Dawn of the Dead takes place ten years after the events of Night of the Living Dead. The mysterious phenomenon of the dead coming back to life to feed off the living has continued unabated. Social order is dissipating and the situation is becoming worse. Fran, a TV producer is planning to escape with her …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 4- D- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
A recently widowed mother gives her son a new toy- a doll that just so happens to be possessed by a serial killer. Child’s Play is a very effective late 80’s horror movie that has the right balance of horror and dark humour, thanks to the very funny dialogue spouted by the murderous Chucky doll. …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 3- C- Childs Play (1988)
Cropsey, a summer camp caretaker is burnt alive as an unfortunate consequence of a prank that goes horribly wrong. After five years he returns to the summer camp with vengeance in mind. This is the slasher movie that helped form Miramax Films and gave a young Harvey Weinstein a career as a film producer. The …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 2- B- The Burning (1981)
I was nominated by Zachary P. Stahlman to participate in The ABC of Horror where I pick a different horror film every day starting with the next letter of the alphabet. So, here it is! One of the first video sleeves I ever saw was for The Amityville Horror which just so happened to be …
Continue reading ABC of Horror- Day 1- A- The Amityville Horror (1979)
A dramatisation of The Fitzgerald Inquiry which looked into illegal prostitution and gambling aided by corrupt police. Stalwart Bill Hunter stars as star witness Graeme Parker. He won Best Actor at the Australian Film Institute for his role. And for good reason as he’s excellent. Police State is a fantastic TV movie. It’s well made, …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 31- Police State (1989)
Inspector Plugg is hired to watch the Pussycat escort agency. Inspector Closer is in close pursuit. This is an Aussie cross between a sex comedy and a Pink Panther parody. It’s also about as funny and/or sexy as a dose of the clap. Whoever wrote these gags should have been arrested for crimes to comedy. …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 30- Plugg (1975)
I first saw The Howling 3 in 1989 on home video and thought ‘What the hell was that?!’ I saw it again today and thought the same. The film is a curio for sure. It bears no relation (except by name) to the other films in the franchise and feels more like a standalone movie. …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 29- The Howling 3 (1988)
Young people congregate at a local New South Wales suburb community centre. They also live together in accommodation which is kind of like a halfway house for youngsters from difficult backgrounds. Ely moves in after her mother's boyfriend sexually assaults her. Meanwhile, a local businessman who hopes to become a politician holds a dinner party …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 28- Crime of the Decade (1984)
OK, so this movie is based in New Zealand rather than Australia but... Murderous aliens have invaded Kaihoro and want to turn humans into extraterrestrial fast food. I remember seeing Bad Taste when it was released on video here in the UK. Unfortunately, this coincided with a reprise of the earlier Video Nasties moral panic …
Continue reading Marsupial March- 31 Days of Aussie Movies- Day 27- Bad Taste (1987)
Crikey! It's a Steve Irwin movie! The plot of this opus involves Steve and his wife Terri trying to save a croc from being poached. In fact, the croc has swallowed a satellite tracking beacon that contains very sensitive information and the 'poachers' are CIA agents. I love crazy crossover movies. I remember the first …
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