In the years following the boffo box office of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, it was only natural for Hollywood to jump into the metaphorical swamps of
Tag: 1980s
Evil Dead 2 (1987) – Review
Right, brace yourself… I’m about to hit you with some knowledge that may initially sit uneasily with you. You ready?Evil Dead 2 is without a
Shocker (1989) – Review
When younger, did you have a film that you loved and adored and when you grew up, did you find out to your dismay that
They Live (1988) – Review
Surfacing during a time when Regan’s politics were powerbombing the American working class through the announcer’s table of poverty, John Carpenter’s They Live is quite
Silver Bullet (1985) – Review
Based on Stephen King’s novella “Cycle Of The Werewolf” – a title that’s too on the nose even for a werewolf movie, I guess –
The Evil Dead (1981) – Review
Back in 1981, a small group of twenty-somethings from Detroit, Michigan released a small independent horror movie into the wild. Financed by pleading with dentists,
The Blob (1988) – Review
When people sit and discuss great remakes (as I assume we all often do…), conversation inevitably turns to The Thing and The Fly, two movies
Maximum Overdrive (1986) – Review
“I’m gonna scare the Hell outta you, and that’s a promise!” threatens Stephen King himself as he leers at you from the trailer for his
Child’s Play (1988) – Review
Joining an established club with entrenched members is never easy, especially when membership means being embraced by the public in general and this goes doubly
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Review
By the time it was time to make a sequel to the biggest film in the world, George Lucas backed out. The sheer stress of
Commando (1985) – Review
Let’s all be honest with each other; Commando is a ridiculous piece of shit. It’s loud, it’s stupid and whenever you think of a basic
Jaws 3 (1982) – Review
I guess the simplest way of kicking off a review of the third movie of the Jaws Franchice would be to simply state the obvious:
Aliens (1986) – Review
Is there a more satisfying sequel than Aliens? Scratch that rhetorical question for a minute and let me fire off another. Is there a more
Return Of The Jedi (1983) – Review
Once upon a time, if you can believe it, the third entry into the original Star Wars trilogy was considered something of a minor let
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) – Review
Even the first Jaws couldn’t be accused of documentary levels of realism; sharks rarely grow to that size, aren’t that smart and don’t go up
Transformers: The Movie (1986) – Review
Yonks before Michael Bay made it his life’s ambition to expose the world to robot genitals, frantic product placement and familiarizing everyone with Texan legal
Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989) – Review
You’d think that after getting Godzilla back on his feet with a much publicized resurrection , Toho would be eager to put their largest franchise
The Return Of Godzilla (1984) – Review
After swiming off into the sunset at the end of 1975’s Terror Of Mechagodzilla, Toho Studios finally decided to rouse Godzilla from nearly a decade
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