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Forgotten 80s Horror: By the time we rented this from Network Video, Daryl Hannah was a rising star. Roxanne and Steel Magnolias were on HBO constantly. Almost forgotten now, but worth a watch if you like 80s survival horror. Also stars Lewis Smith, Rachel Ward, and Joe Pantoliano. You might like:
Marilyn Monroe had a poster on my wall in the 80s. My horror friends were Marilyn fans. Funny how celebrities from the 50s shaped Gen X the same way Gen X celebrities shape culture now. Some stars just don't shrink. Anyway, like everyone else, I had a crush on:
My horror group and I were bananas for slashers, but this horror movie has a lot of philosophy in it. When William Hurt starts de-evolving, we freaked out. “What the hell is going on in this movie?” It was a fun pizza movie rental sleepover night that inspired countless conversations, we loved:
I only love this movie because of the people I was with when we would watch it. Jim, Mike, and Josh all bananas for this and I was lukewarm, but now all I can think about is sitting around my room talking about if it's corny or campy, cheesy or genius. I was outnumbered. But now I love:
My oldest son was 12 the first time we watched this movie together. We still argue about it. He says The Dark Knight is the best superhero movie ever. I say, "Wrong, wrong, wrong," and annoy him, what else are fathers for? I say the best superhero movie of all time is:
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: On occasion, those Friday nights when we went to Network Video, for this one my dad picked my group up from school at 3 and drove us directly to the store so it wouldn't be sold out. Jim walked straight into the store, picked it up over his head in triumph.
Movies that Made Me Love Movies: No one knows this film, but we were bonkers for it. It was filmed one town over from where I grew up, and we saw Winona Ryder at the local mall, so you had a bunch of freshman skateboarder boys crazy for this ridiculous movie.
My friends and I, mostly skateboarders, loved this movie. It was hopelessly addicted to drugs before being hopelessly addicted to drugs on film was popular. Our world felt a little dangerous. Also, when we were all out in a field drinking Boone's Farm we kinda felt like:
Movies that Made Me Love Movies: There were a few movies that I feel defined us when we hit high school. A group of friends, some horror buddies, some not, all watched this movie and quoted it endlessly. Everybody knows the fight was fixed/The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: The movie that started Wes and Sam trading blows. You tear up one Jaws poster and the next thing you know Nancy's watching Evil Dead and Ash is walking past Freddy's glove. Yep, we noticed! My horrorhead group loved this movie so much!
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: A bunch of horror loving skateboarders liked any movie with skating, BMX, or any bikes really. We were desperate for the world to recognize our existence I think. This was a great movie and we watched multiple times. Pure 80s.
When my son complains about a movie, I tell him the story of how I wanted to see this movie so bad and it turned out to be a total disappointment. I don't want to hear any millennials complaining about movie quality. This was Gen X's Jurassic Park. I begged mom to watch this turd.
If you look at the cover it doesn’t look like much. Wes Craven directed it and me and my horror friends were devout followers of the Craveman. This movie is ridiculous in a lot of ways, but I think it’s a must see. I’m not saying it’s good. You just have to see it to believe.
Movies that Made me Love Movies:A big group of my friends and I went to see this at the theater together when it came out. I think maybe 10 of us went. Some horror freaks, others just muggles, but we all loved this movie, it was so much fun. Now watching, not a great movie, I have great memories of
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: This movie was one of my all time favs. This isn't the original cover, but while eating pizza, still smelling the carpet and cardboard of the rental store some Friday night in the late 1980s, Bill Paxton became one of our heroes!
Movies that Made Me Love Movies: No, this wasn't a good movie, but we loved it. My horror friends were all on board with this one. For years we talked about being or fighting ninjas. Do you notice how no one talks about ninjas anymore? I really thought ninjas would be a bigger deal.
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-... These are just some of the movies that really screwed me up. Genx will understand. #movies #horrormovies
Movies that Made My Childhood: I watched this movie alone, no friends on this one. My horror nerd friends were not sci-fi fans, most of the time. I love this movie.
One of the best monsters ever created for film! #horrormovies Now watching:
My friends and I loved this movie so much. Evil getting burned with the cross, “Dude, rewind that!” and “Again!” I watch this movie 5 times per year. It is still outstanding.
Stop! We must talk my friends. I saw over on the TicTok someone was eating Babybel Cheese and not taking the red was wrapper off the cheese. Are we doing that? I feel like I’ve found where at least some of our problems are coming from. Be honest, are you pealing this, or just eating wax coating?
Movies that Made Me Love Movies: It’s a lazy Sunday of writing, what can I watch? I was talking about Albert Finney this week. All my horror friends wanted the photogun from the movie. I had to use the original cover. The new one doesn’t work for me.
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: 4 friends eating pizza on a Friday night, home from Network Video. VCR humming ,we’re shocked this monster is our hero. Louis Jourdan is spectacularly transforming into the wolf monster, “Grow that baby plant arm, and move your ass dude! He’s coming for you!”
Movies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: Anytime there was a head rolling scene in a movie, my friends and I went bonkers. “Did you see that?! Rewind it. Rewind it!” This one is a gem. Albert Finney is way underrated. #mutantfam #horror #HorrorMovies
Movies that made my childhood: My friends and I went bananas over this movie. A guy with a legendary weapon on a legendary horse chasing a dark, disappearing tower is fantastic beyond fantastic.
Movies that Made me Love Horror Movies: My friends and I were baffled! where is Michael Myers? This isn’t Halloween? Unlike the regular movie going public we found something in the movie worth liking! I’m writing a review of it for this weeks retro review. Are you a fan? #mutantfam
backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/11-movies-... Do you remember this movie?
MY BLOODY VALENTINE turns 43 today Released February 13, 1981, the Canadian slasher gave us Harry Warden—a gas-masked killer with a pickaxe and zero chill about Valentine's Day. The MPAA cut 9 minutes of gore, but we finally got the unrated version in 2009. Celebrate! #MyBloodyValentine