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Twister (1996)
Simply spectacular.
As one with a lifelong fascination with tornadoes, destructive phenomenon, and the dark side of Mother Nature, this film met and surpassed my expectations. The visual and audio effects were stunning and real, and the writing believable without being over dramatic and heavy-handed. I appreciated the comic relief (necessary, I think, when dealing with forces of mass destruction and its aftermath in films or television), and the swift and swirling pace at which the story progressed. Okay, so Bill Paxton will never win an Oscar, but so what? His performance was more than helped by Helen Hunt, Jami Gertz (who I hadn't seen since 'Square Pegs' in the eighties!), Lois Smith and the rest of the rag-tag band of storm chasers. Even the soundtrack was perfect. I can eat this up with a spoon, y'all, and I will - over and over again.
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993)
Two wasted hours that I'll never get back.
After sitting through a TV viewing of Pumpkinhead II, I was never so glad to *not* have spent $3 on a rental in all my life. I am usually a fan of low-budget, low-talent horror flicks, but this was just awful! The fact that Roger Clinton was in it should've been a tipoff, but I was in it to see Andrew Robinson ... An actor is only as good as his script, and even he couldn't save this thing. Now my question is this: what sort of hallucinogenic drug were those writers taking? I'd just like to know so I can stay away from it.
Hellraiser (1987)
When's the scary part?
I don't understand why Hellraiser is so often lauded as one of the most terrifying films of all-time. The plot itself had promise, but the glaring absence of suspense and stiff, bland characters killed it dead. Also, Hellraiser lacked that brand of dark, tongue-in-cheek humor that is present in so many films of the genre.