1980s – Page 6 – We Have Issues

Any Which Way You Can (1980) – Review

June 28, 2024 greigzilla

Anyone who has witnessed the Clint Eastwood led, redneck fever dream, Every Which Way But Loose, might be forgiven for thinking that this time capsule

Ladyhawke (1985) – Review

June 22, 2024 greigzilla

There’s something about fantasy films that were made in the 1980s that just hits a little different. While the decades prior tended to fall back

The ‘Burbs (1989) – Review

June 21, 2024 greigzilla

Joe Dante has always been at his very best when he’s putting the subversive boot into the more picturesque aspects of the American dream. When

Videodrome (1983) – Review

June 19, 2024 greigzilla

“You’ll forgive me if I don’t stay around to watch. I just can’t cope with the freaky stuff.”These word utter from the lips of Barry

The Serpent And The Rainbow (1988) – Review

June 18, 2024 greigzilla

Despite creating Freddy Krueger – undoubtedly the horror icon of the decade – Wes Craven seemed to find the 80s quite hard going. Even though

Southern Comfort (1981) – Review

June 7, 2024 greigzilla

Sometimes, you get a couple of films that are so similar, even the slightest chance of coincidence is all but utterly impossible. However, it takes

Maniac (1980) – Review

May 29, 2024 greigzilla

In a time when even the grottiest of films usually come with a comforting veneer of sheen, it’s great to take the time every now

The New Barbarians (1983) – Review

May 23, 2024 greigzilla

Ever wonder what Mad Max would be like if it was a little weirder and a hell of a lot more offensive? Well don’t you

Saturn 3 (1980) – Review

May 17, 2024 greigzilla

Some films are crafted, planned and plotted so nothing is left up to chance and its meticulous director can bring the vision they have in

Outland (1981) – Review

May 16, 2024 greigzilla

Anyone else get the sneaking suspicion that director Peter Hyams wanted to be Ridley Scott so bad?I’m ribbing, of course (although, I wouldn’t minded seeing

Night Of The Demons (1988) – Review

May 14, 2024 greigzilla

As the slasher craze finally ran out of steam near the end of the 80s, some wondered what would fill the void left by various

Phantom Of The Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989) – Review

May 14, 2024 greigzilla

As the slasher craze was gradually bleeding out at the end of the decade, the 80s saw a couple of outlandish attempts to mould Gaston

Cannonball Run II (1984) – Review

May 8, 2024 greigzilla

If you look at it a certain way, Cannonball Run II makes perfect sense. After all, wasn’t the first Cannonball Run only an exaggerated progression

The New York Ripper (1982) – Review

May 5, 2024 greigzilla

Even though I’m probably going to catch hell (or even a knife in the privates) for this, I have to admit I never really cared

Excalibur (1981) – Review

April 25, 2024 greigzilla

I’ve never met John Boorman in the flesh, but I’m willing to bet cash money that restraint wasn’t high on his list of priorities whenever

Deathstalker And The Warriors From Hell (1988) – Review

April 17, 2024 greigzilla

Sometimes, life gives you not-so-subtle hints about an experience you are about to embark on that can range from dark storm clouds literally forming on

Never Say Never Again (1983) – Review

April 15, 2024 greigzilla

While the story of the tangled movie rights of Ian Flemming’s Bond novel, Thunderball, would probably be best left explained by someone who remotely understood