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Puppet Master (1989)
The One That Started it All
The 80s and creepy dolls are practically synonymous. So is camp and cheesiness. Finding the balance between fun horror and just plain stupid is often something that is easier said than done, but Full Moon did just that. This movie has it all: Slasher puppets, nazis, and a decent enough storyline for a B-Movie.
The soundtrack doesn't try to be more than it is which is a patch from an 80s synth. The puppets only have a few campy stop motion moments, and the characters are developed enough to be emotionally invested in.
In short, the first 3 offerings of "Puppet Master" are true classics that even spawned merchandise you can still get to this day.
Slaughtered (2010)
What Is Even Going On
I cannot fathom how this went to print with so many bad plots going on at once. The plot is tangled and confusing, there are scenes that add nothing to the storyline, and the dialog is clumsy and silly. The idea of someone murdering people and everyone just going about their evening instead of throwing a chair through the window or breaking the front door down is beyond dumb, it's impractical even by horror genre standards.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
A Classic, Strong Showing
"Men in Tights" is one of the stronger Mel Brooks' efforts, ranking #3 in a list of the best from his resume. For me, that list goes like this:
1. Blazing Saddles (10 stars)
2. Space Balls (9 Stars)
3. Men in Tights (8 Stars)
The casting is fantastic, the musicals are campy but funny. The jokes are classic. It has aged well, in my opinion, and is a must have for any Mel Brooks collection.
Vildheks (2018)
Tries Hard - Does Nothing
I tried, I really did. But this film leaves much to be desired. Such as a fluid plot, or maybe someone who has had acting lessons?
Alas, the title falls flat. I'm sure someone's vision was trampled on here, and it's a pity but the director just didn't know what he or she was doing. To make matters worse, the English dub is awful. There's also the question of whether or not animals were harmed in this picture as there is no disclaimer in the title.
Do yourself a favor: Get a copy of "Plan 9 from Outer Space" instead. At least that work has comedic value.
The Hungover Games (2014)
Makes You Chuckle
This movie has a "I'd buy it if it were in the Walmart dump bin" buyability to it. It's a halfway decent satire, but certainly not on the level of Blazing Saddles or Space Balls. But then again, you couldn't do either of those movies in today's world which might be why we get such sad offerings.
They did a fair job of lampooning Hunger Games. There were some decent laugh out loud moments, and the cast was likable. Except Curt Cobain guy that drank a lot. He was forgettable.
I'd add this to my collection if I found it for 5 bucks. Or in a movie 4-Pack for 10 bucks. But that's the extent of my spending on this title.
Disaster Movie (2008)
Well, It Lives Up To The Title
I RARELY can't get through a movie and that includes "Manos". But this: This is awful.
If the point was to make a movie that was about disasters and, ITSELF, was a disaster, then mission accomplished. Somehow I don't think that was the point.
Look, don't do mushrooms and coke and then try to write a screenplay, ok? The jokes weren't even really jokes unless they were trying to Lampoon themselves. The characters weren't likable. I've seen better scripts from Z Movies shot in a basement with a 99$ Vivitar purchased at Walmart.
Seltzer needs to stop. These movies just get worse and worse.
H. H. Holmes: Original Evil (2018)
What Is Even Going On Here?
This film could have been directed by Ed Wood Jr., that's how random the stock footage was.
Flappers from the 20's doing circus tricks, random clips of train activity including one 5 minute clip of just a trolley ride through DC while the narrator drones on about H H Holmes.
This film made Ed Wood Jr. look like a genius in comparison, I could have shot it better. At least I would have used my own footage.