B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - DEAD END (2003)

Made for less than a million dollars, the slightly obscure Dead End is a chilling little indie you don't want to miss. It might just be the best Christmas horror movie no one ever heard of and every dollar is up there on the screen. It's quirky, weird, funny, bizarre, and scary all at once. Black comedy for sure but much more, this would make a nice double feature with The Perfect Host, another movie we're big on around here. So, grab some eggnog and a snack or two and check out the inimitable Ray Wise with legendary Lin Shaye as they take their family down a wrong turn, what's up with this road? Why doesn't it end? After all, they're just trying to make it to Christmas Eve dessert at Frank's mother's house. Tubi, Plex, Freevee, enjoy! 2.75 stars/2.75

Friday, April 14, 2023

PLANE (2023) - GERALD BUTLER IS HERE TO SAVE THE DAY IN A NICE ADDITION TO THE AIRPLANE DISASTER GENRE

All your problems are solved, Gerald Butler is at the helm. 


If there's one thing I love, it's a movie dealing with planes, trains or boats. Plane is a more than adequate addition to its genre and the first movie I have seen with Gerald Butler. As heroes go, he's not a bad chap, I like the modest but lean look and emphasis more on using his brain than his fists but he's up for that too. 

Not all of the movie takes place on the aircraft which is, no pun intended, a nice departure from the usual. The flying part takes up the first third and then comes back at the end. The rest of the film is a sort of Die Hard in the jungle with a little Flight Of The Phoenix thrown in. It's fairly easy to swallow from a suspend disbelief standpoint although the very last shot of our hero sitting by himself in the airliner calling his daughter is way hokey.

It may not be remembered in history like the original Airport but all in all I recommend Plane. 

Plane is still in the 5.99 to rent phase, I anticipate it will go on sale in a week or two.  3.0 stars/5

Editor's Note - As of 4/18, Plane is indeed on sale, 9.99 on Vudu only for 4k. 

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