Really Awful Movies: Ep 93 – Skin Traffik

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An extremely underwhelming espionage thriller, Skin Traffik features a veritable “Who the hell cares?” of former stars. This includes Mickey Rourke, whose face is now a catcher’s mitt because of an ill-fated pro boxing career in Florida, Michael Madsen, hammier than a porchetta panino and the sine qua non of bad moviedom, Eric Roberts.

Kickboxer/star Gary Daniels gets mixed up in a human trafficking ring and has to rescue a bunch of Russian hookers from the clutches of a secret cabal of globalist weirdos.That’s about all there is. Oh and for some reason this involves shuttling between London and Amsterdam, even though there are no canal chases or any scenes that make use of the stunning Dutch city.

As an aside, Gary is not the name of an action star. He’s the guy who does your taxes.

We love bad action films. And this one is a stinker of stratospheric proportions.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 92 – Child’s Play

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Mr Holland’s opus. Tom Holland, that is. He’s the mastermind behind this incredibly creative, understated 80s horror classic.

Child’s Play is so darn fun.

A killer on the lam, by some sort of Voodoo mumbo jumbo, inhabits the body of a popular talking child’s toy, subsequently purchased on the black market by a Chicago mom for her young son.

From there, “Chucky” starts to wreak havoc.

Proof positive that a horror doesn’t need to be a 10 on the splatter meter, Child’s Play is wonderful tension slow-build. Like a lot of other horror notables, this one spawned a litany of forgettable sequels. But that’s OK. This one stands the test of time.

Join us as we delve into what makes this killer doll so indelible.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 91 – The Prowler

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In this episode, a look at the Joseph Zito 1981 slasher flick, The Prowler.

The Prowler (released internationally as Rosemary’s Killer) is set in a very Podunk Northeastern town and is about a group of college students holding their first dance in decades because festivities had been banned due to a double murder. Seems like a bit of an overreaction, but there you go.

All of a sudden, they are being picked off one by one by a creepy masked assailant wearing military garb from World War II.

Maybe the ban was a good idea! Down with dances. This is the Footloose of 80s slasher films apparently.

We delve into the background of the film and its genuinely neat effects, courtesy of a young Tom Savini.