| In celebration of Robin Hardy's new film, The Wicker Tree (opening in theaters on 1/27/12), we bring you our retro review of his original classic The Wicker Man. "The Wicker Man has received mixed reviews since its theatrical release back in '73. But for the most part, its been well received and some have even called it "The 'Citizen Kane' of horror films", I'd have to agree. The film is brilliantly acted as Edward Woodward puts on an Oscar worthy performance and Christopher Lee is his usual magnificent self. The supporting cast including Britt Ekland and Diane Cilento are equally convincing. In fact I was nearly hypnotized with Ekland's song and dance mid-way through the film." >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper first posted on 9/25/01 |
| It's 1780 and Prince Mamuwalde (played by William Marshall) and his wife Luva (played by Vonetta McGee) are at the dinner table with Count Dracula. The Prince and his wife are there on a mission and seek Dracula's help in suppressing the slave trade. Dracula laughs at the plea as he sees the slave trade a good thing for mankind. Dracula then proceeds to turn the Prince into a vampire and shortly thereafter, imprisons him in a sealed coffin. Luva would also be imprisoned but would later die in captivity. Some 200 years later Dracula's estate is purchased by two decorators. They have the contents of the castle (including the coffin) shipped back to Los Angeles and in the process of unpacking everything, unleash the now dead Prince, Blacula. After killing the two men, Mamuwalde (Blacula) waits for the sun to set and then hits the streets. It's here he spots Tina (also played by Vonetta McGee), a spitting image of his deceased bride Luva. Tina, frightened by Mamuwalde, runs away from him. The next night however Mamuwalde catches up with her at the local night club and the two immediately become close. >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper |
| After this we're introduced to the films main characters, Andrew (played by Scott McNairy). Andrew is a photojournalist and is in San Jose, Central America in hopes of capturing the alien creatures in action as his employer pays well for such photo's. We also meet Samantha (played by Whitney Able). Samantha is also in San Jose and we first meet her in the hospital as she's having her injured wrist attended to. The unlikely couple come together after Andrew gets a call from his employer asking him to escort his daughter (who happens to be Samantha) out of the infected zone and back to the U.S. where safety lies. Somewhat hesitant, Andrew agrees and the adventure begins. Once securing a safe way out of Mexico, the two board a train to the coast where they're to board a fairy to the U.S. The night before they're to travel, the fairy ticket is stolen from Andrew leaving the two to travel on foot through the infected area. This decision comes after finding that if they don't get out within the next couple of days, they won't be able to get out for another six months. So with such a tight timeline, the two put together a plan to leave on foot. >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper |
| Twenty years pass and we're introduced to Isabella Rossi (Fernanda Andrade), the daughter of Maria. Isabella is in the process of filming a documentary about exorcisms, in particular, the possible possession of her mother. Once in Rome with her cameraman, Mike (played by Ionut Grama), she finds her way to a couple of ordained ministers named Ben (Simon Quartermain) and David (Evan Helmuth). The three sit down and talk in-depth about said subject and come to the conclusion that if Isabella is to understand exorcism, she must attend one. Shortly after this, her and the two priests visit a possessed woman named Rosalita (Bonnie Morgan) and attempt to cleanse her in the basement of her parents house. After this so-called cleansing, Isabella talks the two priests into performing an exorcism on her mother. They both agree and end up in the hospital with Isabella's mother tied down to a table. During the exorcism, Maria spews all sorts of verbal nastiness and exposes each in the room with the secrets they've been keeping (showing the viewer that she is indeed possessed). After the attempted exorcism, the three watch the recorded film afterwards and notice an odd electrical disturbance in their footage. This of course leads us to the later half of the film and the downfall of each attendee as the demon seems to have jumped into each one of them. >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper |
| The Gruesome Twosome begins with two white foamed heads chit-chatting back and forth about some silly nonsense. After this we meet the remainder of the cast. Mrs. Pringle (Elizabeth Davis) owns a wig shop in town and also rents out rooms to girls attending the local college. One girl after another enters the shop in hopes of acquiring a wig or renting a room. This of course leads them to Mrs. Pringles' retarded son, Rodney (Chris Martell), whom scalps each one for mothers wig business. Next we meet Kathy (Gretchen Wells), another gal attending the local college. Kathy seems to be the only one noticing the other missing girls and takes it upon herself to investigate the disappearances. Kathy's discoveries lead her to the wig shop so she calls the police and the truth is finally revealed about Mrs. Pringle and her son, Rodney. Or should I say, The Gruesome Twosome. >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper |
| The Crazies opens on a sunny day in Ogden Marsh, Iowa on a baseball field where two local teams battle it out. The sheriff (played by Timothy Olyphant, Deadwood) and his deputy (played by Joe Anderson, The Ruins) are just two of the many spectators enjoying the day. During the middle of the game, the sheriff spots a local with a shotgun stepping onto the field through an opening in the outfield wall. The sheriff and his deputy both confront the man mid-field and when all attempts fail at getting him to put his gun down, the sheriff shoots and kills him in self defense. Meanwhile, in town, the sheriffs wife Judy (played by Radha Mitchell, Surrogates) is busy working in her doctors office seeing her patients. One patient in particular is acting very bizarre and just repeats what he tells the doctor over and over again. Once the day ends, Judy comforts Dave (the sheriff) at home and tells him that he had no choice but to shoot Rory (the man with the shotgun). That same night the sheriff gets an emergency call so him and Judy head to the scene of the crime. The same man that repeated himself earlier in the doctors office apparently locked his wife and boy in their home setting it on fire killing them. >> Read review written by: ZombieKeeper |
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