Top 5 Horror Films of 1990

If you talk to horror fans most will say for the most part the 90's were not very kind of the horror genre.  I disagree.  It was not a boom like the 1980's but still there are some real gems in this decade.  There are a few years where it is hard to find a handful of good horror films but it started out strong and finished strong.  Here we are entering the best horror films of 1990.

Tales From the Darkside: The Movie

I am a total sucker for good anthology horror.  I loved the TV show and the movie is no different.  3 great stories with a nice wraparound as well.  The first one being the best, Lot 249,  starring young stars Christian Slater, Julianne Moore and Steve Buscemi.

Sorority House Massacre II

This one made this list because I love a slashers and this movie is just fun.  It's not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but it is entertaining.  Did I mention the half naked women running around the entire movie?  That should account for something!

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss

 This really is one of my guilty pleasures.  I love the whole franchise of the Prom Night films but this one really stands out for me.  A very tongue in cheek, cheesy slasher film that is meant not to be taken seriously and you have to love that.  The cast in this film isn't awesome but the performance of Cynthia Preston does make it better.  See my past interview with her from last year if you are a fan of this film.

The First Power

The First Power is one of those movies I consider to be very underrated.  It had its big star in it Lou Diamond Phillips but the main reason I enjoy this film is for Jeff Kober and his excellent performance portraying a serial killer in this film.  This one was just released on Blu Ray too if anyone was interested in giving it a try.

Childs Play 2

My favorite movie of the franchise and my favorite of 1990.  Childs Play 2 in my opinion was better than the first and was a great followup.  This is one of the few franchises that started in the 80's and really put out some good films in the 90's.

Carrie (2013) - REVIEW

I'm a little late with this one.  I actually saw this about 2 weeks after it came out back in October.  Which is unusual for me because its a remake and I normally don't get too excited about any remake no matter what it is.  It took me till just a couple of weeks ago to watch the Evil Dead remake and quite honestly it wasn't that great but we are talking about the Carrie remake here.  It was due to come out in April of last year but was pushed to an October release instead.  Nothing like making everyone wait another six months to see your movie.

This is were I usually write a synopsis of the film but in this case I really do not think it is necessary.  Every horror fan should know this story by now and if you don't well then I would reconsider calling yourself a horror fan.  Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz) is the awkward girl at school that everyone makes fun of and picks on constantly.  She is raised by her very very religious and strange Mother (Julianne Moore) who has kept her sheltered for most of her life from anything evil in the world.  After Carrie gets her period and is treated very cruel about it by the other girls she starts to realize that she has telepathic powers.  Carrie does research and starts to hone in on her powers.  Her life is about to change but not really for the best.

I really thought this was going to be more of a re-imagining rather than a remake but it is actually more of the latter.  Since there was already a remake back in the late 90's that was made for TV I thought for sure they wouldn't do that again so soon.  I was wrong!  I hold this remake a little higher than most of the other ones I have seen though.  I really did enjoy this film and the performances of the entire cast.  Chloe was actually pretty brilliant as Carrie.  Her portrayal of an awkward, backwards girl was very good.  Her mother played ;by Julianne Moore was what you would expect from her.  She is an accomplished actress and she nailed the role right on the head.  The supporting cast was excellent as well.  Namely Judy Greer who played Mrs. Desjardin.  As soon as I saw her on the screen I said "hey it's Fern Mayo".

My final consensus is that I really enjoyed the film but I do not like they made alot of the scenes and the lines identical to the original movie.  I really thought it was going to be a little more original than that.  This version of Carrie is based more off the book than the original movie though.  You can clearly tell the difference when you see it.  I would give this one 6 out of 10 stars.  I would really give it more but the lack of originality really takes away from it.