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Review: Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)

Submitted by Jake Tucker on Fri, 2002-09-27 00:00

When Abbott and Costello don’t give you snickers, Boris Karloff doesn’t give you chills, and Universal doesn’t give you a good monster movie you know you’re in for trouble. After the greatness of Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, the “Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters” series took a nosedive. Not only that, but with Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953), it slipped on a rotten banana peel while on roller skates and belly flopped into a pool full of elephant poo.(read more...)

Review: Blood Freak (1972)

Submitted by Nate Yapp on Thu, 2002-09-26 01:03

Ed Wood would have been mighty proud of this absolutely insane little film. H. G. Lewis, its other obvious inspiration(?), might have been just a touch disappointed. Fans of cult cinema should look out for this DVD - it's an absolute gem. It seems to be the first disc that comes ready for hours of "Mystery Science Theater 3000"-style mocking.

Heck, the main feature on its own is enough to fulfill the jesting youth of today. To quote the box, it's "the world's first turkey-monster-pro-jesus-anti-drug-gore-film." Incidentally, it's also the last, a situation that I would prefer to see continued. As enjoyable as Blood Freak is, I think there's only room in the world for one of its kind.(read more...)

Review: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Mon, 2002-09-23 00:00

In the very hit and miss world that I call Hammer Films, this is an absolute gem. This would seem very obvious to Hammer film fans as Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing lead the tale and Terence Fisher (Hammer’s best director) is behind the screen directing it. I have never once called a horror movie “charming”, but that is exactly how I would sum up this film along with other unlikely adjectives such as “enchanting”, “mesmerizing,” and “Chris Lee has a nice ass”. *Clears throat*. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
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Review: The Dark Eyes of London (1940)

Submitted by Jake Tucker on Sun, 2002-09-22 20:00

Dark Eyes of London, or The Human Monster is one of those movies that are stuck between one genre and the other. It, like many other low- budget thrillers from the 1930’s, is a mix of the horror and mystery genre. The plot is far more intricate than most films of its ilk.(read more...)

Review: Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Submitted by Jason Jones on Sun, 2002-09-22 00:00

Maximum Overdrive is best enjoyed on television with the benefit of commercial breaks, editing for time and content and hosted by Joe Bob Briggs; the shorter and easier to swallow, the better with this one. Now that is not to say Maximum Overdrive is a bad movie. It is in fact a HORRIBLE movie! But… it’s horrible in a Roger Corman drive-in way that we all know if viewed under the right conditions (accompanied by a few tall boys for instance), can be a hoot. That’s why it’s so much better sandwiched between the musings of the great drive-in philosopher Joe Bob.(read more...)

Review: Nightmare City (1980)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Sun, 2002-09-22 00:00

A radioactive leak causing mass contamination disrupts the normality of daily human living. While at the airport, TV news reporter Dean Miller (Hugo Stiglitz, Cemetery of Terror) witnesses first hand the dismay of things to come. An unmarked, unidentified airplane lands without authorization. Once the doors of the plane open, a large assembly of ass kicking, gun shooting and axe wielding zombie maniacs come out starving for human blood. The only way to kill these lifeless creatures is a bullet wound to the head. Dean now has to get to the hospital where his wife Anna (Laura Trotter, Miami Golem) works, so they can get out of Nightmare City alive!(read more...)

Review: I, Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain (1998)

Submitted by Dellamorte on Sat, 2002-09-21 15:19

Mark (Giles Aspen) is an investigative writer. While out on a trip, he comes across a deserted and run down house out in the middle of an empty field. Immediately in the first room, he finds the disfigured body of a man sitting in a chair. In the next room, he finds a severly mutilated lady jolting in convulsions on an old mattress. Wanting to help, he picks her up and carries her out of the house. While outside, she bites a chunk out of his neck. Screaming in pain, he drops her to the dead grass and runs away. Once some time goes by, he realizes his wound from the bite has showed no signs of healing. He goes into hiding, away from his normal life, his girlfriend and his job. He gets a flat of his own where his mind will drift away day after day, and his body will begin it's decay.(read more...)

Review: Wolfen (1981)

Submitted by Matt Mulcahey on Sat, 2002-09-21 00:00

Horror films have been melded with almost every genre imaginable, but Wolfen must be the first socio-political werewolf movie.

Yes, there are bloodthirsty wolves. But there's also points to be made about man's mistreatment of nature and the American Indians, the deterioration of the inner city and the burgeoning greed of 1980s corporate America, all wrapped up in a murder mystery involving New York City police captain Albert Finney.
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Review: Ghostbusters II (1989)

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Fri, 2002-09-20 02:38

"Sometimes, s**t happens. Someone has to deal with it. And, who are you going to call?"
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Review: Ghostbusters (1984)

Submitted by Jenn Dlugos on Fri, 2002-09-20 00:00

I should probably start out by saying that this movie is, and will forever be, my favorite movie of all time (along with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, for completely different reasons). Ghostbusters and I were a perfect match. I was old enough to be in the Ghostbusters craze, but not too old to enjoy the cartoon and the toys. Ghostbusters was the first VCR tape I owned, and also the first DVD I bought. I was fascinated with ghosts when I was little and out of the blue came a comedy about ghost busting. It only made sense that I’d fall head over heels for this movie. I’ve seen this movie a good million times (give or take a couple thousand viewings).(read more...)