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THE BOOGENS (1981). The low budget does impact this and the monsters are all that, but I found myself liking this quite a lot. It's an engaging story and the cast is OK, especially adorable Rebecca Balding, who I remembered from TV's SOAP and SILENT SCREAM (1980). And at least, it's a genuine Monster movie, instead of another slasher. ***
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EATING RAOUL (1982). Great Black comedy about a Prudish/Uptight couple resorting to hitherto unknown depths to achieve their dream. Mary Woronov is fantastic in this. ****
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Horror Express, with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Surprisingly good. And one of the rare instances where I recall Lee playing a "good" guy!
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Watched Return of the Living Dead with the girlfriend, it was absolutly awesome showing it her as she had never seen it before, I just love the way things go from bad to worse with almost every decision every character makes in this film.
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NIGHTMARE (1981). Incredibly grim slasher movie of a guy whose medical treatment falls off the rails after a visit to Times Square and he heads to Florida. The Sunshine State portion had one of the most odious children I've ever seen in a movie and you almost wish the maniac would grab him.
Not much of a story and kind of silly towards the end, although it's pretty brutal (the babysitter murder really is cringeworthy) and one of the most violent over the top wrap ups I can ever recall. *** |
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THE POSSESSED (1977). TV movie suffers from the Malaise common with those productions, but not a bad story of unusual occurrences happening at a Girl's finishing school. For Me, the main reason to watch these is usually for the cast. Good performances by James Farentino and especially Joan Hackett, who has some good scenes in here.
Some early roles for Diana Scarwid (MOMMY DEAREST, PSYCHO 3), Ann Dusenberry (JAWS 2, CUTTER'S WAY), PJ SOLES (CARRIE, HALLOWEEN, STRIPES) and Harrison Ford who is very Hans Solo-ish as a cocky Tom catting Bio instructor. **1/2 |
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