I remember I actually had the poster for Halloween 4, which I seem to recall came free with either Fangoria or Gorezone, which I used to buy religiously back in the day. This was way before the film was released here in the UK. The poster looked so cool and I was intrigued to see …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 4-Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
It surprised me to learn that fans of the Halloween series of films harshly judge Halloween 3: Season of the Witch as the runt of the litter. Yes, the film isn’t centred around Michael Myers, but is it really worthy of the scorn poured on it by fans of the rest of the franchise? I …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 3- Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)
It takes a great big set of balls to make a sequel to a film that is recognised as a classic. One such film is Halloween. Is the sequel any good? Well, yes it is actually. There are many things to love. One such is that the film carries on straight after the events of …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 2- Halloween 2 (1981)
A cruise ship leaves Crystal Lake en route to New York. Jason hitches a ride. Chaos ensues. The first time I heard about this film was when there was a report on its production in the classy film magazine Premiere. I’m sure a number of their readers were disgusted to see such a piece of …
Tina Shepherd has telekinetic powers. As a child she witnesses her alcoholic father attacking her mother and goes onto Crystal Lake in a boat to escape. She uses her powers to destroy the jetty her father is on and he drowns but his body is never found. Years later, Tina returns to the lake to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 7- Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood (1988)
Tommy Jarvis returns to Jason’s grave to destroy his body and make sure he never returns to kill more people. But, unfortunately, he inadvertently resurrects Mr Voorhees (a metal railing that Tommy has impaled Jason’s body with is electrocuted by lightning) and resurrects the very lucrative Universal horror franchise. That sequence is great with a …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 6- Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)
Years after the events of the previous film, Tommy Jarvis is moved from his psychiatric hospital to a halfway house. Unfortunately for him, a series of murders starts to take place around the property. I remember hearing about this film when it was due to start filming and thinking it might be like an episode …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 5- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Jason is sent to the morgue after the end of Part 3 but, guess what? He's not dead! More carnage ensues. Back in 1987, I didn't know that The Final Chapter would be released on video so soon after the release of Part 3 but I just happened to be in the video shop when …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 4- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
I usually outline the intracacies of a film's plot at the start of a review. As the Friday the 13th films are so multi-layered when it comes to their storylines, here goes (I hope you can keep up). Jason wasn't killed at the end of Part 2 and another group of All-American teens arrive to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 3- Friday the 13th Part 3D (1982)
Alice, the final girl from the first Friday the 13th, is murdered by an assailant two months after this initial spate of murders. It’s not hard to guess who this is as Alice had just found Mrs Voorhees’ severed head in her fridge. A new bunch of counsellors are arriving at a camp close to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 2- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
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