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Jason and Shawn versus Ghost Team One and Standards of Living

Ghost Team One Jason: It's about fucking time someone made a found-footage horror movie spoof. I'm actually surprised it took this long given how the subgenre has taken over the mainstream. And, as far as spoofs go, this isn't bad. Yes, there are some funny parts, but not enough to carry the entire movie. Sure, there were even a couple of shorts shitting moments AND someone's head explodes, but still. A comedy needs to be funny from start to finish and a horror film needs to be scary and/or gory straight through. This was neither. I liked Ghost Team One enough to more or less enjoy the watch, but I won't be watching it again. A Bad. Shawn: I was really hoping to save this review for last, as starting with the crescendo seems funny. Obviously I hate found footage, or whatever...and I say that EVERY TIME I see one of these, where their "film school friend" is filming, neigh, "documenting", everything. Which is the case here. That said, ...

Horror Hottie Month: Ghost Team One, Standards of Living and the Jenna Payne interview

Horror. Hotties. All month long. That's the promise Jason and Shawn made, and they shall fulfill it during the next two episodes of Film Reviews from the Basement . First up is an exclusive interview with award-winning filmmaker Jenna Payne, who is building to an indie-film coup with a line of projects as diverse as they are familiar. How diverse yet familiar? Two words: zompire vixens. You're welcome. Shawn sat down with Jenna for about 15 minutes to discuss her budding career and what it takes to make it in Hollywood. The end result is a fun and candid interview no Basement fan wants to miss. And how about them movies on the chopping block? Check it, the Basement Boys are into a horror comedy double bill featuring horny ghost hunters and bad comedians. First up is Ghost Team One, which features said horny ghost hunters, followed by Standards of Living. Not only is Standards of Living about a bad comedian, it's the first movie shot on an iPad2 ! That'...