March 31, 2005

March’s Triple Feature Picks by Rob G

March 2005, already?! What happened to our February edition? We’re wondering ourselves! Perhaps they were eaten by the nasty little critters we’re about to talk about.

You see, February has two heartbreaking days. Valentine’s Day, for obvious reasons, and Groundhog Day! Yes, because the fate of our Spring rests on the shoulders of a rodent! (Love that Bill Murray movie, by the way.) So, in honor of oversized rodents, March’s picks are of nasty little critters, ghoulies, and gremlins!

First up, a gem from the 80’s, CRITTERS. Yep, this bad boy was followed by 3 sequels, but this original starring young Scott Grimes and the lovely Dee Wallace is among one of my faves. It’s both humorous and serious. And very rarely can a horror flick pull that off without becoming camp. You should start off your evening with this one. If anything, just to see a young Billy Zane get his stomach eaten out. (Hey, Zane was the bomb in ZOOLANDER, yo!)

Next, continue the trend by going straight to GHOULIES II. Yes, it comes packaged with GHOULIES I, but I dare you to watch that first movie and make sense of it! Instead, GHOULIES 2 takes place at a carnival, and although, not as serious as say… CRITTERS, it’s a fun little movie with some nasty beasts! Plus William Butler’s in it and dies. AGAIN! This poor guy gets killed off in every horror movie he’s in. (FRIDAY 7, LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III, etc.) See Vin’s Techno Weenie post to find out what William Butler’s death scene in LEATHERFACE made him realize.

Finally, a pic that was up for December’s pics, GREMLINS Come on. Everyone loves GREMLINS! It’s a twisted little movie disguised as a children’s movie. And Corey Feldman’s in it. Dude has killed Jason and was a Frog brother in THE LOST BOYS. Granted, we’ve picked it before, but if you watched it a few months ago on our suggestion, then you can fall asleep since this will be the last movie of the evening. There you have it!