What happens when an amateur photographer is ‘discovered’ by the New York elites and becomes an overnight sensation? Pecker feels like a more (don’t take this the wrong way) adult John Waters film. This doesn’t mean that he’s suddenly become Woody Allen, but instead of the most extreme shock elements being exploited to the hilt, …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 10- Pecker (1998)
From Google- ‘Beverly Sutphin, a suburban housewife, is the perfect example of an ideal mother. Unbeknownst to her family, Beverly is a psychopathic killer who murders all those who slight her family in any manner’. When Serial Mom was first released, I went to see it three times. Then I left to go and live …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 9- Serial Mom (1994)
What happens when a ‘drape’ (a juvenile delinquent) falls in love with a ‘square’? This is the basis for this John Waters movie, his first in the 90’s. After the success of Hairspray, everything was thrown at Cry Baby which boasted the highest budget for one of Waters’ films so far, a subject matter that …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 8- Cry Baby (1990)
Two prom night couples accidentally crash into a car and then cross paths with you know who when they go for help for the driver of the hit car. The Next Generation was directed by Kim Henkel who wrote the original. This entry ranges from mildly interesting (the first ten minutes) through to generic tedium …
I remember having a poster of Leatherface which came free with an issue of Gorezone. I asked my teacher if I could put it on my school common room wall which got a muted reaction to say the least. Here, a couple who are travelling through Texas take a wrong turn and…you can guess the …
A pieced together family (divorced father, widowed mother and their respective children) move into a new desert home which just so happens to have a dollhouse of the original Amityville house in its garage (a huge red flag). There’s a lot going on here with regards to the chaos that ensues whether it’s the giant …
Continue reading Amityville Reviewed- Day 8- Amityville Dollhouse (1996)
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)
Michael returns and steals a file on Laurie from his old nurse. After he slits her throat, he drives to find Strode who is living under the alias of Keri Tate and the headmistress of a posh private school. I remember going to see this in a huge cinema in Marble Arch as I was …
Continue reading Halloween Reviewed- Day 7- Halloween H2O (1998)
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