Movie Maniac added 1 item to Terror Blurbs! Part II (An Ever-Expanding List) list
Plot: A group of friends descend upon a villa where an anthropologist has just inadvertently triggered an uprising of revenant Etruscans fueled by magick.
Italy was known for knocking off movies for quick cash-ins that reveled more in gore, sex, and general weirdness around the time this movie released, so it is only suitable that this picture takes much influence from fellow Italian Lucio Fulci's zombie cycle (itself an array of knock-offs). That being said, it's nowhere near as good as any of those. In fact, it's, for lack of better words...dog shit. However, its virtually non-existent plot and gonzo gusto for exploitative violence and really weird sexual undertones make it somewhat of a bonkers fun time to watch if you're into "so bad, it's good" type of stuff. Interesting makeup, highly inconsistent but oddly amusing music, hilariously awful dubbing, dumb as all hell characters, and the unflinching gaze toward grue all add to the fun. In reality this deserves a lower rating but I can't deny the idiotic fun it provides.
2 years, 4 months ago
Movie Maniac added Mad God Blu-Ray + DVD Steelbook to owned list
2 years, 4 months ago
Movie Maniac posted a review of Skyscraper
The Building Is High But The Movie Aims Low
“What do you get when you mix The Towering Inferno with Die Hard and then use the vague framework of Jurassic Park to deliver that chimera to an audience? Well, in an ideal world you'd get an awesome movie, however, we do not live in that reality. We currently reside in a timeline where Skyscraper ex” read more
2 years, 4 months ago
Movie Maniac added 1 item to Terror Blurbs! Part II (An Ever-Expanding List) list
Plot: A grieving mother taps the expertise of a self-proclaimed occultist to obtain closure. Their motives become increasingly suspect as the laborious grind of a ritual moves onward.
A Dark Song is not concerned with the usual horror trappings. Instead it delivers a tense, dramatic tรชte-ร -tรชte between two nebulous and strong-willed people who caustically feed off of each other while forced together. Expertly manipulating viewer perception, this one builds up to a climax that delivers on multiple fronts. A grown up's horror movie.
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