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He's Behind You!

Advantages: Nail-biting tension, excellent villain in Michael
Disadvantages: Drags in the middle, very dated

...and over again. Halloween is rated an 18 however the film doesn’t revolve around gore like the horror films of today do, instead Halloween makes it’s mark by centralising around tension and the sheer terror that Michael Myers brings to the town of Haddonfield. Michael Myers has an eerie onscreen presence, even when he’s not actually in a shot. His presence echoes throughout the film with the use of shadows and reflections that means that even when ...
...of gut wrenching gore however Halloween remains a successful horror film based on the atmosphere that it evokes, it manages to be genuinely frightening without a hint of bloodshed to be seen. This is a really jumpy film and there are many unexpected (and expected) moments throughout which leave the film understandably predictable but the journey is very unpredictable. It’s one of those films where you find yourself shouting at the scream, urging ...

Great_reviewer07 04.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Halloween (DVD)

Blood: A Bloody Short Film

Advantages: Wonderful animation, superb characters, sparkling plot
Disadvantages: Gut-wrenchingly short, very minor sound issues

...irrelevant searches ] Blood for me was one of those films you pick up because you're in town, it's cheap, and you have no sense of control. Five minutes and seven pounds later, you own another DVD to cram somewhere onto your bulging film shelf. I'm not sure to this day why I picked it up; I have a loathing of vampires that borders on the maniacal and yet, when I secluded myself in my favourite armchair with a few snacks and a drink, I was captured ...
...times. Drama strikes though, and Blood is only 45 minutes long, which should honestly be a crime in this civilised world. I quite happily would have watched for another 45 minutes; another hour, another two hours. I might even have watched for the rest of my life if someone hooked me up to a Galaxy chocolate IV drip. The 'special effects', or in this case the animation was simply top-notch, second to none. Appleseed and Final Fantasy: The Spirits ...

oxymoron_02 18.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Blood - The Last Vampire (DVD)

Bubba Ho-Tep review

Advantages: Original story, good chemistry between the actors
Disadvantages: None

Bubba Ho-Tep is a comedy horror movie directed by Don Coscarelli (who also directed all four "Phantasm" films) and stars the legend that is Bruce Campbell! Campbell plays Elvis, the actual, real Elvis. It seems he switched places with a look-alike (also played by Campbell) because he got bored of all the glitz and glamour and wanted to get back to his roots. Unfortunately the contract he drew up was destroyed and he had an accident that threw out ...
...back, and now spends his day in an old folk's home. He teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow resident who believes that he is John F. Kennedy and that his skin was dyed black. Together they investigate the recent spate of deaths in their home, and find out it may be to do with an ancient Egyptian mummy, as you do. As no-one else believes them these two old codgers have to take on the entity themselves, regardless of their capabilities. A good ...

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Review of Bubba Ho-Tep (DVD)

Thank god I could never solve a rubik's cube!!!

Advantages: cheap, atmospheric, terrifying
Disadvantages: starting to look a little dated

WE WILL TEAR YOUR SOUL APART!!!! Generally speaking, the Eighties were not good to the horror film. Films made in this decade were either comedy horror's like evil dead, or films that were designed to make you jump, like nightmare on Elm Street. Most times, films like this were not truly scary. More often than not, it was the orchestral soundtrack that made you jump, rather than a particularly scary plot or effect. There were, however, occasional ...
...possible to pull the proverbial needle from the Eighties haystack. One such needle, is Clive Barker's directorial debut, Hellraiser. Barker was not well known. Previously he had written three short horror storybooks called the 'Books of blood'. Although highly enjoyable in their own right, they are more notable for the quote that was published on the front cover. " I have seen the future of horror, and his name is Clive Barker ". When Something like ...

giksy21 26.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hellraiser (Special Edition) (DVD)

Why are horror sequels/prequels dissapointing?

Advantages: If you like a little bit of gore than this is for you!
Disadvantages: Not Gorey enough! The 2nd & 3rd film were not as strong as the 1st!

...this film whose author is Stephen King. Isaac and his cult are following the uhnoly orders of "He who walks behind the rows". Burton & Vicky Stanton (Peter Horton & Linda Hamilton) are passing through Gatlin and become prisoners of the children. They break free and end the terror of Isaac, Malachi & "He who walks behind the rows" Suprise, suprise another weak sequel and prequel followed as that is the way in the world of horror! They both lacked ...
...been done with them! Children of the Corn 2: Final Sacrafice moves to a suburban city and the once-homicidal youths of Gatlin, Nebraska are back. In no time at all they succumb once again to the devilish influence of a young leader , who organizes them to take murderous action against suspicious adults; those who stumble too close to their secret become blood sacrifices to "He Who Walks Behind The Rows." Children of the Corn 3: Urban Harvest. With ...

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Review of Stephen King's Children Of The Corn (Box Set) (DVD)