A young photographer is given a mirror by a homeless man. Chaos ensues. The twists and turns of this franchise! I wasn’t expecting a film based around young arty types living a somewhat (for a glossy early 90’s film) bohemian life. With this setting there are, of course, comparisons to be made with Driller Killer …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 7- Amityville: The New Generation (1993)
An affluent family buy a clock which comes from you know where. It becomes a much-loved fixture and fitting and they all live happily ever after. Just kidding. Crazy sh*t ensues. This early 90’s TV movie plays very well. Interesting characters, snappy dialogue and a leading man who looks like Eric Roberts. The moments of …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 6- Amityville: It’s About Time (1992)
A couple buy a house in Amityville to renovate. You can guess what happens next. Spoiler- there's the body of a murdered priest in the cellar (I think. I kept drifting off which is never a good sign). Notice that this ‘film’ (and I use that term loosely) isn't even about *the* house but just …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 5- The Amityville Curse (1990)
In this entry, a lamp from the original house causes mayhem in its new home after it's bought at a yard sale. This made-for-TV movie sounds camp as hell, and, quelle surprise, IS camp as hell! There are seriously 80’s daytime soap vibes here (which I quite enjoyed). But it's pretty solid, even if the …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 4- Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes (1989)
You have a horror franchise about a haunted house. The first film is pretty well made, has a great cast and occasionally dips its toe into exploitation territory. It does well at the box office. The sequel goes FULL exploitation and even has a taboo subplot that will make even the most seasoned horror fan …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 3- Amityville 3D (1983)
Oh boy. If you’ve seen Amityville 2 you’ll know what I mean. The makers of this movie must have thought that, to compete with the original film and, indeed, outgross it, they must make it as extreme as possible. And they really succeeded. A new family have moved into the infamous house and start to …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 2- Amityville 2: The Possession (1981)
One of the first video sleeves I ever saw was for The Amityville Horror which just so happened to be on one of my favourite video labels, Guild Home Video (the people who have ever seen the opening ident for Guild will know why I love it so much) in one of the first video …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 1- The Amityville Horror (1979)
From IMDB- ‘Four years after the events of last year's Halloween Kills, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn't been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 13- Halloween Ends (2022)
After the frankly dreadful film from 2018 I wasn't looking forward to it's sequel. I even intended on not seeing the film but someone posted online that this was 'The Film of the Year'. Mission accepted. I had to see and review it. After the dodgy political posturing of the previous film ('The Night The …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 12- Halloween Kills (2021)
So, the day has finally arrived. Fanboys have been counting down to this release since the start of the year. Yes, even though the film was due to drop in October. This film is a direct sequel to the first film, the filmmakers told us. We must pretend Parts 2-8 didn't happen. So, what's it …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 11- Halloween (2018)
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