You would think things may become stale in part 3 of a franchise
but bringing in director Shane Black really lit a new fire under Iron Man and
this was a great movie. Some real good
action in this and timely comedy made this the year’s biggest movie. Loved the barrel of monkey’s scene!
Psycho 2 is my favorite horror sequel without a doubt. I remember this being one of the first movie
I ever watched on VHS. Psycho is the granddaddy
of all horror movies and to come back 22 years later in 1983 was a bit risky
and it was a job nobody wanted. But
horror was big and Universal wanted to resurrect Norman Bates and cash in. Writer Tom Holland crafted a great story that
really tied everything together from the original and led us to a new beginning
for Ma Bates and crazy ol’ Norman. The late, great Anthony Perkins is
absolutely fabulous in this as he slips right back into being Norman with no
problem. The highest of recommendations.
Psycho 3 has Norman back to his old ways as the motel is back
in business and business is well, business.
Anthony Perkins directed this chapter as this movie was not well
received at the time but over time has built a better reputation as Perkins did
a great job in front of the camera and did well behind it. These are both from Scream Factory so they
will look and sound great and will be loaded with features.
If you check these out follow it up with Mick Garris’ Psycho
IV and the excellent documentary The Psycho Legacy.
This is my favorite horror movie of all time. Director John Carpenter used the boogeyman and
created one of the most terrifying horror icons of all time in Michael Myers
and he is still in movies today. This
classic was made on a budget of $300,000 and grossed over $70 million in 1978
which was huge money for movies then, which would translate to about $250
million today. Carpenter, many of the
crew and star Jaime Lee Curtis were catapulted to fame after the critical and
financial success of this movie. The
highest of recommendations
Director John Carpenter was on a roll from 1976 until 1988 with
some great movies. In 1987 he took a
step back from big studio work and went back to his roots on a smaller scale
and made one of his best horror movies in Prince of Darkness. This is a creepy movie with a great cast as
Donald Pleasance returns to work with Carpenter in this. A research team finds this green liquid in a
Church as all Hell breaks loose as they begin to study it. Look for rock star Alice Cooper walking
around in this one.
The first V/H/S was a pretty good horror anthology with some
up and coming directors involved so I will need to check this out. I liked the old title of S-V/H/S better
though.
Been hearing about this documentary for a long time as it is
about an exploration of various interpretations of the horror film, The Shining. Since it is Horrorweenathon The Shining is
due for a watch anyway.
I love Jason Statham’s movies and this one looks to be a bit
different and that is okay. Homeless and
on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier
navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another
man's identity -- transforming into an avenging angel in the process. Looking forward to some ass kicking in
this.
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