clubdisco1979 Reviews

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Doctor Who Meets Twilight Zone With Added Gore

[8/10 · 4 October 2009]

Just seen this the other night for the first time in years, and I have to say, it is a half way decent low budget sci fi flick.

People going in to watch this should go into it as a sci fi film, and not thinking its a Halloween sequel or really a horror film, as this is NOT a slasher flick at all and has nothing to do with Michael Myers.

Wont go into the plot as its been described a zillion times, but in my opinion, if the gore scenes were toned down a slight bit, and some slight alterations made to the characters, I could have EASILY seen this being a Doctor Who episode back then (if your a Who fan like me, you'll know exactly which characters should be changed to what and it would all fall into place PERFECT).

I actually have a hunch that the writer of this may have been a Doctor Who fan, simply because there are some high similarities to an episode from the mid 70s called "The Android Invasion".

My only real disappointment with this film was the way it ended..thats where the Twilight Zone comes in.

All around though, if your a sci fi buff and like horror film type gore added to the mix, you'll dig this film for sure!

Vega$ (1978–1981)

Correction on the Correction

[10/10 · 19 February 2007]

To the person who commented last...he had one big thing on the series totally backwards. Naomi Steven's character was throughout the 1st season only, at the very end of the 1st season..Greg Morris became the main police friend/help character for the rest of the series and Naomi Stevens was gone after only 1 season...for the better too. Greg Morris appeared only once before his reg role and that was in the pilot episode.

This was def a great series all around. The first season was kinda silly and lame (but watchable). But as the 2nd season started, and major changes were made (in writing, production etc), by the show's final episode in late 1981, it should have had many seasons to go. But of course, like all quality TV...the masses only like crap, and Vega$ was everything but...so it was gone just as it was hitting its peak.

This series def deserves a true DVD release...stop releasing a zillion editions of garbage like "My So Called Life", "Friends" and all this reality TV garbage thats killed television and get this example of what once was quality prime time TV out there!

Metamorphoses (1978)

Alec Costandinos Music Video With A Story

[10/10 · 1 December 2004]

This film/feature length music video before the days of music videos is a defiant gem! The music and lyrics, written & performed by disco producer/artist Alec R. Costandinos (Of "Romeo & Juliet", "Thank God It's Friday" & "I Found Love Now That I Found You" fame) fit every image in this great film. They are several short stories in great Japanese animation told about Greek myths..all with a point behind them to make you think. I would say this is a great film for the wide minded ages 13 - Adult. The narration helps along the story with the music. To give a good comparing, it's kinda like how Pink Floyd's "The Wall" tells its story through the music and video. This is a must have for any Alec R Costandinos fan or any Japanese animation collector. Unfortunately, like every other decent piece of film or music, the film and its album that went with it are long out of print. Used VHS copies can be found around the net sometimes as well as vinyl copies of the album.