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423,423 | 2,248,099 | 78,846 | 7 | Not Meyer's best , but a decent little corny porn comedy | Russ Meyer's films may be silly and irreverent , but they're also great fun , and while Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens is not his best work , it's still great fun to watch and certainly comes recommended to Meyer's fans ! In my opinion , Meyer is at his best when he's mixing comedy porn with a thriller plot stru... |
421,903 | 2,248,099 | 381,966 | 7 | Stylish and slick Brit horror flick ! | This low budget British horror flick pretty much flew straight under the radar upon release towards the end of 2004 , and while the film doesn't deserve the status of a classic , or even a modern genre classic ; Creep still offers a good , horrific eighty minutes and fans of classically plotted horror thrillers will no... |
422,688 | 2,248,099 | 43,274 | 7 | Imaginative Disney adventure | I've got to admit that I was never much of a fan of Disney when I was a kid ; and Alice in Wonderland is one in particular that I remember not liking . Based on the writings of Lewis Carroll , Alice in Wonderland tells the tale of a young girl in a mysterious world of wonders . The plot works by following Alice from on... |
423,365 | 2,248,099 | 60,865 | 7 | Messy but fun sixties thriller | Circus of Fear is based on a novel by Edgar Wallace ; the same writer who spawned the German " Krimi " style of film-making . This film is a British take on the Krimi style and comes out something like a Hammer Horror mystery , though the film is not without its problems . That's possibly why this film is not easy to c... |
422,367 | 2,248,099 | 96,071 | 7 | Disappointing considering what it could have been , but not bad | When seeing a Wes Craven film , you can never really be sure of what to expect . You might be in for a great ride , if you're watching the likes of The Last House of the Left or The Hills Have Eyes , but then again you may be in for a big disappointment ; as in the case of The People Under the Stairs and the absolutely... |
421,960 | 2,248,099 | 373,469 | 7 | Not entirely successful , but nevertheless an interesting film | I'm not sure whether or not I like this film . On the one hand , I enjoyed watching it and I respect the fact that it's tried to be a little different ; but on the other hand , Kiss Kiss Bang Bang reminds me too much of the guy at the buffet who fills his plate and doesn't end up eating it all . The film is a comedy , ... |
423,029 | 2,248,099 | 378,194 | 7 | Tarantino enters Spaghetti Western mode | The first part to Quentin Tarantino's overly violent and exploitative revenge epic was a love letter addressed to Japanese Pink films and Kung Fu flicks . This second part is his homage to Spaghetti Westerns . The main difference between the styles of the two films is the pace - while the original was fast and furious ... |
422,345 | 2,248,099 | 96,098 | 7 | Very good eighties cop thriller | Deadly Pursuit certainly has it's fair share of problems , but as an entertaining little action thriller ; it stands up well to criticism , as while some of the dialogue , situations and character drawings don't exactly ring true ; the film moves quickly and director Roger Spottiswoode does a good job of ensuring that ... |
423,998 | 2,248,099 | 96,119 | 7 | Well done second sequel to Sleepaway Camp | Production of the second sequel to 1983's surprisingly good slasher Sleepaway Camp began immediately after production finished on the first sequel , and sees director Michael A . Simpson , writer Fritz Gordon and star Pamela Springsteen reunited . Sleepaway Camp 2 took me by surprise ; not being a fan of the slasher ge... |
422,607 | 2,248,099 | 96,118 | 7 | Not big or clever , but definitely a very entertaining sequel . | I can't say that I'm a big fan of the slasher genre , and the reason for that is that the vast majority of the films are similar to one another and really the whole genre lacks variety . The original Sleepaway Camp was highly derivative of many other slasher films that came before it - most notably the campsite-set Fri... |
423,586 | 2,248,099 | 92,067 | 7 | Overrated anime fare | Hayao Miyazaki has been getting a lot of praise recently as a result of the American release of his excellent ' Mononoke-Hime ' and his somewhat less than excellent ' Spirited Away ' . Castle in the Sky fits in between the two in terms of quality , but adds to the feeling that I got when the credits of ' Spirited Away ... |
423,070 | 2,248,099 | 765,487 | 7 | Certainly one of the better modern remakes ! | Horror remakes are generally lamented by lovers of the genre , and for good reason - as not only are the majority of them lame and uninspired , but there's also the fact that we simply don't need new versions of perfect films such as The Omen and Dawn of the Dead . But that is not such the case with Herschell Gordon Le... |
422,883 | 2,248,099 | 237,045 | 7 | Brutal and violent , and lives up it's reputation | Everyone with an eye to see this film will no doubt have heard about how brutal , violent and shocking it is ; and after seeing it , I've got to say that Assault ! Jack the Ripper lives up to its reputation . I've no idea what the title is alluding to , but to surmise the film ; it's an unflinching depiction of murder ... |
422,323 | 2,248,099 | 87,262 | 7 | Young prodigy starts fires in one of the best Stephen King adaptations ! | Despite the fact that the films usually revolve around good and interesting stories , film adaptations of Stephen King's works are often not the best horror movies . Firestarter isn't the best known of his books , and that's slightly odd as this film adaptation is one of the best based on his stories . The film takes o... |
422,603 | 2,248,099 | 95,904 | 7 | Very well done prison drama ghost flick ! | Prison is not often brought up during conversations about the best eighties horror films , and there's a good reason for that because it's not one of the best . . . but as you delve past the classic films that the decade had to offer , this is certainly among the best of the lesser known / smaller films . The film does... |
422,979 | 2,248,099 | 78,437 | 7 | Gory , violent and based on true events | Apparently based on the true story of Robert Harper , Ruggero Deodato's first foray into the cheap Italian cannibal gore sub-genre serves as both an interesting prelude to his quintessential cannibal masterpiece , Cannibal Holocaust , and as a decent entry in the cannibal cycle in its own right . While not as gory or a... |
423,925 | 2,248,099 | 286,244 | 7 | Imaginative , original and fun little movie | Belleville Rendez-Vous sticks out from most other films mostly because of it's complete lack of dialogue ( save a couple of songs / announcements ) . This is very admirable of the movie , because despite this ; it is still able to tell a story , and tell a story well . And that is an admirable quality when your film ha... |
423,704 | 2,248,099 | 78,343 | 7 | Sleazy Video Nasty meeting of Giallo and Nunsploitation | Killer Nun is a crossover between two of sleaze cinema's most popular subgenres ; the graphically titled ' nunsploitation ' and the more popular Italian thriller known as Giallo . I can't say I'm very experienced with the former , but I'm a big fan of the latter ; and the fact that this film was a part of the Video Nas... |
422,779 | 2,248,099 | 69,818 | 7 | Last and least of Di Leo's organised crime trilogy | The Boss is the third and final part of Fernando Di Leo's loose trilogy based on organised crime , and it's also the weakest . Milano Calibro 9 and The Italian Connection are without doubt two of the finest examples of this genre , but while this one isn't particularly bad ; it's not great either , and despite a number... |
423,508 | 2,248,099 | 397,065 | 7 | It's a remake . . . and it's GOOD ! | This film is never as great as the Vincent Price version - but it doesn't actually matter , as aside from sharing the same title - the two are hardly the same film . To be honest , I don't know why the makers couldn't just use a different title ( something like ' Nightmare in Wax ' or ' The House of Melted Candlesticks... |
422,605 | 2,248,099 | 95,775 | 7 | Surprisingly good Italian horror ! | The Ogre doesn't seem to have won itself a very good reputation since its release in 1988 , and I guess a reason for that may be down to the fact that it was given the subtitle ' Demons 3 ' in order to help it sell better . Well , the film is directed by Lamberto Bava ; the man behind the first two Demons films , and o... |
423,258 | 2,248,099 | 60,548 | 7 | Glorious monster movie fun ! | Terence Fisher and Peter Cushing have made some great horror films together , most of them for the brilliant Hammer studios . This film wasn't produced by the studio , but it could well have been as it has all the makings of a Hammer Horror film . Silly monsters , daft dialogue , a campy style and , as mentioned , Pete... |
423,799 | 2,248,099 | 245,545 | 7 | Excellent opener to Door into Darkness ! | Door into Darkness is Italy's answer to Alfred Hitchcock Presents and is delivered by Italy's answer to Hitchcock ; Dario Argento . This first instalment of the series , titled ' The Neighbour ' is directed by Dario Argento aficionado Luigi Cozzi and handles the idea of a madman taking his insanity out on innocent peop... |
421,748 | 2,248,099 | 117,998 | 7 | Could have been good | Twister was almost universally slammed upon it's release in 1996 . Jan De Bont came hot off the heels of a great success with ' Speed ' , but unfortunately he couldn't make it two hits in a row . It is a shame , because Twister features lots of brilliantly thrilling action set pieces . The tornado ( ' Tornado ' wasn't ... |
423,254 | 2,248,099 | 126,604 | 7 | Indeed , it's very odd | ' Pecker ' is one of those films that you watch when you've got nothing better to do . However , unlike many of those films , Pecker is one that almost makes you glad that you had nothing better to do as if you had , you wouldn't have seen it . Don't get me wrong , I'd rather have been at lottery HQ collecting my winni... |
421,974 | 2,248,099 | 43,118 | 7 | Not the best film of it's type , but a worthwhile one | Walk Softly , Stranger may not be the most memorable slice of classic cinema of all time , but even so ; Robert Stevenson's film offers an interesting tale of redemption and retribution , despite not being at all innovative . The film stars Joseph Cotten as a man who travels to a town called Ashton . He quickly becomes... |
422,746 | 2,248,099 | 416,449 | 7 | History , comic book style ! | It was obvious after the success of Sin City that we were going to see more of Frank Miller's graphic novels adapted for the screen , and someone was obviously impressed enough with Zack Snyder's visuals on the dire Dawn of the Dead remake to give him the directing reigns . I have to say , I'm not the biggest fan of pe... |
422,105 | 2,248,099 | 57,226 | 7 | Beautifully filmed Hammer Horror | Probably the most important aspect of Hammer Horror , for me , is the colour scheme . At their best , Hammer films are painted like no other , and it gives the films a very distinct style . The Kiss of the Vampire has the best colours of all Hammer films - it's astounding how great this film looks . The sets are lavish... |
422,281 | 2,248,099 | 74,633 | 7 | Well done and funny send-up of B-movie making . | Hollywood Boulevard is Joe Dante's first feature film and it's a send-up of the way that B-movies are made . The film was clearly shot on a budget and much of the runtime is actually spent on showing parts from other movies ! ( The work of Roger Corman in particular , who has a producer's credit ) . In spite of this , ... |
421,970 | 2,248,099 | 69,838 | 7 | Insane Spanish horror . . . could have been better | A Bell From Hell is an odd little film , and a highly uneven one as it features a bunch of highly positive elements , and another load that only bring it down . The atmosphere of the movie is one of the biggest standouts , as it's dark and gritty and makes for a great setting for a film like this one . Also , the theme... |
421,963 | 2,248,099 | 369,359 | 7 | So , this is what mad cows disease does to people . . . | The fact that horror has been on a steady increase in the past few years is shown by the fact that low budget zombie flicks are back in vogue ! When people think of British zombie films that aren't comedies , the overrated 28 Days Later tends to spring to mind ; but now Britain has another zombie flick to it's name in ... |
422,825 | 2,248,099 | 78,503 | 7 | From small acorns , great oaks grow ! | Despite it's obvious low budget , un-professionalism and complete lack of intelligence : Within the Woods may well be the most important horror short ever filmed . For , if it were not for this little movie ; the student team of Sam Raimi , Roger Tapert , Bruce Campbell et al may never have gone on to make the finest f... |
423,860 | 2,248,099 | 373,883 | 7 | Savage and brutal remake | I can't say I'm a fan of this horror remake craze , but I was interested in seeing this one because I'm a big fan of Rob Zombie ( movies and music ) , and since I'm not a fan of the original Halloween , I knew I'd be able to enjoy this for what it is rather than comparing it to the original . I have to say that this fi... |
423,921 | 2,248,099 | 280,665 | 7 | Nice little thriller | Brian De Palma made a return to the thriller genre in which he made his name after the gigantic blip that was Mission to Mars , which he suffered two years earlier . But is his return to the genre a hit or another misfire ? Neither , actually ; it's decent . The plot follows the escapades of a young lady that screws th... |
423,931 | 2,248,099 | 67,176 | 7 | Another excellent film from Hammer ! | I'm a big fan of Hammer Horror ; their inventive camp styling puts their output above the majority of other horror studios . Adding to that is the fact that when you watch a Hammer film , you know that you're in for a good time . While Hands of the Ripper isn't the best film to come out of the studio , it still represe... |
422,861 | 2,248,099 | 79,160 | 7 | Lukewarm made for TV thriller | Going by the title , you would be forgiven for thinking this film would be some sort of grisly slasher ; but actually ( and disappointingly ) it's a subdued made-for-TV thriller that bears more than just a passing similarity to Michael Crichton's 1978 film , Coma . The film is directed by Rainer Erler and is a German m... |
421,701 | 2,248,099 | 430,164 | 7 | Very decent mystery flick from Álex de la Iglesia | The Baby's Room is Álex de la Iglesia's entry in the Spanish horror TV series " Films to keep you awake " . I saw Iglesia's cult hit ' Day of the Beast ' fairly recently and was thoroughly impressed by it . Obviously The Baby's Room is not of similar quality , but it's a more than interesting little story and better th... |
423,348 | 2,248,099 | 71,537 | 7 | Silly and incoherent , but fun and nasty Giallo flick | All I wanted from this film was a fun Giallo , and that's pretty much what I got . Despite the fact that he's directed a lot of rubbish , I'm actually quite a big fan of Umberto Lenzi , and Seven Bloodstained Orchids in particular shows that he certainly knows his way around a Giallo . This film doesn't come close to t... |
423,139 | 2,248,099 | 166,370 | 7 | Four morbid tales of mutilation , incest , rape and sacrilege ! | Well , it's safe to say that Subconscious Cruelty is one weird film ! Supposedly an insight into the human mind , Subconscious Cruelty is comprises four macabre and bizarre tales of the extreme . The first segment , entitled ' Ovarian Eyeball ' is really just a warm up , but it's good in that it gives the viewer an ide... |
422,327 | 2,248,099 | 86,981 | 7 | Not quite a bloodbath or a laugh-fest ; but fun enough | This completely bizarre horror-comedy is notable for a few reasons ; mostly due to the fact that it features a late performance from the great Vincent Price and because it stars British comedian Kenny Everett . The humour is something of a mixed bag , as the film attempts to get laughs from a range of places ; and does... |
423,382 | 2,248,099 | 67,119 | 7 | A stranger called in Britain first ! | The origins of the slasher flick can be traced all the way back to Hitchcock's masterpiece , Psycho , but the modern slasher is a different animal entirely . Some still believe that John Carpenter's overrated Halloween began the craze , but that was predated by Black Christmas , and that in turn was predated by this Br... |
423,052 | 2,248,099 | 284,978 | 7 | Brilliant Sci-Fi thriller ! | This Filmfour funded Sci-Fi movie is most definitely a must see . While it takes huge influence from The Manchurian Candidate and offers nothing new or original plot wise ; it's handled with the utmost skill that it comes off as being fresh and inventive , despite it being basically a re-run of an earlier film . It's g... |
423,117 | 2,248,099 | 94,642 | 7 | Sick , disgusting Chainsaw Massacre rip-off | American Gothic is interesting , mainly , because of the way it plays off modern family values , with ' more proper ' older ones . The film's major plot point is that a bunch of kids have ended up in a house inhabited by a very old fashioned family . This comparison between the two starts off interestingly , as the kid... |
423,694 | 2,248,099 | 148,615 | 7 | The sleaziest motel in cinema ! | Play Motel is something of a cross between Giallo and your standard sleaze film ; as the common Giallo theme of sex is revved up , while the other staple of the genre ; namely , murder mystery , is pretty much forgotten about in favour of showing as much skin as possible . As you might expect given that premise , the s... |
423,536 | 2,248,099 | 71,464 | 7 | I won't bother thinking up a pun to go with Bangkok . . . | Going into this film , the only thing that I was really worried about was that it might be boring . It's not that I particularly have anything against pornography ; but what's taboo now and what was taboo over three decades ago are different things , and besides that ; you can only watch people having sex for so long b... |
421,829 | 2,248,099 | 139,809 | 7 | Entertaining and thought-provoking . . . . very underrated | The Thirteenth Floor is one of those films that has gotten lost under all the more well-known films of the late nineties ; and this is a shame , because it's a damn sight better than a lot of the films that always receive praise from the critics . Not everything in this film works , and for that reason and others ; it'... |
423,306 | 2,248,099 | 67,321 | 7 | That's a nice monster you have there doll face . . . | Well , Italian filmmakers had ripped off just about everything by 1971 , so why should Hammer Horror be safe ? While this trashy horror flick wouldn't pass for a Hammer Frankenstein film , it's clear where the influence comes from , as the filmmakers here have done what Hammer did numerous times and took the base plot ... |
423,814 | 2,248,099 | 473,348 | 7 | Definitely one of the better recent zombie films | Ever since the release of the highly overrated ' 28 Days Later ' , there's been a steady stream of low budget zombie movies being released ; and I've been disappointed with most of them . The reason for this , mostly , is that the vast majority have too much humour about them , and although it is difficult to take a mo... |
422,176 | 2,248,099 | 377,713 | 7 | Surprisingly good and by far the best of the series | The original Cube isn't a very good film . It worked from an intriguing premise , but the irritating characters , poor execution , lack of explanation and hardly any inventiveness ensured that the film was a failure on the whole . The sequel basically offered more of the same , and while I preferred it slightly to the ... |
423,869 | 2,248,099 | 64,240 | 7 | Django drifts into a town on the high plains . . . | I'm used to seeing cheap Italian films ripping off popular American movies , but this may be the first time that I've seen it the other way around . In 1973 , Clint Eastwood made a film called ' High Plains Drifter ' , and it's practically the same as this entry in the Django series ! Well , I say this entry in the Dja... |
423,343 | 2,248,099 | 64,243 | 7 | Convoluted thriller that benefits from a brilliant twisted conclusion | Considering the talent on display , it really has to be said that The Sweet Body of Deborah is something of a disappointment . The script is penned by Sergio Martino's long-time collaborator Ernesto Gastaldi ( who put pen to paper on classics of the genre such as The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh and The Case of the Scorpi... |
422,425 | 2,248,099 | 48,696 | 7 | When will silly scientists learn not to test new formulas on insects ! ? | Well , I'm not the biggest fan of fifties big bug movies ; but ' Them ! ' is something of a favourite of mine , and Tarantula isn't too far away from the quality of that classic film . The main thing I don't like about this sort of film is the fact that a lot of them are essentially the same - i . e . an insect grows t... |
421,872 | 2,248,099 | 71,662 | 7 | A little more depth than the average Italian sex comedy | Director Massimo Dallamano is undoubtedly best known among cult film fans for his excellent Giallo ' What Have They Done to Solange ' and considering the brilliance of that film , it would seem on first glance that he made this little sex comedy merely as an excuse to work with the beautiful and talented Edwige Fenech ... |
423,855 | 2,248,099 | 55,438 | 7 | Another feline up to no good ! | Shadow of the Cat is a Poe-esquire horror film that focuses on a sinister animal - the domestic cat . The film begins with a reciting of the Edgar Allen Poe poem ' The Raven ' , and from there we begin to focus on the title animal . There is nothing about this film that officially suggests it has anything to do with Ha... |
423,563 | 2,248,099 | 74,967 | 7 | Well done women in prison flick | Nightmare in Badham County is a ' women in prison ' film , but I wouldn't recommend going into it expecting something along the same lines as the sleazy Jess Franco women in prison films as you're liable to be disappointed . That being said , this is still an excellent seventies made for TV movie and while it may be la... |
421,898 | 2,248,099 | 67,260 | 7 | Standard , but not bad , Spanish Giallo | Seven Murders for Scotland Yard is pretty much your standard Giallo fare , and that is no bad thing ! The plot revolves around a vicious psychopath who goes around brutally slaying prostitutes . You would expect a film with this sort of plot to be a completely brutal and sleazy affair , but Seven Murders for Scotland Y... |
423,672 | 2,248,099 | 74,971 | 7 | Better than your average Franco flick ! | Jess Franco made a lot of films that are liable to make you want to claw your eyes out ; but then he also made a lot of films that made you wish he took more care of his overall filmography as the man clearly had talent . Night of the Skull is firmly in the latter category ; as while the plot is not particularly origin... |
422,338 | 2,248,099 | 166,264 | 7 | Flawed , but entertaining Italian crime flick | Long Arm of the Godfather would probably be thrown in with the Italian ' Polizi ' genre , although in actual fact the police presence in this film is minimal at best and the film prefers to centre on its cast of immoral criminal characters . While this does mean that there's no sympathetic character to root for , it do... |
423,020 | 2,248,099 | 86,872 | 7 | Strange and memorable little known horror | Prey is , effectively , two movies . We have a film about an alien coming down from space to wreak havoc on the human race , and then we have the story of a man infiltrating a lesbian relationship . This does give the film more than enough to go on when it comes to keeping things entertaining ; but on the other hand , ... |
422,912 | 2,248,099 | 55,516 | 7 | Decent little Hammer rarity | Terror of the Tongs is a largely unknown Hammer film and , as such , isn't one the great studio's best films . It is , however , a more than decent entry in Hammer's oeuvre , and is well worth seeking out for Hammer fans . The film takes place in Hong Kong , and director Anthony Bushell does a fairly good job of capita... |
422,682 | 2,248,099 | 39,941 | 7 | Not quite brilliant , but an interesting unknown film | Michael Curtiz is well known for a handful of successes ; most notably , Mildred Pierce , Angels With Dirty Faces and , of course , Casablanca - and it was this , combined with the starring role for horror icon Claude Rains that made me elevate my hopes for this largely unknown little thriller . While I can say that th... |
423,555 | 2,248,099 | 465,670 | 7 | Suspenseful modern horror | Wilderness isn't a great modern horror film , but it does a good job of taking old ideas and rehashing them into a fresh and exciting plot line . The influences to the film are clear , with the much-copied classic ' The Most Dangerous Game ' being fused with more modern films such as ' Battle Royale ' . The basic plot ... |
422,673 | 2,248,099 | 82,498 | 7 | One of the better slashers out there ! | I'm not a big fan of slashers and don't tend to go out of my way to see them ; but I had a particular interest in this one as I've heard it said that Happy Birthday to Me is an " American Giallo " . It's not of course ; owing to the fact that there's no such thing ; although it has to be noted that the film does featur... |
421,717 | 2,248,099 | 74,991 | 7 | De Palma's Obsession | Brian De Palma has made a name for himself doing tributes to the great Alfred Hitchcock , and although this tribute is generally well liked amongst films fans ; it's not one of the better ones . What makes films like ' Dressed to Kill ' and ' Sisters ' great is that although De Palma has borrowed ( heavily ! ) from the... |
421,993 | 2,248,099 | 135,204 | 7 | Excellent story driven roughie | A Climax of Blue Power is an excellent roughie flick as it combines hardcore porn with a storyline that is actually interesting . The story is not exactly Shakespeare , of course , but naturally most people will be tuning in for the porn and the story helps to ensure that it actually has some point , rather than just b... |
422,452 | 2,248,099 | 71,276 | 7 | Captain Kronos - he's not your usual vampire hunter . . . | Hammer studios were on their last legs when this story of vampire hunting was produced , but yet they have still managed to prove themselves as the premier source of horror during the time period in which they existed . Captain Kronos lacks the kitschy style that made earlier Hammer's such a delight , and it's been rep... |
422,962 | 2,248,099 | 71,266 | 7 | Light on the sleaze , but still an excellent women in prison flick ! | When I think ' Women in Prison ' , my mind often goes to sleazy Italian / Spanish productions by directors such as Jess Franco and Bruno Mattei ; and while these films are often very sleazy , they're also very samey and once you've seen one ; you might as well have seen them all . I have to admit that these types of fi... |
421,709 | 2,248,099 | 443,543 | 7 | Has holes , but a decent film nonetheless | Was it just a coincidence that two movies about magicians with a period setting were released within the space of a few months of each other ? I don't know , but needless to say this film is always going to find itself being compared with Christopher Nolan's ' The Prestige ' , and it's always going to find itself in se... |
422,389 | 2,248,099 | 304,676 | 7 | Fetid and nasty | Supposedly based on a true story , Scrapbook is a torturous account of the darker side of human nature . It's easy to see why this case ( assuming it did actually happen ) was made into a film , as the potential for a harrowing tale is certainly there - and mostly that comes from the idea of a ' scrapbook ' in which th... |
423,842 | 2,248,099 | 67,365 | 7 | Plenty going on , and there's not much violence . . . but it is set around a beach | Ernesto Gastaldi is best known as the writer of some of the greatest Giallo's ever made - and with classics such as Your Vice Is a Closed Room and Only I Have the Key , The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion and The Strange Vice of Mrs . Wardh on his writing resume , it's not hard to see why . However , he also... |
423,960 | 2,248,099 | 67,341 | 7 | Won't scare you to death , but this creepy cult gem provides a nice horror experience | Let's Scare Jessica to Death is one of the forerunners of the ' films that need a decent release ' crowd . The film is notoriously difficult to track down and just about every cult horror fan in existence that hasn't seen it wants to . I'm pleased to say that I finally got myself a copy . . . but unfortunately , it see... |
423,470 | 2,248,099 | 75,109 | 7 | Hardly perfect , but decent entertainment at least . | Risking was apparently seen as something of a routine thriller upon its release in 1976 ; and despite a good first half hour and some decent scenes during the movie , I can certainly see the reason for that . The film is often considered a part of the " Poliziotteschi " genre , and for good reason as the film focuses a... |
423,546 | 2,248,099 | 71,216 | 7 | A brilliantly fun piece of trash ! | Imagine Bonnie and Clyde without Clyde and with more of a trashy B-movie style to it , and you've got an idea of what Big Bad Mama is like . With Roger Corman on producing duty , you've to expect some silly trashy fun , and this film delivers that in droves as it's clear that nobody cared about making a credible film ,... |
422,045 | 2,248,099 | 71,391 | 7 | A very decent little thriller ! | Dark Places is not a very well known seventies British horror movie ; probably owing to the fact that it's not a Hammer movie , but it features an interesting story and a great cast , and overall this is certainly a very decent little thriller ! The story has some fairly strong horror themes running throughout , but pe... |
422,818 | 2,248,099 | 144,120 | 7 | Chucky is back again ! . . . and it's not too bad | I've got to say that I never wanted to see this film , but sometimes you find yourself in front of a television showing ' Bride of Chucky ' , and have nothing better to do . I have to admit to not having seen the first two sequels , and I highly doubt that I'm missing much . As you might expect , Bride of Chucky is com... |
423,676 | 2,248,099 | 82,744 | 7 | Highly entertaining eighties exploitation ! | Midnight was released in 1982 , but it's every bit a seventies style backwoods exploitation flick ; and while the movie does feature a whole host of problems ; it makes for extremely fun viewing and the way that the plot moves ensures that the film never becomes boring . I'm a big fan of films like this because you can... |
423,469 | 2,248,099 | 75,163 | 7 | Classy Nazi exploitation | Nazisploitation is a genre that I would have no qualms in calling completely useless . The genre is riddled with drab and depressingly bad nonsense with films such as The Beast in the Heat and SS Hell Camp being among the worst examples . It's for that reason that I didn't go into Tinto Brass ' Salon Kitty with any b... |
422,203 | 2,248,099 | 443,453 | 7 | Not constantly funny , but hilarious in places | I have to say , I went into this film with high expectations . Borat was always the funniest character on " Da Ali G Show " and Sacha Baron Cohen is undoubtedly a talented comedian , but somehow this film feels like an overlong sketch , and isn't as consistently funny as the segments on Da Ali G Show . However , that's... |
421,768 | 2,248,099 | 78,995 | 7 | Decent and different Eurocrime entry | The Poliziotteschi genre is mostly populated by maverick cops and sadistic criminals ; so The New Godfathers is something of an original addition to the genre . As the Italian title suggests ; this film focuses on contraband - which a popular focus for this genre , but rather than focus on one side of the war ; the fil... |
422,259 | 2,248,099 | 71,413 | 7 | Psycho kids create gory death scenes | Devil Times Five is basically your basic seventies horror flick about a bunch of people in an isolated location being terrorised by psychos ; except this one has a twist , and that twist comes in the form of the psychos themselves being young children . The most famous film to use the idea of psychotic children is prob... |
422,505 | 2,248,099 | 64,488 | 7 | Well worked thriller with plenty of twists ! | Interrabang is , superficially , a very beautiful film . The location used is serene and picturesque , and when you add a trio of lovely and often half naked ladies into the mix ; you have a film that was probably a lot of fun to make . It's also not a bad film to watch as while things do get a bit silly at times ; the... |
422,392 | 2,248,099 | 71,396 | 7 | Population : dead but not buried | Messiah of Evil hasn't won itself a very good reputation three decades down the line , but the reason for that certainly isn't due to a lack of originality or intrigue . Director Willard Huyck presents his film with a lot of mystery and atmosphere , but there isn't a lot of urgency to the proceedings ; thus meaning the... |
422,660 | 2,248,099 | 67,488 | 7 | Decent obscure horror movie | The Night God Screamed , despite the interesting title , is not a very well known horror film ; whether or not that's just down to poor distribution I don't know , but what we have here is an interesting and well made little seventies gem in the exploitation vein , though preceding a lot of the better known entries suc... |
422,387 | 2,248,099 | 67,490 | 7 | A good example of a made for TV vampire movie ! | Despite being made for television , this modern vampire flick certainly has a lot going for it ! The film takes place in modern day Las Vegas and stars Darren McGavin as a cynical and eccentric reporter . However , the main plot line is about vampires ; which brilliantly offsets the serious tone of the rest of the film... |
421,957 | 2,248,099 | 86,610 | 7 | Cheerful ' Video Nasty ' | It's easy to pass Xtro off as a piece of trash ; as that's essentially what it is , but those who are well versed in Sci-Fi horror will surely see it's positive elements shining through . It would seem that just about every idea director Harry Bromley Davenport ever had has ended up in this film , and so what we end up... |
423,018 | 2,248,099 | 362,227 | 7 | Not bad , but not Spielberg at his best either | There's no doubting that Spielberg knows the workings of cinema well enough to ensure that his movies are always entertaining , but sometimes he doesn't choose his projects all that wisely . The man is at his best when he's got a huge budget and a long list of stunts to play with ; and he showed this with his Indiana J... |
422,887 | 2,248,099 | 289,765 | 7 | Nothing on Silence of the Lambs and the novel it's based on , but a decent thriller in it's own right . | After the return of the infamous Hannibal Lecter to our screens in 2001 with Ridley Scott's film version of the best novel in Thomas Harris's Lecter trilogy , it's not surprising that a new version of the first novel in the series got an update a year later considering that it's previous screen version , Michael Mann's... |
422,397 | 2,248,099 | 82,813 | 7 | Nightmarish Video Nasty | Nightmare Maker achieved cult status through it's inclusion on the DPP ' Video Nasty ' list , which has also lead to it becoming a ' lost ' film . It's somewhat unfortunate that William Asher's film was included on the infamous list , as aside from a couple of gory scenes ; there really isn't anything in this film that... |
422,563 | 2,248,099 | 67,513 | 7 | Confusing stuff ! But it's not bad . | Eye in the Labyrinth is not your average Giallo . . . and to be honest , I'm not really sure that it really is a Giallo ; but Giallo or not , despite some problems , this is certainly a very interesting little film . I'm hesitant to call it a Giallo because the film doesn't feature most of the things that make these fi... |
422,996 | 2,248,099 | 79,082 | 7 | A hit for Abel Ferrara | It has been said of Abel Ferrara that you will either be turned on by his artistic vision , or be left cold by it . I'm split down the middle when it come to his films , I've liked half the ones I've seen but disliked the other half ; this one fits firmly in the ' like ' side of the equation . The Driller Killer is ano... |
423,542 | 2,248,099 | 94,225 | 7 | No relation to The Changeling , but still an interesting cult film ! | It's a shame that this film has been lumbered with the title ' The Changeling 2 ' ( those Italians ! ) , as it's actually not bad at all and far better than the cash-in title suggests . The film is nothing like Peter Medak's 1980 horror , and actually owes more to the popular Italian Giallo imports , as well as the Ame... |
423,212 | 2,248,099 | 64,437 | 7 | Good account of an actual crime | The Honeymoon Killers is based on the real-life story of the known facts about the case of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez . The film is shot in a documentary style , which proves an adequate base for the film to work from ; although it also makes the proceedings feel rather cold , and I have to say that I had a diff... |
423,590 | 2,248,099 | 86,636 | 7 | Not your usual Italian zombie flick ! | The general consensus of Italian filmmakers seems to be that they specialise in making trashy , gory and derivative horror films in a number of set and overpopulated genres . This view is not exactly unfounded as a lot of Italian films are cheap and trashy , and often rip-offs of successful American films . However , P... |
423,531 | 2,248,099 | 131,526 | 7 | Interesting , but not as sexy as Amuck | My main reason for seeing this film was due to the fact that's directed by Silvio Amandio , the same man who directed the Giallo masterpiece ' Amuck ' , as well as the very nice ' Smile Before Death ' . This film is often mistaken for a Giallo , but I knew it wasn't before I began watching it , so no disappointment the... |
422,393 | 2,248,099 | 82,776 | 7 | Hell hath no fury . . . like a woman with a big gun | Ms . 45 is cult maestro Abel Ferrara's take on the rape and revenge flick , a sub genre that was kicked off by Wes Craven's masterpiece shocker ' The Last House on the Left ' . However , the director has put a different slant on the theme ; as this time , instead of being wholly misogynistic , Ms . 45 features a femini... |
423,303 | 2,248,099 | 59,727 | 7 | Life after death for the Marquis de Sade . . . . or at least for his skull | The Skull won't exactly knock you out of your seat with its brilliance , but despite that fact , it is still an enjoyable slice of British horror , with a number of things to recommend it for . Amicus may be better known for their omnibus films , and indeed this story does feel a little stretched over its 85 minute run... |
422,074 | 2,248,099 | 129,605 | 7 | Hilarious hardcore | Wicked Schoolgirls is from the same production company that brought us the hardcore ' classic ' The Taming of Rebecca . I wasn't really expecting much out of it ; but to my surprise , this film is at least on par with the aforementioned title ; although largely for different reasons . The plot focuses on some school ' ... |
422,768 | 2,248,099 | 105,699 | 7 | Formulaic , but fun enough and worthwhile viewing | Unlawful Entry is by no means a great film ; not even by genre standards , but it still stands out as a more than adequate example of the genre , and aptly portrays the basic thriller tradition . Next to thrillers from the same period ; films like Basic Instinct , Unlawful Entry may seem a little tame , but as it puts ... |
423,696 | 2,248,099 | 90,849 | 7 | Hilarious trash flick ! | When it comes to stupid trash films , Troma have no equal ; and while the vast majority of their output is absolute rubbish , now and again you'll find a few gems in the rough ; and unlikely as it may seem , Class of Nuke ' Em High is one such gem . The film presents a post-apocalyptic style similar to that seen in fil... |
423,550 | 2,248,099 | 55,864 | 7 | Completely bizarre cult oddity ! | If it's a completely bizarre horror flick you're after , then you can go wrong with Confessions of an Opium Eater as there is NOTHING typical about this flick , and overall it is just as much an oddity as its title suggests it is ! I actually saw this film under the alternative title ' Souls for Sale ' , but ' Confessi... |
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