For Creepshow 2, the quickie 1987 sequel to the Stephen King-scripted/George Romero-directed 1982 original, Romero shifted jobs to become the screenwriter, earning King (who also has a goony cameo as a trucker) a "based on stories by" credit. Cinematographer Michael Gornick stepped up to make an uninspiring directorial debut, turning out a conventional TV-look picture unlike the sometimes striking Creepshow. A frame story mixes live action and cartoon as a small boy leafs through the latest issue of his favourite horror comic while plotting revenge against neighbourhood bullies. A pun-dropping host called the Creep (played by Tom Savini when not a cartoon) introduces three anecdotes. In "Old Chief Wooden Head", George Kennedy and Dorothy Lamour are kindly Western shopkeepers killed by tearaways and avenged by the wooden Indian which stands outside the place. In "The Raft", four obnoxious teens are terrorised on a lake by a hungry slime-monster. And in "The Hitch-Hiker", hit-and-run driver Lois Chiles is haunted by her squashed victim, who keeps reappearing in a progressively battered forms. Though King and Romero deliver a good mix of cynical and melodramatic dialogue, the stories are disappointingly thin and predictable, with especially weak punch-lines. Of the performers, only Chiles really works up the hysterical attack needed to play a comic book character. On the DVD: just a trailer. The picture is a fullscreen print that cuts off crucial details in the comic book panels. --Kim Newman
Several years after her first husbands death Dora (Daria Nicolodi) returns to her country home with her son (David Colin Jr) and her second husband (John Steiner). However she finds that the house is occupied by a mysterious evil presence that begins to torment her with terrifying nightmares and strange occurrences. Even her young son Mark is grasped by the evil and undergoes hideous transformation as though possessed by a supernatural force. As Dora is driven closer to the edge of madness the truth behind her first husband's death is revealed. The terror grows as the game of supernatural revenge is played to its chilling conclusion. The final theatrical film from Italian horror maestro Mario Bava.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to camp: here's even more heart-pounding terror! Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake all that remains is the legend of Jason Voorhees and his demented mother who had murdered seven camp counsellors. At a nearby summer camp the new counsellors are unconcerned about the warnings to stay away from the infamous site. Carefree the young people roam the area not sensing the ominous lurking presence. One by one the
Shocker allows Wes Craven to hang onto his title as the master of the horror genre--but only just. Centring once more on a charismatic lead character (Horace Pinker) Shocker continues Craven's penchant for combining fantasy and horror. Pinker (played with zeal by Mitch Pileggi of X-Files fame) is a serial killer--the "family slasher"--terrorising the inhabitants of the city of. Having murdered the foster family and girlfriend of all-American boy Jonathon Parker (Peter Berg), the latter finds he can foresee Pinker's actions in his dreams. The resulting supernatural developments (including ghosts, magic charms and possessed bodies) are more than a little muddled but underpinned by the continuous gruesome hack and slash action. A film with its brain most definitely disengaged, Shocker is still undemanding, wince-inducing fun. On the DVD: Not much to offer from this format. The splendidly dated 1980's American heavy metal soundtrack (including Kiss and Megadeth) comes through loud and clear and the sound effects are certainly horribly audible. Picture quality is fine but not spectacular. Extras are limited to scene selection, the trailer and a selection of storyboards and their cinematic equivalents. --Phil Udell
With this search team... pray you don't get lost. While working on a documentary on his old neighborhood a young film school graduate shifts the focus of his production onto the disappearance of a local resident and the strange characters who are conducting the search to find him...
Ally McCoist is undoubtedly one of the most gifted and celebrated players Scotland has ever produced but his appeal now extends far beyond The Game he loves. As his remarkably successful with club and country draws to a close the charismatic Ally is now winning thousands of new fans as a TV and now film star.Football pundit Question Of Sport captain and co-host of his own TV chat show Ally has won extravagant praise from legendary Hollywood star Robert Duvall for his film debut in The Cup.It is a tribute to Super Ally's enduring career that this is a programme devoted to his career. Duvall is only one of the big names to pay tribute to one of Scotland's favourite sons - Des Lynam John Parrott Walter Smith and Mark Hateley are among those who have contributed to this latest chapter of the Super Ally story.
Blade's back and this time he's facing the greatest vampire of them in with just Jessica Alba and Ryan Reynolds for back up.
After the authorities discover that Frank Kane is Jewish rather than Catholic he's forced to switch orphanages because of a state law requiring children to live with those of their own faith. The move leaves him feeling rejected and orphaned again and the lonely Frank responds by descending into a life of petty thievery. He eventually succeeds in finding the family he never had by becoming the head of a crime syndicate but a final confrontation with the police costs him dearly.
Juno And The Paycock is set in Ireland chronicling the financial and emotional ups and downs of the Boyle clan. When the father learns that he is about to inherit a fortune he and his family go shopping with a vengeance and rack up some serious debts. Furthermore the promise of wealth also makes the Boyles very haughty and they even dump their working-class friends. However the Boyles find themselves in big trouble - financially and otherwise - when it is revealed t
Bulldog Drummond In Africa: Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond will not let anything get in the way of his wedding preparations. He has his phones shut off and refuses to take orders from Scotland Yard. But when his bride Phyllis goes to pick up Drummond's friend Colonel Nielson she finds that he's been kidnapped. Drummond investigates and learns that Nielson has been spirited away to Morocco. Losing no time Drummond and his friends hop aboard his plane and fly down to North Africa to rescue Nielson. But they have to dodge bombs bullets and lions before they can complete their task. Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police: In ""Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police"" once again Captain Hugh ""Bulldog"" Drummond of Scotland yard tries to go through with his marriage to Phyllis but once again his plans are foiled. A dead body turns up and the murderer is Borjei Islanyani a man masquerading as Phyllis's butler. It seems that Islanyani is in search of a treasure buried underneath Drummond's castle. He kidnaps Phyllis and takes her into the castle's catacombs. So Drummond and his ""secret police"" - his butler Tenny his friend Algy and Colonel Nielson - embark on a search for the missing bride. But the catacombs are vast and perilous and the villain is resourceful.
In an effort to subdue a bout of depression a millionaire playboy (Cary Grant) makes a 50 000 British pound bet with a psychiatrist that he could become a famous business tycoon without using his family's inheritance. Based on the novel ""The Amazing Quest"" by Ernest Bliss. Please note: This is a NTSC disc.
Possibly the most famous auld enemy match ever to be played!! England the reigning World Champions faced a Scottish 11 including the legendary skills of the likes of John Greig Jim Baxter Denis Law Bobby Lennox and Willie Wallace. The World champions boasted the likes of Geoff Hurst Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Charlton. However they were no match for this Scottish 11. The final whistle giving a score line of World Champions 2 - Scotland 3. Jim Baxter even had time for a wee game of keepy uppie in the middle of it all. Hugely popular when originally released on vhs this historical event is now available 90 minutes plus celebrations on dvd.
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