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Phantasm II isn’t quite as trippy or surreal as its predecessor, focusing more prominently on action and gore. However, Don Coscarelli’s directorial style is all-present, as the lighting, flashbacks, dream sequences and haunting theme are all present through-out the film. For this installment, and only this installment, Mike is played by James LeGros instead of A. Michael Baldwin. While the...
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Turtles II already had so much going for it, it could do no wrong, because this film was riding on the momentum of the comic book, cartoon, merchandise, successful first film. So, we weren’t waiting to see what the turtles looked like or sounded like or how they carried themselves. We were just waiting to see them again.
Secret of the Ooze is a perfect example of what happens when the...
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Batman fans owe a lot to Tim Burton’s live action blockbuster film. It returned Batman to his dark and brooding roots in the eyes of the general public. It also sparked enough interest in Batman for Bruce Timm and Paul Dini to craft one of the greatest pieces of Batman fiction ever conceived: Batman the Animated Series. As for the film itself, Tim Burton’s Batman remains one of the best...
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Halloween III is widely regarded as the worst film in the Halloween franchise, which is quite an accomplishment, considering how bad many of the later installments are. I mean, it may have lacked Michael Myers, but at least it didn’t burden the audience with Busta Rhymes. That is the number one complaint from most, no Michael Myers. The reason for this is that John Carpenter’s initial vision...
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ourdeathswillstopnothing asked: I totally agree about Drive. His performance was amazing. It's such bullshit that no one from the movie was nominated.
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The Dream Master is the point where things began to spiral downward. Dream Warriors is noted for having turned Freddy into the stand-up comedian of horror, but it maintained a balance between the macabre and the silly. Here, the scales begin to tilt in favor of the latter element, as what was once “quirky” now becomes “stupid”.
Director Renny Harlin decides to continue the trend of...
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I’m hard-pressed to think of any horror franchise with installments that are as consistently good and as consistently provocative as Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm series. The first Phantasm is, of course, the quintessential installment in the series and easily the most mind-warping.
Phantasm will stick with you for a number of reasons. Personally, I think what trails along with my psyche longest...
Anonymous asked: You get followers by posting forgotten or unseen things. Stuff out of the unsual. Anyone can write a review, but I and many other use tumblr the same way one would go though the attic of a house and be like "oh shit, this is crazy!" or "oh shit, I forgot I had this!"
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ruinerreviews asked: so I run a review blog as well... and I was wondering, how do you manage to get so many followers?
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While at a flea market, April O’Neil happens upon a strange scepter of Japanese origin. She brings it to the Turtles as a gift, but accidentally activates it, warping her back in time to feudal Japan. She changes places with Prince Kenshin, the son of Lord Norinaga, a power-hungry shogun waging war against the people of his land. The Turtles waste no time in heading back after their friend,...
ghostofcheney asked: You had me with your Terminator posts.
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ephemeralmusings answered your question: What Should I Review Next?
Turtles 3 afterward. :P
It shall be done.
tht1chck asked: Everything you post is quality! I don't remember why I first started to follow you, probably something zombie related... But I love whenever you post about An American Werewolf in London and your collection is one of the best I've ever seen! I don't think I've ever actually spoken with you before, but I do constantly admire your blog from afar. Hah.
crueltyandgrandeur asked: I followed you because of your Predator and Alien postings. And because you're real precious.
ourdeathswillstopnothing asked: Hahaha. it's unique, and interesting. Partly because I envy your collection and partly because even if I somehow had one, I wouldn't have the patience to take care of it~.
ourdeathswillstopnothing asked: Dude cause your blog is cool.
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Why are you following me?
Put one reason in my ask pretty please
I’m lonely.
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Ten years ago, Michael Myers terrorized Haddonfield, amassing a staggering bodycount before Dr. Loomis managed to stop him. Comatose for a decade, Michael has awoken at last, returning to Haddonfield to haunt yet another Halloween. This year, Michael has his sights set on young Jamie Lloyd, his neice and daughter of Laurie Strode. Loomis races to stop his eternal nemesis, but it seems as if...
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Crawford Tillinghast, under the eye of his mentor, the sadistic Dr. Pretorious, has created a device that advances the pineal gland of the human brain, allowing one to see the extra dimensions around them. Unfortunately, creatures inhabiting those dimension are capable of looking back, and after a terrifying encounter which claimed the life of Dr. Pretorious, Tillinghast goes completely nuts....
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Alright my lovelies, looks like the winner is From Beyond, with Halloween 4 coming in close second.
To clarify, I have not read the H.P. Lovecraft story that inspired From Beyond, I just know the general idea of it, so the review will be from the perception of a horror movie fan and wont be going into detail comparing the two.
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What Should I Review Next?
C.H.U.D
Creep Show 2
Demons
Dolly Dearest
Faces of Death
From Beyond
Halloween 4
Hellraiser
Turtles 3
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John Carpenter’s mid-’80s homage to kung fu flicks and old-fashioned adventure serials was a good 10 years ahead of its time, naturally it bombed at the box office. But Big Trouble in Little China would go on to become a cult favorite. And deservedly so, for a very simple reason. It’s fun.
Kurt Russell is mullet-haired, truck drivin’ good ol’ boy Jack Burton, a...
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The Thing (1982)
Released the same summer as Spielberg’s warm and cuddly sci-fi drama ET: The Extra-Testicle, it opened to blistering reviews and poor box office. Carpenter’s career has never really been the same since, and he has often stated in interviews that the film’s failure soured his outlook on the filmmaking process. Critics of the film have often complained that the film is...
Anonymous asked: Hey, could you do a The Thing (1982) feature?
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