Monthly Archives: April 2006

Back to the Blue with you, Nessie!

Into the Blue

IMDB
Year: 2005
Writer: Matt Johnson
Director: John Stockwell
Producer: David Zelon
Length: 110 min
Category: Action
Media: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures
Rating from MPAA: PG-13
ID in Amazon: B000BYRCH4

Another stop on the Paul Walker hit parade, and this has all the makings of a Spectorqular classic: completely implausible yet utterly predictable story, idiotic characters, wretched dialogue, atrocious acting, and enough gratuitous [...]

Don’t get Left Behind

Left Behind - The Movie

Year: 2004
Length: 95 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Rating from : PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC for dvd: 043396085787
ID in Amazon.com: B0002T2QWE

Rating: 2 out of 5

On the surface, Left Behind would seem like the ultimate spectorqular film. For those who aren’t familiar with the film series and the books [...]

Lep in the Hood Out to Do No Good

Leprechaun In the Hood

IMDB
Year: 2000
Length: 91 minutes
Category: Comedy
Studio: Lions Gate
Rating from : R (Restricted)
UPC for dvd: 31398728528
ID in Amazon.com: 1573628174

Rating: 5 out of 5

Is this the most spectorqular movie of all time? It may be. I’m not sure if this is blacksploitation or midgetsploitation.
Warwick Davis returns as the [...]

Belly of the Seagal

Belly of the Beast

Year: 2003
Length: 91 minutes
Category: Action
Media: DVD
Studio: Sony Pictures
Rating from : R (Restricted)
UPC for dvd: 043396007246
ID in Amazon.com: B000006PAB

Rating: 2 out of 5

Oh to see the mighty fall. In what may be his worst movies (and I mean bad as in Hard to Kill bad not [...]

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition)

Year: 2004
Length: 123 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Rating from : PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC for dvd: 024543135548
ID in Amazon.com: B00005JMXX

Rating: 4 out of 5

This movie is really something special. It comes to us from Roland Emmerich, the genius who brought us Independence Day, Godzilla (the crappy [...]

I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A….

Congo

IMDB
Year: 1995
Director: Frank Marshall
Length: 108 minutes
Category: Sci-Fi
Media: DVD
Studio: Paramount
Rating from : PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC for dvd: 097363303879
ID in Amazon.com: 6305495106

Rating: 4 out of 5

It cannot be stressed enough how key this movie is in the pantheon of bad movies. Start with Michael Crichton’s loose hold on popular science, [...]

Absolutely Spectorqular

Torque (Widescreen Edition)

Year: 2004
Length: 84 minutes
Category: Action
Studio: Warner Home Video
Rating from : NR (Not Rated)
UPC for dvd: 085392466221
ID in Amazon.com: B0001MMGUO

Seeing as this site takes its name from a review for this very film, it seemed fitting to start with a mention of this fine, fine film.
What to watch for:
+ Jamie Pressley with black hair [...]