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 …
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It’s 1997 (!) Air Force One has gone down in New York which is now a maximum security prison. But the powers that be have a man who may be able to get the President out in one piece- war hero turned convict, Snake Plissken. There’s plenty to love about Escape From New York, whether …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 7- Escape From New York (1981)
A motley crew work in space aboard the dilapidated vessel, Dark Star as they destroy unstable planets to make way for future colonisation. John Carpenter’s debut is ripe with stoner humour, perceptive insight (yes, even in space you can hate your job) and a delightfully minuscule budget. Whatever they were partaking in whilst making this …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 1- Dark Star (1974)
This film is basically Jason in Space. This movie massively divided fans. Some loved the innovation but some hated it to such an extent that they viewed it as the worst in the series. Yes, they even hated it more than Part 5: A New Beginning. But I loved this movie. I even went to …
Continue reading Friday the 13th Reviewed- Day 10- Jason X (2001)
This week's chosen poster is the UK quad for The Terminator. An absolute classic and I'm loving the artist's representation of part man/part robot Arnie. When I found the above quad on the internet I saw that there were so many great posters for this film from different countries that deserve to be seen. Below …
Following a mugging in which his wife was killed and he was made a quadriplegic, Grey Trace has an AI chip installed into his neck that makes his seemingly super-human. He then goes after the bad guys who killed his wife and left him for dead. I knew nothing about this movie but just knew …
I missed this when it was first released. However, at the time I saw clips of the fights scenes and the slow mo bullet sequences and was duly impressed. What would i think of the film on first viewing almost 20 years later? I never lost interest during this film and I can see why it …
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