I had heard such bad things about John Carpenter’s Vampires that I didn’t even see it when it was released theatrically in 1998. In fact, it was only yesterday that I saw it for the very first time. What’s 25 years to see a film though?! Is it a bad movie by Carpenter’s standards or, …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 19- Vampires (1998)
John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. massively polarised both critics and fans alike when it was released in 1996. Any sequel to a much-loved cult classic such as Escape From New York will be anticipated with nervousness, as it had such a high bar to live up to. The film met with praise but also disdain …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 18- Escape From L.A. (1996)
‘After a dark force renders unconscious the natives of Midwich for six hours, 10 pregnant women give birth to 10 identical kids who are uncommonly brainy, emotionless, telepathically linked and sinister.’ Carpenter’s remake of the 1960 classic. Of course, with this being a remake, certain critics were already crossing their arms and rolling their eyes …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 17- Village of the Damned (1995)
An insurance investigator is looking into the disappearance of horror writer, Sutter Cane just before the release of his next novel, In The Mouth of Madness. The deeper he goes, the more insanity envelopes him as he starts to lose his marbles. This is Carpenter’s love letter to Lovecraft and he does it very well. …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 16- In The Mouth of Madness (1994)
Horror anthology directed by Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. The three tales are ‘Unleaded’ (Halloween meets Intruder), ‘Hair’ (alien hair transplant) and ‘Baseball Man’ (serial killer possesses guy who is transplanted one of his eyes). All three are excellent. It’s a shame nothing came of this TV movie as it makes a great pilot for a …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 15- Body Bags (1993)
‘When a nuclear experiment goes awry, it renders an innocent bystander, Nick, invisible. However, he is pursued by a tyrannical CIA official and must try to lead a normal life with his new predicament.’ Great concept, great cast, great special effects but a leading man who I can’t tolerate except in the National Lampoon’s Vacation …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 14- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
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 …
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