SYNOPSIS: The friendship of a group of young friends struggling with teen sex, drugs, and work is jeopardized by a romantic interest which may turn pals into bitter rivals. REVIEW: Hey folks…another guilty pleasure review for me…not horror, but almost “culty” in its own respect. Arriving right at the start of the 1980’s rush of teen angst films arrived this …
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Film Review: Cat People (1982)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Irena Gallier, a beautiful young woman, is on the brink of sexuality. She discovers love for the first time only to find that the explosive experience brings with it tragic consequences. However, the tremendous passion of this girl’s first romantic love is so strong, it bypasses the terror around her – including her brother’s extraordinary demands – …
Read More »Film Review: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween, but they harbor a dark agenda. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover the plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran, with deadly consequences! Director: Tommy Lee Wallace Writer: Tommy Lee Wallace, John Carpenter (uncredited), Nigel Kneale (uncredited) Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O’Herlihy, Ralph Strait, …
Read More »Film Review: Forty Deuce (1982)
SYNOPSIS: A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.
Read More »Film Review: Tenebrae (1982)
SYNOPSIS: An American writer in Rome is stalked by a serial killer bent on harassing him while killing all people associated with his work on his latest book. REVIEW: “Tenebrae” is the story of popular mystery author Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) who is visiting Rome on a promotional tour for his latest best seller “Tenebrae”. Upon his arrival he is …
Read More »Film Review: Xtro (1982)
SYNOPSIS: Tony’s father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Joe doesn’t trust Sam, and Rachel can’t quite decide what her feelings are for her two men. Sam is not the same as when he left, and …
Read More »Film Review: Creepshow (1982)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “Five tales of terror are presented. The first deals with a demented old man returning from the grave to get the Father’s Day cake his murdering daughter never gave him. The second is about a not-too-bright farmer discovering a meteor that turns everything into plant-life. The third is about a vengeful husband burying his wife and her …
Read More »Film Review: Vice Squad (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A Los Angeles businesswoman, known only by her street name of Princess, turns to prostitution to support herself and her young daughter when she’s forced by Detective Tom Walsh and his vice squad to help them arrest a brutal pimp named Ramrod for the murder of a prostitute named Ginger. But when Ramrod learns that he …
Read More »Film Review: The Five Element Ninjas (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young martial artist seeks revenge on the Ninja who kills his martial arts brothers and teacher. He finds help in the form of a new teacher (who knows Ninjitsu) and new brothers. Together the four pupils face the Five Element Ninja challenge: Wood, Earth, Gold, Water, and Fire. REVIEW: After having suffered through Bela Lugosi …
Read More »Film Review: The New York Ripper (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A serial killer that quacks and speaks like a duck terrorizes the streets of New York City, leaving a trail of dead bodies in his wake as the police try to figure out his identity and stop him before anyone else dies at his hand. REVIEW: I saw The New York Ripper for the first time …
Read More »Film Review: The Entity (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: “Carla Moran awakens one night to find herself being beaten and raped by an unseen presence. Terrified of what’s happening to her, and shunned by friends and family who think she’s lost her mind, she seeks help from parapsychologists. The researchers soon discover that evil spiritual force has been drawn to Carla and is responsible for …
Read More »Film Review: The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
SYNOPSIS: A young American family moves to a House in Kyoto, Japan. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and her lover, who were killed by the woman’s husband, as well as the ghost of the husband, who killed himself afterward. REVIEW:
Read More »Film Review: Blood Link (1982)
SYNOPSIS: A doctor has a psychic link to his murderous Siamese twin brother and decides to track him down to stop him from killing anyone else. REVIEW: Blood Link is one of those movies that I picked up at the video store on more than one occasion when I was younger but always ended up putting it back on the …
Read More »Film Review: Deadly Games (1982)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young woman investigates the death of her sister only to discover that she may have been murdered and the killer is still at large. REVIEW: Oddly enough, I had never even heard of Deadly Games until I watched it recently (which is strange since I am an 80’s slasher flick fanatic). I thought that it …
Read More »Film Review: The Thing (1982)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “In the midst of the Antarctic snow-field, the scientists and workers of a small American research base are shocked when a helicopter begins to circle their camp, chasing and shooting at a dog. When the helicopter is destroyed and the passenger’s are killed by accident, the dog is let into the base and the American’s begin to …
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