The tale behind Superman’s sophomore flight on the big screen is one of betrayal, missed opportunities and bitter lessons learned… oh wait, did you think
Tag: 1980s
The Punisher (1989) – Review
Why is it so fucking hard to get The Punisher right?After four separate actors have been hurled at the role like sacrifices dumped into a
An American Werewolf In London (1981) – Review
When casting my eye over the frequently unloved werewolf genre (one of the benefits of having no real life to speak off), I’m always shocked
Pet Sematary (1989) – Review
Death is (obviously) a reoccurring theme in horror, with a slashing knife or crunching jaws ending the pulse of many a hapless victim who appears
Creepshow 2 (1987) – Review
Inferior sequels are legion in and around the mean streets of the genre of 80’s horror and the belated follow up to George A. Romero
Maniac Cop (1988) – Review
Just outside the inner circle of horror icons who have become household names, lurk the also-rans. Where your Freddys and Jasons and Michaels and Leatherfaces
Conan The Barbarian (1982) – Review
Join me now as I steer you through the days of high adventure and teach you what is best in life as we journey through
Return Of The Living Dead (1985) – Review
Dan O’ Bannon is a name that should be locked into the brain of every genre fan and yet it isn’t. Having worked with such
The Hidden (1987) – Review
In the constant shifting land mass that is how people view their movies it’s somewhat inevitable that certain titles get lost in the shuffle. From
The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk (1989) – Review
After the… well, I don’t exactly wanna say success exactly, but SOMEONE must have watched it… of the Incredible Hulk Returns, a follow up TV
Supergirl (1984) – Review
After Superman III was virtually torpedoed single handedly by the confusing appearance of a gurning Richard Pryor, a female-centric spin off featuring Superman’s cousin Kara
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) – Review
After about 8 years of being off the air, Marvel’s most successful attempt at getting any of their properties realized at the time returned for
Robocop (1987) – Review
Picture the scene if you will as a Disney-eyed, painfully innocent 11-year-old me pops into a local corner shop and emerges having being rented Robocop
The Dark Crystal (1982) – Review
Back in 1982, gangly visionary genius – and full time felt frog proctologist – Jim Henson unleashed a vision onto the silver screen the likes
Night Of The Creeps (1986) – Review
Good God, mash ups are fucking great, aren’t they?Films that are crammed with multiple images from multiple genres, when done well, really can be one
Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) – Review
Somewhat marginalised because John Carpenter had the audacity to actually want to do something original with the Halloween franchise; Halloween III could of used a
Creepshow (1982) – Review
Arch zombie-meister and genuine horror legend George A. Romero and Stephen King were always a stone’s throw away from collaborating together to the point where
Day Of The Dead (1985) – Review
Originally seen as the black sheep of the late, great George A. Romero’s dead trilogy, the climatic installment of the peerless horror franchise has defiantly
Rambo III (1988) – Review
When Sylvester Stallone puts his mind to it his screenplays are timely and full of conscience, be it the tackling intercity poverty or the fate
Willow (1988) – Review
Consider the fate of Willow, the fantasy collaboration between George Lucas and Ron Howard. Essentially the high concept fusing of Star Wars and Tolken-esque, Lord
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