Movies We Like

Sorority House Massacre

Dir: Carol Frank, 1986. Starring: Angela O'Neill, John C. Russell, Wendy Martel, Pamela Ross, Nicole Rio. Horror.
Sorority House MassacreYou've got your good slashers and you've got your bad ones, but when you really think about it, there is no such thing. It all boils down to a matter of taste. If you go to the movies for a good shock or scare, you probably think that movies like this are terrible. If you're going to see dimwitted or annoying people get killed and laugh at one-liners, then you'll love Sorority House Massacre. Before I mention the plot, if you know anything about this movie, you know that it has to do with a brother coming back to kill his sister after slaughtering the entire family. Many think of Halloween, just as you might have heard about its relation to dreams, which is linked with A Nightmare on Elm Street. If you've looked up this movie, or other slashers, only to find that people down it because it has elements of other horror movies, don't believe the hype. Every single genre in cinema will have elements of some other film, work of art, pop culture, you name it. Not that you shouldn’t praise what has been established as original, but don't get too hung up on it. This movie is terrible and it means to be. Everything is so over the top, particularly the fashion. The fact that nothing in the plot is believable and that there are so many pointless scenes only adds to how perfectly cheesy it is. The fact that the woman on the cover/posters is not even in the movie also adds to the cheese factor.

Bad Dreams

Dir: Andrew Fleming, 1988. Starring: Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, Richard Lynch, Dean Cameron. Horror.
Bad Dreams DVD"O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams."

-William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Collectivism is a philosophy that can pose a great threat. Many people are opposed to anything that preaches anti-independence, fearing that they might never find themselves within a group that denounces the "I." Yet there are many cults, organized religions, and even governments which feel the exact opposite. For some of them, the unity of being "one" with each other is just an innocent and pure way of bonding with your brothers. But have you ever paid attention to the leader of these groups and wondered what motivated them to call on these people, or what, if anything, they have to gain from it? It goes without saying that in these groups the leader always has the power. The sheep follow the shepherd, end of story.