Barbara Crampton is catnip for horny, old, morally-dubious scientists.
I didn't expect to like this more than Re-Animator, but here we are. The practical effects in this are wonderful. And now I know what a pineal gland is.
This has 14 people credited as cast (per IMDB) and was apparently made for $90,000. I can absolutely believe it.
- Do we have any idea where the slave girls come from or how they end up in a 'space gulag'? No.
- Do we know anything about this universe or how someone can be from 'Beyond Infinity'? No.
- Do the leads have four outfits in total: beige ragged-hem bikinis, slinky black evening wear, sexy nightwear, and golden…
Dang, this might be one of my favourites. Was it actually good or did I just have low expectations? Who knows?
It fits a bit awkwardly between Saw and Saw II (not Saw II and Saw III like I initially thought). They make some attempts to give it a mid-2000s feel (flip phones!), but I can't say I was particularly persuaded.
We get a generous helping of Tobin Bell as John Kramer, which I am a big fan of as…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Mommy's with the maggots now.
What an absolute ripper. I like it just as much as Evil Dead (2013), which seems to be an uncommon position. It's hard not to compare the two when watching it.
Evil Dead Rise opens to a familiar scene: a few young people are vacationing at a cabin in the woods and either get possessed or murdered by deadites. While it leads to an excellent title card (worth the praise), I found it a bit…