When you think of body shock horror the first director's name to come to mind is probably David Cronenberg. Always delighting in pushing the boundaries of shocking human disfigurements and transformations in film, arguably Cronenberg's most lasting and commercially successful body shock horror is The Fly. Loosely based on the 1958 original, also called The Fly, itself based on … [Read more...]
Solomon Kane (2009) review by That Film Dude
Because of the 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, the Robert E. Howard character most familiar to audiences by far is Conan the Barbarian, and the aforementioned film has gone on to be considered one of the classics of the sword-and-sorcery genre. However, the character of Solomon Kane was created by Howard four years earlier than Conan, but it wasn't until 2009 that he got his … [Read more...]
Back to the Future Part III (1990) review by That Film Guy
Completing the trilogy, Back to the Future Part III was filmed back-to-back with its predecessor Back to the Future Part II and shifts the action 70 years in the past in 1885. While intrinsically linked to the previous two films, Back to the Future Part III sits slightly apart because of the Western-themed atmosphere. Commercially it made $70m less than the middle film of the … [Read more...]
Review: The Room (2003)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=1451661193][/pullquote] In the race to find the worst film of all time, this is a real contender. Terrible acting, no plot, awkward dialogue “ The Room has them all in abundance. The first thing to note is that, having just watched this film, I still have no idea what … [Read more...]
Back to the Future Part II (1989) review by That Film Guy
Following the commercial and critical success of Back to the Future, director Robert Zemeckis and producer Steven Spielberg began working on two sequels that would be filmed back-to-back. Back to the Future Part II which follows on directly from the original sees Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) back in 1985 when the Doc (Christopher Lloyd) returns from the future with a warning … [Read more...]
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) review by That Film Guy
Almost no franchise has had the complete collapse in quality like the Jaws films. Starting with a Steven Spielberg directed masterpiece in tension, thrills and blood-curdling terror we come to its final death rattle in the bizarre and preposterous Jaws: The Revenge. Chronologically following Jaws 3, Jaws: The Revenge chooses to ignore the action of its third installment … [Read more...]
Back to the Future (1985) review by That Film Guy
It's hard to imagine a film world without Back to the Future, a film so delightfully playful, wistfully nostalgic and utterly enjoyable that it shaped the childhoods of an entire generation. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg, Back to the Future had a powerhouse production team who later became used to creating generation-defining films. It became a … [Read more...]
Jaws 3 (1983) review by That Film Guy
During the last 3D craze at cinemas a host of horror franchises released sequels specifically to cater to what they saw as a new market. Jaws 3, or Jaws 3D to give it its original title promised that 'the 3rd dimension, was terror. Unable to convince any of the original casts of the first two films, Jaws 3 recast Brody's children with the main lead taken by a young Dennis Quaid … [Read more...]
District 9 (2009) review by That Film Dude
Once in a while, something happens which gives you hope for the film industry. District 9 is one such something. It was originally supposed to be an adaptation of the Halo videogame series, but when that idea fortunately fell apart, it was reconstituted as a feature length take on director Neill Blomkamp's short film Alive in Joburg. The result was a relatively low budget, … [Read more...]
Poltergeist (1982) review by That Film Guy
Toward the tail-end of the horror genres heyday in the late late 1970s and early 1980s came a film with quite the production dream team. Poltergeist, directed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre supremo Tobe Hooper and produced by Jaws' mastermind Steven Spielberg attempted to give the haunted house sub-genre a new tentpole. In many ways they suceeeded, as Poltergeist took over … [Read more...]