Catching Up Pt 14
- Leviathan (1989)
- My family had this on VHS when I was growing up - it's one of the "late '80s underwater horror" films of the era, along with The Abyss and Deep Star Six. Maybe others, too. This one has a great cast, with Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Daniel Stern, and others. Underwater industrial workers come across a soviet ship on the bottom of the ocean, but removing things from it proves to be a big mistake. Some great practical special effects! It's honestly not that great a movie, and I have never found the creature scary, but it's fun nonetheless.
- Laser Mission (1989)
- This is always on RiffTrax or similar, because honestly it's so bad that it's almost too easy to make fun of. Brandon Lee is on a mission to recover a diamond that can shoot a massive laser... or something. Ernest Borgnine has the WORST accent imaginable. Debi Monaghan at least is a pretty effective female lead. The movie traverses a lot of terrain, and Brandon Lee is a pretty effective male lead with his martial arts background. But let's face it - this movie is deeply stupid, doesn't seem to know if it's serious or not, and basically fails on every front.
- State Park (1988)
- This is a weird one. Bad-hearted villain wants to dump toxic waste in a state park. Why, I don't know - it seems extremely obvious to figure out where it came from - but he is stymied at every turn by a man dressed in a bear suit, and various other characters who seek to keep the park clean. It's fun in a small way.
- Fire and Ice (1983)
- Rotoscoped animation never looked so good! This fantasy tale of a quest to overthrow an evil wizard who is crushing the world in ice is absolutely gorgeous - some of the best illustration I've ever seen on screen - and even though the story is thin, the art propels the movie forward. Worth seeing.
- Necromancer (1988)
- Ugh. Rape revenge supernatural horror film. An acting student is raped, she makes a deal with a necromancer to get revenge, the boys who raped her are killed one by one in brutal, magical ways. Nothing to recommend this.
- Beyond the Seventh Door (1987)
- Surprisingly good for a movie I had never heard of, with what seems like an amateur cast. Guy gets out of prison, ex-girlfriend convinces him to rob her boss for easy money, but it turns out the mansion is full of booby traps. Oddly tense and compelling, with a surprise ending I didn't see coming.
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