151 - Madhouse (1981) & Red Velvet (2008)

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 12:27 a.m.

b'Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1299911169600360448\\n\\nCW:\\xa0Suicide, Child Abuse, Animal Abuse\\n\\nIt\\u2019s a Birthday Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey sic dogs on their perfect twins and make up stories about\\xa0killing their friends.\\n\\nThe Classic Film:\\xa0Madhouse (1981)\\n"A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday\\u201d (IMDb.com). Madhouse isn\\u2019t a *great* film, per se, but it\\u2019s baffling that no one seems to talk about it at all.\\xa0\\n\\nThe Modern Film:\\xa0Red Velvet (2008)\\n"A man and a young woman have a chance encounter at a laundry mat which leads to a story about a birthday party where everyone has been killed by a madman in a white jumpsuit\\u201d (IMDb.com). Red Velvet has one or two clever and/or fun elements, but it isn\\u2019t nearly enough to save it from awful acting and (ironically) storytelling.\\n\\nAudio Sources:\\n"The One with All the Wedding Dresses" (Friends S04E20) produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions & Warner Bros. Television\\n\\u201cMadhouse\\u201d (1981) produced by\\xa0Overseas FilmGroup\\n"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones\\n\\u201cRed Velvet\\u201d produced by\\xa0Ulalume Films'