I found this Ruggero Deodato exploitation movie surprisingly lame. Yes, some of the sexual scenes are pretty disturbing but it was low on gore and not frightening at all. I hated those rich SOB´s!
David Hess was once again fun to watch and the house looked great. I also liked the score and i have heard that Helen likes it too
watched john carpenter's excellent 1987 horror movie prince of darkness starring donald pleasance,jameson parker,lisa blount and big trouble in little china's victor wong and dennis dun.
also features a very creepy looking alice cooper .
really enjoyed this one,superbly directed by john carpenter and with excellent performances from a great cast, the music score http://youtu.be/fkfKUrwxPfQ also by carpenter is first rate and really adds to the overall atmosphere.
i can remember when this was first released it was generally not very well received by the critics but has over the years built up a bit of a fanbase.
myself personally i agree with quite a few of the comments i've read suggesting this is probably one of john carpenter's most underated movies.
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Prince of Darkness is one of the many John Carpenter classics! I love the atmosphere and how the 9 minute opening credits builds up the tension.
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I haven't watched "Prince of Darkness" in several years. I meant to watch it awhile back when it was mentioned on the Zombie Thread, but forgot.
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Does anyone else know Adventures in Babysitting as A Night On The Town? That is what I have always known it as here in Australia, and on a side note have always been a big fan of Daryl Coopersmith.
"That's the guy who kicked my *** last summer for touching his car which I didn't do."
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Here in Holland it was released on video as A Night On The Town as well. (released in october '88 to be exactly)
The dvd released here in 2003 was titled Adventures in Babysitting though.
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Glad to see someone else remembers this movie as A Night On The Town too.
As much as I know that Adventures in Babysitting is the original title because it was made in USA it just doesn't sit well for me because I have always known it by this 'inferior' title.
I really used to love this movie back in the day.
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It was "Ilta Kaupungilla" which is a translation from "A Night on the Town" here too
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Yay. Up yours American go getters. Just kidding
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watched hell night starring linda blair,vincent van patten,peter barton and suki goodwin.
atmospheric haunted house horror where four pledges have to stay the night in a reputed haunted mansion- garth manor where 12 years previously a father massacred his whole family.
garth manor
skillfully directed by tom desimone who also made the fun w.i.p flicks concrete jungle and reform school girls he manages here to squeeze quite a bit of tension from a rather cliched plot.
saying that back when this came out remembering this was one of the earlier 80s horror/slasher entries (81) the plot of the teens spending a night in a haunted house being stalked by a deformed killer probably still seemed fairly original.
executive producer was chuck russell who went on to direct the likes of a nightmare on elm street 3,the blob ,eraser and the massive jim carrey hit the mask. irwin yablans exc.producer on halloween 1,2 and 3 was also along with bruce cohn curtis(dreamscape) the producers here.
linda blair - 1981 golden raspberry nominee for hell night.
featuring decent enough performances from all involved(though blair was nominated for a golden raspberry award for her performance here that year), a cool music score and some great location shooting,notably - kimberly crest mansion http://www.kimberlycrest.org/about_house.html in redlands california which makes for the very creepy looking garth manor.
make hell night an above average entry in the haunted house horror/slasher genre.
i really enjoyed it overall and rate it a strong 8/10
When a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to re-animate as they go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, brains. -- IMDb
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Maniac Cop. First time viewing this masterpiece tonight, I'm rather enjoying this!!
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Screaming Like Banshees! It's....Night of The Creeps (1986)
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them. -- IMDb
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"Zombies, exploding heads, creepy-crawlies... and a date for the formal. This is classic, Spanky. "
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