Once upon a time in a galaxy not-so-far away (specifically, the 1980s), someone asked: “What if Star Wars, He-Man, and Heavy Metal had a baby… and that baby was raised in a video rental store?” The answer, dear reader, is Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, a movie so boldly bonkers, so gloriously awkward, and so utterly…
Tag: 3D
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983) – Review
If one element that stands out among films of the 1980s, well, other than the slasher craze, was the revival of the 3D movie – any third instalment in a franchise was pretty much required to be in 3D and thus we got Friday the 13th 3D and Amityville 3D during this era – but…
The Mad Magician (1954) – Review
The Vincent Price classic House of Wax was responsible for kicking off the 3D boom of the 1950s, making Warner Brothers a whole lot of money, so it’s not surprising that Columbia Picture would try and get some of that Box Office cheddar for themselves. This brings us to 1954’s The Mad Magician a film…
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) – Review
One thing should be made perfectly clear; Brendan Fraser is no James Mason, there, I said it and will stand by that undeniable fact to the end of time. The classic Jules Verne adventure tale of man’s Journey to the Center of the Earth was first adapted to the big screen back in 1959, with…
A*P*E (1976) – Review
APE practically defines the term “quickie rip-off” as the South Korean film industry, teaming up with an American production company, rushed their Kong rip-off to the screen just ahead of Dino DeLaurentiis’s multi-million dollar King Kong remake.
