There are more guns on that poster than there are in the movie. Also, most of the characters don't dress like that, though the hair is actually pretty accurate. The boots are way off though. In general, that poster conveys a lot more action than actually happens in Vicious Lips. A futuristic New Wave generic … Continue reading Vicious Lips (1986)
The state of Idaho is a weird combination of small town Americana, anti-porn political activism that turns into hypocritical terrorism, and radioactive nuclear dumping sites. It's even got a country music radio station. Yep, Idaho is just like everywhere else, only with more potatoes. And more nuclear mutants. The small town of Pottsville, Idaho, is … Continue reading The Being (1983)
I am an enormous fan of the bizarre and gory films of Lucio Fulci. To say his work is twisted is to seriously underrate just how strange and avant garde his films could be. They are often incoherent, with a dreamlike haze that quickly turns into nightmares. Unfortunately, 1991's Voices from Beyond was one of … Continue reading Voices from Beyond (1991)
You knew the instant I finished the Slumber Party Massacre film series, I was gonna have to do these too. Anyhoo, continuing on with the Massacre series and venturing into the Sorority House side of things, I was pleasantly surprised with this entry. Sorority House Massacre definitely pulls from its progenitors and cribs heavily from … Continue reading Sorority House Massacre (1987)
Peter Cushing is almost a modern day Jack the Ripper in this cheesy psycho killer flick from a very 1960s England. Cushing plays an aging surgeon with a much younger fashion model girlfriend. They go to a swinging party, but Cushing's not a hip cat and doesn't want a sleazy photographer taking pictures of his lady naked … Continue reading Corruption (1968)
Sometimes Hollywood remakes films. I know, I know, it's shocking. It happens, though, and when it does, sometimes it works out pretty well. I think of examples like John Carpenter's The Thing or the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. These are prime examples where the best of the original films were preserved … Continue reading A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Another one for the bottom five. Devil Story makes Violent Shit look as good as Schindler's List. I'm still trying to understand this plot, so please be understanding over how odd this will sound: Some guy dressed as Peter Boyle in a Nazi uniform grunts a lot and murders people. Then a lady gets attacked … Continue reading Devil Story (1985)
Imagine you are narcoleptic. Now imagine your sister is a sensual goth lady with a thing for death photography, your parents are strangely absent, you can't tell whether you're awake or dreaming, and your world was imagined by David Lynch. Now...imagine you have the hots for your sister. That's Wakey Wakey, a bizarre yet alluring … Continue reading Wakey Wakey (2012)
Movie Reviews by a Mook 