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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Better than a slap in the face
I don't know why this film has been given such a low rating. For $2.5 million the makers conjured an entertainment more inventive than your average modern day fantasy flick. I would go far enough to say that it's the second best Halloween film (despite the fact that it is totally unrelated to the rest of the series). It's probably the goriest as well. Catch it late, preferably after a night down the pub, and I guarantee you will be entertained.
Sunset Beach (1997)
Oscars all round
I live in constant dread of this show being axed. It should be given a royal commission to preserve its future. By far the funniest thing on telly. The acting is perfect, both shakey and yet knowing and tongue-in-cheek. With this programme you can go on an artic expedition and return to find the storyline you left on has barely moved an inch. Soaps such as Eastenders apsire to offer realistic and gritty scenarios yet take themselves so seriously as to be laughable. SB offers an idyllic world of constant sun and beautiful women, and the omnibus edition goes on for nearly 3 blissful hours. Why bother with any other soap.
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Underrated
Underrated thriller that despite being slow and meandering still manages a few nice shocks and is never less than interesting. This attempted to match The Exorcist for near-the-knuckle images and themes, and although it lacks that film's lasting power to haunt it does have a strong line in perversity that may surprise the most jaded unshockable viewer. Christopher Lee is great as the smiling, gentlemanly paganist - Natassja Kinski looks great and goes through the film like a day-dreaming naive child, which is exactly what she is supposed to be. Admittedly the creature at the end could easily have climbed out of a cornflakes packet as the depths of hell, but it doesn't ruin the film. Channel 4 recently showed a wide-screen version. It was well worth taping.