blood sprays everywhere. Always. (Full Review)
The FP
(2011)
Lots of neighborhoods go by nicknames. In this case, that 'hood is Frazier Park. The local riff-raff call it the FP. When we're introduced to it, we're in some weird, dystopian future where gangs settle their beefs over games of