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

Thursday, April 27, 2023

THE AMAZING DOBERMANS (1976) - THIRD AND FINAL ENTRY IN THE SERIES CAME A FEW YEARS LATER WITH MORE STAR POWER BUT LESS ENTERTAINING

 
The third entry in the infamous Doberman Gang series produced by the Chudnow family went for more star power than the first two movies with Barbara Eden starring alongside Fred Astaire (who actually is really good in this) and good ole five-pack-a-day James Franciscus. This star power however did not translate to a better film and although there are some enjoyable parts (mostly scenes with just the dogs,) the film pales in comparison to the first two entries in the series. 

Amazing Dobermans is and has been a very obscure film to come across with the only release on VHS long gone, very hard to find and pricey. There is currently a user up on YT which I put below, I would describe the quality as adequate or watchable. It's the only online version of any kind that I could locate. If you did like the first two films, then I still recommend this one. It has a good story and moves along at a nice steady pace. It's the actors that are phoning everything in, the dogs are spot-on though, heheh.   1.75 stars/2.75




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