The Amityville Curse (1989)
Apr 9, 1999Haunted House
This is not even a sequel The Amityville Horror but a cheaply made Canadian effort seeking to sell itself using the name. The first in an industry of films employing some relevance to Amityville
Kim Coates
Red Blooded American Girl (1990)
Apr 26, 2001Medical Vampirism
Heather Thomas starring film about the discovery of a laboratory that has created a vampire virus
Unforgettable (1996)
Apr 19, 2004Transplanted Memories Thriller
Thriller where Ray Liotta undergoes an experimental process to receive an injection of memories from his dead wife and from these sets out to try and solve her murder
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
May 14, 2000Earth Under Alien Rule/L. Ron Hubbard Adaptation
The adaptation of the alien invasion novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard starring John Travolta is a completely ridiculous film that was laughed off screens and is regarded as a classic bad movie
Xchange (2000)
Nov 6, 2001Body-Swapping Future
A modest and surprisingly well thought out SF film set in a future where swapping bodies is commonplace only for a man to find his original body has been stolen
Thoughtcrimes (2003)
May 1, 2024Telepath Recruited by Law Enforcement
This comes with the undeniable influence of the then recent Minority Report in its story about a telepath recruited by law enforcement
Hercules (2005)
Dec 14, 2008Greek Mythological Hero
What approach can this Hallmark mini-series take that hasn't been exhausted by the numerous other Hercules films? Answer: Simply tell the Greek myth as it was written. At which it does not too badly
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Apr 11, 2005Urban Siege
Fair-to-reasonable remake of John Carpenter's low-budget 1976 film about a handful of staff in a police station under siege from gangs outside. Much of the original has undergone change
Silent Hill (2006)
Nov 10, 2006Videogame Adaptation/Sinister Otherworldly Town
One of the best of all filmed videogame adaptations. Christophe Gans creates a creepy and unworldly atmosphere, along with a series of genuinely outlandish creature effects
Skinwalkers (2006)
Mar 7, 2009Werewolves
A big-budget revival of the werewolf film set amongst warring werewolf clans of bikers. Produced by Stan Winston and with an interesting cast line-up
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Sep 21, 2010Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies
Four films in and clear evidence that the Resident Evil series needs to be retired. This consists of tediously borrowed action moves now presented in 3D and a plot of random dead ends that make little sense
Rufus (2012)
Apr 6, 2017Smalltown Vampire
Not that the title gives you any reason to expect it but this is actually a vampire film, one of the rare entries in a genre that is looking very anemic these days. An original and quite interesting smalltown take that resembles George Romero's Martin and Let the Right One In
Officer Downe (2016)
Mar 3, 2017Undead Cop/Graphic Novel Adaptation
Comic-book adaptation about a cop that is resurrected from the dead to take on the toughest assignments. Feels like a throwback to an 80s film like Maniac Cop or Dead Heat where the film is killed by the tiresomely cliched appropriation of the faux grindhouse aesthetic
Fantasy Island (2020)
Apr 25, 2020TV Series Remake/Island That Makes Fantasies Come True
The big screen remake of the popular 70s/80s tv series about an island that makes guests fantasies come true. In the hands of Blumhouse, this has now been turned into a horror film