Monday, April 30, 2012

A-Z Challenge 2012: Z is for Zero Movie Posters!

Let me just say before we get to the actual post - that this is

Let's Get Out of Here's 400th Blog Post!

Huzzah!


For the second year in a row, the final post in the April 2012 A-Z Blogging Challenge falls on the last day of the month - coincidentally my birthday! So we might get up to some shenanigans in addition to our regularly scheduled

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #66!


But this one is a little weird - not counting any birthday hoopla - because we are definitely looking at three movie posters...and yet...


Z is for Zero Movie Posters!


But I don't care what this post's title is - we're still looking at three posters!



The Zero Boys  (Lightning Video, 1987)



I saw this on video back in the day - and really enjoyed it! A fun mix of genres, going from fratboy lowjinx to action and survivalist horror, I'd like to see it again, actually. Also, the film's star, Kelli Maroney - actually follows this blog - and I'm hoping she sees this and comments! (cross fingers)






Batman and Mr. Freeze: SubZero  (Warner Bros., 1998)


With the original 1990's animated series voices - Kevin Conroy as Batman and Michael Ansara as Mr. Freeze - this very low budget DTV movie is actually a more satisfying film experience than the live action Batman & Robin. It also only costs 75 minutes of your life.








Z.P.G. (Zero Population Growth)  (Paramount, 1972)



I've never seen this cautionary tale of a doomsday to come -  but with that cast - I sure want to!


Now, today is indeed my birthday - so let's throw in some other junk for no particular reason.

Here are a few pictures that could have illustrated some part of this A-Z blogstravaganza - but didn't make the cut:



That's six Barnstable sisters for you - courtesy Quark!


And since it's my birthday - here's a fan made version of the credits to Wonder Woman - featuring an episode (and guest stars) that never existed - but his editing and clips are as good as (better than?) the original show's credits...




And that wraps it all up - 26 posts running the alphabet. I'm going to take a couple of days off - but I'll be back before the week is out! Until then, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!
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28 comments:

  1. Maynard MorrisseyApril 30, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    you've seen Zero Boys? jealous!!! I wanna see this for ages :-/

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    1. Craig EdwardsApril 30, 2012 at 12:59 AM

      I did see it - on VHS - and I can pinpoint it to sometime between May 1990 and December 1991 - because I know what house I was living in when I saw it! Good luck finding it! I would love to read the Horror Movie Diary review!

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    2. Maynard MorrisseyApril 30, 2012 at 1:02 PM

      I'll try my best! :)

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    3. Maynard MorrisseyMay 1, 2012 at 11:12 AM

      woot woot! I found it on Youtube, yay!!

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    4. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 11:14 AM

      Awesome! There's a lot of good stuff coming to THMD!

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  2. JamesApril 30, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    Congrats on making it through the challenge again. It was fun to follow along. Happy birthday old timer!

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    1. Craig EdwardsApril 30, 2012 at 8:13 AM

      Thanks! My fourth full month of posting (nearly) every day! You should try it sometime!

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  3. Lynn ProctorApril 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    yay--wonderful month--congrats--enjoy your rest :)

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    1. Craig EdwardsApril 30, 2012 at 1:45 PM

      Thank you Lynn! I won't be off long - to much culture to pop! Cheers!

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  4. Golden EagleApril 30, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Happy Birthday! :)

    And congratulations on finishing the A-Z Challenge.

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  5. Jessica FergusonApril 30, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    I'm just getting here! The most challenging part of the A to Z was trying to visit all those great blogs. Since I'm here, and late to boot, I might as well sing to you: Happy birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you! And many mooooooooooooreeee.
    Have a great day!
    :)

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    1. Craig EdwardsApril 30, 2012 at 5:33 PM

      Why thank you very much Jess! I'm so glad you came by! And in 400 posts you are the VERY FIRST person to sing to me! I couldn't be happier! I hope you come back often! Cheers!

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  6. Eric SpudicApril 30, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Any poster featuring people firing uzi's is guaranteed coolness.

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    1. Craig EdwardsApril 30, 2012 at 11:59 PM

      I couldn't agree more. Thanks for coming by, Eric!

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  7. Emily SmithApril 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    Congrats on completing the challenge! I had to go check out what you came up with for X and Q. Hope you are having a great birthday!!!

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 12:00 AM

      Thank you! What did you think of Q and X? It was a really nice day!

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  8. AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Couldn't resist your birthday request. Hope you are having a great day. Like your blog. Happy Birthday "Birthday Boy"!
    Sandra Riddle Culbreth

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 12:01 AM

      Thanks for not resisting! If only I'd known I had this power over you earlier! ;)

      It was a terrific birthday! Thank you!

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  9. AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    Happy Birthday Craig.

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  10. UnknownApril 30, 2012 at 11:25 PM

    Happy, happy birthday!!! Hope you are having stupendous day filled with scream queens and delightfully cheesestatic films. And bottle of Crystal Lake wine.

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 12:04 AM

      All of the above! Actually, I need to lay in more Crystal Lake Wine - and there's another post in that! ;)

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  11. Joe RichardsonApril 30, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Congratulations on offering us another outstanding, mediacentric A/Z blog reading experience! I've been behind since the beginning, so I'll be playing catch-up in the days to come.

    More importantly, Happy Birthday! Looks like you unwrapped a lot of new blog fodder today. Enjoy!

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 12:06 AM

      You seemed pretty slammed - but you turned out a whiz bang A-Z yourself! Hope to see you skulking about here in the days to come! ;)

      Thank you! Indeed - the video vault swells to the bursting point!

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  12. KaijinuMay 1, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Zero Boys. I remember that flick. I only half liked it, sadly. http://redandsticky.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-breed-of-heroes-zero-boys-1986.html

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 10:40 AM

      Thanks for the heads up - I'm heading over to check that out right now!

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  13. Maurice MitchellMay 1, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    Craig, that's a really cool set of videos! Nice dropping the new with the retro. Another shout-out to Quark. I'm going to have to catch it. ZPG is a chilling movie from the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLVrtfQ6Udk

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    1. Craig EdwardsMay 1, 2012 at 11:51 AM

      Thanks very much, Maurice! And thanks for the link to that trailer - I wanted to see ZPG before - now I REALLY do!

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