Not so serious movie reviews - Raw Force, The Realtor, The Cat From Outer Space, and Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS

 

 I’ve watched 47 movies this year. I’ve only told you guys about a few of them. Here are a few more:


Raw Force (1982) - watched 10 Apr 2026

Do you like boobs? If so, you will like Raw Force.

Do you like butts? If so, you will like Raw Force.

Do you like kung-fu? If so, you will like Raw Force.

Do you like zombies? If so, you will like Raw Force.

Do you like explosions? If so, you will like Raw Force.

Do you like bartenders with really weird haircuts? If so, you will like Raw Force.

If you read all this, you will like Raw Force.

Go watch it now.

Grade: 5 stars out of 5



The Realtor (2024) - watched 22 May 2026

A wrestling real estate agent? A guy who finds his confidence in the ring? Rob Van Damm, Sgt Slaughter, and Jake the Snake? Tommy Davidson? A secret cult of successful realtors? Alas, so much unmet potential. The plot meandered. There wasn’t much of a conflict. There wasn’t much of a build. The wrestling was realistic but the organizations were not. There were parts that didn’t work. And did it take place in Philly or Baltimore? It seemed to jump cities for no reason. Low budget or not, I wanted to really like this. It could have been a classic. They could have taken the money spent on cameos and paid better writers.

Grade: 2 foreclosed stars out of 5



The Cat from Outer Space (1978) - watched 18 Jun 2026

When I asked my cat if this was a true story, he denied everything. But I think he is lying.

Fun old school Disney family movie.

Grade: 4 stars out of 5



Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) - watched 14 Jul 2026

I’ll be watching Tom & Jerry cartoons until this disappears from my brain.

A movie about a Nazi torture camp run by a sadistic woman who does experiments on captured women. While trying to prove women can withstand more pain than men and proving her prowess to the leadership of the Third Reich, she puts the women of the camp through several scenes of utter repulsiveness. When a senior German general arrives for a visit, she puts on a show and tell not for the squeamish.

Why was this movie made? Why did they make sequels?

Grade 2 highly disturbing stars out of 5

Beast Mode - Premier Showing at Sun-Ray Cinema!

 

I am really excited to announce that Joel D. Wynkoop’s Beast Mode will be screening at Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa on Wednesday, August 19th at 7:15pm.

You can see me on the big screen as reporter/newscaster Jordi Scrubbings, host of the Jordi Scrubbings Show. This is my first major film appearance and I could not be happier how the movie turned out. Joel incorporated some of my old comedy and Afro-Squad images and let me mostly improv my scenes. Jordi Scrubbings in the Wynkoop-Sunnyville Universe is the crossover you never thought you would see!

But you can see it! This August 19th at Sun-Ray Cinema in Tampa, located at 12332 University Mall Court, Tampa , FL 33612.

I will be there, of course. Joel will also be there. We might both have tables of merch as well. If you like Beast Mode, I highly recommend picking up Joel’s other movies such as Lost Faith or Dirty Cop, No Donut.

If we get a good crowd, maybe Sun-Ray will have us back! Maybe Beast Mode will be the underground, low-budget horror hit of the year!

Business Advice from Vanilla Ice

 “If you got a problem, yo, I'll solve it.” - Vanilla Ice

“If you got a problem training your organization on the most recent cyber threats, yo, I'll solve it.” - Me

In his 1990 smash hit “Ice, Ice Baby”, rapper Vanilla Ice is selling solutions. Whatever your problem, Vanilla Ice has an answer. His elevator pitch is distinct and confident. It is also based on simple IF/THEN programming. IF you have a problem, THEN I will solve it.

There is a lot to be learned by Vanilla Ice's bravado. As a job seeker, I struggle with selling myself. Exploring elevator pitch advice makes me think others struggle with it too. Whether due to lack of confidence, insecurity, or indecision on what to say, developing an elevator pitch can be overwhelming. Personally, I know my biggest struggle with elevator pitches is focusing too much on what I have done in the past, not what I can do in the future.

Talking about your past is wonderful for a memoir, but it is a bad way to sell yourself as a solver of problems. There is no IF / THEN. Vanilla Ice didn't talk about his past. He told you what he would do.

If you need a complicated heart surgery, you need a doctor who will tell you what he or she will do. A doctor who spends his time telling you his or her life story may not assure you that your heart will be operated on correctly or that they are doing the correct procedure. You want to know what they are going to do to solve your problem.

That is not to say backstory or credentials aren't important. Remember the old Holiday Inn Express commercials in which someone claims expertise because they stayed at a Holiday Inn? They proposed solving a problem, but were rebuffed when their lack of credentials were discovered. Staying at a Holiday Inn Express was not enough.

A better approach might be to briefly mention credentials, while keeping the focus on the problem. For example, introducing yourself as a certified heart surgeon would assure someone who needs heart surgery that you are the person to solve their problem. It is also important to address the problem in your pitch to make sure you and the potential client are on the same page on what needs to be addressed.

Here are a few examples in the theme of Vanilla Ice:

“I am a certified heart surgeon. If you need heart surgery, yo, I'll do it.”

“I am a licensed electrician. If you need your house re-wired, yo, I'll do it.”

“I am a certified organizational trainer and continuity planner. If you need your organization trained on the latest cyber threats, yo, I'll do it.”

and finally,

“I am a multi-platinum album rapper. If you need someone to perform their biggest 90s hit, yo, I'll do it.”

In most cases, you might want to drop the “Yo”. But that's personal preference. Remember IF / THEN, have confidence, and Go, Vanilla, Go!