This blog shall stop at nothing and stay there, bringing all undiscerning readers up to date information about significant items of interest and intrigue that will certainly be interesting to someone somewhere at sometime. I shall also try to avoid being vague.
Let’s start this right off without the usual well-written, deeply contemplative, and thrillingly erudite introduction that you’ve come to expect from yours truly: I love Tremors! Yes, it is an evergreen movie for me, the very definition of entertaining popcorn flick. The eminent rewatchability of Tremors cannot be understated. In fact, it is one of …
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Franchises are not always obvious. Who knew that taking the framework of 1958’s It: The Terror Beyond Space while mixing in some HR Giger artwork and then coating everything with KY jelly would result in such a hit with audiences? But there was 20th Century Fox, suddenly sitting pretty with Alien’s sizeable box office returns …
Ah, the 1950s! The true glory days of the hard scrabble slightly financed sci-fi extravaganzas! Giant bugs and atomic beasts! Flying saucers and underwater creatures! Infinitesimal amounts of money were spent on a huge catalog of films that were unleashed onto the unwitting public. There were great posters, intriguing titles, and the promise of something unique and entertaining. And mothers across the …
Continue reading “Almost Equal Sequels Part XIX: War of the Colossal Beast “
Yet another week in October? That means we need to take the time to focus on the reason for the season: horror sequels that aren’t that bad! No, really! They are a delight! And thankfully, there are hundreds, if not billions of them to peruse. Again, thanks to those of you out there in the …
Another week in October! That means we need to take the time to focus on the reason for the season: horror sequels that aren’t that bad! Oh and since you probably won’t have trick-or-treating, since the world has been taken over by the children of the town leaders in Footloose who somehow crossbred with the …
Continue reading “Almost Equal Sequels Part V: Dracula’s Daughter”
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