Although the budget is higher and the acting a tad better, Freddy’s Revenge lacks the imagination and better horror direction of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Obviously, much of the reason stems from the lack...
A Nightmare on Elm Street is classic horror of the 1980s, and a welcome departure from the schlock that the other slasher movie franchises, Friday the 13th and Halloween, had become. Writer-director Wes Craven (Scream, Scream 2) adds humor...
1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Science Fiction
by Vincent Leo · Published September 7, 2018 · Last modified September 8, 2018
Another Spielberg-ian family film from director Joe Dante, although unlike his previous film, Gremlins, it isn’t produced by Steven Spielberg’s production house, despite it being obviously influenced in its wide-eyed sense of discovery, optimism, and...
In the 1980s, Disney has been in the course of trying to find its footing yet again for the prominence it once held in the world of animation. This included pulling in talent from...
Cloak & Dagger is a guilty pleasure film for many people who were children in the 1980s, and like most children’s films to come out around the same period, it has a cheesy charm, but...
I suppose that the more time goes on, the more dated WarGames becomes, not only because of the archaic technology employed within the movie, but also in the Cold War nuclear politics that were still quite...
1980s / Action / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published August 3, 2018 · Last modified August 6, 2018
It shouldn’t have been this bad. Superman portrayer, Christopher Reeve (Rear Window, The Remains of the Day), had a vision to make a statement with the fourth film in the series, offered a return to...
1980s / Action / Fantasy / Science Fiction / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published July 30, 2018 · Last modified July 31, 2018
Supergirl: “…and I must ask you all something — “ Jimmy Olson: “It’s alright, Supergirl. We never saw you.” Lucy Lane: “We never even heard of you.” If only I could say the same. Helen Slater (City...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Science Fiction / Superhero / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published July 28, 2018
Superman III is the first in the series without any trace of the guiding hands of director Richard Donner and acclaimed writer Mario Puzo, leaving the franchise completely in the hands of Superman II‘s clean-up director, Richard...
Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night, The Three Musketeers) replaces a disgruntled Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, Conspiracy Theory) as the director for Superman II after many scenes, about three quarters of it, had been filmed by Donner...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.
