Helpful votes received on reviews:
88% (7 of 8)
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I was expecting a witty and insightful collection of b-movie reviews, with trivia, etc. What I got was a series of long-winded rehashing of the plots in way too much detail and little else. No behind the scenes information, trivia, anecdotes from those invloved (except for two or three from the same two or three people, tacked on at the end of the "review"). Personal anecdotes from the author peppered the "reviews", none of which added anything to the synopses, including wit or humor. The author's tone in his comments on Jeff Stryker (chapter on Zombie 4), and his dropping the word f*g in another, are the final insult. Disappointing and trivial. If you were a child of the 80's but are still… Read more
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I LOVED this show as a kid, now I'm reliving my childhood with Space:1999, the ENTIRE series! And it is never a dull moment. As I kid I thought this show was so cerebral and philosophical, and season 1 was to a certain extent, season 2 was much less so. I thought it was the best show on TV. Watching it now though, it has dated very badly, but that does not mean it is still not WONDERFUL in every way! Season 1 is admittedly somewhat of a bore. Once you get past the silly premise (moon is torn out of earth's orbit by a nuclear explosion), the show itself is quite entertaining. Obviously influenced by 2001: A Space Odyssey, the sets are incredible, and the scope of everything is quite grand… Read more
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This set includes the original Prom Night, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Prom Night III: The Last Kiss and Prom Night IV: Deliver Us From Evil. And that's IT! Literally...nothing else. The original Prom Night has a bit of camp value I suppose, as everything thing in this film is archetypal slasher convention (so much that is almost plays as a parody). At least Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't embarrass herself too much. Prom Night 2 and 3 are indicative of the Canadian genre flicks from the 80s (Canadian productions disguised as American, actors from various tv commercials and Canadian TV, Michael Ironside, minimal budget or creativity), and have nothing to do with the first. I must say… Read more
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