When I was in sixth grade, all the boys in my class (and possible the entire middle school) were obsessed with ninjas. We thought that they were amazing, could do anything, and were just cool in general. Back then, whenever my best friend, Dusty, stayed overnight at our place, we …
Read More »The Killers are Coming: ‘PROM NIGHT’ (1980) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was a kid, my dad was on swing shift at the water plant, so that meant he worked weird hours. He always worked until Midnight on Monday and Tuesday, so that meant it was just me, my sister, and my mom at home on those nights. The three …
Read More »Don’t Take Movie Tickets from Strangers: ‘DEMONS’ (1985) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember when I was in seventh grade there was a kid a few years younger than me who lived down the street who watched Demons on VHS one night. I scared him so badly that he wouldn’t eat, sleep, or even go to the bathroom by himself for days, …
Read More »Behave Yourselves: ‘ROBOCOP 2’ (1990) Revisited – Retro Review
One time when I was in middle school my younger cousin and I were sick and stayed home from school. He was obsessed with seeing RoboCop, so my mom rented it for us to watch while we were trying to get over the colds that we had. Unfortunately, it wasn’t …
Read More »A Legend is Born: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ (1980) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was a wee little thing back in the day, I remember seeing the trailer for Friday the 13th on TV and being absolutely scared to death by it. I had no idea what it was about, but it just freaked me out and I had to either leave …
Read More »The Hunt is on: Predator vs. Spider-Man #1-Comic Book Review
The Predators have faced off against several different types of opponents, including Aliens, Superman, and Batman, but they have never set their sights on Spider-Man (my all-time favorite superhero that I love dearly) until now. I am referring, of course, to Predator vs. Spider-Man. When I first heard about this …
Read More »He’s Just Crazy About This Store: ‘INTRUDER’ (1989) Revisited – Retro Review
One night back when I was in high school, I was hanging out with some friends, and we had to stop at a gas station to get some gas before we went out and did whatever for the evening. This gas station also rented movies, and as I was looking …
Read More »This Mommy is Not so Dearest: ‘MOM’ (1991) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember looking through the TV Guide one night when I was in high school and seeing a listing for the movie Mom and thought that it sounded awesome. Unfortunately, we didn’t have cable at the time, so I was unable to see it. Thankfully though, about a year later …
Read More »Burning Down the House: ‘DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE’ (1979) Revisited – Retro Review
One Friday night when I was in eighth grade my dad went to the local video store to rent movies for the night. Normally this wasn’t a good thing because when he went by himself, he would come back with a bunch of Clint Eastwood movies or some random western …
Read More »Jason’s Back! (Well, Sort of): ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING’ (1985) Revisited – Retro Review
I remember watching music videos on MTV with my sister when I was in 5th grade (yes kiddies, they actually used to show videos on MTV at one time, believe it or not) and was utterly shocked when they showed the trailer for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning at …
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