Well, it’s November. Kind of a bleak month, isn’t it? I should review something sad, and I’ve been doing a really good job of not being too snobby in my film selection recently. Screw it. I’m reviewing a critically acclaimed, sad foreign movie. Anyway, last week was very successful, so I should try to tone…
Hey, so I hope y’all had a good Halloweekend. Once again acknowledging what time of year it is, I’m going to go ahead and get into the spirit of things. This week, in the spirit of horror, I will put aside references to Predator 2 and talk about movies that scared the ever-loving bejeepers out…
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Verdict: Quite a bit better than Predator 2 The Plot: You know the plot, right? The hideous, ghostly Phantom (Lon Chaney) haunts a Parisian opera house and seeks love with a beautiful singer named Christine (Mary Philbin). Ugly shut-away woos attractive woman. Does it sound similar to Disney’s bizarre…
How about that time pun in the title, folks? Looper (2012) Verdict: Better than Predator 2
Predator 2 (1990) The Plot: 80s stock character Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) seems to be the only cop in 1997 Los Angeles who can get results. The city is currently in the throes of a brutal gang war between the Colombians and what is actually referred to as King Willy’s Jamaican Voodoo Posse. Things only…
