DoH: The 1980s - Movie Reviews

DoH: The 1980s - Movie Reviews

S01E178 Video Review - THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING
2016PG01:29:00
THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING doesn't measure up to Wes Craven's original or the comic source material. You might enjoy ...
S01E178 Video Review - THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING
S01E179 Video Review - FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM
2016PG01:29:00
FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM is an anthology featuring Vincent Price in the wraparound and a heckuva cast. The graphic vio...
S01E179 Video Review - FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM
S01E180 Video Review - SCREAMERS
2016PG01:29:00
SCREAMERS (aka The Island of the Fishmen) feels like an old-fashioned adventure with wildly inappropriate gore tacked on...
S01E180 Video Review - SCREAMERS
S01E181 Video Review - WARLOCK
2016PG01:29:00
WARLOCK (1989) features Julian Sands, Richard Grant, and a kicking fog machine alongside some cheesy visual special effe...
S01E181 Video Review - WARLOCK
S01E182 Video Review - MADMAN
2016PG01:29:00
Join the Grue Crew for the skinny on MADMAN (1981). Madman Marz, that is! Some of the worst music on this side of THE LE...
S01E182 Video Review - MADMAN
S01E183 Video Review - DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
2016PG01:29:00
DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (1981) is a made-for-TV horror movie that, in the Grue Crew's opinion, just might rival the ...
S01E183 Video Review - DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW
S01E188 Video Review - THE PIT
2016PG01:07:00
THE PIT is a fascinating mess of a movie that epitomizes that certain something indicative of low-budget Canadian horror...
S01E188 Video Review - THE PIT
S01E190 Video Review - POSSESSION
2016PG01:19:00
What does the Grue Crew think of POSSESSION? Brilliance wrapped in a madness spiral with an amazing monster! Claustropho...
S01E190 Video Review - POSSESSION
S01E191 Video Review - RAWHEAD REX
2016PG01:22:00
Based on a Clive Barker story and boasting a screenplay by himself, RAWHEAD REX does not have the feel of Barker's prose...
S01E191 Video Review - RAWHEAD REX
S01E206 Video Review - Lifeforce
2016NR01:05:00
The Grue-Crew embarks on a nostalgic journey as they revisit the 1985 Tobe Hooper-directed classic, LIFEFORCE. With its ...
S01E206 Video Review - Lifeforce
S01E212 Video Review - The Ripper
2016NR
THE RIPPER has special effects superstar Tom Savini in the title role. After that, the pickings are slim. But sometimes,...
S01E212 Video Review - The Ripper
S01E213 Video Review - Deadly Spawn
2016NR01:07:00
With an absolutely bonkers title, a creature, and interesting characters, THE DEADLY SPAWN is a crazy romp. The Grue Cre...
S01E213 Video Review - Deadly Spawn
S01E214 Video Review - The Fly II
2016NR01:07:00
The 80s Grue-Crew revisits the sequel to Cronenberg's THE FLY (1986). What happened to THE FLY II (1989), OR, is it much...
S01E214 Video Review - The Fly II
S01E215 Video Review - Krull
2016NR
Join the 80s Grue-Crew as they head back to 1983 to revisit the classic or, not so classic, sci-fi/fantasy/horror/action...
S01E215 Video Review - Krull
S01E216 Video Review - Cannibal Apocalypse
2016NR01:17:00
With its bevy of alternate titles, it's hard to know if you've watched Cannibal Apocalypse or not. Regardless, the 80s G...
S01E216 Video Review - Cannibal Apocalypse
S01E217 Video Review - Lady in White
2016NR
The 80s Grue Crew travel to upstate New York on Halloween for this quirky independent ghost story combined with family d...
S01E217 Video Review - Lady in White
S01E218 Video Review - Cat's Eye
2017NR01:03:00
Cat's Eye is an anthology film containing three segments, two from King short stories and one original to this film, all...
S01E218 Video Review - Cat's Eye
S01E219 Video Review - Sleepaway Camp
2017NR01:06:00
The subject for this episode of Decades of Horror: The 1980s is SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983). Anybody remember this shocking li...
S01E219 Video Review - Sleepaway Camp
S01E220 Video Review - Akira
2017NR01:20:00
Join the Grue-Crew as they revisit one of the, if not THE, best anime films of all time, AKIRA (1988). The cyberpunk cla...
S01E220 Video Review - Akira
S01E221 Video Review - Scanners
2017NR01:15:00
David Cronenberg's Scanners is not only a classic of the decades but an iconic horror film of the ages, fully establishi...
S01E221 Video Review - Scanners
S01E222 Video Review - Dragonslayer
2017NR01:18:00
Before Game of Thrones, before House of Dragons, there was Dragonslayer. That's Peter MacNicol in his theatrical debut a...
S01E222 Video Review - Dragonslayer
S01E223 Video Review - Pet Sematary
2017NR01:17:00
The Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crew dives into a fan favorite, Stephen King's Pet Sematary. With direction from by Mar...
S01E223 Video Review - Pet Sematary
S01E224 Video Review - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
2017NR01:39:00
Dream Warriors, a Grue-Crew favorite, features special effects by Greg Cannom, Doug Beswick, Mark Shostrom, Kevin Yagher...
S01E224 Video Review - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
S01E225 Video Review - The Changeling
2017NR
The Grue-Crew settle in to tackle a slickand criminally overlooked haunted house feature from 1980, The Changeing. The f...
S01E225 Video Review - The Changeling
S01E226 Video Review - The Company of Wolves
2016NR
An entirely different kind of werewolf movie, The Company of Wolves is definitely one you should consider for your must-...
S01E226 Video Review - The Company of Wolves
S01E227 Video Review - Vampire's Kiss
2016NR01:14:00
Witness Nicolas Cage go full-batty with VAMPIRE'S KISS (1988). The film was a critical and commercial flop when it first...
S01E227 Video Review - Vampire's Kiss
S01E228 Video Review - Zombie Nightmare
2016NR01:23:00
Horror films from the 1980s continues with the Canadian feature ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE (1987) from director Jack Bravman. The ...
S01E228 Video Review - Zombie Nightmare
S01E229 Video Review - C.H.U.D.
2016NR
C.H.U.D.: Cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers. Campy 80s gold! John Heard, Daniel Stern, Kim Greist, and Christo...
S01E229 Video Review - C.H.U.D.
S01E230 Video Review - Wicked City
2016NR01:20:00
Wicked City (1987), a dark fantasy action horror anime, is based on the first novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Wicked City se...
S01E230 Video Review - Wicked City
S01E232 Video Review - Zombie 3
2016NR01:14:00
Fulci directs Zombie 3, but it's eventually co-directed by Bruno Mattei and Claudio Fragrasso when Fulci leaves the Phil...
S01E232 Video Review - Zombie 3
S01E233 Video Review -  The Loch Ness Horror
2016NR01:13:00
The Grue-Crew head to Scotland to explore the creature below the depths in THE LOCH NESS HORROR. With silly puppet monst...
S01E233 Video Review - The Loch Ness Horror
S01E241 Video Review - ALLIGATOR
2016PG01:01:00
The Grue Crew chases down the classic creature feature ALLIGATOR (1980) starring Robert Forster. Writer John Sayles and ...
S01E241 Video Review - ALLIGATOR
S01E245 Video Review - MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
2016PG01:29:00
Stephen King's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) may be more remembered for the "Green Goblin" killer truck and the AC/DC soundtr...
S01E245 Video Review - MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
S01E246 Video Review - NOMADS
2016PG01:29:00
NOMADS (1986) features Pierce Brosnan, Lesslie-Anne Down, Mary Woronov, and Adam Ant in this flick from John McTiernan [...
S01E246 Video Review - NOMADS
S01E247 Video Review - RETURN TO HORROR HIGH
2016PG01:25:00
RETURN TO HORROR HIGH (1987) is a slasher film spoof, but what is it really about? The bizarre narrative and goofy hijin...
S01E247 Video Review - RETURN TO HORROR HIGH
S01E250 Video review - GREMLINS
2016PG01:01:00
It's time to revisit D. Joe Dante's GREMLINS, and this time, the Grue Crew is joined by special FX artist Ralph Miller, ...
S01E250 Video review - GREMLINS
S01E251 Video review - SLAUGHTERHOUSE
2016PG
This tagline is "Buddy Has an Axe to Grind. A Big Axee" may give you an idea of what you're in for with this low-budget ...
S01E251 Video review - SLAUGHTERHOUSE
S01E252 Video Review - CONAN THE BARBARIAN
2016PG01:20:00
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Robert E. Howard's iconic Cimmerian? Add in James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, and Sandahl Bergma...
S01E252 Video Review - CONAN THE BARBARIAN
S01E253 Video Review - PIN
2016PG01:31:00
Ralph Miller III joins the Grue Crew for a look back at PIN (1988), starring David Hewlett, Cynthia Preston, Terry O'Qui...
S01E253 Video Review - PIN
S01E254 Video Review - THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (Ratu Ilmu Hatim)
2016PG01:27:00
Influencing modern Indonesian filmmakers Kimo Stamboel and Joko Anwar, The Queen of Black Magicis a classic about fickle...
S01E254 Video Review - THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC (Ratu Ilmu Hatim)
S01E255 Video Review - THE BEASTMASTER
2016PG01:31:00
Guest Renee St. Aubin joins the Grue Crew as they go talkabout with this sword and sorcery favorite from Phantasm direct...
S01E255 Video Review - THE BEASTMASTER
S01E256 Video Review - HOUSE
2016PG01:27:00
With 80s TV icons such as William Katt (The Greatest American Hero, 1981-1983), George Wendt (Cheers, 1982-1993), Richa...
S01E256 Video Review - HOUSE
S01E258 Video Review - JUST BEFORE DAWN
2016PG01:09:00
Directed by Jeff Lieberman with George Kennedy and a machete-wielding psychopath in the Oregon woods, is it an underappr...
S01E258 Video Review - JUST BEFORE DAWN
S01E260 Video Review - THE BOOGEY MAN
2016PG01:19:00
The title resides in every child’s nightmares, but does this low-budget supernatural slasher directed by the famous, or ...
S01E260 Video Review - THE BOOGEY MAN