B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - THE LIFT (1983)

Greetings all, finally back and looks like the new updated blog list is being enjoyed. I left a few of the real old blogs on there even though they haven't updated in years (hellooooo, anyone home??) they are chock full of good B-movie articles. Ok, so our B-movie of the month is the Dutch sci-fi horror semi-cult-classic The Lift about an elevator gone mad. Not to riff on a cliche but this one gives new meaning to "so bad it's good." It's also both fun and funny, slightly scary and a little sexy too - just all the things we love in a B-flick. I'm recommending the newest version playing now on Tubi. Viva Le Lift! 2.75 stars/2.75

Monday, January 17, 2022

ROBERT FORSTER IS TRYING TO PREVENT AN "AVALANCHE" (1978) - ROGER CORMAN ATTEMPT AT DISASTER FLICK JUST ROLLS DOWNHILL TAKING ROCK HUDSON & MIA FARROW WITH IT

 

File this one under "endurance test." In order to fully immerse yourself in the B-movie world, crossing paths with the likes of this (and films by Ted V Mikels and Rene Carbona Jr come to mind) is inevitable. Avalanche is not that bad of a film but the script and dialog is just so mindless and sterile. Some fine actors try to do the best with what they're given, Robert Forster the only one of the lot that comes out shining, such was his nature. Can you imagine Jackie Brown without him? No way. 

Grainy stock footage mixed in during the avalanche scenes is pretty lame for special effects but a scene later in the movie where a kid is rescued from a broken chair lift works pretty well. In typical disaster movie style, there's loads of melodrama and all around romance as Rock Hudson and Mia Farrow (both looking completely out of place) sleep around on each other. 

Shot on location in Colorado, one of the only good things here. Make it through this one and you're truly qualified to be a B-movie enthusiast ha ha. Streaming free on Tubi, Roku, Vudu and IMDB.  1.0 stars/2.75

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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.

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