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Showing posts with label Charles Band. Show all posts

29.3.14

the alchemist (1983)

"This is my curse for eternity!"
In 1871 Aaron McCallum (Robert Ginty) confronts an evil magician for the woman (Lucinda Dooling) he loves, ends tragically in her death and he is cursed with the need to kill. Forward to 1955 and to break the spell McCallum needs to confront the evil alchemist (Robert Glaudini) that bewitched him.
Ponderous, uneventful and lacking any suspense.

4.2.11

trancers (1985)


"I've got your warrent right here!"
Los Angeles in the 23rd Century and Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) is a trancer hunter. He's on the trail of Whistler (Michael Stefani), leader of a quazi-religious cult, that turns people into hypnotised zombies, known as trancers. Whistler manages to give Deth the slip and travels back in time to the 1980s. Jack is sent back to prevent Whistler from killing his ancestor amongst others. With the help of Lena (Helen Hunt), can Deth end Whistlers reign of terror.
Think Bladerunner with zombies rather than robots. Add a Terminator twist. Then lower the budget and whammo - you have Trancers! Better than I made is sound, this actually uses a neat script to transend its low budget origins.

6.1.11

blood dolls (1999)


"Please don't let me interupt you crazy kids."
Welcome to the bizzare world of Virgil Travis (Jack Maturin), an eccentric billionaire, who has invented some killer dolls to aid him take revenge on people who tortured and mutilated him as a child. But
All is here barring the kitchen sink, and I wouldn't bet that this item of furniture is not in there somewhere! A most bizarre and unique horror.