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Pacific Rim (2013), an epic live-action anime experience
http://jmountswritteninblood.com/category/pacific-rim/ MY CALL. Effects. Effects. Effects. That’s why you wanted to see this movie. NOT for a good story! This is live-action anime. If I hear one...
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R.I.P.D. (2013), a paint-by-numbers approach to destroying a potentially fun...
http://blurppy.com/2013/04/18/watch-the-first-trailer-for-universals-supernatural-action-comedy-r-i-p-d-starring-jeff-bridges-and-ryan-reynolds/ MY CALL: This could have been a very fun spin on Men...
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The Conjuring (2013), a nearly perfect, instant classic horror with amazing...
MY CALL: Poltergeist (1982) meets The Exorcist (1973) in this modern horror classic that only fails to meet perfection because its predecessors already claimed the title by pioneering the scenes and...
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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), proof that bigger isn’t better
http://jordanandeddie.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/film-review-jack-the-giant-slayer-2013/ MY CALL: Maybe great for preteens. But for adults this is just plain not good. I was disappointed by the...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Resurrected (1991), a most pleasant Lovecraftian...
MY CALL: What a pleasant surprise! Good gore, a story that kept me curious and odd creature-effects outweighed the blaring acting and film-adapted writing flaws. Fans of gore and H. P. Lovecraft...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: Killer Workout (1987), one of the most...
Pretty classy poster, right? MY CALL: Hardly horror at all, this was deliciously cheesy and raunchy to the point of hilarity. Watch this to remind yourself of what it’s like to be a teenage boy. IF...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: The Initiation (1984), an under-rated...
http://lefthandhorror.com/2012/03/22/the-initiation-1984-movie-review/ NSFW WARNING: There is a single NSFW image at the end of this article. MY CALL: This movie has all of the hallmarks of a classic...
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John’s Horror Corner: Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004), teaching us...
http://mutantreviewers.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/louise-does-ginger-snaps-back-the-beginning-wild-weird-west-week/ MY CALL: Apathy best frames my feelings about this movie in one word. I just didn’t...
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John’s Horror Corner: Would You Rather (2012), the most family-friendly...
You see this poster and you think “this is gonna’ be SERIOUS!” But it’s not. And the scene depicted above…easiest eye injury to watch on film EVER. MY CALL: Intended as a brutal, cruel installment...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh (2012), a...
MY CALL: A solid success for a writer/director with a small budget on his first feature length film. I’m excited to see what this guy does next. Amid the constantly recycled concepts and axioms...
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John’s Horror Corner: American Mary (2012)
MY CALL: I wasn’t thrilled with this film, but I remain very interested to see what the Soska sisters do next. Horror has plenty of remakes and recycled concepts. So I was happy to see this film...
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John’s Horror Corner: Retro Puppet Master (1999), the seventh installment of...
Saw this poster and thought “meh” MY CALL: This seventh franchise installment could be described as no fun. Maybe not as “bad” as part 6, but not as entertaining either. At least part 6 had the...
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John’s Horror Corner: The Faculty (1998), tons of fun and cliques of...
MY CALL: Monstrous aliens Body Snatch the faculty of a small Ohio high school in this clique-y high school throwback filled with before-they-were-famous A-listers. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Here is a...
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John’s Horror Corner: You’re Next (2013), featuring one of the best credibly...
MY CALL: Horrible filmmaking…but being unexpectedly complemented by one of the best credibly tough horror heroines in the last decade makes it all worth it. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Vacancy (2007)...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: The Visitor (1979), the weirdest, most...
A movie poster that makes no sense…NONE! There are no evil claws and there is no giant evil eyeball. MY CALL: I watched this because someone called it one of the great horror movies and that it had...
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Deathstalker (1983), where Dungeons & Dragons, boobs and Flash Gordon all...
MY CALL: Brilliantly bad, this is the quintessential guilty pleasure that I hoped to find on HBO late at night 20 years ago. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Like the fantasy but don’t care for all the...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: The Kiss (1988), a “must love cats” voodoo...
MY CALL: The movie was at times a little slow-paced and overdeveloped for a rather simple plot, but the production value was certainly competitive with horror movies of its time and damn does Joanna...
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John’s Horror Corner: Puppet Master: The Legacy (2003), this incredibly...
This movie poster should have depicted a photograph of the DVD boxed set with Puppet Master 1-7 fanned out like a poker hand because all we get here is a bunch of stock footage clips from these...
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John’s Old School Horror Corner: Flesh Eating Mothers (1988), because babies...
MY CALL: For lovers of truly bad horror and bad, cheesy horror comedy, this is a God-awful winner. All others should keep a safe distance. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Killer Workout (1987), Death Spa...
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Tokyo Shock: Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis (2004), pre-Tokyo Shock era and...
MY CALL: Aiming more towards comedy than shoxploitation, this is a n early and rather tame Tokyo Shock-esque installment. IF YOU LIKE THIS WATCH: Helldriver (2010), Meatball Machine (2005), Vampire...
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