A Dirty Shame concerns Sylvia Stickles, a sexually repressed and frigid woman. That's until she sustains a concussion during an accident and becomes horny beyond all expectations. I hated A Dirty Shame when I saw it on its first release. Twenty years later and I find a DVD copy of the film selling for 50 …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 11- A Dirty Shame (2004)
Five teens are travelling from Mexico to Dallas for a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert when the hitchhiker they pick up blows her brains out in their van. They then go to report it but encounter ‘the family’ on the way. If you're travelling to go and see Lynyrd Skynyrd rather than Lou Reed in the early …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massscre Reviewed- Day 5- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
You heard the one about the horror franchise that goes from interesting straight to video fare to a multi-million dollar remake starring the hottest up and coming actors and took a shed load of money at the box office? That’s what happened in 2005 with the original film being remade with Ryan ‘Tranmere Rovers’ Reynolds …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 9- The Amityville Horror (2005)
Laurie is sent to hospital straight after the events of the first film. The film then flashes forward to see how Laurie, Annie, Dr Loomis and, of course, Michael are doing. How do you include your actress wife in a film even though her character was killed in the last movie? You bring her back …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 10- Halloween 2 (2009)
Halloween is Rob Zombie’s origin story of what made Michael Myers, erm, Michael Myers. This lasts about 40 minutes, and then we see the events of the original film through Zombie’s eyes. Apparently, John Carpenter told Zombie to make the film his way and make it his own. And he does (my eyes are rolling …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 9- Halloween (2007)
You may remember at the end of the previous film that Laurie beheaded Michael. How could they possibly progress after such an event to keep the franchise going? Well, apparently Michael had actually swapped clothes with a paramedic and crushed his larynx. Hence Laurie chopped off the head of an innocent man whilst Michael is …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 8- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
This remake/reboot sees a group of teens journeying to the abandoned camp called Crystal Lake and then being stalked by killer Jason Voorhees who is avenging the death of his mother years before. Does this remake feel like a Friday the 13th movie? Nope. It feels more like a modern-day Porkies on the road with …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 12- Friday the 13th (2009)
I remember going to see this back in the day and walking out halfway through. Will I make it through this film this time? Will I feel the same as I did back in 2003? Well, yes I did (somehow) watch it all the way to the end. And yes, I feel the same as …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 11- Freddy Vs Jason (2003)
This film is basically Jason in Space. This movie massively divided fans. Some loved the innovation but some hated it to such an extent that they viewed it as the worst in the series. Yes, they even hated it more than Part 5: A New Beginning. But I loved this movie. I even went to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 10- Jason X (2001)
This film is basically Jason in Space. This movie massively divided fans. Some loved the innovation but some hated it to such an extent that they viewed it as the worst in the series. Yes, they even hated it more than Part 5: A New Beginning. But I loved this movie. I even went to …
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