Instead, most of the people I know chose to discuss When Animals Attack, a documentary on real animals that kill everybody. I’m sure there’s a message here.
By one of Italy’s hottest new talents, this flick made it past American censors without any cuts, just a clunky retitle: Originally called Dellamorte Dellamore.
A deformed whipping-boy is left alone in the cellar of an Italian castle after his captor dies. A married couple and their blind daughter inherit the castle.
Often funny and full of unbelievable gunplay, The Killer blows away Terminator and Lethal Weapon. Also check out Hard-Boiled and the A Better Tomorrow series.
Shape-shifting, face-crushing, spine-ripping, etc. Don’t forget the great creature design by H.R. Giger (Alien). Several Natasha Henstridge nude scenes help.
Classic grue-fests like Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead II, and Suspiria were shown as they were meant to be: In a dark room with 200 of your closest strangers.