The Deadly Spawn
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Movie Reviews of The Deadly Spawn
Movie Review: Spawn in the Basement
Summary: 4 Stars
This is definitely a low budget movie. I remember renting the video years ago and enjoyed it so when I saw it being release on DVD, I decided to pick it up. There are gory parts in the movie (if you don't like gory movies, this one may not be for you) but there is also some humor.
The quality is not bad and there are plenty of extras.
The movie starts with a meteor crash. What comes from the meteor are aliens that grow to huge proportions after devouring a couple of humans. The aliens invade a nearby home by starting out in the basement and one by one eat all that enter their lair. The only one that does not get eaten is a young boy, Charles, who seems to understand how they "think".
Movie Review: surprisingly gory and interesting
Summary: 4 Stars
this is a cool little scifi/horror movie. i heard about this movie from the exploitation book Nightmare USA. The Deadly Spawn wasn't as epic as i hoped it might be, but it surely didn't disappoint me either.
some shots, special effects, and gushes of blood were downright inspired! a couple scenes came off flat and one dialog scene was a little blurry, plus i could tell in a couple spots where the production had been rushed. i heard that the vegetarian party was phenomenal and to me it seemed just OK. also, the ending didn't really thrill me. hence the 4 stars.
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Venger As'Nas Satanis
Cult of Cthulhu High Priest
Movie Review: "What the f#@k was that!?"
Summary: 4 Stars
Made for reportedly less than $25,000 this mega-low budget alien invasion flick is more enjoyable (thanks to an intelligent script, great fx's and cool camerawork) than 90% of the horror flicks belched out of mainstream Hollywood.
A meteor carrying little evil flesh-eating tadpoles crashes near a remote house. After munching on some campers the icky worms with hundreds of jagged teeth grow and attack the people in the house with gusto complete with face chomping, head removal, skin ripping, eyeball eating, leg biting, toe biting and so forth. Cool gruesome 80's fun, check it out. The DVD has a beautiful print.
Movie Review: Not much to recommend it other than the monsters, but they're enough.
Summary: 3 Stars
Not much to say here. Yes, this is a very low-budget film, even by low-budget standards. Though this does hurt the film technically, the bigger concern comes in terms of the action i.e. it's a helluva a lot cheaper and faster to just shoot people standing around and talking than actually having anything happen. The performances are amateurish, but likable enough for the material, but there just isn't anything there. As usual, I never got terribly bored of the filler, but I got a bit antsy for sure, and in the end there just isn't as much alien action as their should be. Still, what there is makes it all worth it. The head alien-beast is pretty damn cool, I must admit. A much classier design than I'd have expected for a film this cheap. And the little baby eel spawn things, well they're just adorable. I don't often use that word, but it's the only one that'll do. The film is indeed quite gruesome, and though the execution is lacking, they make up for it in heart and volume. But again, all the standing around and talking and lame AP Biology speak is fairly pointless, but it's worth the wait.
Worth a rental, anyway.
Grade: C+
Movie Review: Might Dissapoint...
Summary: 2 Stars
With all the positive reviews for this movie I was very excited to see it. After recently doing so I found it pretty dissapointing.
I'm a huge fan of b-movie horror but I guess I was expecting too much. While the movie does have some excellent visual effects and fun gore it simply isn't enough to excuse a pretty boring story, forgettable characters with no development, and horrible sound quality that bugged me throughout the film.
Basically it's like watching Peter Jackson's Bad Taste or Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (2 movies I DO highly recommend) with none of the laughs.
Who knows maybe you will really enjoy this movie, just beware going into it with the high expectations I had.