Pretty Good

One of my all time favorites.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Zombie Nightmare (1987) 1/2 (out of 4) As a young kid Tony saw his father murdered a couple punks after he tried to stop them from raping a girl. Flash forward several years and Tony breaks up a robbery but he's soon ran over by a group of five punks (including Tia Carrere). His mother can't believe she's lost a husband and now a son so she has a voodoo princess bring Tony back so he can seek revenge.ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE is yet another film from the 80's that was made for very little money and the results are pretty awful. There were countless zombies movies made during the decade and from what I've seen this here is the very worse. There really isn't anything good about this picture except for the Motorhead soundtrack and the brief appearance by Adam West, the original TV Batman.I watched this movie the same day news broke that West had passed away. As I was watching this movie it struck me that I had rented this on VHS as a kid but I remember turning it off half-way through because of how bad it was. I mean, you've got a sequence here where a horny couple get into a hot tub yet they both keep their clothes on including the woman pretty much being fully clothed! The death scenes are all extremely lame, pretty non-violent and there's certainly no gore.As far as the lead zombie goes, he's very non-threatening and there's certainly no drama or suspense to be found anywhere. THe performances are bad, the direction is bad and there's just not too much going on here entertainment wise. As I said, it's fascinating getting to see West in his brief role here but even he can't save this mess. The film's opening credits feature Motorhead's Ace of Spades and that's certainly the highlight of this watered-down and rather lame horror movie.

A baseball playing jock just got creamed (as in killed) by a gang of trendy punks, his grief-struck mother takes his body to a mysterious voodoo priestess who magically revives him as a murderous zombie who seeks revenge on those that killed him.A stupendously awful 1987 Canadian zombie film that co-stars Adam West and Tia Carrea but not even those 2 actors could save this mess of a film. This movie has a simple story yet the acting with some stuff are terrible, the kills are lame and the pacing is slack. I rented this movie when i was 6 when it came out on video and thought it blew, yet it still does suck now but luckily i'm glad it was riffed on MST3K as it's one of my favorite episodes ever but the actual movie is a lifeless loser.

Zombie Nightmare: 2 out of 10: Ah late Eighties Heavy Metal Canadian Horror. Zombie Nightmare stars “musician” Jon Mikl Thor of the fine ensemble Thor whose overlooked musical gem "Rebirth" is featured on the soundtrack. Jon is a Herculean chap whose muscular endowment overshadows his thespian gifts. He is killed by a group of teenagers in a hit and run and is resurrected by a Voodoo princess to seek his revenge.In zombie form, Thor resembles a confused mime and the focus on the story quickly moves to the fine detective work on display by top cop Adam West. West enters into to character so deeply as to hypnotize the audience with his sheer knowledge, He represents not just one man but encompasses all Canadian law enforcement knowledge throughout the years.Among the wayward teens is a young Tia Carrere, Tia shows both her mastery of acting as well as running without a bra that has served her so well.Ah hell, whom am I kidding? The movie is ten times worse than you imagine and Manuska Rigaud’s performance as the Voodoo priestess is a hate crime in most countries. Only braless Tia and her co-star Linda Singer in a hot tub prevent this from a 1 out of 10 score.The Mystery Science Theater 3000 version: 8 out of 10: is the way to go. The riffing is very good though the movie clearly provides ample material for both mike and the bots. The commercial breaks are also breezy and fun.

I found this being sold at the video store with no box, I just saw the title and figured it would not hurt to get it, and I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. My expectations were not at all high as I popped in the VHS. Soon, I saw Adam West was in it and thought..."Holy Guacamole Batman, this might be good!" Was it good? No. Did I like it? Somewhat. This film has absolutely no redeeming qualities, bad acting, bad dialog, bad special effects, but there is something about this film. The basic plot is this cool dude dies because some idiots killed him so he comes back as a "zombie" to kill them. Armed with a baseball bat they all get killed in rather comical and unoriginal ways. This is worth a look since it is oh so bad, but oh so good. I find it to be an entertaining bad movie. Check it out!