‘Venom’ (1982): Fun exploiter, but needs more hiss
Frequently silly but entertaining hostage crisis nail-biter…which needed a whole lot more mamba.
Tag: 1980s
‘Shaker Run’ (1985): Car chases, stunts, & American machismo in New Zealand
An obscure New Zealand chase film that didn’t bore me.
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ (1984): Claus, kills & controversy
Ho Ho Hold the phone while I get my axe!
‘Ghost Story’ (1981): Early ’80s attempt at refined, classic horror
Ghost Story, the glossy, high-end 1981 horror flick from Universal and director John Irvin, makes its Blu-ray debut thanks to Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory line.
‘Rolling Vengeance’ (1987): ’80s monster truck fad gets its due
Looking for revenge? Go big or go home.
‘Nightmares’ (1983): 4 scares for the price of 1
More hits than misses in this vintage 1980s four-part suspense/sci-fi/supernatural/horror anthology.
‘Dreamscape’ (1984): Silly then, fairly prescient today
It’s dumb, right?
‘Double Exposure’ (1982): Glossy, violent psycho-thriller is rediscovered
A snazzy little psychological slasher/giallo, where a photographer becomes (or does he?) the killer of his beautiful models.
‘Pulse’ (1988): A pre-Internet warning about technology
“Pull the plug…pull all the plugs, lady.”
‘Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone’ (1983): 3-D glasses not required
Ah! That 1980s 3-D that was “new and improved” over the old-timey 3-D…that now looks decidedly old-timey itself.
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