Movie Review: Combat Shock

Do you ever watch a movie that, once finished, you feel rather meh about? A movie that may have some good stuff, but you wonder about the execution and whatnot? I am sure you have, everyone has, whether you recognize it or not. Now, have you ever had one of those movies stick in your brain, rattle around a bit and ultimately leave you with a changed opinion of said movie, for better or worse? Well, Combat Shock is one of those movies for me. I came out of it with a middling feeling that changes into something that I really liked. Although, it is certainly not a movie for everyone.

Movie Review: The Terminator is a Horror Movie

With Halloween bearing down on us, I have been having some fun watching horror movies, many of which I had not seen before. While I enjoy horror at any time of the year, there is something about the chill in the air, the dying of the leaves, and Halloween that just amplify the effects. With that said, tonight's movie is a little off the beaten path. It is a movie that you do not normally see listed with horror films, but if you stop and think about it, there are a lot of similarities and you will how well it fits in. The movie is none other than The Terminator. I sense some of you are giving the screen your quizzical face. I get it.

Sci Fi Invasion: The Brother from Another Planet

Oh, you sneaky box set, you. It is a set that has so much filler in it that you wonder if having fifty movies was worth the ten bucks I spent. Movie after movie of wasted time. Bad directing, effects, stories, acting, so much boredom created, and so many sleepless nights instantly cured. It is no wonder that I begin to think it is nothing but filler. Fortunately there is the occasional ray of light. I have finally stumbled across one of those special moments that makes all the junk worth wading through. Now, it could just be that it is good only in comparison to what immediately preceded, but I suspect not.

Movie Review: The Last Starfighter

The other night I was scouring my shelves for a comfort movie. Something fun, enjoyable, light, and not depressing. As I searched and searched, and searched some more I came across a Blu-ray that I had not yet watched of a movie I have not seen in a long time. It was also a movie that fit the bill. The movie was none other than 1984's The Last Starfighter. Here is a movie that once filled a kid with joy and a little fright. It was a movie that thrilled a budding movie lover. It was time to see if it held up after all these years.

Movie Review: Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter (1984)

I guess its true that all good things must come to an end. Following the success of Friday the 13th Part 3 (in 3D!) it seemed only natural that a fourth film would be put into production. After all, they did make sure the ending did not leave our killer definitively dead, there was a little wiggle room to come back again. They took 1983 off and did not release the fourth film until April of 1984. This one was billed The Final Chapter, and it was truly believed this would be the final turn for Jason and the Friday franchise, but we know better.