The executioners song 1982 tommy lee jones eli wallach full length movie duration. A s hollywood continues to shake its new moneymakers liveaction fairy tales, lets hope none of them get any worse than jack the giant slayer, a derivative bore of a blockbuster with virtually no redeeming factors. Set on a small island near the atlantic coast, the plot concerns two couples who upon visiting the island get trapped there due to an oncoming hurricane. There are hardcore devotees who never want their favorite bands to change. Exciter heavy metal maniac remastered full album 1983 duration. The film opens with an awesome silhouette of the monster amidst high winds and his claws ripping across a ladys face, but we dont see that great monster makeup for quite some time in the film. It is a sort of guided tour complete with lowfi shots similar to those featured in the film.
Despite some substantial pacing flaws it is a valiant effort at adding something a bit out of the ordinary to the slasher genre in the midst of a saturated market. It really does feel like these films were popping up left and right and who can really blame the studios for gambling on them, halloween and friday the th paved the way and the cash cow was going to be milked until it ran dry. Starring sarah kendall, frederick flynn, carol kottenbrook, alan mcrae, newell alexander, and ivy jones. Released two years before wes craven brought us a nightmare on elm street, cardones film similarly explores the idea of a killer in this case a monster, rather than a human manifested from dreams. I caught the slayer back in the day on vhs and i remember my first thought as the film began was, oh crap, its one of those cheapie backyard homebrews and poor me is in for a world of boredom. On august, 2001, vipco released the film complete and uncut on both vhs and dvd, from their vaults of horror collection. Buffy the vampire slayer season 3 complete webrip 480p. A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
In a straight comparison, theres no doubt elm street is more ambitious, scary, and successful than the slayer, but cardones film offers its own smart and intriguing approach that deserves to be seen on its own merits. Tommy lee jones eli wallach anthony perkins recommended for you 2. With sarah kendall, frederick flynn, carol kottenbrook, alan mcrae. Forged from stainless steel and copper to survive even the eternal fires of hell. One could argue the slayer tries to be too smart for its own good.
The highestgrossing american film released in 1982 was e. Met frederick flynn, michael holmes en sarah kendall. Beforehand, it was only available in truncated versions, but now arrow video finally brings this obscure psychological horror to crisp bluray and dvd life. Viseo nasty list keywords dpp director of public prosecutions bbfc british board of film censors british board of film classification banned in the united kingdom banned in the uk banned in england banned movies mary whitehouse lowbudget horror movies lowbudget horror films strict codes of censorship the uks video recordings act 1984. But it was obvious that the magic was starting to fade, although the films would still prove to be successful enough to last another two years. Cheese, notsocheesy, full horror and sci fi movies from the 80s. Within a year of seeing this film i can recall seeing news reports on television of bulldozers crushing piles of videos probably driven by reporters from the daily mail mouth foaming no doubt, and accelerator quivering.
The kind of film best experienced late at night when youll be more likely to succumb to its dreamy, slowburn pace and sudden bloody shocks, the slayer is a prime example of regional 80s horror at its most potent georgia, in this case. The slayer like any obscure low budget horror movies of that era which some mislead reputation make the expectation beyond the actual quality of the film itself. Previously only available in a murky vhs, director js cardones 1982 shocker the slayer gets a stunning 4k restoration from arrow video. Repentless is a retro, workmanlike effort from a band determined to soldier on, and thats fine. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. The slayer 1982 r 1h 20min horror, mystery 1 october 1982 usa two couples become stranded on a rugged isle, and are haunted by a supernatural beast, drawn to the wife of one of the couples, who dreams of its killings. The quality of the acting and plotting is really secondary here as the film is all about its forlorn. The slayer special edition arrow video bluray horror for. The slayer is actually slow pacemoody atmosphere horror film with a little gore scence or well, even the monster. Cardone, with sarah kendall, frederick flynn, carol kottenbrook, belongs at turner classic movies.
Gandhi received the academy award for best picture of 1982. Financial analysis of the slayer 1982 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This is a better film than it often gets credit for. When painter kay sarah kendall and her family take a vacation on a secluded island, she discovers that they are being hunted by the deadly. Jun 25, 2014 the slayer definitely deserves the attention it gets through video nasty infamy simply to expose this to a wider audience. Marital crisis solved by slayer an idiosyncratic semislasher that barely got a theatrical release is finally on home video, uncut and restored. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1982. For the love of the slayer 1982 september 19th, 2017 by unkle lancifer 1 comment i dont think ive ever been more excited for a release than their new 2disc one blu, one dvd offering of the slayer, which until now has only been available on hard to find vhs. Aug 23, 2017 in that film the demon only comes out and goes a killin and a rapin when this kid it lives in the dreams of goes to sleep. An unofficial and unauthorized guide to every episode of buffy the vampire slayer topping, keith on. Apr 05, 2012 the chuck norris slasher silent rage was also met with mediocre success.
The slayer is a 1982 american horror film directed by j. Buffy the vampire slayer season 3 complete webrip 480p, 720p. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Long out of circulation and never screened in anything approaching acceptable form, the 1980s dream slasher classic the slayer comes to bluraydvd combo in a rescuerestoration from arrow video usa. Sure enough, the fun begins when her boyfriend is found dead.
A vacationing painter senses a sinister presence in paradise. One of them, a female artist, has dreams that depict ghastly murders. This flick also predates the first elm street movie by two years and it feels almost like a rough template, but with a lot less back story about the dream. I remember seeing the slayer on video back in about 1982 or 83, just before it fell victim to the frenzied moral panic that surrounded the video nasties debacle. The slayer 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We focus on four characters that go to a secluded island for a holiday, only to begin getting picked off one by one by some unseen madman. Discover what genre slayer, the, 1982, directed by j. Is she losing her mind, or are her nightmares of a demonic killer coming to life. But again, given all thats transpired since 2009, slayer get points for even pulling this off. Jun 28, 2010 now, i cant say that 1982s the slayer actually scares me but i will admit that it never fails to creep me out. This feature runs over 50minutes and is a starttofinish documentary on the making of the movie, its position in horror history, and its legacy. Arrow video have once again gone above and beyond, rescuing the film and giving it a 4k restoration from the original negative. Watch the slayer 1982 full movie free online streaming tubi.
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