The greatest movie ever!
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
View MoreIt's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
View MoreThe storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
View MoreMonster A-Go Go is worse in my opinion mainly because it doesn't even have a narrative.I came across this movie when others compared to the movie above. I just had to see what people had to say about it here. It is described in such a way to appeal to any cinematic masochist. The one thought that came to my mind was "After watching Monster A-Go Go I thought every movie I saw afterwards was watchable, shall I test that?". After watching this I might be right.The basic plot is that Random guy 1 asks Random guy 2 if he wants to go on a road trip while drinking in a basement... Sorry - Bar. Then he explains why he doesn't want to go by explaining a road trip with his brother and 2 girls - one of which can see dead people and finds ghosts of a confederate army.Now, in a horror movie there always seems to be a sense of danger. That's why the audience is on the edge of their seat in suspense or turning away in disgust at the latest gore-fest. In here the only sense of danger for anyone involved (in the movie or otherwise) is you from falling asleep.Then there's the ghosts themselves. Whoever thought having someone who sounds like he has smoked an entire tobacco harvest and have him put pauses in between every word is not a good idea.Then there's the other aspect of the movie - the technical aspect. Like Monster A-Go Go the director here seems to think night shots of complete blackness seems to be a good idea. I'm not even going to explain why this is a problem.Then the director seems to rip a page out of Hal P Warren's book. There are many shots to indicate that the people are driving, and driving, and driving, and driving GET ON WITH IT!!!!! If you want more descriptions of scenes that if you cut out you wouldn't miss anything there's about 10 minutes of confederate war reenactments with country music over the top of it. The only reason why I think this was kept was because this is the best part (which is really depressing once you see it).The Acting is next. Most of the actors look and sound like they're reading off of cue cards (or the script itself). They're not the worst I have ever seen but they're still crap.Then there's the sound editing. Usually I didn't think making the dialogue audible would be such a hard task but it happens here. Thankfully (...or not?) you do get used to it and able to understand most of what is going on (Give me translators for the ghost and I'll be fine).The one thing that boggles my mind is why this was never on MST3K. I can see The bots tearing this movie to shreds with all the dignity it doesn't have. Given the concept it could've been decent if not entirely original. It could be worth a watch for those who think "Manos is the worst movie ever made" or cinematic masochists, but this movie should remain unknown.
View MoreThis isn't a good movie, but its unique. When I watch low-budget, I want something different from Hollywood movies. And you get it here. Its not even so much like watching a narrative film as it is like spending time with some aimless characters. And somehow this is fairly enjoyable.It takes a can-do spirit to make any movie, especially to get it distributed, and I have to give these guys credit for somehow making "Night of Horror" and getting it out there.Enjoy the rural locations and late-70's style, which are as much a document of this region as they are movie locations/wardrobe.
View MoreWell it was a cold, bitter cold, night and I was on my way to the local video store. This old Mom n' Pop place that I had only been to a few times, the owners were very nice and had an extremely nice collection of horror films. All kinds of em' lined the shelves, zombies, vampires, werewolves, mummies, you name it and it was probably there. Growing up I had long loved a film called "Curse of the Screaming Dead" and still think it's a pretty decent flick (okay it's crap but it's crap I like). So when I found out there was another movie called "Night of Horror" which was supposedly the original film that "Curse of the Screaming Dead" was based on I was a little giddy. At the time I had just found a copy of the original "Curse of the Screaming Dead" on it's original label Mogul so finding "Night of Horror" was a must for me. God I wished I had slapped myself...So there I am in the video store searching the shelves for something to catch my eye and there it is, "Night of Horror". The movie I thought I'd probably never find was sitting right in front of me. I was a little surprised but I expected them to have a movie like this because they had been open since the dawn of video and the owner bought every movie he could get his hands on. So I bring "Night of Horror" up to the counter and I look up at the woman who has her usual smile and I asked if I could possibly buy the movie. I figured I should like it somewhat if I liked "Curse of the Screaming Dead". She looked at the box and then at her husband and he just looked at me. He looked up the film and nodded yes, come to find out the last time the tape had been rented Reagan was president so it was okay. I got the video for $2 (that should have been a huge sign if you're paying less than what it costs to rent) and I thought I made out like a bandit. Boy was I wrong.I bring the movie home and do the usual, popcorn, soda, and other assorted snacks. I sat down and pushed play on my remote and once the film started I wanted nothing more than to go both deaf and blind. First off if you're going to make a movie, learn how to light the damn thing, when there was a light it looked like someone had gotten a giant spotlight and set it down in front of the camera. And the night shots...don't even get me started. Then there's the acting...wait that was there? I don't remember acting, oh those people who were walking around and babbling incoherently those were actors? Were they trying to act bad because they pulled it off brilliantly. As for the effects, what effects!? There was a freaking' fake skull and a fog machine with a raspy, and I mean raspy, voice attached to it. That's an effect!? Bah! After it was over and I slipped out of the coma I attempted to return the movie to the store simply saying it didn't work. I told them they could keep the money but the tape was broken. They wouldn't take it...they looked at me straight in the face and said no. The nice old couple soon became the devil and his bride incarnate. I wanted to scream, they knew what they were doing the whole time. They sold me the movie because they knew it was terrible. Argh! I threw the movie back into my room and it hasn't moved from the spot it's been in for over 2 years.Until now, I reviewed it before writing this review and I have to say I hate IMDb.com, and I hate you all for making me re-watch this movie again for the purpose of this review. Oh what a tangled web you all weave...please for the love of all that's holy; avoid this movie like it were the plague, like it was a possessed horned up monkey with crabs that could very well be cooked and feed a family of 4. STAY AWAY!
View MoreEvil has many dimensions. It can make you angry, it can make you quiver with fear, it can make you doubt the existence of a kind and loving Supreme Being. For years I've sought Ultimate Evil, ever since I discovered that Plan 9 not only isn't the worst film ever made, it probably shouldn't make the Bottom 20.And, while I'm always ready & eager to audition new candidates, "Night of Horror" may be -- IT. This film turns ALL the dials on the Evil Meter to 11. It will make you angry AND afraid AND plunge you into blackest despair. Picture this. You take three or four of your lumpiest mullet-headed male buddies and dress them in Confederate uniforms. Put a bucket of dry ice in front of a Ford Gran Torino and turn on the headlights. Have your buddies stand in front of the lights and shift from one foot to the other. That's the sum of your horrifying FX.Picture this. You see some goat-roper in line at Wal-Mart with 1978 REO Speedwagon hair and so skinny, his jeans fit exactly the same with the fly in the front or the back. That's your male lead. Oh - identify him as a "California rock singer" so everybody will know that he's supposed to be terminally hip.Picture this. You want to establish your female lead as being hopelessly sensitive. So you have her read an Edgar Allen Poe poem to the male lead in the back of an RV. It works too well - his voice-over tells us he's now afraid of losing his cool.This doesn't give you even a hint of how loathsome Night of Horror is. I've seen it cause even hardened veterans of the Bad Movie Wars to hit the Eject button screaming after the first twenty minutes. Manos at least had the studly cape. Zombie Lake had the naked girls' basketball team treading water. They Saved Hitler's Brain at least had Hitler's head mugging it up in the back seat. But Night of Horror has NOTHING. NOTHING. NOT ONE MOMENT of inspiration, humor, or gratuitous nay-nays. NOT ONE FRAME that doesn't look like it was shot in a koi pond and processed in bongwater. And this turkey di tutti turkeys ACTUALLY FOUND A DISTRIBUTOR. Do you understand what that means? I have no doubt that all around the world people have worse films sitting in cans in ancient Kelvinators rattling away in mouldering tool sheds, that they just can't make themselves take to the dump. But Night of Horror actually caused money to change hands - somebody screened this excrescence, said, "Yeah, I think I can make a buck off that," and cut Malanowski a check.We're there. This is it. We've touched bottom. Until Battlefield Earth 2 premieres, The Worst Movie Ever Made.
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