My mini-marathon idea went kaput. However, I did get a handful of movies watched:
The Woman in Black - The first 30 minutes or so dragged, but the final hour well made up for it. Atmospheric is the word I've seen describe it, and I'd agree with that. I usually don't care for "atmospheric ghost" horror films, but when done right (see The Innocents) it can be really effective. Woman in Black is a fine example.
StageFright: Aquarius - I was torn as I was watching this brutal little flick. Sometimes the combination of American Slasher filming techniques with Giallo style didn't mesh, but when the killer starts killing this movie kicks into hyperdrive.
Razorback - Jaws as a giant boar in Australia. This movie was a lot of fun. I just wish I had seen the uncut version.
The Toxic Avenger - As a person that doesn't typically care for schlocky movies, I was very surprised by The Toxic Avenger. It didn't have the same sort of schlock as Evil Dead (which I truly despise), the jokes actually hit. And it also had a heart, even though it had a morbid way of displaying it.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space - I admit, there were times when I was genuinely starting to enjoy it...then it would come in with a joke. A bad joke. And not the type of bad joke where you laugh at the irony of the bad joke. It was just a bad joke. And it really took me out of the movie.
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