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Zombi Holocaust (1980)
It's good if you take consideration of what you're watching
My father had found this film last night for $20. So anyways on to the feature presentation. It's a good movie for what it is granted there are some mishaps I feel.
Now first How I viewed these films originally a cool gory horror film maybe a small bit terrible but to be honest the films are good. In Doctor Butcher,some buzzkills come with the synth music except one track actually sounded good at the 20 minute mark the gang travel on a boat and that song was wonders to hear, the rest eh not really more intrusive than good.Another aspect about the music it sounds like it was supposed to be for a video game. The story involves a cult as well no real reason but it seemed interesting there just wasn't enough backstory to really care to much. Next point the dramatic zoom ins on anything really because there important but to belittle the audience that isn't a good trade-off. I'll admit the story can be a bit jarring and confusing but it's entertaining such as another moment where Laurie and Peter the only 2 survivors by the way. before them even arriving the "true" cannibal island there "tour guide" has no idea where the group is and the islands are the same. One trap that stood out to me had been the fence wall thing complete with spikes out to trigger pain in the chest. Though I know this sounds dark but I did like when the cannibals just eat the corpse like the way it was shown is really cool.Then one of the reborn zombies I guess saved them. Little did I know the titular character didn't show his true nature until 51 minutes, keep in mind the 82 minute run time. Laurie and Peter take a boat home nope they use the motor to kill one of the reborn. Laurie gets stuck in a trap a pit in other words then a 5 minute fight happens for no reason. Then thought to have found Susan but nope another reborn. Then a jump cut to the somewhat best part of the wacky plot of this film. Doctor Butcher takes brains and shoves them into to already dead people to extend the human life by 100 years which is a cool concept on paper. Peter makes a "foolish" attempt to save Laurie from death which ultimate ends up her being the "queen" to the natives because she has blonde hair which is double potent to men. So she's just nude chilling then after that scene we get told this fun fact. Doctor Butcher had left Peter for the morning, lazy fool. So Peter slowly cuts the straps but wait the serum that got injected in him. Yeah it was supposed to make him rest until morning nope he woke up and tried again broke out. Meanwhile Laurie was being put into the cult's symbol and was almost stabbed not really. The Tour guide gets stabbed and takes it like a champ. Almost to the end Peter throws a flaming bottle at one of the reborn zombies and then the place burns down the natives subdue the doctor.Then the mission burns down slowly. The End
Nope, It wasn't over. The hyped up Italian version has to stand out right with an extra 7 minutes, right? I thought so too but nope. Zombi Holocaust is basically a beat for beat little extended version of before with a couple of new scenes.
First a new title card and suspenseful music but elongated credits.
It is equal gore to the American release not disgusted though the film did come with a barf bag. Since I realized the 2 were the same I found the new additions easily being 2 scenes that focus solely on the car. Peter and Laurie getting in then driving to the meeting while the US version cuts these 2 scenes completely they weren't necessary. That montage gets cut in half no plane but the jeep scene actually has exposition it explains the doctor in vague terms but it works better than mystery. Another added scene is to basically show how or why Laurie went to bed basically. Finally the last new scene is just credits the US release just cut out entirely.
The version you choose matters whether you want more exposition from Zombi Holocaust or just to sit back and go on a goofy confusing mess with Doctor Butcher. Also go with the Severin version released in 2016 granted $30 is not really warranted but at least you get both "films" with tons of added content.
A summary of my personal thoughts. A great horror idea I had watching this was if a doctor who is missing body parts takes them from his victims to replace his non-existing ones trying to become human to blend in.
A similar film take this with a grain of salt, is Predator which focuses on the doctor being the predator with his zombies as like the hunt dogs or rockets the predator has.... The people are victims in both scenarios.
So as the way the Italian version got cut. I feel as though I could fix this film both versions in mind. For example, most of the movie takes place on the Kilo island very funny well the thing is that isn't the only place. As mentioned in the trailer it also takes place in New York but that's 15 minutes long. Unwarranted so to make it work better keep the hand loss, the guy who jumps out the window, briefly discuss the cult knife used for sacrifices keep the Jeep exposition scene then play the movie like normal adding back the Italian version's credits.
Also both soundtracks work but keep one from each the boat scenes and the song that plays during the FBI warning on Zombie Holocaust they work together very well just thinking about it.
Possible future for this film seems very unlikely. To shove this product back to this time would dramatically alter the intended purpose. The purpose of Gore even if it wasn't real there was still gore. A recent movie that came out earlier this month was Black Christmas (2019). Not to belittle you but there are three films with the same title. sigh.... The film had high expectations from the audience gore for days in simple terms but instead the big studio watered it down heavily. Which left the film to rot and be forgotten about or bashed on. Plus the day of money which would give this film unnecessary sequels. Though if the film were to come back not killed off. I would make a prequel give the doctor a better backstory.
I give this a 7 out of 10 with pure respect and thought and care shoved in. This film could be salvaged back to a better film the one people should have saw.
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Also this shall be my new format for any future reviews. Including the possible return of the "90" film extravaganza. 2020 is a big year filled with new content from myself.
Ghoulies II (1987)
Solid Sequel
If you came from the original Ghoulies review sweet this is solid. BTW i did watch both in the same day. I mean it worked as a double feature.
Please Note i have covered 17ish films and TV shows in the extravaganza but have reviewed only 3 films. Well that is going to change, expect more soon.
Enjoy this film
Ghoulies (1984)
Pretty Good
I think the concept was cool. I would love a remake of this at some point it has been 35 years Tech aged well. This deserves to be supported clearly you'd love it. Trust me. Great Film.
If i could i would give the movie 7.5 stars.
Go See it Soon
The Mummy Theme Park (2000)
Hey, this should have been buried with E.T. The videogame
Hello, I originally thought this was a documentary about a roller coaster at universal theme park but nope.... I stumbled onto the worst film of the 2000s yeah ummm don't watch this literally some guy dies by a mummy touching another man genitals yeah weird hey another things surprises aren't surprises when you already show the concept. Another 2000s trope terrible CGI god wish I have never seen this film oh the dumb blonde showing of several woman's breasts not cool and I quote a terrible scene mummy stares at the dumb blonde's breasts then back to mummy then even worse to her co-worker who also stares at her breasts and said I think it's in love with your breasts and then she lowers her top I know the movie is R-Rated but this movie god no forced slavery also the main train they used to travel was never fueled and the track system is wicked flimsy.
On a Final Note Do not watch this movie ever trust me you'll just be bored and waiting for it to be done.
Just in case this is my second film review on the 89 Film Extravaganza
Videodrome (1983)
A great acid trip
This movie I discovered randomly and I didn't mind it and makes you ponder life it was a movie I think more people should have watched this amazing film so a brief summary Max Renn is a man who works as one of the main bosses at Civic TV and his work friend Harlan tricks him into watching Videodrome a way to create violent and sexual feelings inside a person by making them hallucinate and the visual effects in this movie are excellent and beyond superb. This is a wonderful film if you love weird and odd murders or trippy visuals.
I recommend you find this film and watch it for yourself
9-10 stars
Hell Fest (2018)
Looks may Just be Deceiving (Spoilers)
Me and my father went into this sort of blind. I had only seen the trailer bout twice both as youtube ads and my dad saw nothing at all. I feel this movie was pretty decent I liked the atmosphere and the background Amusement Park vibes. I feel this setting hasn't really been done to dead often only thing that's similar is the roller coaster from Final Destination 3 but this trope isn't commonly used Most close to this theme would be circus kind of though. When the film started no trailers meh not really cool i guess but logos oh just to warn seizure peeps don't want you to die there is a boatload of flashing lights. Oh but back to the logos saw Lionsgate and was confused then CBS Films and was like in my head No don't be campy. But, thank the stars was not the case I feel the intro setting up the murderer was particularly decent. Now Let's move forward in time in the movie's universe. Meh but the characters are OK just not the best. Don't like the million jumpscares but whatever because it's a park. I feel fine with the murderer all the wannabe characters minus 2 die in decent ways at least. Then the design of the "Hell Fest" was decent as well. But, now let's get towards the ending I feel like I have to So Brooke and Natalie fight with the unknown man till Natalie wins by knocking the murderer down but the police bust through the scene then a transition cutting to the police saying the couldn't find him even though he could have been behind one of the million sliding doors but whatever then we cut to the murderer walking home and he has 6 different masks and a couple random keepsakes from the peeps he killed then he's walking into the living room and his daughter says hi daddy Like what Get Out that's ultra lame I would rather have it be some rando guy then some rando little girl's father. But sigh whatever in the beginning the Natalie legit tells the murderer where a hiding peep was and just insists on watching the murder to the point she leaves and her friends are like why did you take forever.
9 Stars
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Take this if you want some decent horror again.
Slender Man (2018)
I'm More Scared of Spagetti than Slendy Warning Major Spoilers SlenderMan+Wish Upon
This movie really blew it was terrible. Slender Man's Design is a Men's Warehouse mannequin. Wasn't Scared Oh and be careful people who are prone to seizures now there are 2 films that do that ughhhhhh... There were no characters to care about they performed bad no development of characters or even backstory it was lame. The character Wren just reminded of the idiot from Wish Upon sigh.. that movie wasn't good either Wish for stuff close members of your family my favorite scene being the one where she wants a mansion and her grandfather i believe knocks himself dead on the faucet of the bathtub which I laughed during because ultra dumb. I wanted all the characters to die because the filmmakers i guess didn't want me to care different scenes from trailers don't happen in the movie lame. This movie is like the Ring but 10 times worse. Cheap jumpscares blow. Sony also wanted themselves to be hip by including the illumanti with good old Slendy's Summon video I am 15 this movie blowed I had a headache every time the movie did hallucinations Towards the end It was stupidly strong. Don't see this film watch the shorts on youtube play the endless amounts of fan games read the real creepypasta just don't watch this film It's bad fake-out scares every 2 seconds Don't see this film. I give this a 1-10
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