A very religious policeman (Edward ‘Equalizer’ Woodward) arrives at the Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a child, Rowan Morrison. Whilst he makes enquiries regarding the missing child he witnesses first-hand the pagan lifestyles of the inhabitants which shock him and clash severely with his staunchly Christian and somewhat puritanical beliefs. I …
Continue reading Shocking Cinema- Day 7- The Wicker Man (1973)
An unstable children’s author finds the hallucinations that engulf her life are becoming out of control as she stays in her vacation home. What is fact and what is fiction? I had never heard of Images before and was surprised to discover that it was directed by Robert Altman. An impressive cast is led by …
A young man rents an apartment after the previous tenant takes her own life. But he quickly finds that others are trying to mould him in her image and that his identity is starting to converge with hers. This was the last film in Polanski’s apartment trilogy (the others being Rosemary’s Baby and Repulsion). Polanski …
A young couple move from France to an isolated villa in Romania. This proves to be a bad move though as things quickly take a turn for the worse as they find themselves under attack. Beautifully photographed, brilliantly directed (loving the POV shots that place you in the shoes of the protagonists), Them (released as …
The ancient practice of witchcraft in Swinging 60s New York. Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into the gothic apartment building known as The Bramford. Guy is an actor who doesn’t seem to be getting the big breaks he deserves. That is, until he meets the eccentric couple Minnie and Roman next door, and suddenly his …
Continue reading Shocking Cinema- Day 2- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Four students venture to Burkittsville, Maryland to investigate the myth of the Blair Witch. Things slowly start to unravel. I remember the hype surrounding The Blair Witch Project in 1999, with some saying this was a horror masterpiece that would be seen as a trailblazing entry into the genre. The marketing for the film reminded …
Continue reading Shocking Cinema- Day 1- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Young college students take rooms in a spooky old house whose live-in owners seem just as spooky. I’ve seen so many horror films that I had to check to see if I had actually seen Silent Scream. I hadn’t so here goes. I was pleasantly surprised as this was perfect fare for a night when …
A gang of soldiers hear about a sanctuary from the living dead. It’s called Plum Island but unfortunately there’s a family feud dividing it. One family wants to exterminate the zombies, the other wants to peacefully live alongside them. What to do… This was George’s last film before his death. This is Romero attempting to …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 17- Survival of the Dead (2009)
George A Romero’s 2007 zombie flick and a concept that involves the found footage of a film student assembled into a movie by one of the film’s other characters. All of the movie is shot on camcorders and other similar devices available at the time commercially. This found footage chronicles a group of film studies …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 16- Diary of the Dead (2007)
Land of the Dead is George A Romero’s next instalment in the Dead series after 1985’s pedestrian and plodding Day of the Dead. This involves the human race who are still at the mercy of a world overrun by the undead and now being split into the ordinary folk who are forced to live in …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 15- Land of the Dead (2005)
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