Halloween III (1982)
I have banged on about this before, but I bought it on a shiny new DVD and rewatched it last week.
Halloween III suffered for what it wasn't rather than what it was. It's a great 80s horror film. It's genunely creepy all the way through. Tom Atkins, the lead, does very well with not a lot. Dan O'Herlihy as terrifically barking mad as Conal Cochran. Plus the annoying (but deeply malevolent) jingle and the downbeat ending.
It's still only 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
The Tom Savini remake, rather than the original.
This got a right kicking on its release and I never understood why. It's always playing with the audience's expectations, based on the original. Barbara is pretty rubbish in the Romero original, but she's properly badass in this one. The practical effects are great, as you'd expect from Savini. And the annoying Harry gets his comeuppance.
Roger Ebert gave this one star.
I have banged on about this before, but I bought it on a shiny new DVD and rewatched it last week.
Halloween III suffered for what it wasn't rather than what it was. It's a great 80s horror film. It's genunely creepy all the way through. Tom Atkins, the lead, does very well with not a lot. Dan O'Herlihy as terrifically barking mad as Conal Cochran. Plus the annoying (but deeply malevolent) jingle and the downbeat ending.
It's still only 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
The Tom Savini remake, rather than the original.
This got a right kicking on its release and I never understood why. It's always playing with the audience's expectations, based on the original. Barbara is pretty rubbish in the Romero original, but she's properly badass in this one. The practical effects are great, as you'd expect from Savini. And the annoying Harry gets his comeuppance.
Roger Ebert gave this one star.
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