Author Archives: Jeremy Knox

BAD MOVIE MONDAY: RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II (1988)

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Imagine, if you will, that the year is 1988 and that you’re a huge fan of the original Return of the Living Dead. You’ve been patiently waiting for months for the sequel to finally be released on home video because it didn’t play in any of the local theaters. You’ve been reading about the making of the film in magazines. You’ve been counting down the days to when you get to see it. Finally, it comes out and you get your mom to drive you to the video store. You rent the tape, excitedly take it home and then pop that thing in the VCR quick as you can, and… err… uh… um… what the hell is this?
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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: THE ROOM (2003)

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Today’s ridiculous regal refuse is very special to me. I first heard of this film almost twenty years ago after I mentioned to a friend that I was having a lot of fun watching weird oddball stuff like Zardoz, Exorcist II, or The Manitou. He then proceeded to give me one of those “YOU GOTTA WATCH THIS!!!” speeches, suggesting the title that I’ll be reviewing today. It is a true powerhouse of trash that went on to redefine what bad movies were for the internet age of fanboys and film bros. And so I present to you THE ROOM.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979)

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For today’s review I thought I’d tackle a film that I’ve long been a fan of, even when it wasn’t popular to like it. It’s the first installment in a cinematic universe, which normally would mean that it should also be the best, but in this case the film was so infamously panned by both critics and audiences that it almost killed the franchise dead before it began.

I’m talking of course about the one and only STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977)

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Welcome back to BAD MOVIE MONDAY! Today’s demented doltish detritus is DAY OF THE ANIMALS. It’s a 1977 eco-horror movie starring Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel, and Leslie Nielsen that is best described using two words: Jaws Wannabe. You see, after the success of the 1975 blockbuster imitators sprung out from under every rock trying to copy Spielberg’s film. Usually using ten year old scripts that had been previously rejected. In fact, these movies were so omnipresent that Christopher George starred in TWO of them. This one and the previous year’s GRIZZLY.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: COMMUNION (1989)

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Today’s review is for one of my favorite movies of all time. (I know, I know… I’ve said this before, but in my defense I’m old and I love a LOT of movies.) COMMUNION stars Christopher Walken as Whitley Strieber, Lindsay Crouse as Anne Strieber, Frances Sternhagen as Dr. Janet Duffy, Andreas Katsulas as Alex, and Joel Carlson as Andrew Strieber. It was directed by Phillipe Mora based on Whitley Strieber’s best-selling nonfiction book of the same name. Now, perhaps I’m completely in the wrong here, but I am legitimately baffled as to why this movie isn’t more popular. It is FAR superior and FAR scarier than the similar FIRE IN THE SKY, which is usually what people bring up when they’re talking about terrifying alien abduction films. Now, I know what you’re thinking. If I like it so much then why am I reviewing it on BAD MOVIE MONDAY? Well, because for some insane reason it’s considered a bad movie. Most critics at the time dismissed it and audiences have been ignoring it for over thirty years. So I suppose this review is my attempt to remedy that.
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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE (1987)

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Can a good movie be bad? I like to think so, yes. There’s plenty of examples of award winning critical darlings, like Forrest Gump, that are considered utter trash today. Conversely, a bad movie can also be good. Take something like Zardoz. Everyone hated it at the time, but now it’s mostly seen as a bold artistic and challenging film. With this paradox in mind, today I’ll be reviewing TOUGH GUYS DON’T DANCE starring Ryan O’Neal, Isabella Rossellini, Wings Hauser, and Lawrence Tierney.

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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: THE SWARM (1977)

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I thought I’d do something a little bit different this week. Until now, I’ve only been reviewing stuff that I’ve watched with friends. However, this time I was thinking of reviewing a bad movie that I like very much but don’t think is appropriate to watch in a group. So today we’re going to tackle the buzzing bullshit that is THE SWARM.
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BAD MOVIE MONDAY: SPOOKIES (1986)

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My favorite bad movies are always the ones that tend to combine a “WHAT IN GOD’S NAME IS HAPPENING???” factor with a certain level of competence. It can’t just be a confusing mess made by cynics or overconfident nincompoops because that’s not fun. No, the fun part for me is when the filmmakers love what they’re doing and know what they’re trying to do, but still find it difficult to relay that to the rest of us.
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