Charles W Jones

I’ve seen a few minutes here and there of Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), but never sat down to watch it, partly because I’d never seen the real deal from 1974. Now that I’ve lost my virginity on that one, I continue the TCM binge. I’m watching this thinking it’s similar but not the same, like a strange bout of Déjà vu or even a dark overlay dimension where you think you know where you are, but you’re not in Kansas anymore. The Hewitt family like the Sawyers and Slaughters are freakish and creepy. This version of events has its perks, including seeing Leatherface without his mask; I guess he has a skin ailment and that is the reason for the mask. His motive is revenge killing because of the way he’s been treated by “pretty” people. I guess this means that the Hewitt’s aren’t cannibals like the Sawyers in the original reality, but that remains unclear in this version of events. I liked this chapter, and I give it 3.5 out of 5 Stars. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) take

Today is Madonna’s birthday, so I figured I’d throw together some reviews of a few of her movies. I hear the question in your mind, How is a horror author and fan a Madonna fan? The answer is simple. She’s fabulous. Inspiration comes from so many places, adding to the strange and interesting facets of who I am. Then again, no one should be surprised by what I like or don’t; I’m a huge Doris Day fan, too. Now, on to the Madonna Movie Marathon. I think my problem with Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) when it came out was that it was touted as the Madonna Movie. That never made sense to me since Madonna was in very few scenes, which disappointed the fuck out of me. Thirty-plus years later, I’ve finally let that go, making this film much more satisfying and enjoyable. The story revolves around mistaken identity because of a jacket with a pyramid on the back that belonged to Jimmy Hendricks or Elvis Presley depending upon whom you ask. Roberta buys the jacket, and that is where the fun be

Horror in 2019 has had quite the array of movies so far. I haven’t seen everything that’s been released this year, and probably won’t, I just hope that the others from this year that I do see are as good as The Prodigy (2019). I know I’ve been complaining a lot lately about horror-light, and I’m relieved that this film doesn’t fit into that category for me. There are several sphincter tightening scenes in this one, making me quite happy. I’m impressed on how quickly events escalate, too, there’s no waiting around to find out what’s going to happen. I’ve mentioned the musical score hindering or trying to make the movie something it wasn’t in past reviews. I’m happy to say that the soundtrack in The Prodigy matches the intensity of each scene, and doesn’t try to distract from the fact that the story is bad, because this film is excellent. One thing that I thought as I watched this movie was the similarity to one of my favorite franchises from the 80s. I’m not going to mention names, beca

Wishmaster (1997) is the first and the best in the four movie franchise, probably because Wes Craven made this one, but not the others. There’s some great cameos and supporting roles by actors from other horror movies, which was fun to see them in different roles, though it’s always strange to see Robert Englund in any role but Freddy Krueger. I’m not going to say much about this one, because I did really like it. The story is pretty solid, the effects good, and acting better than some movies in this genre during the late 90s. I give the first Wishmaster installment 4 out of 5 Stars; you’ll enjoy it. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) continues the series, starting with an art gallery being robbed, and there’s a shoot out with the thieves, one of which gets shot and the other shoots and kills the guard. During the gunfight, a statue is hit by a stray bullet with the opal in it. Of course, the thief takes it, and escapes. There are some strange inconsistencies like when the boyfriend

Well, now that I’ve finally seen The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), I figured I’d binge the others, including the remakes. There are twelve years between the original movie and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (1986), but the opening scroll and the narrator said thirteen. The biggest thing I’m noticing from the first/original is the level of cheese is on high in this movie; gotta love the 80s influence. The merits of this film are entirely different from the oozing darkness in the first. First, the soundtrack is fantastic. Sometimes in the 80s, it felt like the soundtrack was put in place as the focal point of movies, then the film was shot around the tracks. This may or may not have been the case, but the music choices in this film played to the scenes. The Leatherface mask is fresher skin than from the original, making it almost comical, and it kind of reminds me of the Elephant Man. However, the new one he makes is better, and he gives it to Stretch to wear. Chop Top is hysterical,