by mike | Apr 17, 2023 | Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
“Those who survive the ghost ship are better off dead.” Such is the tagline for the 1980 nautical horror film—and cult classic—Death Ship. I have to admit to teetering on the fence about calling it a guilty pleasure or a guilty displeasure. But ultimately its many...
by mike | Dec 5, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Whether you’re a casual or serious fan of horror/sci-fi films (I’m the latter), you probably associate The Blob with the classic B-movie from 1958. After all, it was Steve McQueen’s first starring role. In subsequent years it produced a few sequels, but the first...
by mike | Nov 7, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
You’d think that any movie based on a popular Michael Crichton novel would be a major hit. But the 1995 action/adventure film, Congo—while it did kind of okay at the box office—suffered the vitriol of critics, and its Razzie nominations were numerous. Even so, I love...
by mike | Sep 19, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
A gorilla, a wolf, and an alligator walk into a bar. Wait, let me rephrase that. A giant gorilla, a giant wolf, and a giant alligator walk (actually, run and swim) into Chicago. Sounds weird, but if you know what it means, you probably saw the Dwayne Johnson-fueled...
by mike | Dec 6, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I was on the fence about presenting the 2000 survival thriller, Vertical Limit, as a Guilty Pleasure. No problem with the box office, and it did have some decent reviews, including one from Roger Ebert. But other reviewers were brutal, including one who called it...
by mike | Nov 15, 2021 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Uncategorized |
Like so many sequels before it, did the direct-to-video Deep Blue Sea 2 really need to be made? As a big fan of its predecessor, Deep Blue Sea, I of course had to watch it. (See my post, “Spiders, Bats, And Sharks: Critter Nirvana.”) Wow, what a downer. I should’ve...
