#46: Pretty Dead Things: Sweet little low budge Vampire flick outta New England. This movie was made right on the cusp of the digital revolution, so while it has a look and feel that became old hat in the years that followed, it was actually a pretty impressive achievement at the time. Camera's were still expensive and not everyone on the planet thought they were going to make the next Nightmare on Elm St. So this flick gets a tip of the hat from ol' SB, and not just because the best parts of the movie are the charming performances of its main leading dudes and ladies (a few of whom I might be acquainted with.) I also dig the sleazy porn producer and the little weener bad guys. Yeah, that's wiener with two 'E's.
#47 Trick 'r Treat: Not a perfect movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it definitely achieves it's main goals. This flick was hoping to be a Halloween classic, which I would have no problem with, but at the very least it's a good little terrorizer for adults to enjoy after the kids go into a sugar coma. Great performances from some totally awesomely cast actors (Dylan Baker, what what?!), crisp directing from Michael Daugherty (who nearly had the plug pulled on this flick because of his involvement in the disastrous Superman Returns. Frown face) and interwoven plots that keep us juuuuussst interested enough to get through the kind of slow 82min runtime.
#48 Ghoulies II: This one goes down at a carnival. Just a solid 80s creature flick about some tiny demons wreaking havoc! No notable actors, plenty of awesome practical puppetry, an awesome old drunk dude, a totally bagable leading lady (sometimes that's important to keep a run of the mill dude interested in the flick), and a Shakespeare/Latin spouting little person! Perfect!
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