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Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Memorable schlock
Sleepaway Camp is neither the "the best..." or "the worst..." example of anything; rather, it serves as an interesting look at the 80's slasher genre from pretty early in the game.
Provided within are unique death scenes (the bees are good, though not as -- ahem -- solid as the outhouse death scene in part II), terribly stereotypical characters (Ricky = Italian mobster's kid, chef = fat, nasty pedophile, Angela = shy girl no one ever talked to), and a relatively surprising ending. The effects are decent, supplemented by a crew of pleasantly overacting relative-nobodies.
I originally saw this movie because my friend's uncle is the man who gets run-over by the boat in the beginning. But since then I've seen it probably seven or eight times. While there's nothing frightening about this movie, it doesn't go for the cheese factor that its two sequels do. It's a worthwhile entry in the campy, teen slasher genre: surprisingly enjoyable to watch a couple of times (especially with a group of like-minded fans) and notable for it's lack of T&A that the Friday the 13th series was known for.
Le notti del terrore (1981)
The zombies aren't the most frightening thing in this movie...
Burial Ground aka Zombie 3: Night of Terror is a slow-paced movie despite the hoards of zombies throughout. The acting is terrible and the zombies themselves range from goofy to quite frightening. But the most scary part of this movie is NOT the zombies... ... it's the young boy named Michael. He's about 13 or 14 but has the head of a 30-year-old. This kid sent chills down my spine every time he came on screen. And while the infamous "nipple biting" scene isn't terribly scary, it IS scary that a mother would let her 13-year-old son nurse.
...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà (1981)
Love that eye-gore
Fulci is as optically-obsessed as ever in THE BEYOND:
* a man has his eye popped out by a zombie * another man's eye is eaten by a tarantula * a woman's head is pushed onto a nail protruding from a wall, which pushes her eye out from behind * numerous characters are blind, with an exaggerated white haze over their eyes
So, obviously, Fulci fans will not be disappointed by this effort. This is spoken in good old Italian gore, and Fucli has a strong command of the language.
La nuit des étoiles filantes (1973)
Is there *any* original footage in this movie?
I've never seen a movie flashback and use the same footage so many times in an hour-and-a-half (I wouldn't doubt there's under an hour of original footage here). On top of that, the plot was nearly non-existent... sure, maybe it was "abstract imaging" or "non-linear storytelling," but I was lost. Period.
One interesting note is that this was released as "Zombie 4: Virgin Among the Living Dead" despite the fact it was released a full six years before "Dawn of the Dead."
Perhaps notable for its cinematography, but certainly not for its overall effect.
Leák (1981)
Thumbs up (off?) to the flying head
"Mystics in Bali" is a wonderfully bizarre, off-the-beaten path Indonesian horror/supernatural flick about an American writer researching black magic. She's experienced the voodoo of the Caribbean, but she runs into some real trouble as a student of the Leak in Bali.
There are a lot of disjointed plot points and the dialogue is weak, but the music (I doubt traditional Balinese music has been used in a horror flick before) and total oddity of a flying head make this a worthwhile view for fans of the unusual.
Zombi 2 (1979)
A quality rip-off
Sure Italian gore legend Lucio Fulci was trying desperately to grab onto George Romero's heels by touting "Ultimi zombi, Gli" as "Zombie 2" (because of Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" being released in Europe as "Zombie"). And sure the movie is uneven at points. But, man oh man, the zombies in this movie are believable (the maggots in the eye sockets are classic) and Fulci's apparent obsession with eye-horror is clear in the wonderful wood shard-meets-eyeball scene. And how can you not enjoy a zombie wrestling with a shark?
Fabio Frizzi's score is effective and the overall color-blandness of the photography evokes emotions of hopelessness.
So, while "Zombie"'s dialogue is laughable at points and the plot is more than a bit "iffy," Fulci manages to turn out quite a gem here.
Messiah of Evil (1974)
Disjointed, but visually attractive film.
Sure, the story is disjointed and some of the dialogue is laughable, but the cinematography is pretty striking and the music is effective. As far as zombie movies go, there's not any gore here, but the characters are pretty unique -- including the zombie that looks like reggae singer Yellowman and the thin, lanky guy that has two women with him as traveling companions.
Not the best movie you'll see, but worth noting for its visuals.