A while back I reported that Sylvester Stallone's plans for RAMBO V (THE SAVAGE HUNT) involved one man war machine John Rambo and a trusty sidekick tracking a genetically engineered monster. It was, honestly, one of the dumbest ideas I've ever read, especially considering that the last entry in the franchise, RAMBO, was a balls-to-the wall, thrilling throwback to FIRST BLOOD and RAMBO FIRST BLOOD PART II, and a great finish to the series, which may have thrived on unbelievable situations and action sequences, but never plucked the action hero against a damned MONSTER. Surprisingly, horror site after horror site trumpeted this as a "cool" idea, which only made me lose respect for horror ... (more…)

Check out the new 4-minute trailer (mislabeled as a "clip") for TERMINATOR: SALVATION right here.

The flick opens on May 21st. (more…)

I thought director Neil Marshall's 2005 original THE DESCENT was pretty cool: fun, if overrated, more intense in the claustrophobic first half hour than when the neat monsters appeared, but marred by a formulaic opening and a didtributor-tampered ending. Still, smarter than most contemporary monster flicks and free of lame horror "humor."

The trailer for the inevitable sequel is now live. The film abandons the women-in-peril premise in favor of a logical rescue effort, but the idea of Shauna Macdonald's Sarah character returning to those caves with the macho men - when she's freshly traumatized - is not only ridiculous but completely negates the film's "real" ending, which was seen ... (more…)

Behold the poster and trailer for the Michael Bay produced, Marcus Nispel directed remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH, starring... a bunch of unknowns, Nina Visitor (DEEP SPACE NINE) in Betsy Palmer's role as Mama Voorhees, and Ryan Hansen, who was so good as the rich boy jock jerk sexist pig Dick Casablancas on TV's VERONICA MARS.

I saw the original FRIDAY THE 13TH in the theatre as a high school student and it scared the hell out of me. Somehow I missed seeing parts 2, 3-D, and THE FINAL CHAPTER. But I caught the godawful A NEW BEGINNING on 42nd Street with a great audience, and JASON LIVES (my favorite) at the Criterion in Times Square, and made a point of seeing every one of the subsequent ... (more…)

Back in 1974, expecting parents everywhere were terrified by Larry Cohen's IT'S ALIVE, which presented a mutant killer baby terrorizing L.A. It was followed by triplets in IT LIVES AGAIN (1978) and very silly looking adults in IT'S ALIVE III: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE (1987).

The original film is probably best remembered for its fantastic advertising campaign, which included this ROSEMARY'S BABY-like poster and this trailer. But it was the TV spot that really made this little bastard a monster hit.

Now comes the inevitable remake, co-written by Cohen and Paul Sopocy, directed by Josef Rusnak, and starring Bijou Phillips. This trailer shows what changes have been made to the story; Baby goes home ... (more…)

Chuck Norris has already proven that all he can do these days is shill for exercise equipment, political hacks, and possibly hair dye. Jean Claude Van Damme is lucky to score a direct to video flick. Steven Seagal couldn't get arrested. That leaves Sly Stallone, the man who successfully convinced America that a 60-year-old Italian Stallion could go head-to-head, toe-to-toe, and fist-to-fist with the Heavyweight Champion of the World in ROCKY BALBOA last Christmas, to revive the beloved cheesy action genre of the 80s and 90s with JOHN RAMBO.

Yes, John Rambo, the man who wiped out an American town, singlehandedly took back Vietnam (from the Russians???), and helped the Taliban make ... (more…)