Tag Archives: 1987

SYNOPSIS: Chief Brody’s widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge. REVIEW: I’m sure that you’ve heard people complain about movies having unnecessary sequels, and you may have made that same gripe yourself. I know I have. If there’s ever a poster child for that sentiment, look no further than Jaws. While …

SYNOPSIS: A group of people waiting for the bus at a bus station tell each other scary stories. REVIEW: I saw Chillers back when I was in college and to be honest I had forgotten all about it until I watched it again recently. I love horror anthologies and while some are quite awesome, there are also some that leave …

SYNOPSIS: Devilman faces the tortoise demon Jinmen and birdwoman Shiranu. REVIEW: I have very specific tastes when it comes to anime. I’m more in “the Sailor Moon camp,” where sometimes heavy subject matter is flanked with pretty costumes and big sparkly eyes–I am very much a girly girl in that regard. The flipside of this is what I call “the …

SYNOPSIS: A group of people win a trip to an old campground where they all attended camp years earlier. Once they get there someone starts killing them off in a number of brutal ways. Who is behind the murders, and how is this person connected to a tragic event that occurred that claimed the life of a mentally challenged young …

SYNOPSIS: The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor’s latest creation, Nuclear Man. REVIEW: Today’s journey into bad movie land is the much-maligned Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, though if the director had his way, it would have had the subtitle The Quest for a Budget by the time they wrapped. The film centers on …

SYNOPSIS: Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer’s stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful …

SYNOPSIS: A group of teens head to the lake for a nice relaxing weekend only to find themselves targeted by a homicidal maniac. REVIEW: Call me crazy but I dug Blood Lake. Yes, it is a shot on video film that probably only cost a couple of hundred bucks to make and is seemingly universally hated by most people but I enjoyed …

SYNOPSIS: Hikari is a boy who is bullied and teased by the other boys at school because he has the odd distinction of having an electricity pole growing out of his back. However, one of his classmates, a girl named Momo, comes to his rescue. Hikari thanks her by sharing his secret possession with her: a time machine. He then …

SYNOPSIS: A group of sadistic mercenaries kidnap people off the streets and set them loose on the grounds of their secret camp, so the “students” at the camp can learn how to track down and kill their prey. REVIEW: Deadly Prey is the epitome of ‘80s action flicks. From the mullets to the techno drum beats to the insane action …

SYNOPSIS: A nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day’s end.   REVIEW: Three O’Clock High (1987) movie , a surprise cult VHS hit that arrived just on the tail end of the 80’s. It was an era when …

SYNOPSIS: A group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers, and their haunted collection of dolls. REVIEW: Stop motion is a dying art form, so any time I can see a great old example of it I get pretty excited. I certainly wasn’t expecting to see it in Dolls, which, let’s be …

SYNOPSIS: After several prostitutes are brutally murdered by an apparent serial killer a troubled medical examiner is determined to get to the bottom of things and figure out who is responsible for the homicides. Unfortunately for him though, it appears as though the serial killer may be something not quite human and he may be more than a little out …

SYNOPSIS: The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers. REVIEW: Director: Ethan Wiley Starring: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano and John Ratzenberger The original House was an underrated gem of a film that married the clever narrative of films like Jacob’s Ladder with the …

SYNOPSIS: A group of friends break into the old mansion of a once prominent Hollywood star only to find themselves being killed off by someone wearing the costumes said actor once wore in his movies during his heyday. REVIEW: In case you weren’t aware, there is a ton of controversy surrounding Terror Night (aka Bloody Movie). Apparently it was shot …

SYNOPSIS: Nathan is a struggling farmer in a small community in Tennessee. When Nathan isn’t worrying about his wife Francis cheating on him or his crop he finds time to deal with Francis’s two children he is raising as his own. Nathan believes in good old fashion Christian values and wants his family to have the same beliefs that he …