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Posted by Jack Desmond on July 29, 2013
Jason And The Argonauts
Jason And The Argonauts I will give you that Harry Hamlin gave a stronger performance than Todd Armstrong, but that ain't setting the bar to high. I would also agree with you that Jason was less much more episodic than Clash of the Titans, but I don't see that necessarily as a negative when the "episodes" were so exciting and well staged. I just was just bored with Clash, though the Medusa sequence was pretty cool and tense. And Olivier, though from a historical point of view, was a superb actor, at this stage in his career he was pretty much phoning everything in for a paycheck IMO.
Posted by Jack Desmond on June 26, 2013
The Return Of The Living Dead
The Return Of The Living Dead Totally agree with this review. The Exorcist to this day remains in my book the scariest and most well crafted horror film of all time, but I found Return of the Living Dead more out and out enjoyable. I still remember seeing this with a buddy at a drive-in (remember those?) when it first came out in 1984 and us laughing our asses off (the beer didn't hurt). Years later I bought this on DVD and had much the same reaction. Truly funny and tense and scary when it wanted to be. Plus sharp writing, great zombie creature designs (even better than Day of the Dead IMO) and bright performances across the board. 10/10.
Posted by Jack Desmond on June 25, 2013
Prince Of Darkness
Prince Of Darkness Agree, Chad. Not one of Carpenter's best by any means. No idea how Bluemeanie could rate this a 10. Too bad. Carpenter developed a really unique premise with the whole science/physics approach to evil--only let it dissolve in the final reel to possessed people barfing green junk on other people to turn them into possessed folks. Like a lot of Carpenter's post-Thing work, a movie that started off well and by the end the wheels fall off.
Posted by Jack Desmond on June 17, 2013
My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine I bought this movie basically just to see a horror movie in 3D at home; the movie was well made, but the 3D effects-at least on my regular HD flatscreen and the red/blue glasses were pretty variable. Only seemed to work a couple times including when one of the victims was adjusting the TV and the antenna came out at the audience. Probably better in plain old 2D as the 3D does make a dark movie even darker.
Posted by Jack Desmond on June 11, 2013
Jason And The Argonauts
Jason And The Argonauts Sorry, 385, I just can't comprehend that you would rate Clash of the Titans (1981 version) over Jason. That one is dully directed, indifferently acted, lethargically placed and further hindered by misguided Star Wars rip-offs (mechanical own/bad R2D2 stand-in). Worst of all, quite frankly, Ray's special effects work in COT was hardly his best stuff. This is, especially the fight with the skeletons.
Posted by Jack Desmond on May 30, 2013
Creepshow
Creepshow Great, review! Only thing I disagree on was your critical view of the zombie make-up in Something to Tide You Over. I thought they were great.
Posted by Jack Desmond on May 28, 2013
Clash Of The Titans
Clash Of The Titans As much as I loved Ray's "old fashioned" effects work here, the film itself was dull as dishwater; thanks largely to the flat direction of Desmond Davies (a not very talented TV director) and similarly dull acting from Harry Hamlin in the lead performance. Too bad, especially as this was the master's swan song in film.
Posted by Jack Desmond on February 27, 2013
Bath Salt Zombies
Bath Salt Zombies That said, the poster is terrific!
Posted by Jack Desmond on February 21, 2013
Bath Salt Zombies
Bath Salt Zombies I dunno. I hope the actual movie was better than the trailer. I am all for low budget, innovative filmmaking, but am frankly getting tired of these no-budget camcorder quickies that don't even bother to hire professional actors. Evil Dead (yes I know I'm going a ways back) did and it had a VERY low budget.
Posted by Jack Desmond on December 4, 2012
Survival Of The Dead
Survival Of The Dead I liked this a lot more than its immediate predecessor, Diary of the Dead. Much better acting, better production and less of George's patented get on my soap box social messages. But geeze, it is time for George to try and scrape together funding for another type of movie WITHOUT zombies. I love zombie movies, but younger filmmakers are taking the genre in whole new directions, while George seems caught in an endless loop.
Posted by Jack Desmond on November 7, 2012
Night Of The Demons
Night Of The Demons I liked this film. It wasn't worth buying, but definitely a Nexflix rental. Great photography, excellent makeup effects, some good dialogue and of course some Class A Tits & Ass. I would rate it a solid 7 for what it is.
Posted by Jack Desmond on November 5, 2012
Mad Monster Party
Mad Monster Party I remember this flick. I don't remember the animation being all that bad. My biggest complaint was that the plot was pretty slow moving and boring. Still not sure this earns a lowly "2" though. It's entertaining enough for what it is.
Posted by Jack Desmond on March 20, 2012
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jeepers Creepers 2 The only disappointing part of this was the stupid "coda" ending. SPOILER ALERT: At the climax of the movie, the Creeper looses an arm/wing AND a leg and is stabbed repeatedly in chest until it "dies". Then the "coda" goes twenty some years later and the Creeper is miraculously together in one piece and the guy who "killed" it earlier is waiting with his spear gun for the creeper to awake again. First off, why the hell would the guy sew the creepers parts back on so he could reanimate? Did they grow back? And if they do grow back, why the hell didn't he just burn the fucker?
Posted by Jack Desmond on March 6, 2012
Cat People
Cat People Saw this in theatres also. Loved the nudity, of course. Acting was first rate also, but the movie was slow, poorly paced and not a bit scary. Best thing about it, beyond Nastassia's nudity, was the David Bowie theme song!
Posted by Jack Desmond on February 3, 2012
Jeepers Creepers 2
Jeepers Creepers 2 I liked this movie. Very scary, well directed and great make-up/creature. Unfortunately, DaSilva seemingly can't help himself in inserting some homoerotic content at the end of the movie, when three youths excit a pickup truck and one of the young "men" is shirtless for no reason whatsoever.
Posted by Jack Desmond on January 16, 2012
Alien 3
Alien 3 Movie was a total bummer. Beginning with killing off the harmless little girl who went through hell to survive the previous installment. Just an utterly depressing and boring sequel.
Posted by Jack Desmond on October 26, 2011
Flight Of The Living Dead: Outbreak On A Plane
Flight Of The Living Dead: Outbreak On A Plane Sorry, it was just OK. It had decent acting and production values--but I just can't STAND how this copied the Dawn of the Dead redux with RUNNING ZOMBIES! Zombies don't run. They're just not scary or creepy when they run--there just run of the mill rabid killers. When you have a great concept of normal people in a contained setting aboard a flying plane--WTF do you need the zombies to run? There's no where for the suvivors to run!
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