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Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (2002) Movie Review
It goes without saying that only genre lovers need apply for “Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled”, the fourth installment in the saga of a hard luck Djinn who can’t seem to get anyone to...
Read More »Scream (1996) Movie Review
Allow me to get pretentious for a moment by looking back at the first postmodern work in the Teen Slasher genre — the “Scream” trilogy. Conceived by screenwriter Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes...
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Scream 2 (1997) Movie Review
As a character in “Scream 2″ explains, the sequel is always bigger, bloodier, and has a bigger bodycount to satisfy the real fans. Such is the case with “Scream 2″, made one year after...
Read More »Scream 3 (2000) Movie Review
Randy’s back! Well, not exactly. Having been killed off in “Scream 2″, Jamie Kennedy (“The Specials”) makes a cameo return as Randy, the former video store clerk, horror movie expert, and the coolest Ghostface...
Read More »Inner Senses (2002) Movie Review
The Hong Kong motto is, “If it sells tickets, copy it ad nauseam until it no longer sells tickets.” As a result of that motto, 2002 has been the Year of the Ghosts —...
Read More »Final Destination 2 (2003) Movie Review
I will be the first to admit that the storyline and mumbo jumble in “Final Destination 2″ is probably too convoluted and at the same time too simplistic for its own good. Having said...
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Body Jumper (2001) Movie Review
Taking its cue from the still-fresh Teen Horror Parody genre ala “Scary Movie”, the Thai film “Body Jumper” has a lot of good moments in it, but it also has a bad habit of...
Read More »Hellraiser (1987) Movie Review
Time hasn’t done Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser” any favors. Looking every bit like what it is — a low-budget horror movie made in 1987 — the original “Hellraiser” is clearly ambitious, that much it can...
Read More »The Embalmer (1996) Movie Review
To be honest, I don’t know why I spend so much time hunting down and watching no-budget movies like “Embalmer” and its ilk. I guess if I had to absolutely put a reason to...
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Demons (1985) Movie Review
Surprisingly, I had a lot of hope for “Demons”, and was anticipating its first reveal of the demons that would terrorize our characters with bated breath. And then the demons were revealed, and all...
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Darkness (2002) Movie Review
The new horror movie “Darkness”, not to be confused with “Darkness Falls” (although both films share similar gimmicks involving darkness), stars Anna Paquin (“X-Men”) as a teen whose family moves into an old house...
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Deathwatch (2002) Movie Review
As further proof of the sad state of horror films nowadays, I give you the British movie “Deathwatch” and the recently reviewed Spanish/U.S. collaboration “Darkness”. Two films, made by very competent directors using super...
Read More »Vampires (1998) Movie Review
You really have to like Vampire movies in order to appreciate how good and original John Carpenter’s “Vampires” is. And I’m not talking about Fake Vampire movies, where the vampire is of Eurotrash origin...
Read More »Sleeping with the Dead (2002) Movie Review
Although sold as a Supernatural Horror film, the new Jordan Chan movie “Sleeping with the Dead” actually works better as a Drama. For one thing, the supernatural premise behind “Sleeping” is a retread of...
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Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead (1994) Movie Review
Marked most noticeably by the vast improvement in movie special effects circa 1994, “Phantasm 3″ also gets a much-needed boost by way of a coherent screenplay. In “Phantasm 3: Lord of the Dead”, franchise...
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Phantasm 2 (1988) Movie Review
If there’s one thing I can say about the “Phantasm” series (and I’ve only seen two so far), it’s this: it is one confusing franchise! The opening of “Phantasm 2″ was so mind boggling...
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Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Movie Review
If you decide to watch “Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter”, you will bear witness to the following: (And depending on your level of taste or sense of humor, you will either weep at how bad...
Read More »Night of the Living Dead (1990) Movie Review
It should be obvious by now that I don’t look at movies like “Night of the Living Dead” and say, “The Hours”, the same way. Some people like to go to the movies to...
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28 Days Later (2002) Movie Review
My reaction to Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” would probably be a lot more positive if I hadn’t just finished watching Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of George Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead”. I...
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Krai Thong (2001) Movie Review
I’ve been asked why I haven’t reviewed that many movies from Thailand. It’s simple, really. The vast majority of movies from Thailand are just terrible. I mean, really, really bad. The acting, the writing,...
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