Hollywood remake-itis strikes again. Will they never learn? John Moore, who turned in an enjoyable but rather pointless remake of FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX a couple of years ago has now been roped in to lens this entirely-unnecessary 21st century reimagining of THE OMEN, one of the most powerful horror films of the 1970s. Except …
Hailing from early 1975, just as fourth Doctor Tom Baker begins to establish himself in the title role, ?he Sontaran Experiment?is a pacey, undemanding little two-parter which at the time served as an intermission between the high-concept ?rk in Space?and the now-legendary ?enesis of the Daleks?(both already available on DVD). Released as the first in …
James Gunn? SLITHER is clearly intended to be an affectionate homage to all those big, stupid monster movies of the 1950s ?you know, the ones where a meteor crashlands in some Hicksville backwater and something horrible/slimy/tentacled turns locals into hapless werewolves/zombies/teenagers. Sadly SLITHER misses the mark as it? never really sure whether it? trying to …