Tag Archives: horror

Hollywood remakes of Asian films are bollocks

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Alison

I refuse to even look at the cover of the remake of Old Boy, at least partly because I made the mistake of watching the Hollywood version of Ring. The original Korean Old Boy (trailer here, although it’s not great) is … Continue reading →

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Worst vampire movie ever made? *

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Alison

If you put all the horror stories of the past few hundred years through a shredder, then gave the remains to a 12-year-old comic nerd to write and direct, the result is the execrable Van Helsing. I could live with … Continue reading →

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Vlad the impala **

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Alison

I’ve just sat through the interminable Hollywood crap-pic Dracula Untold – if only it had been untold, I’d be a lot less cranky right now. Or at least if someone had given the scriptwriters a good slap upside the head … Continue reading →

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