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Review: House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

House of 1000 Corpses
Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Tue, 2003-05-06 00:00

With House of 1000 Corpses, rocker Rob Zombie set out to make his first film a balls-to-the-wall, insanely over-the-top splatter fest of depravity and, despite the best efforts of Universal, MGM and the Motion Picture Association of America, he did just that.

While you have to admire Zombie's persistence, unless you fall into the small but loyal following of the sadomasochistic horror subgenre, House of 1000 Corpses isn't very good.

Which certainly can't be blamed on Zombie the director, who proves adept at visceral carnage and stylish camerawork. However, Zombie the writer leaves much to be desired.(read more...)

Review: Friday the 13th (1980)

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Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Fri, 2002-12-13 01:00

Judged on its own merits, this first batch of grisly murders at Camp Crystal Lake is a decent little piece of B-Movie exploitation, catering to teens with healthy doses of their two favorite 80s entrees: sex and violence. However, the original Friday the 13th's reputation has been sullied not only by its imitators but also by its own inferior sequels, of which there are currently nine (with Freddy vs. Jason on the way).
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Review: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Thu, 2002-12-12 22:38

The first of many sub-par follow-ups to a movie that was only average to begin with, Friday the 13th Part 2 purports to take place five years after the events of the original. While this is mainly due to logic (who would start another camp right next to Crystal Lake only a year after a dozen people got slaughtered there?), it can't disguise the fact that this sequel was thrown together half-assed in order to hit theaters in summer of 1981, less than a year after the first installment was a huge surprise hit.
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Review: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

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Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Thu, 2002-12-12 22:38

Damn you, Horshack.

Just when Jason was finally lying peacefully in his grave, Tommy Jarvis and Horshack from "Welcome Back Kotter" have to go and accidentally stick a lightning rod in his chest. Which isn't good because, in case you didn't know, lighting causes deceased mass murderers to come back to life.
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Review: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

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Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Thu, 2002-12-12 22:38

There have been Friday the 13th films that have been dreadful. There have been Friday the 13th films that have been unwatchable (yes, A New Beginning, I’m talking about you). But Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is the first one that’s been utterly dull.

The production values are solid, the acting is uneven but negligible and the script at least tries to inject some new ideas into the series. So what’s so wrong with the movie? Simply put, it isn’t any fun.
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