If James Cameron had his way – and to be honest, he usually does – his illustrious filmography of box office breaking, cinematic world building
Tag: 1980s
C.H.U.D. (1984) – Review
When they focus on matters other than beheadings and bloodshed the horror genre may be the most politically charged type of movie out there (aside
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) – Review
No one goes out of their way to prove the rule that the third part of of a trilogy is often the weakest but then
Midnight Run (1988) – Review
One of the most solidly, unashamedly blue-collar sub-genre in film is that of the buddy comedy. Almost a legitimate genre in it’s own right the
Mad Max 2 (1981) – Review
Sometimes known by the unfeasibly bad-ass title “The Road Warrior”, George Miller’s ambitiously deranged sequel to his own DIY dystopian original somehow is regularly forgotten
Bride Of Re-Animator (1989) – Review
Sequels to genuine horror originals are a predictably mixed bag and surely only a madman would attempt to follow up the late Stuart Gordon’s magnificent
Rocky III (1982) – Review
At some point in the life of a franchise that started off gritty and achieved the devoted love of an audience, there’s an inevitable change
The Beastmaster (1982) – Review
Cinemas in 1982 were positively groaning under the sheer weight of fantasy movies that included such titles like Conan The Barbarian, The Dark Crystal, Dragonslayer
Return To Oz (1985) – Review
Less a sequel to the legendary musical that saw Judy Garland and friends go on a witch killing spree and more an attempt to realise
Phantasm II (1988) – Review
Don Coscarelli may not be a household name when it comes to cinematic purveyors of fright – not as much as John Carpenter and George
The Thing (1982) – Review
John Carpenter very well may be one of the beloved genre filmmakers walking this earth and after a quick glance at his filmography (especially during
The Neverending Story (1984) – Review
Released in 1984 as the most expensive non-US production in history at the time, The Neverending Story – a movie that despite it’s title, only
Howard The Duck (1986) – Review
A cinematic car crash of legendary proportions, Howard The Duck has gone down in history as one of THE most notorious misfires that blockbuster cinema
The Sword And The Sorcerer (1982) – Review
Before Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter made fantasy big business in Hollywood, if you wanted to indulge in a cinematic adventure overflowing with
Dragonslayer (1981) – Review
When you think of live action Disney movies from years gone by you very may well think of bright, playful romps starring either animated characters
Re-Animator (1985) – Review
Sprinting into the horror genre with all the deranged energy of a cocaine addicted cheetah, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator turned heads and stomachs in equal measure
From Beyond (1986) – Review
In the annals of H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, there surely isn’t a movie more fucked up than From Beyond. Oh sure, Re-Animator is fucked up –
Flash Gordon (1980) – Review
Kicking off with quite possibly the single greatest theme song in cinema history (fight me!) we are hurled kicking and screaming into the swirly, garish
Christine (1983) – Review
In 1982 John Carpenter’s ass kicking hot streak was derailed by the deafening apathy audiences bafflingly dumped on the legitimate masterpiece in cinema that is
The Abyss (1989) – Review
Has there ever been a movie that failed to stick the landing as spectacularly that James Cameron’s underwater epic, The Abyss? Don’t get me wrong,
We Have Issues 