In the wake of George Lucas’ world dominating, sci-fi/fantasy, Star Wars, the race was on to concoct as many movies as possible that copied that
Tag: 1980s
Wanted Dead Or Alive (1987) – Review
Anyone who has witnessed the glacial cool that Rutger Hauer bestowed to either of the genuinely terrifying villains of Blade Runner or The Hitcher might
Shogun Assassin (1980) – Review
For those of you who know, there’s quite a potent argument against me reviewing Shogun Assassin considering I’ve already review the entirety of the Lone
Q – The Winged Serpent (1982) – Review
Ok, picture the scene: it’s maybe around the mid-to-early eighties and if you can believe it, I’m an offensively adorable kid who around five or
Prom Night (1980) – Review
Among the voluminous hair, sexual promiscuity and spectacular bloodletting of the 80’s slasher brigade, one particularly iconic title stood out a little from the pack.
Razorback (1984) – Review
It seems that not even the animal amok genre was safe from that crazed stable of movies from the merry old land of Oz, fittingly
My Bloody Valentine (1981) – Review
In the gory, glory days of the golden age of the slasher movie, the titles that rose to the top of the pile became household
Poltergeist III (1988) – Review
A franchise burning out is nothing new; in fact once audience interest starts to wane, there’s no garantee that even the biggest film series can’t
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) – Review
After the runaway success of Poltergeist – the result of the controversial union of Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper – a sequel seemed like a
The Deadly Spawn (1983) – Review
Sometimes, there’s nothing more warming to the cockles of my heart than seeing a bunch of youngsters, utterly out of their depth and blessedly naive
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) – Review
There’s no two ways about it, a follow up to Beverly Hills Cop should have been nothing short a slam dunk. Just look at the
Poltergeist (1982) – Review
Most ghost movies usually rely on subtlety to give an audience a taste of what lurks on the other side – take Robert Wise’s work
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) – Review
In a decade known for absurdly swole action heroes recklessly turning nameless bad guys into human doughnuts with enough firepower to overthrow Cuba, Beverly Hills
Nomads (1986) – Review
We all have to start somewhere, I suppose, even if the starting point doesn’t really reflect your successes. Take John McTiernen for example, the man
Prince Of Darkness (1987) – Review
John Carpenter’s always been a very meat and potatoes auteur, content to have his concepts laid out in an easy to digest way thanks to
The Funhouse (1981) – Review
Even though it features a masked maniac boring through teens one at a time with a roaring powerful, I’ve always been loath to class The
Deadly Friend (1986) – Review
Wes Craven’s ability to craft imaginative, fantastical horrors with a sobering, violent edge is virtually second to none when to take in the weird and
The Killer (1989) – Review
After the literal smoke had cleared from the iconic climax of A Better Tomorrow II, it seemed that action maestro John Woo was poised to
Invitation To Hell (1984) – Review
It’s truly phenomenal what skeletons you can dig up when pulling a deep search into the filmography of a beloved auteur and for an extra
Deadly Blessing (1981) – Review
How does one go from the relentless, sordid brutality of Last House On The Left and The Hills Have Eyes to slicker, more populist fare
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