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Latest installment…

• The Blob – Pure 60’s cheese (well, technically 1958, but close enough). Not scary, more silly than anything else. I was amazed that at one point, there was 24 minutes of no blobbing. Instead, we were shown a nearly 30 year old McQueen pretending to be a high schooler.  At least I can say I’ve seen it once.
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II – I had heard (multiple times) that this lived up to, if not surpassed, the original.  I didn’t quite think that was true.  [spoiler] I didn’t like Pinhead reverting to a human and dying.  A hero has an air of invincibility, and a super-villain (from hell no less) should be the same.  The plot set him up against the true villain of this movie, and Pinhead lost.  What a shame.  That said, it was immensely psychological, and quite a captivating movie (we were all watching with baited breath throughout). I thought it was terrific, just not as good as the first.
• Dead Alive – What can you say about a movie like that? Tons of gore and grossness, with only a hint of a plot. It is indeed a “classic.” Did I like it?  Ehh, it was ok… but I can appreciate it, especially viewed through the eyes of others.