This is the Kind Of DVD I would cherish as a teen. Not sure if Media Blasters Intended this, but they picked an interesting, semi-obscure monster movie from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Good stuff.
The Dark (1979):
All your Dads Favorite actors in a muddled story but heavily atmospheric horror flick from 79, lots of whispers of "the dark" on the soundtrack. Supposedly the story is "A writer (William Devane) and a TV newswoman (Cathy Lee Crosby) link a California killing spree to an alien werewolf in blue jeans" in execution its sort of like David Lynch directed an Episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. So obviously I love it.
The Being (1983):
Jackie Kongs first movie, who would go on to make Blood Diner. One of the best examples of an 80s Monster Movie. In It, A sewagestein mutant terrorizes a Idaho town.
What makes it work if the movie takes its ridiculous premise seriously, the monster is ridiculous in an awesome way, but the movie never smirks at the audience, now I am most definitely not the kind of person who thinks "bad" movies can only be fun unintentionally, Troma does self awareness right, which most people do not understand. You do not watch a troma movie like you do a Ed Wood movie. If you do, your doing it wrong. I think this is a legitimately good movie, steady direction, committed performances, excessive gore, and a slimy monster we see just enough of. This is the perfect movie for the weekend afternoon slots of basic cable, and a perfect movie to put on to recreate that feeling.
Creature From The Abyss (1994): This one is Italian so it got that bad dubbing fun going for it. The Plot takes place in Miami, Teens face off against a Monster Fish. But like in the other two movies in this set, it's not the what that matters, it's the how..The monster effects in this are great, and the soundtrack is that sinister electronic euro vibe that everyone loves. Ladies in Bikinis and 90s hair and Guys bespectacled with 90s hair covered in rain face off against a fishmonster What's not to love?
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