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The Deadly Spawn 1983 ★★★★˝
This is the stuff that Slither poked fun at and at the same time paid hommage to. Even literally with the aliens falling from the sky and the guy poking it with a stick and getting eaten.
This is the stuff you watch for the B-movie schlock. Like the eating noises from the spawn that sound more like that one tube the dentist puts in your mouth. The attacks are mostly offscreen-ish, but when they are not, they are gloriously silly and ludicrous. As in the tea party scene. Or what happened to the guy who looks like Christopher Lloyd. The special effects fit the mould with their cheesiness.
Needless to say, this was the right movie at the right time and I loved every minute of it. highly recommended for fans of Critters and the like.
The Gate 1987 ★★★★
This was a fun little crossover between The Goonies and Evil Dead.
Stephen Dorff made me go “oh yeah, he was a kid once” and Louis Tripp is well placed as the know it all best friend.
The rest of the cast are no great shakes, but I mostly enjoyed the campy fun that looms over this picture.
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