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GordyBelcher
Reviews
The Willies (1990)
underrated.
* * * C O N T A I N S S P O I L E R S * * * No this movie is no classic by any means. But what I can say is, that this film is a fun watch from start 'til finish. Loved the Miracle Manure story. Listen carefully for the Goonies tie-in! I think what hurts the film was the weak stories in the beginning (not all, I got a kick out of the poodle in the microwave story). I think the film would have worked better with 3 big stories instead of 2. It has a silly connection to say a Tales of the Crypt show. There wasn't much for great atmosphere or even a bundle of nice angles. Who got a kick out of the bullies at Greeley get ate by one of the most cheesy looking pumpkinhead-type creature I've ever seen, I cant help but think Pumpkinhead borrowed the idea. I got this film on VHS 3 or so years ago and am in love with it to this day.
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)
Loved It.
With the base, free for all, kill 'em up body count tradition of SC II set, SC III: Teenage Wasteland takes a almost new direction to the series yet again, but keeps the SC2 base elements. They don't attempt to do the exact same thing SC2 accomplished. I liked the way Angela grew and progressed as a character.The movie went a bit deeper and showed Angela to be a bit more dark. The entire movie was filmed in the day light except for the last few minutes which was a different turn that really worked in its favor. The movie continues to show a lot of stereo-types which seen today are very laughable, I don't think they hurt the film at all. In fact the whole racial stereotype characters were the point of the camp to begin with, so they don't hurt the film either. The character development isn't there but you find yourself still loving to hate a lot of the characters and a pleasure to view the others. Before hearing of a new installment (SC4), I would have said I thought it would have been a great period to the best horror trilogy in my opinion...ever, but now I cant say that. Nevertheless, the film is intelligently campy, not as campy as SC2,but not as much fun either .I absolutely loved Sleepaway Camp 2 : Unhappy Campers, it's a 10 in my book, so there is no way it can be topped. Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland is Still a GREAT watch for any horror fan as long as you watch its earlier installments first.