In Bubba Ho-tep, Elvis (yes, the real one) lives in a rest home, mostly resigned to stay in bed and let life pass him by. That is until he sees something creepy and notices that more seniors than usual are dying at the home. Fortunately, he’s not the only one who notices that something is [...]
It’s apt that Peter Jackson set a blurb upon the advertising of the film. Jackson founded his now superstar film career upon exactly this kind of movie – funny, bloody rants with unique takes on horror and a never-ending supply of yucks. Frankly, and I mean no disrespect, an endorsement by Jackson nowadays is at [...]
House of the Dead is a movie based on the popular arcade game – I should just stop right there, shouldn’t I? Admittedly, I have on more than one occasion (drunk or not), picked up the plastic blue or pink shotguns and shot and CGI zombies. And you know what? It’s a fairly fun game. [...]
Written and Directed by: George Romero Starring: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross Details: 126 mins / Anchor Bay / Rated R This is the original, mind you, not a pseudo-hip remake with zombies that move like superheroes on speed. The original Dawn of the Dead is the quintessential zombie movie. It perfectly [...]
Year: 2003 Written by: Geoffrey Alan Holliday Directed by: Richard Friedman Starring: Samaire Armstrong, Ryan Alosio, Jaime Bergman and Tippi Hedren (Wha?) Details: 94 mins / 20th Century Fox Home Video / Rated R Darkwolf is the story of a wolf who is dark. And who wants to mate. That’s pretty much it. You know [...]
Year: 2003 Written by: A Whole Bunch of Losers Directed by: Uli Edel Starring: Thomas Gibson and Cathering Heigl Info: 120 mins (with commercials) / TBS / Rated TV-14 … it just fades away. Spoiler Alert: I give away everything about this made for TV movie, but not like it matters. You won’t (or shouldn’t [...]
No, it’s not as bad as you’ve heard, but it’s certainly not as good as you hoped. The horror that is Alien vs. Predator is not wrought by beast, but by man. In this case, that man is Paul W.S. Anderson, most stupendous superhack of all directors. Yes, if there’s any question about it, a [...]