MizSlick Reviews

Skinned Alive (1990)

This Movie & Scott Spiegel Rock

[24 August 2004]

I've read a lot of other comments and I have to say that this movie does not suck and it's certainly not stupid. You just have to have an open mind and a taste for this kind of stuff. It's not a horror movie in that it will scare you but there is some gore (albeit not very authentic gore, but they were on a miniscule budget) and some seriously twisted characters in it. Admittedly, all the stuff with the former cop neighbor is very lame (I skip it usually). But, the joy of this flick is to watch Scott Spiegel and Mary Jackson together. They are an absolute riot! Spiegel really makes the film worthwhile. He pretty much did it as a favor to the director and producer and boy did he deliver! He's an innately funny man and the lines that he and Mary Jackson exchange are incredibly funny. The physical comedy is superb as well. I ordered this sucker on DVD without seeing it first and was not disappointed at all. Those of you who are familiar with the 'Fake Shemps' (Spiegel, Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Rob Tapert, Ted Raimi, etc) will enjoy this flick. Trust me.

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999 Video)

Absolutely Horrible!

[1/10 · 21 August 2002]

I wish I could get the hour and a half (or whatever) of my life back that I WASTED watching this horrendous sequel! The first 'Wishmaster' was imaginative, original and fun. It had excellent effects (by KNB Efx Group) and a great storyline. Unfortunately, this sequel didn't offer any of that. The only thing it did offer was some laughable dialogue. And there's nothing sadder than a horror movie that's unintentionally funny! I almost feel sorry for Andrew Divoff (who plays the djinn) for having to act in it! He was the only person who worked on the original who returned for this sequel. Too bad. Maybe if Robert Kurtzman had directed again and they'd had the same writers, it might not have been so incredibly awful.

The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or the Gore the Merrier (2000 Video)

Too much fun to miss!

[10/10 · 20 August 2002]

Seeing the KNB guys (before there even WAS a KNB) and the 'Detroit Mafia' (Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Rob Tapert, etc) hamming it up and having a blast making one of the greatest movies of all time is just too great to miss! Highly, highly, highly recommend this DVD. You also get one of the greatest commentaries of all time on it with Raimi, Campbell, Nicotero and Spiegel. Altogether a great package!