Finally, an "Un Film de De Palma". But sadly it's a bit of a letdown, at least the first half which is largely kinda dull and feels very much like some sort of 90's eurotrash thriller (though the eurotrashiness has a certain charm to it). But then comes that magnificent ballet set-piece in the middle (clearly a best scene candidate) and things thankfully take a serious turn to Weirdsville (not that the movie wasn't a little weird to begin with).…

I didn't like this the first time I saw it, as a teenager, and while I definitely have to come to appreciate its virtues a little more with age I still don't much like it. I find in neither very entertaining nor very boring, but somewhere in between. The camerawork really is something to behold, the music and editing also often impressive and Bruce Campbell kicks butt (though he's not quite the badass here he later turned into) but mostly…

This movie is some sort of demented work of genius. Sure there are a few groaners, the ski plot it not terribly interesting and there's couple of lame musical montages but otherwise this is as brilliant as an cheesy 80's teen comedy can get. It manages to be pretty consistently hilarious and batshit insane throughout its running time and for me that's all I really need. My two favourite requirements of a fun movie are hilarity and insanity and enough…

Like Arachnophobia, this one is refreshingly free of smugness and "hip" irony. It keeps thing simple and unpretentious and just keeps the thrills and laughs coming on a regular basis, while still building character, and doesn't run out of ideas in the last act like too many films of this kind tend to do. Memorable Characters and a lovely sense of humor is of course what really makes this, as well as the terrific cast (where the hell has Fred…