A scientist duo develops a machine that enhances the user’s third eye with drastic results. The violence is strong, the makeup effects are crazy. This is exactly what you’d expect from the Gordon/Yuzna collaboration. Ridiculous fun, Jeffrey Combs expertly hams in it.
When an obsessed killer is unsuccessful with his latest victim, he has to make further attempts while she is in recovery at the hospital. Michael Ironside is at his creepiest in this tension filled Canadian exploitation film from the early ’80s. Genre classic which also features Bill Shatner!
A spacecraft sets out on a rescue mission and things don’t go as planned. Eclectic ensemble which includes Mr. Hand, Joanie (but not Chachi), Sid Haig and a baby-faced, Robert Englund. Oozing with gore, crude creature and special effects, laboured performances, cheesy script and a scene with a maggot I won’t soon forget. All of …
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Ultra low budget, ultra violent movie. Starts off with a bang, but slowly goes out with a whimper. The script ranges from clever to contrived, but there’s enough originality to hold one’s interest.
When it comes to the Saw franchise, it has always been about the traps. The better the traps, the better the movie. And this movie has some doozies. The traps make the script secondary so when there’s a decent story, that’s a bonus. This story works. However, like Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter, I …
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My feelings towards this film have diminished over the years. I once regarded it as one of the upper echelon action-comedies. Not so much any more. I used to think that Tom Arnold was a revelation; now he’s just an annoying sidekick. The action sequences mostly hold up. The bridge scene is still a high-light. …
A young soldier returns home from Vietnam the very night his family has been notified of his death and like many others before him, war has changed him. A creepy, effective horror film for director Bob Clark and the first film of makeup effects guru, Tom Savini. Great aging and decaying from the master.
Genetically altered sheep run amuck on a New Zealand farm and start eating the humans while the unlucky attack survivors turn into some kind of weresheep. Over the top gore effects provided by Peter Jackson’s WETA Workshop. Just plain silly fun, but not as funny as I would have hoped.
An American seminary student who is questioning his faith is sent to Italy to learn of exorcism from a priest experienced in the subject. The standard is set pretty high for movies about exorcisms, but this one is far better than other wannabes. It helps that it has a story we haven’t seen before. Hopkins …
Rite, The – Quickie Review: 31 Nights Of Horror – Day 10 / Film #5 Read More »
Classic camp slasher flick with a twist ending most people already know about, but just in case I wouldn’t mention the thing. Very progressive for the time. Some suggestive deaths, but not graphic by today’s standards. Also, what’s up with dudes in half shirts in the ’80s?
