B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - WITHOUT WARNING (1980)

Greetings All - It would be cool to do a post one time called the ten most essential B-flicks, sort of a B-Movie 101 thing. If that ever happened I would have to include this sci-fi horror classic from Graydon Clark (Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleaders.) This one's a don't pass go and don't collect $200 folks, just see it, Or watch it again. I'm not even going to begin to explain the plot except you have these flying disc things that attach themselves to people, in this case campers on an outing and kill and feed on them. Eventually these discs are tied to an alien, a hungry alien. A forerunner to 1987's Predator sort to speak and with a flat-out goofy cast. Jack Palance and Martin Landau, say what? And looking drugged out I might add but the real surprise here is veteran character actor Larry Storch, from the '60's, a guy who knew 150 dialects and here he is in this as a boy scout leader lol. Also known as It Came Without Warning, this gem is streaming free now only on Plex. 2.75 stars/2.75

Monday, October 25, 2021

VAL KILMER IS "THE SUPER" (2017) - A CREEP WHO LIKES TO DABBLE IN BLACK MAGIC, SPEAK TO HIMSELF IN TOUNGES AND SCARE LITTLE GIRLS IN BASEMENTS - SERIOUSLY?

 


A retired cop takes a job as one of three supers in a huge high rise in Manhattan. People have been mysteriously disappearing and all clues point to the strange one of the three played by Val Kilmer. Now it looks like the super's harassing one of the cop's two little girls. There's only one solution - the super's gotta go down. I mean, if you were a retired cop with two little girls and a guy that looks like Kilmer chasing them around the basement, wouldn't you?

However, this is a supernatural thriller so there's much more going on here that I don't want to spoil. Suffice it to say - keep your eye on the daughter's clown toy because it's a puzzle that acts as a key to the puzzle of what's really going on in this apartment high-rise the size of the Chrysler Building.

Kilmer proves once again why he's one of the greats, acting mostly with his face and strange utterances. Love the music and production design. Most of the reviews were not as kind but I found this to be a quality, enjoyable and genuinely scary horror thriller. Streaming free on Vudu, Tubi and YT.  3.0 stars/5
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B-MOVIE GAZETTE RATING SYSTEM

5 Stars - Only awarded to the precious few.
4 Stars - Excellent, see by all means.
3 Stars - Very Good, you should like.
2 Stars - Fair, like a frozen dinner.
1 Star - Poor, like a spoiled dinner.

ALL B-MOVIES, DRIVE-IN MOVIES AND TV MOVIES HAVE A MAX AWARD OF 2.75 STARS.