Jacob's Ladder meets Carnival of Souls meets Columbo meets Hellraiser. Too bad it sucks.
I never really thought much about Arnie's comeback film. I like Arnold alright, don't get me wrong (I even voted for him), I just never felt this was something I had to see. Then at some point I realized Kim Jee-woon directed it, and I figured I should give it a go. Well, it's no I Saw The Devil, but I had fun.
Return of the Living Dead was a great movie, this one's just alright. A serviceable sequel and pretty typical late-80s horror flick.
Jesus Christ this is fucking dumb
Early Argento. Entertaining with some fun moments throughout and a very visual end scene. Not great, but worth a watch.
Hersch's vampire "epic". Well made for a typical film of the splatter genre. I don't think it overstays its welcome, but despite the extra amount of effort that went into this I wouldn't say it's his best. Above average, and the more typical subject matter might make it a good gateway into splatter film and older grindhouse pictures for the otherwise uninitiated.
Pretty good splatter flick from Lewis. A good example of him mixing horror and comedy, though it isn't exactly the funniest film in the world.
Best man vs. bedsheet fight scene I ever saw.
This is one of those "it happened again" movies. Wonder why they even bothered.
I think shifting the series towards being a slasher was a good idea. Execution is a bit lacking, especially the acting. It's not like Children of the Corn was that great to begin with, and I like bad slashers, so eh. Can't complain about it too much.
I like films like this. It's almost a little sub-genre that exists in my head. Late-60s, independent, shot in black and white, distributed by some nothing distributor nobody's ever heard of. Little dramas that would have been made by up and coming directors "cutting their teeth". De Palma's Wedding Party is another one that comes to mind. I can't really say this is a good film, but I like it a lot. If you only know Scorsese from Wolf of Wall Street or Goodfellas, it probably won't be for you.
That scene with "The End" playing... what a mindfuck! Did Coppola ever see this?
It isn't a better film, but I might have enjoyed this one more than Blood Feast.
I think this one gets a bit too much credit from grindhouse fans. I had fun with it, but Hersch did a lot better later on. But of course, that was "later on", so people pay less attention.
Possibly the first ever gore film.
This one's a more technically competent film than Who Killed Captain Alex. Definitely recommended for Wakaliwood fans. I'd be interested to see a copy of it without VJ Emmie if one's out there.
The pacing in this one is lightning fast. Almost to the point where it's a tad off-putting. Like all the other Scanners movies, I think it's only decent. And also like all the other Scanners movies it kept me mildly engaged.
OK, so this is one of "those" Spielberg films. I guess it would have been an alright flick to fall asleep to on basic cable circa 1998.
Well made. I liked the pacing. Very dialogue heavy, to a fault. This is a classic example of "tell, don't show". Tarantino is a crafty filmmaker even when he's making not very good films, and this is a case of that.
For what it's worth this is probably my favorite Tarantino flick since Jackie Brown. It falls into a lot of the same trappings of modern Tarantino films. To much reliance on not great dialogue. Cringeworthy humor. Trying too hard to be cool. But there's enough of a spark here that I sat tight through the whole 3 hours.
The Great Silence, which this movie was clearly heavily inspired by, is one of my favorite films of all time, and I really do think this picture did that one justice by expending on some of its core themes. Now that's damn high praise coming from me. Even if there's not a whole lot else I can compliment this film on, I can at least say that.
Kinda slow, but the climax is great.
Early example of a dog video. Very fun.
Edison Manufacturing Company's finest fire fighting film.
A great leap forward in American narrative filmmaking. This is where Edison films truly entered the new century.
Could have done with a bit more disrobing.
Remakes never live up to the original...
Yep, that's a sneeze alright.
The original wasn't anything superb, but I was surprised by how bad this one was. That doesn't happen too often.
Serviceable sequel. Yes, it's more of the same, but more of a good thing is still a good thing.
Did not expect to like this one as much as I did. Probably the best King film I've seen yet, and certainly deserves a much higher placement as part of the '80s horror canon.
Goddamn, this was a really fun movie except for all the parts with the kid in it. Why Hollywood insists on ruining hard R action movies with children is beyond me.
Never really got why this one gets so much slack. Yes it's bad, but in a similar way to the 60s TV show. It's pure camp, and certainly more entertaining than Batman Forever.
