Welcome to Distracted by Films. Here you can read my reviews of movies, videos, DVDs and films from the past and the present. The reviews on this page are my own and no way represent paid critics, specialists or experts in the film industry.
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It is not heresy, and I will not recant! Directed by Peter Sykes, with writing credits for John Peacock (adaption), Dennis Wheatley (novel) and Gerald Vaughan-Hughes (additional material), this 1976 horror film has a runtime of 95 minutes, and was originally rated an X – although it has since being classified as an 18. TheContinue reading “To the Devil a Daughter (1976) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
This plan of a high probability of success… apparently In a Nutshell Murder robot sent from the future to kill somebody in its past who will become important in the future when man is at war with machine. Also sent back is a guardian to protect the person who the murder-bot plans to kill. ChaseContinue reading “Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Ravenous (1999) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It’s lonely being a cannibal; tough making friends. It is 1847. During the Mexican-American war, Second Lieutenant John Boyd (Guy Pearce) sees his comrades in the US Army being massacred, he plays dead out of cowardice. While being carted away with other ‘corpses’ he momentarily finds bravery and clears and captures a Mexican outpost. HisContinue reading “Ravenous (1999) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Odd Thomas (2013) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not every short-order cook is an undercover detective for dead people, but Odd is. “Odd Thomas” lives in a small town in California. He has a psychic ability which allows him to see dead people, but he is inspired to do something about what he sees – helping people move on or out of theContinue reading “Odd Thomas (2013) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Zodiac (2007) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There’s more than one way to lose your life to a killer Starring Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Robert Graysmith. There are quite a few other big names in the film; Mark Ruffalo and Anthony Edwards play two of the main police inspectors, Robert Downey Jr. and Brian Cox work at the newspaper, with Downey Jr.Continue reading “Zodiac (2007) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Saving Private Ryan (1998) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
An immersive and engaging war film of two halves In 1944 the allied forces are landing in Normandy for an attack on the Nazi forces that have occupied Europe. The death toll is massive for both sides as WW2 is in full effect. Meanwhile the Chief of Staff, General Marshall, learns that 3 brothers fromContinue reading “Saving Private Ryan (1998) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Up (2009) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Heart-breaking, heart-warming visually stunning masterstroke from Pixar Bespectacled Carl Fredricksen idolizes the famous explorer and adventurer Charles Muntz. He learns that Muntz was discredited after it was proved that he faked the skeleton of his recent find, but this does not dampen young Carl’s spirits too much as one day he’d like to follow inContinue reading “Up (2009) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Dead Cert (2010) ⭐⭐⭐
Nevermind the Vampires, kill me instead please A cockney hardman who has invested all his money into a club loses it when he backs the wrong fighter. Romanian gangsters take it over, but unbeknown to anyone, they also happen to be vampires. The fight is on – for the club; for survival; and for ratingsContinue reading “Dead Cert (2010) ⭐⭐⭐”
Strippers vs Werewolves (2012) ⭐⭐⭐
Not much bite, but plenty of fleas. The plot is simple but conceivable, in a weird kind of way anyway; a stripper accidentally kills a werewolf with a silver fountain pen. His friends, the rest of the pack, want their revenge. It is up to colleagues, friends, and clientele of the stripper to fight offContinue reading “Strippers vs Werewolves (2012) ⭐⭐⭐”
Zombie Strippers! (2008) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Too bad you couldn’t reanimate a personality! In the not-so-distant future, America is still at war with pretty much everybody thanks to President George Bush and Vice-President Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soon America will slowly lose ground in their war efforts on account of not having enough troops, to compensate for the vast loss of military personnelContinue reading “Zombie Strippers! (2008) ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Funhouse Massacre (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Funhouse, minus the fun This film does not have much of a plot, and it’s not all that original either. It is more of an aesthetically driven film concentrating on the killings, blood, and gore. There is not really any depth of development to the film, it is all pretty one dimensional – the protagonistsContinue reading “Funhouse Massacre (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
2001 Maniacs (2005) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Aesthetics over Intelligence A group of friends travelling to Florida for Spring Break take a detour and end up in an old Southern town called Pleasant Valley. They are not alone; other people seem to have taken the detour too, so in total the detour has rounded up 8 people; the group of friends, 3Continue reading “2001 Maniacs (2005) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Night of the Creeps (1986) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Zombies, exploding heads, creepy-crawlies… and a date for the formal. This is classic, Spanky. In 1959, aliens are fighting on-board a spaceship. Unfortunately, the fight is futile as the object they are fighting over is shot out of the spaceship in a cannister, landing on earth. Assuming they have seen a shooting star land nearby,Continue reading “Night of the Creeps (1986) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
The Shining (1980) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. An aspiring author, Jack Torrence, who is also a recovering alcoholic decides the best way to get through a case of persistent writer’s block isContinue reading “The Shining (1980) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Molly’s Game (2017) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Destroying lives through poker Not normally the kind of film I watch but this one caught me off guard and got me hooked into watching it before I had time to protest. Starring Jessica Chastain this is the real story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who changes direction on life and begins to runContinue reading “Molly’s Game (2017) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
An over-the-top anime inspired film which makes crazy look sane Teenage vampire Monami (Yukie Kawamura) falls in love with classmate Mizushima (Takumi Saito), but he’s already got a girlfriend, Keiko (Eri Otoguro) – the leader of the Sweet Lolita gang. Mizushima accepts a blood laced chocolate from Monami, which inadvertently turns Mizushima into a half-vampireContinue reading “Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Sinister (2012) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Don’t worry, Daddy. I’ll make you famous again. Ethan Hawke is a true crime novelist, for his next book he’s investigating the death of a family who killed themselves, only to be survived by a daughter who went missing from the scene of the crime and has remained missing since. In his quest to getContinue reading “Sinister (2012) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Terrifier (2016) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not that Terrifying… just a bit, misunderstood Directed and written by Damien Leone, this 2016 film runs at 82 minutes and is classed as a Horror/ Thriller film. It primarily stars David Howard Thornton as Art, the killer clown. For the purpose of the film though, we follow Jenna Kanell as Tara Heyes, and thenContinue reading “Terrifier (2016) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Knucklebones (2016) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Knucklebones, Knucklebones go away… just please, go away Directed and written by Mitch Wilson, Knucklebones is a 2016 film with a run time of 85 minutes, which primarily stars Jennifer Jean Guhlin and Tom Zembrod. This is supposed to be a straight up horror film which at times feels similar to “Friday 13th” and “AContinue reading “Knucklebones (2016) ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We can’t go on together… with suspicious minds… 26 August 2020 So, you want a crazy B-Movie do you? Ok, try this then… Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) isn’t dead, he’s old and lives in a nursing home, with black John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davies)… let me start again… two residents of Shady Rest Convalescence CentreContinue reading “Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
The Final Girls (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
They won’t be singing Kumbaya… they’ll be screaming Kumba-no! 26 August 2020 Grieving the loss of her mother Amanda Cartwright (Malin Akerman), a one-time horror scream queen, young girl Max Cartwright (Taissa Farmiga) is thrown into the film that made her mother famous, the 80’s slasher flick, “Camp Bloodbath”. Very a-kin to “Friday the 13th”,Continue reading “The Final Girls (2015) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐”
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