Articles Written by Joseph Savitski
Destroy All Monsters (1968) Movie Review
Godzilla’s popularity was on the wane in the late 60s, both in Japan and abroad. As a result, Toho management decreed that “Destroy All Monsters” would be Godzilla’s swan song, and ordered a film that would send the big guy out in style. Little did they know that the film would not only give the [...]
November 17th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreGiant Monster Gamera (1965) Movie Revie
Toho’s Godzilla series was so successful that Daiei Studios decided they wanted a monster of their own. Probably realizing they couldn’t compete at the adult level with the Big G, Toho aimed somewhat lower, by focusing on the children’s market. The result is a substandard kaiju flick, the potential of which wouldn’t be fully realized [...]
November 14th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreChildren of the Living Dead (2004) Movie Review
After standing on the sideline and witnessing the success George Romero had with his two sequels to “Night of the Living Dead”, John Russo, who co-wrote and produced “Night”, decided to make a sequel without Romero’s involvement, and presumably “cash in” on the name recognition of “Night” all by his little lonesome. In hindsight, that [...]
November 14th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 1 Comment | Read MoreSamhain (2002) Movie Review
Although completed in 2002, “Samhain” has been gathering dust in the film vault awaiting distribution. That’s a bit of a shame, since this inventive mix of porn stars and outrageous gore is a fairly good way to spend an evening. An audacious bit of filmmaking, “Samhain” tries to break through steel walls and for the [...]
October 30th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreGodzilla Raids Again (1955) Movie Review
Toho wasn’t going to let a little thing like the title character dying get in their way of making money. Five months after the original “Godzilla” first hit screens, a sequel was quickly made and released out onto an unsuspecting populace. While it is a fairly decent Godzilla film, the sequel nevertheless feels hurried and [...]
October 27th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Grudge (2004) Movie Review
The latest in an ever growing line of remakes of Japanese horror films is a rather underachieving effort that doesn’t measure up to previous attempts. This ghost story is long on eerie atmosphere and mood, but falls short in delivering a script that engages the audience. “The Grudge” is a passable spooky tale, but one [...]
October 26th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreFriday Night Lights (2004) Movie Review
“Friday Night Lights” isn’t the kind of high school football movie you’d expect, and in fact it bears little resemblance to “Varsity Blues” and its ilk. It’s a sharply drawn portrait of a town and a football team, providing insights that ring with emotional resonance throughout. In the end, the film is memorable not only [...]
October 9th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreGodzilla’s Revenge (1969) Movie Review
The Godzilla series was meant to end with “Destroy All Monsters”, a whiz-bang Armageddon of a finale. But there was a problem: “Destroy All Monsters” made a lot of money at the Japanese box office, so producer Tomoyuki Tanaka decided to follow the philosophy, “You can fool some of the people some of the time [...]
October 6th, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreGeneration X (1996) Movie Review
Long before the X-Men made a splash on the big screen, Marvel Comics tried things on a smaller scale with a television film based on a spin-off of the X titles. They made a very wise decision, and the result signals the beginning of Marvel’s rise as a theatrical force to be reckoned with. Breezy [...]
October 2nd, 2004 | Joseph Savitski | 0 Comments | Read MoreDecoys (2004) Movie Review
There are certain films that you question why the producers even bothered to make. “Decoys” falls nicely into that category. An uninspired mating of sci-fi, horror, and campus sex comedy, it’s as awful as it is ridiculous.
“Decoys” transports us to St. John’s College campus, where buddies Luke (Corey Sevier) and Roger (Elias Toufexis) are [...]
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