Oddur B.T. Film Blog
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I mostly enjoy writing about films that fit into the category 'Cult' in one way or another. It's, frankly, where my comfort zone lies. I'm in my early forties, I spend a lot of time in front of a TV or movie screen and I'm an avid collector of physical copies of movies and Blu-rays are now slowly draining my bank account. I have worked as a journalist and I firmly believe I..
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
1w ago
Review
Terminal Invasion (2012)
Director
Sean S. Cunningham
Writers
Lewis Abernathy, John Jarrell and Robinson Young
Cast
Bruce Campbell, Chase Masterson, C. David Johnson, Kedar Brown, Andrew Tarbet, Sarah Lafleur, Marcia Bennet, Jason Jones and Stephen Joffe
“Afraid my list of wicked deeds is too long” – Jack
Inside an isolated airport, a group of people learn that their charter flight has been grounded. Things don’t get any better when two guards escort convicted murderer Jack (Campbell) to the premises after their car skidded off the road. But soon things get even wors ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
2M ago
Review
The Watcher (2000)
Director
Joe Charbanic
Writers
Darcy Meyers, David Elliott and Clay Ayers
Cast
James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson, Robert Cicchini, Yvonne Niami and Chris Ellis
“What I need…is you!” – Griffin
David Allen Griffin (Reeves) is a killer. He chooses a female victim, studies her and finally strikes when the time is right and administers a torturous death. FBI agent Joel Campbell (Spader) came the closest to catching him but at a price. Eventually Joel gave up, relocated to another city, Chicago, and is on disability leave. He’s in ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
3M ago
Review
Nothing But Trouble (1981)
Director
Dan Aykroyd
Writers
Dan Aykroyd (Screenplay) and Peter Aykroyd (Story)
Cast
Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Demi Moore, Valri Bromfield, Taylor Negron and Bertila Damas
“I don’t know how much more crap I can take!” – Diane
Financial advisor Chris Thorne (Chase) takes a road trip headed for Atlantic City with sexy Diane (Moore) and two Brazilian friends, Fausto (Negron) and Renalda (Damas). On the way they take a detour and inadvertently wind up in a small town called Valkenvania. There Chris misses a stop sign and is pulled ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
4M ago
Review
A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
Directors
Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban and Brett Sullivan
Writers
James Kee, Sarah Larsen and Doug Taylor
Cast
George Buza, Zoé De Grand Maison, Alex Ozerov-Meyer, Shannon Kook, Amy Forsyth, Jeff Clarke, Michelle Nolden, Adrian Holmes, Olunike Adeliyi, Orion John, A.C. Peterson, Corrine Conley, Percy Hynes White and William Shatner
“What the hell is it about Christmas in Baily Downs?” – “Dangerous” Dan
In the town of Bailey Downs terror reigns on Christmas Eve.
This 2015 effort combines four separate tales of Christmas horror that hav ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
5M ago
Review
Gymkata (1985)
Director
Robert Clouse
Writer
Charles Robert Carner – Based on the novel “The Terrible Game” by Dan Tyler Moore
Cast
Kurt Thomas, Tetchie Agbayani, Richard Norton, Edward Michael Bell, John Barrett, Conan Lee, Bob Schott and Buck Kartalian
“It’s not over yet. So put your hardware back in your pants” – Jonathan
Parmistan; a tiny mountain nation in the middle of the Hindu Kush range. There a terrible game is played regularly and anyone who comes to Parmistan must enter. It’s a game of survival and death that includes obstacles in a tour around the count ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
6M ago
Review
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Director
Adam Marcus
Writer
Jay Huguely and Dean Lorey
Cast
John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Steven Williams, Steven Culp, Erin Gray, Richard Gant, Billy Green Bush and Kane Hodder
“In a Voorhees was he born. Through a Voorhees may he be reborn. And only by the hands of a Voorhees will he die” – Duke
The first Friday the 13th film I saw in theatres; I was beyond psyched to see Jason on the big screen having devoured the first eight instalments on VHS in my early teens. What I got was this:
In the opening scene Jason (Hodder ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
6M ago
Review
Monster Dog (1984)
Director
Claudio Fragasso (as Clyde Anderson)
Writer
Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi
Cast
Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio, Pepa Sarsa, Carole James, Emilio Linder, Ricardo Palacios, Luis Maluenda, Barta Barri, Charly Bravo, Fernando Conde, Fernando Baeza and Nino Bastida
“20 years ago something terrible happened here. And it’s happening again“ – Vince Raven
Rock star Vince Raven (Cooper) returns to his old homestead for the first time in ages along with his producer/girlfriend Sandra (Vera) and a few friends/co-workers to shoot a g ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
9M ago
Review
976-Evil (1988)
Director
Robert Englund
Writer
Rhet Topham and Brian Helgeland
Cast
Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O’Bryan, Jim Metzler, Sandy Dennis, María Rubell, Lezlie Dane, J.J. Cohen and Robert Picardo
“Would it possible to enter the game…with a pair of hearts?” – Hoax
Description lifted from the Blu-ray cover:
High school underdog Hoax (Geoffreys) fills up the idle hours in his seedy little hometown fending of the local leather-jacketed thugs, avoiding his overbearing mother Lucy (Dennis) and dreaming of a date with trailer park temptress Suzie (Deane). But his ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
9M ago
Review
Jack the Ripper (1988)
Director
David Wickes
Writer
David Wickes and Derek Marlowe
Cast
Michael Caine, Lewis Collins, Ken Bones, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lysette Anthony, Susan George, Jonathan Moore and Jane Seymor
“Somebody somewhere knows something!” – Abberline
The mystery surrounding Jack the Ripper and his killing spree has fascinated amateur sleuths as well as bona fide detectives for well over a century. Much of said mystery stems from the fact that the killer was never caught and many theories have emerged as to his identity. I’m far from a scholar in ..read more
Oddur B.T. Film Blog
10M ago
Review
Species :The Awakening (2007)
Director
Nick Lyon
Writer
Dennis Feldman and Ben Ripley
Cast
Ben Cross, Helena Mattsson, Dominic Keating, Marlene Favela and Roger Codney
“I don’t know if I’m human or not. Or if I have a soul or not” – Miranda
Have you ever sat down with zero expectations to view something and come away pleasantly surprised? Of course you have! That’s why we cult film/horror aficionados take so many gambles on flicks we initially expect will leave us bummed out. That was certainly the case with “Species: The Awakening”, the fourth instalment in the sci ..read more