When an athlete (Allan) is hit by a truck and left a quadriplegic, a scientist friend recruits a monkey that has been trained to help assist disabled people to fully carry out their lives. Ella, the monkey, starts to bond well with Allan, but soon, this bond becomes a lot darker as he thinks that …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 11- Monkey Shines (1988)
Scientists and the military are trapped together in a missile silo whilst the dead continue to rise up and take over. Can they work together to save humanity or will they be at each others throats? Guess! I remember a few years ago expressing what I thought about this film and receiving a tsunami of …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 10- Day of the Dead (1985)
‘Five grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.’ This anthology was the big collaboration between Romero with his friend, horror author Stephen King. But does this convergence of two horror heavyweights work? …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 9- Creepshow (1982)
‘A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their "King's" delusions of grandeur.’ A genuinely quirky and original idea (and not horror!) is delivered by Romero in this low-key gem. This was a labour of love for him (read how the set was …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 8- Knightriders (1981)
A nomadic drifter discovers a box of sunglasses which have the ability to expose the ruling class for who they really are- greedy, power-hungry aliens. He sets out to expose the truth to everyone else. Sometimes you realise how brilliant a movie is during your first viewing of it. This was what I got from …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 13- They Live (1988)
‘While cleaning the basement in his church, Father Loomis comes across a canister filled with a volatile green substance. With help from Professor Birack, he realises that the liquid is Satan's spirit.’ Just your average Satan as a green liquid movie. The concept of this movie is amazing. Carpenter expands the minds of his audience …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 12- Prince of Darkness (1987)
‘Jack Burton, a truck driver, gets dragged into the mysterious underworld beneath Chinatown where he faces an ancient sorcerer named Lo Pan.’ Big Trouble in Little China was one of my most rented videos in the late 80’s. I loved it. On rewatching it now it retains the charm, brilliant vision and amazing special effects …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 11- Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Wow. This film. I first saw this on BBC2 in the 80's when I was a kid and loved it. But would I still love it when watching it again today. The answer is a resounding YES! The emotional pull of this film is unlike any other John Carpenter film with it having one of …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 10- Starman (1984)
Stephen King's brilliant novel about a possessed Plymouth Fury named Christine, a nerdy teenager and how he changes after the car seemingly takes over his life. John Carpenter directs one of King's novels for the first time (he was due to direct Firestarter but lost the gig as The Thing had tanked at the box …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 9- Christine (1983)
In 1982, American audiences wanted only one alien. He wasn’t the shape-shifting evil alien in John Carpenter’s The Thing; he was the cute alien who wanted to ‘phone home’ in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. A dog who is being shot at by the crew of a helicopter flying overhead is taken in by an American compound …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 8- The Thing (1982)
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