An American science fiction horror directed by J.S. Cardone, starring Louise Fletcher, James Hong and Miguel A. Nunez Jr.
A NASA captain is sent to a laboratory to examine a sleep experiment because one of the patients has died. A monster from another dimension gets loose in the facility and starts killing people.
More one-off Full Moon trash. Pick a film element... it sucked. I really don't feel the need to explain everything that was bad when it was almost everything. The sets were better for this than most trashy science fiction horrors. The building looked industrial and the gadgets looked scientific. There was female nudity (image), but also full frontal male nudity (no image). I rate this bad because it was a waste of time.
An American Full Moon science fiction horror directed by Peter Manoogian, starring Sam Hennings.
A scientist arrives in a secluded rural town for a meeting about meteorites. One of the residents presents him with a similar item which turns out to be a seed. One of the seeds has sprouted and is taking over people's minds.
This was pretty standard for the company and time. The standalone films made by Full Moon were not usually very good. Most of them (like this one) were under-budgeted, poorly written and had bad acting. The video quality was also usually poor. The only interesting fact was that one of the seed monsters was played by a man with no legs. There is really no more to say about this. I rate it poor and you probably should not watch it.
An American science fiction western directed by Sam Irvin, starring Andrew Divoff, Julie Newmar, Isaac Hayes and Meg Foster.
An alien criminal is trying to take over a town after he kills the sheriff. The sheriff's son has been prospecting gold and meets a Native American. He saves this man's life and they are told by the undertaker of the town what has happened. The son returns with his new friend, frees the cyborg deputy and fights the criminal.
Notice the images. These little monsters were the best part of the film. On anyone else's blog, you would expect an image of the giant "nightscorp", but not here. The plot was trite, but the characters were likeable. It was all very Full Moon. The sequel, Backlash (1996) is much more difficult to find. I decided to watch the first one and get the sequel if I liked it enough. I don't think that would be worthwhile. I rate this o.k. because it's just another cheesy Full Moon science fiction and there are plenty more of those to watch.
A Romanian American science fiction series directed by Ernest Farino, Frank Arnold and Mark Manos.
A boy gets into the middle of an argument between 2 scientists from the future over a world-changing device. He then visits various times and places as the scientists continue their duel.
So cheesy. At least it was cohesively so, unlike Trancers. The plots and characters were a joke and the pacing left much to be desired. What should have been quick was slow and what should have been slow was quick. There were clear fabrications of action scenes, as evidenced by the fact that no human is stupid enough to make the mistakes which caused them. The props and sets were pitiful. It all looked vacant, like there was not enough money to furnish anything appropriately. The boy goes crazy over finding a girls' bike in the second film. Did I mention that the writing, dialogue and acting were terrible? If there were any reason to watch this, it was to see how far special effects have come since 1996. To really get down to the root of the problem, I think this was grossly under-funded. I rate it poor because I watched it all and have seen much worse.
An American science fiction series directed by Charles Band, C Courtney Joyner, David Nutter and Jay Woelfel, starring Tim Thomerson and Helen Hunt.
A cop from the future uses technology to transport to different times and places as he hunts violent zombies known as trancers.
I would categorize this series as a steep downhill slide. The first 3 films were alright and cohesive. There were consistent characters and the plot continued reasonably well. Then came the medieval ones (4&5). I was reminded of the later Scorpion King films by bad acting and lack of sets. #6 took such a dive that I even found it funny. Thomerson is only seen laying on a table as he enters the body of his daughter/grandmother. Watching the young woman act like Jack Deth was comical, but the lack of sets and costumes really made it funny. This is more of an update to my post long ago concerning the first film in the series. I rate this set o.k. because it was way better than The Mummy/Scorpion King set, but not anything that I would recommend.
An American horror directed by Peter Manoogian, starring Tracy Scoggins.
After a police shootout with illegal firearms dealers, people become trapped in a warehouse full of animated toys. The security guard and chicken delivery guy are there, as well as a hobo girl, the criminal and female police officer. They try to make their way out, but the force that animates the toys has it's eye set on the female police officer.
STUPID. This is Full Moon at it's worst. The baby doll's cussing is was stood out the most to me. I could go on and on about how cheesy this is and how badly made and poorly acted, but you've already read that. The thing that I like is the speed metal band, Joker playing on the chicken delivery car radio. Talk about shred! I also liked the girls on tricycles with gas masks. That is what the picture is, but underexposure was part of this film all the way through. Everything was so dark that only highlights stood out in their high contrast editing. Overall, a piss-poor Full Moon flick. They can and do make better than this. I rate it bad. DO NOT WATCH!
An American science fiction horror comedy directed by Ted Nicolaou, starring Mary Woronov, Chad Allen and Jon Gries.
An alien monster enters a family's home through their satellite television. It eats people.
This was so wonderfully lo-fi and cheesy. It was made by Empire International Pictures, Charles Band's movie company before Full Moon. The minimalist plot and stereotypical characters that were badly acted actually worked in favor of this film. The casting was done wonderfully. My favorite characters were the metalhead boyfriend of the daughter and Medusa from the horror TV show. The special effects were hokey, but they did a really good job on slime and gore. Overall, so bad it's good. I rate this awesome.
A horror directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Charles Band.
A doll maker's house is visited by a few people who are stranded there in a rainstorm. The dolls come to life and kill some of the guests.
This was a little light on plot and the characters were like cardboard cutouts. What it lacks in these areas was made up with style. It totally looked Full Moon and the doll animation was reminiscent of the Puppet Master series. I'm rating this good because of who made it.
A science fiction directed by Charles Band.In the future, a police detective hunts zombies. He is sent to the past to kill a man who makes zombies (who is also from the future) and save another man (yeah, future too).There are 6 films in this series, but I was unable to obtain the rest. It looks very Full Moonish because the production value is low, but the plot and characters are good. The style was somewhat lacking, but for mid '80s Full Moon, that is to be expected. The pacing was quick and kept my attention. I'm rating this good just because I like the Full Moon company.
A horror directed by Charles Band.The son of an evil magician inherits the family house and begins using the procedures that he finds in books there. He calls a few small monsters to his aid until 2 of them trick him into using a ritual of their choice.It was very clear that this was a Full Moon movie as I saw names from The Puppet Master and Subspecies series in the opening credits. What followed was cheesy b horror without a doubt, but it didn't live up to company standards as I see them. The monsters were funny and looked like hand puppets and the plot was cheesy, but not gouda. I'm giving it a less than illustrious orange rating.
