Strangeland

When I put the name Dee Snider and the word Strangeland together, you might not be too surprised...even if you don't know that there's a movie by that name! But, potshots aside, I've heard of this movie for a few years now, but was never particularly interested in seeing it, but, after years of being worn down, and hearing fans yell "Captain Howdy!!" at Dee Snider, I had to break down and check it out and, you know what? I actually liked it!



Here's the story: Dee plays Capt. Howdy, an internet weirdo who enjoys body modification (that's piercings and tattoos for you rednecks!) and also dabbles in the torturing of others. Now, what starts as a straight-forward stalker/slasher movie, takes a strange turn when cops catch up with Howdy. Then, Howdy is rehabilitated and returned to the community where the locals string him up, the problem is that Capt. Howdy doesn't die, he's reborn through the near-death experience and he's off again, only this time he's got revenge on his mind too!

For being made in 1996, Dee Snider foresaw the wave of internet predators that we currently enjoy! Capt. Howdy stalks and preys on kids via IMs and chat rooms and then lures them to meetings where he kidnaps and kills them, it's like an R rated version of Dateline: NBC!! I'm giving Strangeland 4 out of 4 cigars,
because I was surprised how much I enjoyed this movie! And I now find myself looking forward to the sequel that Mr. Snider is currently in pre-production on! So, until next time when I'll explain my personal body modifications, I was going to have a 'six pack' installed, but I went for the 'keg' instead, until then remember that the best movies are bad movies!