Don't you just hate it when an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company continues experimenting with DNA and create some super-hybrid beast? Transgentec have been meddling with nature and have ˜accidentally' created a species of giant, fire-breathing insects that look basically like big wasps (hence Dragon Wasps). A scientific expedition enters the jungles of Belize and find said … [Read more...]
The Bigfoot Tapes (2012) review by That Film Geek
Released in the same year as The Lost Coast Tapes, this features a similar premise, namely a found-footage style horror film with a documentary about bigfoot as the premise for why the protagonists go into the woods. It also follows path laid down by The Blair Witch Project with the early sections interviewing townsfolk to set up the plot, then the expedition into the woods, an … [Read more...]
Piranha 3DD (2012) review by That Film Klown
No words could sum up Piranha 3DD better than the quote: Josh cut off his penis because something came out of my vagina. This line “ delivered by a hysterical, semi-naked, blood-covered young woman “ encapsulates both the flimsy appeal and the shocking shortcomings of the film. … [Read more...]
Evil Dead (2013) review by That Film Guy
Five young people alone in a cabin. One finds an occult looking book and all Hell breaks loose. Literally. Sam Raimi's masterpiece of low-budget horror film-making, The Evil Dead, is one of the most popular and enduring cult films of all time. Raimi and former star Bruce Campbell produce, while Uruguayan Fede Alvarez takes over directing duties on the reboot, Evil Dead. Gone … [Read more...]
Triangle (2009) review by That Film Brat
Written and directed by Christopher Smith, writer/director of Creep and Severance, as the DVD box is quick to remind us, Triangle is a film I only found out about through pure chance. Someone I followed posted about it and said that it was her goal to make everyone watch this film. I took a chance and put it in, knowing nothing of the plot, or the film itself, other than it was … [Read more...]
The Birds (1963) review by That Film Guy
During the tail-end of his career Alfred Hitchcock began to dabble in the horror genre and over the course of a few years developed two of the finest examples going. In 1960 Psycho was released and became one of his most popular and enduring works, then 3 years later he developed what could ostensibly be called a ˜monster film' in The Birds. … [Read more...]
Dark Skies (2013) review by That Film Guy
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. Opening with these immortal words of Arthur C. Clarke, Dark Skies, the third film by Scott Stewart blends horror with supernatural science fiction. The fact that the popular computer game XCOM: Enemy Unknown used the exact same quote six months earlier should by no means … [Read more...]
The Stuff (1985) review by That Film Punk
The Stuff has such a beautifully vague, utterly daft title, one finds it impossible to scroll past it when perusing the lower bowels of Netflix (other movie streaming sites are available). It begs to derail all attempt to be a ˜proper' cinephile. Maybe you planned tonight to finally get to the end of There Will Be Blood (let me save you the trouble: There Was Blood). Or maybe … [Read more...]
Razorback (1984) review by That Film Geek
Razorback is an Australian thriller and represents the first feature film by music-video director Russell Mulcahy, who would later achieve greater film success with Highlander in 1986. The film opens in the Australian outback with kangaroo hunter Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr) putting his grandson to bed. Suddenly a huge wild boar or 'razorback' smashes through the house, breaking … [Read more...]
Lake Placid (1999) review by That Film Geek
In a strangely successful combination, Lake Placid is written by Ally McBeal creator David E. Kelley and directed by Friday 13th Parts 2 and 3 director Steve Miner. Combining fun characters, witty dialogue and excellent special effects, this film is probably the best example of the giant-crocodile subgenre, and if that sounds like damning with faint praise, it's a genuinely … [Read more...]