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Summary: Two Awsome Flicks
Review: These are two awsome films that mgm has put on one disk. Ghoulies 2 is a but better than Ghoulies. Anyway, the first one is so cheezy, it's a great 5 star in my book. The second is more of a low budget gore infested flick that is once again a 5 star movie in my book. The second should not be PG-13. It should be R no doubt about it. It is gory with nudity, sex and coarse language. Anyway, the first Ghoulies is about a young man who has inhareteda mansion. I curse was put on him and no one knows but his caretaker Wolfgang. Soon, the affects come in and the young man calls up the Ghoulies. Ghoulies are ugly little creatures that come out of water and the ground. But when the Ghoulies real master shows up when a party is going on, the Ghoulies go wild and eat everyone in sit. Ghoulies is a violent movie for PG-13 but than again R would be to high for it.
Ghoulies 2 is about the nasty looking demons who hitch a ride with a carnival. When the carnival sets up, the Ghoulies hide in a haunted house at the carnival. The haunted house is a spooky ride called Saten's Den, but it just got spookier since the Ghoulies arrive. When all the customers go into Saten's den, they ain't coming out. Ghoulies 2 is very violent for a PG-13 rating and should be R. But what can you do about.
So, two good low budget films that are great for parties. Get this dvd. It's worth every penny.
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Summary: "THEY'LL GET YOU IN THE END."
Review: These are two of the greatest B movie classics of the 80s I've ever seen. It's low-budget cinema at its finest and never ceases to entertain an audience. The Ghoulies are one of the most popular monster movies ever made and though the special effects are cheesy and the acting is sometimes bad, it's all in all a scary (and FUNNY!) movie series. (Though 3 & 4 sucked!) With this DVD, you get two great movies for one low price in a special double feature bundle all in one single disk! They are both the original "Ghoulies" & the sequel "Ghoulies II"."GHOULIES" (1985)
Rating: **** The one that started it all! A story about young Jonathan and his girlfriend, Rebecca who inherit a mansion which used to be used for an evil cult. After Jonathan finds a mysterious book about summoning demons, all hell breaks loose! (literally!) But soon the evil also corrupts Johnny and the little demons called Ghoulies obey his every command as their master. The original master of the Ghoulies rises from his grave (close to Jonathan and Rebecca's home coincidently) and from there the troublemaking, toilet gurgling monsters begin to kill all of Jonathan's guests! Regretting his actions after losing his one true love and friends, Jonathan does battle with the evil warlock. OVERALL: Good! This one has some of the most cheesiest special effects in the WHOLE series considering all the Ghoulies are mostly puppets. There's also plenty of bad acting and ridiculous jokes involved so don't expect an academy award from this turkey except to have a good time watching it for it's grand entertainment. RATED: PG-13 for mild violence, drug use, brief sexuality, and some language. "GHOULIES II" (1987)
Rating: ***** A LOT better than the original! The second installment picks up where the first left off. The Ghoulies are nearly destroyed by an old man but one of them is able to put him out quickly. After hitching a ride in the infamous 'Satan's Den', a travelling haunted house attraction owned by a young boy named Larry and his uncle Ned, they wind up at the local town carnival and from there, once again the demons start wreaking havoc! The attraction quickly makes a fortune, thanks to the efforts of the Ghoulies. (or "rats" as the tourists call them) However, some of the people who enter the hanuted house never come back out alive! When Uncle Ned is killed by them however, Larry vows to destroy them all before even more innocent people are killed! OVERALL: Great! A VERY fun and exciting sequel with an even higher budget than that of the first. The Ghoulies effects in this one are simply amazing for its time and even the acting is well done at times. It's also a better black comedy than that of the first, and the Ghoulies are funny (but incredibly SCARY!) at the same time. Believe it or not, this one actually gave me nightmares! I especially enjoyed the climatic ending, where the Ghoulies run amok in the carnival and begin cooking up more of their mischief! The giant demon-eating Ghoulie is possibly the most cheesiest I've ever seen and looks almost as if it's a Halloween costume somebody's wearing. (Godzilla anyone?) I loved this one more than the original! RATED: R for graphic violence, sexual references, and some language. Well in this DVD, it got changed to PG-13, but I do agree with some of these reviewers here that it should've been R rated because there is plenty of shocking blood and gore to be found in this one. All-in-all a fun trip back in time to one of the most popular 80s horror flicks and goes excellent with some soda (or beer) and popcorn! MGM did a good job with remastering these cult classics and both films are in their WIDESCREEN anamorphic format, giving the viewer a more theatrical feel to them. Sure they're not the best in the world, but for those of you starting up a horror collection (like me) they are worth owning and watching over and over again! Just be sure to check all the toilets in your house the next time you decide to use the bathroom! :)
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Summary: B-Movie Classics!
Review: These two flicks are personal favorites of mine (Ghoulies 2 is the first movie I remember seeing). I just got the DVD, and was a little let down. Why can't MGM dual layer their discs? Flippers are outdated and pointless. And how about a printed chapter listing or something? MGM used pack in a collectable booklet in every disc, but they stopped for some reason. I do like the artwork (love it, actually), and the transfers are amazing for these films, but that's no excuse for having a flipper. The low price somewhat makes up for it, though. Be warned - these are very cheesy, and you pretty much had to be raised on'em to like'em. Movies - 5/5
Packaging and Disc - 2/5
Overall - 4/5
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Summary: Dave Dayan Rocks!
Review: This movie would suck if it wasn't for the outstanding performance by David Dayan as Eddie. He is truly underestimated as an actor and it is a shame that he hasn't done more movies.
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Summary: Ah, the days of Empire...
Review: Why yes Virginia, GHOULIES did play in theaters...and did quite well, shocking everyone at little old Empire Pictures, even studio chief Charles Band (who admitted in interviews that even he thought the picture was a dog). GHOULIES tells the tale of a young man who, as an infant, escapes being sacrificed to Dark Gods, only to return home when his mysterious father dies and leaves the old home to his almost forgotten son. There the young man falls under the spell of his father's Dark Gods and summons up more mischeif than he can control. Neither scary nor funny, the movie is just kind of there, but it does have its moments. Long time fans of Band's Empire and Full Moon Pictures will get a kick at all the familiar names in the crew. The casting of Jack (Eraserhead) Nance also helps give it extra b-movie kick, though the actor is largely wasted. Although rated PG-13, it might get an R in todays climate. Ghoulies II is a much better movie. Written by Dennis Paoli (screenwriter of many of Stuart Gordon's movie), the sequel is connected only by the Ghoulies themselves. A priest steals the demonic buggers from some satanists and attempts to send them back to hell. He fails and the Ghoulies hitch a ride on a worn out carnival attraction called, ironically, Satan's Den. The presence of the monsters helps boost customer attendance, but some patrons check it out, but don't come out. If you get what I mean. It clearly cost more than Ghoulies to make (shooting overseas in Italy clearly helped), what with the carnival setting, and the giant Ghoulie tearing through it makes it all worth watching. Both movies look excellent, but only Ghoulies II can be considered close to good. Fans of Charles Band's output during his all to brief reign as Studio Chief will probably want this in their collections (I know I did), but fans of good and/or great movies...well.
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Summary: GoooGaaah!
Review: Yep, you heard it right from the mouth of a screaming ghoulie: GoooGaah! These films aren't horrific, they're slapstick comedy. Anyone who thinks a midget monster running out of corners, or shooting out of toilets, is not funny, well, maybe they need to grow up and face the demons in their life, because there is much more scarier things out there than midget Satanists. The films are like the Cabbage Patch Kids Gone Wild, and Green, and some fuzziness too. I'd yet to see a flick where a cute blond picks up a ghoulie thinking it's a doll, and it bites a chunk out of her face, now that would tip me out of my chair. I just love the cheesy effects and puppeteering in these films. It's a classic for all those people who love to see cheesy horror flicks. Just a reminder before you decide to sit on the pot: Turn on the light and flush the ghoulie before he eats you. FLUSH! GOOOGAAAH! BLURP!
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Summary: GoooGaaah!
Review: Yep, you heard it right from the mouth of a screaming ghoulie: GoooGaah! These films aren't horrific, they're slapstick comedy. Anyone who thinks a midget monster running out of corners, or shooting out of toilets, is not funny, well, maybe they need to grow up and face the demons in their life, because there is much more scarier things out there than midget Satanists. The films are like the Cabbage Patch Kids Gone Wild, and Green, and some fuzziness too. I'd yet to see a flick where a cute blond picks up a ghoulie thinking it's a doll, and it bites a chunk out of her face, now that would tip me out of my chair. I just love the cheesy effects and puppeteering in these films. It's a classic for all those people who love to see cheesy horror flicks. Just a reminder before you decide to sit on the pot: Turn on the light and flush the ghoulie before he eats you. FLUSH! GOOOGAAAH! BLURP!
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