the dorm that dripped blood
debbie, the dorm that dripped blood (also known as death dorm and pranks), 1981 .
the dorm that dripped blood marks the film debut of daphne zuniga (above) .
original the dorm that dripped blood theatrical trailer (1080p, 1: 26) .
the dorm that dripped blood (a. k. a. pranks and death dorm) is a 1982 slasher movie .
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the one thing the dorm that dripped blood has going for it is a truly excellent score by christopher young that really heightens the suspense .
he dorm that dripped blood (death dorm) gets a 1080p transfer. while looking like 16mm - i understand the film was shot on 35mm and the aspect ratio for this
the dorm that dripped blood by stephen w. carpenter, jeffrey obrow | laurie lapinski, stephen sachs | 654930312599 | blu - ray | barnes & noble®
disc # 1 - - the dorm that dripped blood play chapters bonus
my first score
- featurette
my first slasher
- featurette original
the dorm that dripped blood
theatrical trailer original
pranks
theatrical trailer setup english mono music only 2. 0 mono audio commentary with jeffrey obrow and stephen carpenter
if you want the full uncut version, and not a s * * * * * transfer, go with the synapse release, and using the title
the dorm that dripped blood .
the dorm that dripped blood has been critically panned, and currently holds an approval rating of 0% on movie review aggregator website rotten tomatoes, based on five reviews. (wikipedia )
dorm that dripped blood (aka pranks uk title) is a very underated horror from the early urltoken writers and directors jeffrey obrow / stephen carpenter bring us a who dunnit where ...
this was more fun than i was anticipating. something about the inferior production attempts always produce a soft spot for me. there is nothing particularly unique or inventive about the dorm that dripped blood but the
the film is referenced in scream 2 (1997) along with other college themed slasher films such as: the house on sorority row, graduation day, the dorm that dripped blood and splatter university .
the film is referenced in scream 2 (1997) along with other college themed slasher films such as: the house on sorority row, graduation day, the dorm that dripped blood and splatter university. [ 17 ]
fangoria is reporting that, on march 8, synapse films will release the 1982 slasher movie the dorm that dripped blood, on a blu - ray / dvd combo, featuring the uncut director' s cut. synapse' s don may, jr. explained that this version will include
footage that no one ...
jeffrey obrow and stephen carpenter’s slasher outing, the dorm that dripped blood, is a standard low - budget run - of - the - mill slasher movie, but surprisingly it holds an effectively cold and chilling atmosphere that few of its contemporary low - budget productions can match .
after studying at the american conservatory theater in her youth, she made her film debut in 1982 in the slasher film the dorm that dripped blood at the age of 19, followed by a lead role in the horror film the initiation (1984) two years later .
i' ve always referred to the dorm that dripped blood as pranks, and the blu - ray i watched last night had the title card of death dorm, and while i like all three titles, i' m going to continue to refer to this as pranks (old habits ...) .
final thoughts filled with blunt violence and a serious attitude, the dorm that dripped blood is an excellent, prime - time - era slasher for all the right reasons. a most unanticipated ending seals the deal. christmas time is (not really) here !
synapse films have set a march 8th release date for their the dorm that dripped blood blu - ray / dvd combo. previously only available in a cut version under the title pranks, the 1982 slasher is currently being authored for its director' s cut debut .
this is one of those classic cult horror films that is probably more famous for its title than the film itself. ironically, the dorm that dripped blood has had a couple of titles during its lifespan. it was apparently to be known as death dorm before its release and its original us release title was pranks. i also find the film culturally significant as the film debut of daphne zuniga .
firstly - we should note that synapse films describes this as the' uncensored directors’ cut' and sates this on their website here as' basically, our release of the dorm that dripped blood is the very first version of the film. the version that was originally made, before it was submitted to the us distributor. this version is actually entitled death dorm and contains footage that no one has seen in thirty years (including the two directors)!' - and our own eric cotenas tells me in email :
... the prior dorm that dripped blood dvd under the title pranks from substance is wholly unauthorized (and it is converted from the bbfc - cut uk release). synapse' s dorm features the onscreen title death dorm and is from the answer print of the uncut pre - mpaa version so it has never been released in this form before
. also this is a 2 - disc release from synapse with a dvd of the film included as well as the
the dorm that dripped blood was released in 1982 though some listings have it as 1981, but regardless this movie was released at a time when slasher flicks were dominating the market and it seemed every week there was a new one opening. the dorm that dripped blood, which also goes under the title death dorm and pranks is one of the semi - forgotten films of the era and seeing as so many of these films were made there are gonna be ones that fall through the cracks. i originally saw this movie under the title pranks, which is a heavily censored version of the movie and is missing about 8 - minutes, which at the time i didn’t know. i didn’t hate pranks, but i sure didn’t love it and i had no desire to see it again, but i gave in and decided to give it another try since the version i saw was so heavily edited and while dorm that dripped blood wouldn’t rate as my favorite 80s slasher i’m glad i gave it another shot; i think the film itself is far better than its reputation and despite the cult following it has i think it deserves more of a following. i wouldn’t rate the dorm that dripped blood in my top 10 slasher films, but its one of those underdog films and it would have a place somewhere among my favorite slasher films .
if you think you’ve seen this film totally uncut… think again! synapse films is proud to present the dorm that dripped blood in a never - before - seen alternate version containing additional scenes, extended gore sequences and a different sound mix. this transfer was created from the only existing 35mm answer print of the original “directors’ cut” entitled death dorm, a version of the film thought to have been lost for over thirty years .
overall the dorm that dripped blood in an entertaining slasher flick and while the reviews from people that have actually seen the movie are quite mixed, which i fully understand and while the movie may not reach the heights of some of the more popular slasher flicks of the 80s i quite enjoyed this despite some of the shortcomings. like i said this one has that 80s slasher low budget charm and even if this isn’t one of the elite slasher flicks of the 80s i still enjoyed it .
the story behind the dorm that dripped blood may be more interesting than the film itself. college students stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow made it while still having classes at ucla, hoping to use the film to get their foot in the door at hollywood. they did what they admit was a shameless cash - in on what was popular at the time: slasher flicks .
era - - and that' s elevated it into something that it' s not .
according to jim harper’s legacy of blood, the dorm that dripped blood (released in the uk as pranks and subsequently landing on the video nasties list) was filmed by ucla film students stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow for next to nothing. thanks to the distinctive atmomsphere of gritty, no budget film production and a candy cane nod towards all things downbeat, the film hits a memorable peak for thrifty american slashers. trust me, you won’t be laughing much .
the film resolves around joanne, a college student who, along with a couple friends, is staying to close a dorm that is due to be condemned. one by one they are stalked and killed in the aforementioned dorm that dripped blood. some of the acting is not great but the movie has some amazing kills and scares. this blu - ray release is a longer, restored, uncensored cut from a print that was previously thought lost. it looks amazing and really is a must have for any retro horror / slasher collector .
meanwhile... as dorm handyman bill (jake jones) is washing up, the skulking menace powers up a drill. the psycho slides the tool slowly into bill' s head, blood splaying everywhere .
the film is notable for focusing on establishing its characters and solid pacing. upon its limited release, the film was panned by critics. despite this, the film has gained a small cult following and was released to dvd for the first time in 2008. it is also referenced in scream 2 along with other college themed slasher films such as: the house on sorority row, graduation day, the dorm that dripped blood and splatter university .
long goodbyes between two fellow college classmates unfortunately leads to the vicious death and murder of one half of the pair—not to mention the brutal killings of the victim' s parents. the dorm that dripped blood is immediately graphic and ruthless with its killer in the presentation of violence and point - of - view murder, just like any other slasher—but the one here is strangely sadistic, specifically because of the harsh attack on the girl' s parents. however, not once again in the film do we see such a barbarous kill that can compare .
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since the christmas setting is irrelevant, dorm moves beyond the holiday gimmicks and shoots straight for the quintessential, cheapo vein. bullseye .
i will say that it really captures that harsh and bleak vibe that i love about early 80s slashers. and it really picks up at about the hour mark with a solid ending .
disc # 1 - - the dorm that dripped blood 1. first victim [ 5: 56 ] 2. planning [ 7: 41 ] 3. bludgeoned [ 3: 53 ] 4. the dorm [ 7: 35 ] 5. getting worried [ 12: 47 ] 6. drill attack [ 4: 43 ] 7. dinner ruined [ 8: 24 ] 8. hearing things [ 9: 12 ] 9. on the run [ 9: 50 ] 10. the truth [ 10: 38 ] 11. too late [ 6: 02 ] 12. credits [ 1: 10 ]
the dorm that dripped blood, a joint effort from directors stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow, was released at the height of the slasher craze. the cast included future melrose place resident daphne zuniga - and although the film is certainly no classic, there are enough ingredients to hook even the casual fan of the
college stalk n' kill
subgenre. seventy - five year old morgan meadows hall will soon be one college dormitory that won' t be housing any more wisecracking students. slated for renovation and future apartment living, morgan meadows is in the process of being completely inventoried, emptied and boarded up .
synapse will release alex pucci' s 2008 slasher, frat house masacre, in 2011 as well. additional details on that release, along with the cover art for dorm, are expected soon .
houses a fighting spunkiness that keeps its head above water for the most part .
. it could very easily have been' the apartment complex that dripped blood' or something similar. the stars all appear to be old enough to have college age children, but we just swallow believability and accept that these are the students about to be terrorized by the aforementioned' terrifyingly real psychopathic killer'! really, it’s just a maniac with a machete. or drill. or whatever else he can get his hands on... (what, no javelins? )
the dorm that dripped blood lies somewhere between friday the 13th part 3 and another son of sam. it follows a strict classic slasher template in both style and attitude, but morphs into a surreal, claustrophobic free - for - all by film’s end. the plentiful gore spices up the under - lit kill scenes, adding to the disorientating sensibility. once we move into the bowels of the co - op building, it’s impossible to tell which way is up, thanks to the amateurish edits and constant confusion of the characters. intentional or not, a dreamy ambience kicks in, quite similar to the enveloping forests of jeff leiberman’s just before dawn. although the consistency stumbles with the killer’s whiny reveal and the building exploration scenes could’ve used some trimming, dorm ’s intensity more than makes up for these slight missteps .
zuniga made her film debut in stephen carpenter' s slasher film the dorm that dripped blood (1982), playing a supporting role as a college coed. two years later, she made her lead debut in the initiation, another college - themed slasher co - starring vera miles and clu gulager .
it was a great part ,
zuniga recalled .
i got to play twins: a good sister and an evil sister. i got shot in the back on - screen. it was pretty heavy for a first role .
the memory filled halls of the dormitory now echo with the screams and death moans of the students and the corridors drip with the blood of the innocent victims. once the object of nostalgic affection, morgan meadows hall has been hideously transformed into the most suffocating nightmare imaginable .
dayton hall is about to be torn down, and a handful of bored - looking college students are staying at the end of the semester to help prepare it for demolition. someone in the shadows is about to do a little demolishing of his or her own. as you may have suspected, a mysterious slasher is tenderizing, drilling, and boiling his or her way through the students (and pretty much anyone else that gets in the way) one by one. could this be the work of a random, deranged maniac? or will the identity of the killer hit closer to home? will anyone be alive to tell the tale of the dorm that dripped blood? most importantly, will the audience members be awake by the end of the film ?
description: on the eve of christmas vacation, a college dormitory stands condemned... the dark halls now vacant and unsafe. student joanne murray and her close friends volunteer to help close down the building, unaware a psychopathic lunatic is hiding in the shadows. as the students disappear one by one, joanne discovers the horrifying reality that if she is to survive, she alone will have to find a way to slay the brutal murderer. if you think you' ve seen this film totally uncut... think again! synapse films is proud to present the dorm that dripped blood in a never - before - seen alternate version containing additional scenes, extended gore sequences, and a different sound mix. this transfer was created from the only existing 35mm answer print of the original directors' cut entitled death dorm, a version of the film thought to have been lost for over thirty years .
the initiation is a 1984 american slasher film directed by larry stewart, and starring daphne zuniga, clu gulager, vera miles, and hunter tylo. the plot focuses on a sorority member who, after being plagued by a horrific recurring dream her whole life, is stalked along with a group of pledges during their initiation ritual in a department store after hours. [ 1 ] the film has been noted for being star zuniga' s first leading role after her minor part in the dorm that dripped blood (1983), [ 2 ] as well as establishing a contemporary cult following as a midnight movie .
during christmas vacation a few students stay behind to clean out the dorms that will be knocked down and a new dorm will be built. but unknown to the students staying behind is a killer has also stayed behind and has their sights set on them .
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few published reviews of the film during the time of its release exist; however, contemporary reception of the film has been mixed. film threat gave the film an unfavorable review, writing ,
the initiation is the latest forgotten horror film to receive the anchor bay dvd treatment, and i' d be at a loss to tell you why .
[ 7 ] film school rejects, however, said the film
has all the hallmarks of being an awful movie without being an awful movie... it’s fun, and that should count for something .
[ 8 ] urltoken gave the film a negative review, calling it
a bad movie with bad ideas that are badly executed ,
[ 9 ] while tv guide summarized the film as
boring slasher stuff ,
noting that
top - billed [ vera ] miles and [ clu ] gulager barely appear in the film, which would make a terrifically dreadful double bill with the similar the dorm that dripped blood (1983), also featuring zuniga .
[ 10 ]
craig and joanne reunite and come up with a plan to escape from john hemmit and the dorm. but before they get far, they again encounter john and joanne successfully kills the marauder .
joanne schedules a pickup of the dorm' s desks from local worker bobby lee (dennis ely), who seems more interested in picking up joanne than in acquiring furniture .
, played by alexei sayle. the episode also features the damned singing the song that provides the title quote on this article. the nasty in question is the hopefully fictional, and certainly not on the list ,
i don' t want to sleep here tonight knowing that nuts' still around .
. sadly, the title is much better and more memorable than the movie itself. i never understood the alternate title ,
pranks
. that i could tell, pranks had almost nothing to do with the plot. one of the characters puts a fake spider in someone' s egg. that' s all that i can recall, off - hand .
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this is an ok low - budget slasher from the early eighties which takes place in an abandoned dorm building, has who - done - it plot, and co - stars daphne zuniga from the initiation, ...
joanne, patty, brian, and craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. they are pursued by a serial killer with a wide range of murder methods, ranging from power drill to industrial steam cooker. is it that spooky weird guy john hemmit killing off the incidental characters, or is it someone / thing even more terrifying ?
a deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. when he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off .
larry cohen’s the stuff is a horror satire that somehow manages to be even more obvious than dawn of the dead. kim newman once wrote ...
five college students volunteer to close the dorm during their christmas vacation. soon, however, out of the dark recesses of the quiet building emerges a haunting and lethal menace. mysteriously all phone lines are cut and the students are plunged into the darkness of a powerless and increasingly frenzied gloom. in a series of grisly and barbaric incidents, the students begin to disappear. as the terror mounts and the high - pitched staccato of slaying continues, the remaining students realize that they are up against a terrifyingly real psychopathic killer .
joanne, patty, brian, and craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. they are pursued by a serial killer with a wide range of murder methods, ranging from power drill to industrial steam cooker. is it that spooky weird guy john hemmit killing off the incidental characters, or is it someone / thing even more terrifying? (imdb )
joanne, patty, brian, and craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. they are pursued by a serial killer with a wide range of murder methods, ranging from power drill to industrial steam cooker. is it that spooky weird guy john hemmit killing off the incidental characters, or is it someone / thing even more terrifying? written by chris holland
this did mark the start of daphne zuniga & # 39; s acting career, however. zuniga later went on to star in the mel brooks classic spaceballs, and the hit tv series melrose place. death dorm was her first film, and though she plays a smaller role ,
usually these films have a few eccentric and entertaining characters that really add some humor. in this film all the characters kind of blend together .
the credits roll and your teeth clench from the annoying music. a nice and gory down note, worthy of morrissey. (paul, that is... )
their crime was against nature... and nature found them guilty !
was the tag - line that appeared on the poster for long weeke ...
the complete official list of
nasties
is below. (bear in mind that some of the more obscure ones have up to a dozen or so alternate titles; the following are the titles by which they were known specifically in the united kingdom in the early 1980s )
you’d also expect that the' vacant dorm + guys and girls = sex - o - rama!' but that isn’t the case with this chaste (and impressively dark) film. if you want gratuitous nudity and sex, you’d have more luck clicking frame - by - frame through a disney film... you’re not going to find it here. everyone keeps their clothes on and sleeps in separate rooms... with a madman running around and no parental supervision. and we’re supposed to believe this is college ?
oh come on... is that your best shot! ? i' ve seen way a worser flick than this .
an average 80s slasher with a couple of good kills and the usual creepy atmosphere. i found that it was a little dry overall and none of the characters were super likeable .
this movie also marked the acting debut for daphne zungia; for some reason her 1984 slasher flick the initiation in the credits has it as introducing, but that’s a mistake as she did this movie first .
audio commentary: directors stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow deliver an interesting and oftentimes engaging commentary that covers the film' s many titles, the story behind the picture' s origins, inspirations that influenced the movie, the work of the cast, filming equipment and techniques, on - set recreation, the process of writing the script, and even critiquing what works and what doesn' t in their own picture. fans of the film or those interested in low - budget slashers from the early 1980s will love this track .
certainly. first is the film' s fantastic ending that' s maybe the one thing in the entire picture that dares convention and makes the film all the better for it. the juxtaposition between 80 - some minutes of standard - fare genre hacking and slashing versus its low key but certainly unique conclusion make the picture well worth the effort, no matter the positives or negatives of any of the surrounding qualities and intangibles. in a more general examination, stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow handle the film with neither great style nor such a heavy hand so as to ruin the movie .
, they were by and large quaint, safe films which reassured audiences that love would conquer all and that the monsters would be vanquished. even though the italian gothic horror film started taking shape only a year or two before hammer entered the fray with their re - imagining of the dracula and frankenstein characters, the early works feel like they came from the 1940s. if the early hammer films felt quaint, the early italian gothic felt positively ancient. while visually striking, they seem to exaggerate all the wrong elements of the gothic. the riccardo freda / mario bava directed
the film scrooges of the world, unite! there’s finally a film that caters to your very sense of holiday negativity. only this time, people don’t just miss out on extravagant gifts. it’s nothing so pithy. nope, in this part of town, they all die. all of ‘em. even that little transistor radio. even the snow .
that evening, as joanne finishes up a phone call with her parents... she hears someone on the roof. consulting with patty, the two decide to call the cops once again. but now, the phone lines are dead. and the electricity too goes out .
the acting in the movie is quite abysmal. with the exception of daphne zuniga (
superman learns that there is a new superhero team around, the elite. they quickly prove themselves a team of extraordinary power guided by a confident sense of direct practicality. as their popularity grows, superman finds that they are outshining him with disquieting methods that grow more ruthless by the day even as the public appears to approve of their sneering dismissal of the man of steel' s sense of moral restraint. however, as lois lane digs into the truth of the elite, the secrets discovered combine with the team' s escalating arrogance to create a menace determined to destroy superman for their own power. against that, superman will have to resort to a disturbingly unorthodox solution to defeat them with a new perspective they cannot ignore. written by kenneth chisholm (kchishol @ rogers. com )
treatment may seem inappropriate for this film but i love to see lesser - caliber work done to the' nines' as it makes the visuals experience a more adventurous one. if you are going to see death dorm at home - with friends on a late friday night with bushel baskets of popcorn - this is the way to see it .
tom wolfe' s book on the history of the u. s. space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. it covers the breaking of the sound barrier by chuck yeager to the mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to select people to be in it. thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once. written by john vogel jlvogel @ urltoken
allmovie was unfavorable, calling it a
routine slasher - thriller
, though one that
deviates slightly from the standard formula by way of a fairly intelligent script .
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in legacy of blood: a comprehensive guide to slasher movies, film scholar jim harper notes that the film takes
the autonomous face of the slasher movie killer to the extreme: the man terrorizing the teenagers is shown on screen, but he has no name, no connection to his victims, no history is ever given, nor any motive. he simply appears, begins killing, and is defeated .
he also notes the film' s shortcomings in character development, writing :
if the rest of the characters had been as well drawn as radish, then final exam might well have been a minor classic. as it is, they' re all stereotypical jocks and cheerleaders, and ultimately forgettable .
will never be mistaken for some of the better slasher movies of the time period, but it has enough going for a single watch. i make no promises that you won' t be bored occasionally, but with the right group of friends, i can see this one being fun. in a dry period for rare horror films coming to the digital format, this release is a reminder that quality releases can still see the light of day .
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so in 1984, the video recordings act was passed, which made it illegal to distribute any film that had not been classified. the british board of film classification liased with the department of public prosecutions to build a list of videos that had already led to shopkeepers being convicted for criminal obscenity and hence could not be legally distributed in britain, to which were added a number of videos that were submitted to the bbfc for classification and rejected. hence was formed the infamous list of the
video nasties
. this ultimately comprised 74 films, of which 39 had been successfully prosecuted. video stores renting them were subject to police raids .
this is the start of my christmas marathon. i dig this golden age slasher. it' s about some college bros and girls cleaning up a dorm, during christmas break, for demolition. unfortunately, there' s also a deranged killer offing people left and right. the body count was surprisingly high for such a low budget picture. it wasn' t overly gory but definitely sadistic. it was overflowing with cheese. the killer' s reveal was especially gooey! the ending is fantastic! that' s all i got. good night !
it' s photographed in the same way as silent night, bloody night, black christmas, and friday the 13th. there' s a coziness to the interior scenes that for me make for some of the best films of this type - a scene where the characters arrange an impromptu candlelit dinner, …
the dorm. the building has been condemned and everything must be removed in two weeks... the perfect plot device to get our victims as far away from civilization as possible! to make things even worse, they’re shut in with a cranky old handyman and a weird fuzzy - haired guy who may or may not want them all dead. that’s the premise, and for a while it seems like pretty standard stuff. the actors say their lines as if expressing emotion would somehow cause the building to collapse on its own, and everyone watching can spend their time trying to pick out who’s the murderer, who’s going to die, etc .
in legacy of blood: a comprehensive guide to slasher movies, film scholar jim harper notes that the film takes
the autonomous face of the slasher movie killer to the extreme: the man terrorizing the teenagers is shown on screen, but he has no name, no connection to his victims, no history is ever given, nor any motive. he simply appears, begins killing, and is defeated .
[ 1 ] he also notes the film' s shortcomings in character development, writing :
if the rest of the characters had been as well drawn as radish, then final exam might well have been a minor classic. as it is, they' re all stereotypical jocks and cheerleaders, and ultimately forgettable .
[ 13 ]
that' s often lacking in other films of its kind. while it may seem to be just another one of the almost innumerable low - level, barely - seen, cult - favorite slashers from the 1980s - - a decade, one could argue, that has come to be cinematically defined by its horror pictures both large and small and the culture surrounding them - - it' s incredibly unpretentious, serious but not at the expense of fun, and assembled with just the right amount of balance to give it something of a complete and satisfying feel, even if there' s really nothing new and the picture lacks the polished fašade and kinetic energy of bigger, but not necessarily better, genre films. maybe better said, it epitomizes everything that' s so good about the low - budget micro - slasher. questionable acting, not much of a plot, long and dull stretches, and only semi - creative kill scenes might leave most wondering what the fuss is all about, but it' s the way the film so effortlessly goes with the flow and so easily pieces together every single stock part - - despite its flaws that are not exclusive but rather problems inherent to the genre at large - - that it' s something of a standard - bearer of these sort of pictures, and that it' s been practically invisible since its release only adds to the legend and the picture' s claim as perhaps the perfect example of the invisible slasher .
watched for a second time on a blu - ray rip, and, knowing everything that would happen and all the surprises, i liked it even more. while i’m not someone who cares about whether or not characters are' likable' or' relatable,' i think my favorite slasher films (and this is now one of them) are the ones that many people refer to as' cruel' - that is, the characters are not despicable shitheads who the audience is implicitly led to believe ‘deserve to die. ’ like the proto films from the 1970s or the first two friday the 13th films, all of the characters in this movie are nice, which makes the killings particularly' cruel' relative to most slashers. they' re also not' movie star' …
is composed of the sort of shadowy atmosphere that makes movies like this so effective yet so repetitive and even redundant, but the directors balance the film so as not to allow it to become too generically atmospheric for its own good. the characters are relatively flat, the identity of the killer doesn' t come as much of a surprise once the ball gets rolling, and the dialogue through most of the picture is clumsy at best, but
as much as i enjoyed the film, which was mainly due to the music, animation and the performance by bob geldof, but i also think the wall was also a missed opportunity as well. like i said i enjoy the film, but its never as deep and powerful as the album. roger waters wrote most of the tracks on the wall, but credit must still be given to the whole band. but at the end of the day the wall is pretty much the brain child of roger waters who in my opinion is one of the greatest musician’s of all time. but while he may be a great musician as a screenwriter he doesn’t reach that epic level. with that said i’m not knocking the script by roger waters, but film and music are two totally different things. waters has a lot of great ideas and a lot of what he does works, but i still feel the film could have been a lot more, but with that said i again enjoyed the film a lot .
based on the beloved children' s novel by e. b. white, this is the story of a little pig named wilbur who was born a runt. mr. arable decides to kill him for dinner food but his daughter fern begs him to let him live. on greater maturity, wilbut is sold to fern' s uncle, homer l. zuckerman, in whose barnyard he' s left yearning for friendship, but is snubbed by other barn animals. wilbur is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. he hatches a plan with charlotte, a gentle and wise grey spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. written by murray chapman muzzle @ urltoken
overall rear window is an iconic film that to this day still holds up. with a great screenplay, a masterful director and great cast makes rear window amongst the greatest films ever made .
officer lewis (jimmy betz) informs joanne and co. that a person matching john' s description was just picked up. a sigh of hopeful relief .
director alan parker delivers a very odd and offbeat film and it is a little difficult to rate the direction since the film is built around the soundtrack. i’m not sure if parker was the right guy for the job and while the film does make sense if you pay close attention to the images and music, but some scenes aren’t exactly clear, which could be the writing perhaps. the wall isn’t an overly long music video like some have stated, but the film is quite deep and powerful, but i’d give more of the credit to pink floyd’s music for that. overall alan parker crafts a strange, but compelling film that’s hard to take your eyes off .
gamma brother wildman (ralph brown) is looking for pain pills for his frat to sell on the open market, where he is then led into the darkened campus gym. after finding pills, he is then attacked by the killer where he is cornered into the weight room and is garroted from a weight machine. soon enough, mark (john fallon) discovers wildman' s body in the locker room, before chased by the killer into the college' s electrical building where he is stabbed from the killer emerging out of a barrel. meanwhile, fellow nerd radish (joel s. rice) finds mark' s body in a locker and immediately calls the police, but the authorities are disbelieving due to ongoing pranks from the gamma house. running to courtney' s room, the killer breaks through the door and grabs him to his demise. shortly thereafter, courtney returns to her dorm where she finds radish' s body hanging through her broken door. frightened, courtney tries to rouse help from a now abandoned dorm, but the campus is now desolate .
gamma brother wildman (ralph brown) is looking for pain pills for his frat to sell on the open market, where he is then led into the darkened campus gym. after finding pills, he is then attacked by the killer where he is cornered into the weight room and is garroted from a weight machine. soon after, mark (john fallon) discovers wildman' s body in the locker room, before chased by the killer into the college' s electrical building where he is stabbed from the killer emerging out of a barrel. meanwhile, fellow nerd radish (joel s. rice) finds mark' s body in a locker and immediately calls the police, but the authorities are disbelieving due to ongoing pranks from the gamma house. running to courtney' s room, the killer breaks through the door and grabs him to his demise. shortly thereafter, courtney returns to her dorm where she finds radish' s body hanging through her broken door. frightened, courtney tries to rouse help from a now abandoned dorm, but the campus is now desolate .
for young charley brewster, nothing could be better than an old horror movie late at night. two men move in next door, and for charley with his horror movie experience, there can be no doubt that their strange behavior is explained by the fact that they are a vampire and his undead day guardian. the only one who can help him hunt them down is a washed - up actor, peter vincent, who hosts charley' s favorite tv show, fright night. vincent doesn' t really believe that vampires exist, but does it for the money... written by anonymous
morgan meadows hall, an isolated seven story dormitory stands empty. corridors that were once filled with the vibrant shouting and laughter of students are now vacant. the structurally unsafe building has been condemned and soon must be torn down .
pranks came out in 1982 and this means that it was released when the slasher film was in its prime; before the tropes have become cliche, the story is memorable and fresh (even if a little inspired) and if you were to ask me, the early 1980s was when slasher films were best. we' re not expected to sit through a wynorskish montage of soaped up tits, goofy subplots and comedic undertones. not that i' m opposed to…
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nevertheless hunkers down in its final act with some genuine scares and performances that, even through some hackneyed dialogue, manage to engender an honest and fearful sensation both on - screen and within the audience .
has finally received a legitimate dvd release by synapse films, and on top of that, fans have been given a high definition blu - ray release in the same package. most importantly, this release is the uncut version (under the alternate title ,
death dorm
), not seen in decades. the transfer is decent, but definitely has its rough spots. on the whole, synapse has done a pretty impressive job. if you’ve only seen the film on vhs or via the not - exactly - legal dvd release by jef films, you owe it to yourself to check out this release. in addition to the uncut print, a handful of bonus features are included. featurettes on the visual effects of matthew mungle and christopher young’s score are among the highlights. also included is an audio commentary with directors jeffrey obrow and stephen carpenter. fans of christopher young’s score will be pleased to know that an isolated music track has been included for your listening pleasure .
phil and kate have a baby boy named jake. they hire a baby - sitter, camilla, to look after jake and she becomes part of the family. the sterling' s friend and neighbor, ned, takes a liking to camilla and asks her out. she refuses, but ned follows her and discovers that she is not quite human. camilla discovers that she has been followed and ned is pursued. he leaves a desperate message for phil and kate which reveals that camilla has special plans for baby jake. written by brooks @ urltoken and drxcreatures @ urltoken
bob geldof as pink is excellent and you have to rate his performance like how you would an actor in a silent film, but geldof is excellent and despite what some people have said geldof doesn’t perform the songs in the film. not sure where people got that from. all songs are performed by pink floyd. geldof however does perform vocals on in the flesh (both parts). but outside of those two tracks that’s it .
james cameron journeys to some of the earth' s deepest, most extreme and unknown environments in search of the strange and alien creatures that live there. joining him is a team of young nasa scientists and marine biologists who consider how these life forms represent life we may one day find in outer space not only on distant planets orbiting distant stars, but also within our own solar system. aliens of the deep is the result of expeditions to several hydrothermal vent sites in the atlantic and the pacific. these are violent volcanic regions where new planet is literally being born and where the interaction between ocean and molten rock creates plumes of super - heated, chemically - charged water that serve as oases for animals unlike anything ever discovered. six - foot tall worms with blood - red plumes and no stomach, blind white crabs, and a biomass of shrimp capable of
seeing
heat all compete to find just the right location in the flow of the super - heated, life - giving water or to fry... written by anonymous
back in the 80s no holiday or event was safe; new years, valentine’s day, april fools day, halloween, christmas, graduation and prom were all covered. thanksgiving however was the one holiday that never really didn’t get represented. outside of home sweet home the only other film with a thanksgiving setting i can think of was blood rage and i guess madman as well. madman was set the weekend before thanksgiving so i guess it’s close enough. in home sweet home i don’t think it’s ever stated its thanksgiving. if not for the turkey and a bunch of people coming together (their relation for the most part is never made clear) home sweet home can be any day i suppose. but home sweet home would be the first thanksgiving themed slasher film .
at least the director (s) wasted no time in introducing the gore as the real star of the film. the gruesome opening scene comes screaming in out of nowhere and
on the eve of christmas vacation, a college dormitory stands condemned… the dark halls now vacant, and unsafe. student joanne murray and her close friends volunteer to help close down the building, unaware a psychopathic lunatic is hiding in the shadows. as the students disappear one by one, joanne discovers the horrifying reality that if she is to survive, she alone will have to find a way to slay the brutal murderer.
the dorm that dripped blood ( also known as pranks and death dorm ) is a 1982 american slasher film directed by stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow , and written by carpenter and stacey giachino . it stars laura lapinski , stephen sachs , david snow and pamela holland as four college students who stay on campus over the christmas holiday to clear out a dormitory which is due for demolition . in the course of their work they are stalked by an unknown assailant who uses various industrial tools to dispatch his victims . it features actress daphne zuniga in her film debut . the film was initially deemed to be a video nasty in the united kingdom , but was later removed from the list . 
the dorm that dripped blood (also known as pranks and death dorm) is a 1982 american slasher film directed by stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow, and written by carpenter and stacey giachino. it stars laura lapinski, stephen sachs, david snow and pamela holland as four college students who stay on campus over the christmas holiday to clear out a dormitory which is due for demolition. in the course of their work they are stalked by an unknown assailant who uses various industrial tools to dispatch his victims. it features actress daphne zuniga in her film debut. the film was initially deemed to be a video nasty in the united kingdom, but was later removed from the list.
the dorm that dripped blood (also known as pranks and death dorm) is a 1982 american slasher film directed by stephen carpenter and jeffrey obrow, and written by carpenter and stacey giachino. it stars laura lapinski, stephen sachs, david snow and pamela holland as four college students who stay on campus over the christmas holiday to clear out a dormitory which is due for demolition. in the course of their work they are stalked by an unknown assailant who uses various industrial tools to dispatch his victims. it features actress daphne zuniga in her film debut. the film was initially deemed to be a video nasty in the united kingdom, but was later removed from the list.