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
Tag: 1980s
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) – Review
It starts with an explosion. It’s literally the first thing you see and hear. The first of many – as you’d expect from a film
First Blood (1982) – Review
Before the cartoon patriotism and exploding arrow heads consumed the franchise as it crept deeper into the 80’s there was First Blood; quite possibly the
Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers (1989) – Review
To be brutally honest, Halloween 5 should have been a slam dunk.After all the pleasantly enjoyable Halloween 4 did all the heavy lifting (bringing Michael
Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge (1981) – Review
As the third and final Spider-Man 70’s movie swung around, I guess the producers figured a change of scenery was in order. So off we
Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988) – Review
Six years after the Myers-less Halloween 3 failed to turn the franchice into a annual event featuring a new story every October and seven years
The Last Shark (1981) – Review
Anyone familiar with the genre cinema of Italy during the 70’s and 80’s know that the filmmakers of that time and place wouldn’t let pesky
The Running Man (1987) – Review
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 80’s/90’s genre output usually sits in one of two camps. The first are the timeless classics that age impressively well due to well
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) – Review
The years have been pretty kind to Tobe Hooper’s madcap and legitimately deranged sequel to his cold stone original classic but it wasn’t always the
Batman (1989) – Review
Some of you out there may remember what it was like when Batman was released to a drooling public back in 1989. Yes, the grumbles
Cujo (1983) – Review
One of the greatest aspects of Stephen King’s writing is that the more out-there horror aspects of his stories mask the human stories that float
Basket Case (1982) – Review
Born from the grindhouse flea pits on 42nd Street of 70’s New York, Frank Henenlotter’s gloriously grim and grimy debut feature, Basket Case is a
The Shining (1980) – Review
Deeply iconic, gut gnawingly creepy and referenced from everything from Seed Of Chucky to Ready Player One, The Shining is, simply put, one of the
The Fog (1980) – Review
How the Hell do you follow a beast like Halloween? John Carpenter’s suburban based horror groundbreaker had landed hard and was well on it’s way
Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – Review
God dammit, Daiei, just what the hell is wrong with you?Imagine me saying this out loud as one long exhausted sigh while pinching the bridge
Halloween II (1981) – Review
Gliding from the shadows and into cinemas like it’s ethereal, white-masked antagonist, Halloween II was something of an anomaly back in the heady days of
Return Of Swamp Thing (1989) – Review
No one was really expecting, or particularly wanted, a sequel to the 1982 Sawmp Thing movie in which the mossy maestro was potrayed by a
Swamp Thing (1982) – Review
In the swirly mists of the vast no man’s land between the release of Superman: The Movie in 1978 and Tim Burton’s Batman in 1989,
The Terminator (1984) – Review
When you look at James Cameron’s recent work (if you can consider the fact that Avatar was released over 10 years ago, recent) it’s so
Predator (1987) – Review
Whenever anyone suggests a poll of the greatest action movie made in the 80’s, director John McTiernen must feel at least a little smug. You
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