So I've been binging on more Horror Movies this Month for obvious reasons.
I've also been enjoying more Rifftrax Versions thanks to Tubi (cheap plug- now pay me!).
Naturally, these two coincide quite a bit.
Instead of giving lengthy Reviews for all of them, let me just cover them more succinctly...
A badly-lit, confusingly-made Horror Film from Producer...Dick Clark?!?
It starts out with a generic monster killing people and eventually turns into a laser light show.
Throw in an anti-climactic ending and some obvious Post-Production Wraparound bits about Aliens and you've got a strange mess.
Simple on paper, strange in reality.
Some girls in a Sorority have to stay over break and pull an elaborate prank on their mean Den Mother. When she dies, they cover up the crime and party!
What comes next is a strange reveal (or two) about said Mother, another menace and a last-minute explanation of who the killer is- for real this time. Too many cooks for such a simple premise.
No, not the Rosey Grier one.
This Film involves a mad Scientist, his barely-mutated 'Igor,' a loose convict and an Of Mice & Men cast-off. Somehow you end up with a killer's head sewn onto a giant dummy's body. Naturally, every one is a creep (save for the wife and Casey Kasem) & it's all just so cheap and icky.
And yes, Kasem was also in The Dark. I've watched two 70's Horror Films with Kasem in them in one Month.
Is the first one better than the much-later Sequels?
There's barely a solid Plot here, but involves secret deals, Tara Sultana shooting people and John Carradine ambling around in a Lab for thirty-plus minutes. It barely explains what Astro-Zombies are and just kind of ends after every Sub-Plot smashes together.
It also features long, close-up shots of toy robots for no good reason. I'd ask the Director, but he's dead, so...no such luck.
I'd include The Godmonster of Indian Flats, but I don't know if that qualifies as Horror or a Film. It's definitely...something.
Seriously, watch Rifftrax.
I've also been enjoying more Rifftrax Versions thanks to Tubi (cheap plug- now pay me!).
Naturally, these two coincide quite a bit.
Instead of giving lengthy Reviews for all of them, let me just cover them more succinctly...
The Dark
It starts out with a generic monster killing people and eventually turns into a laser light show.
Throw in an anti-climactic ending and some obvious Post-Production Wraparound bits about Aliens and you've got a strange mess.
The House on Sorority Row
Some girls in a Sorority have to stay over break and pull an elaborate prank on their mean Den Mother. When she dies, they cover up the crime and party!
What comes next is a strange reveal (or two) about said Mother, another menace and a last-minute explanation of who the killer is- for real this time. Too many cooks for such a simple premise.
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
This Film involves a mad Scientist, his barely-mutated 'Igor,' a loose convict and an Of Mice & Men cast-off. Somehow you end up with a killer's head sewn onto a giant dummy's body. Naturally, every one is a creep (save for the wife and Casey Kasem) & it's all just so cheap and icky.
And yes, Kasem was also in The Dark. I've watched two 70's Horror Films with Kasem in them in one Month.
The Astro-Zombies
There's barely a solid Plot here, but involves secret deals, Tara Sultana shooting people and John Carradine ambling around in a Lab for thirty-plus minutes. It barely explains what Astro-Zombies are and just kind of ends after every Sub-Plot smashes together.
It also features long, close-up shots of toy robots for no good reason. I'd ask the Director, but he's dead, so...no such luck.
I'd include The Godmonster of Indian Flats, but I don't know if that qualifies as Horror or a Film. It's definitely...something.
Seriously, watch Rifftrax.
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