They Will Kill You

I never liked censorship at all, especially when it comes to feature films. I remember clearly back in the late 80´s, early 90´s how much they censored a lot of VHS releases here in Sweden. It got to a point where they censored films so much that they destroyed the film completely. A perfect example of this was director Albert Pyun´s classic sci fi action film Cyborg from 1989. If i remember correctly ( which im quite sure that i do ), the Swedish VHS version of Cyborg was cut at least around 10 minutes becuase of censorship. And you have to remember, this film is around 87 minutes long, so if you cut out 10 minutes from 87 minutes, you are left with 77 minutes of playtime. I did see the censored version and it was so bad. Nothing made any sense, the storyline was messed up, cutting right before the violence made everything confusing. You could not learn about the characters either because so much was cut out. Thankfully, a school friend of mine known as Robert managed to get a uncut VHS copy of Cyborg from the UK. It was like watching a completely different film, the violence was wonderful, some of the characters were fun, and to see action star Jean-Claude Van Damme do his round kicks was just beautiful. So when VHS censorship finally ended around early 1993 in Sweden i was extremely happy. No more censoring films, give me lots of violence, gore, blood and nudity ( hopefully ). Since then i have experienced so many wonderful violent films. And when ever i see a really violent film with extreme violence of course i need to see it. Doesn´t matter if it´s not realistic at all, i just want people´s heads blown to pieces from a shotgun, body parts cut off. One perfect example of this is the 2020 satirical action horror film The Hunt, directed by Craig Zobel ( who also directed the crime drama TV series Mare of Easttown, worth a watch on MAX ). Some of you may not remember this but The Hunt became a bit of a controversial film because of the subject of guns. And yes, this film does lift up the right to arm yourself, but in the context of the film´s plot it actually makes sense. This film is basically a man hunt film where rich people hunt humans for fun, and the ones that are hunted have to survive somehow. A really funny satirical action film where especially female actors, Betty Gilpin and Hillary Swank did really good acting performances. The Hunt is extremely violent, and yet really entertaining of how society could funtion among rich people using others for pleasure ( which is already happening worldwide ). If you have not seen this film, check it out on streaming. Early this year i was hearing some really positive reviews about a film called They Will Kill You. A film that was described as:- Extremely violent and over the top action combined. When ever i read something like that of course i will be on board. You can not have too much violence in a film ( accrding to me ), because if you really want to shock the audience you might as well go over the top. I sat down watching They Will Kill You on streaming serivie MAX. Is this a must watch this summer or is this noot as good as it could have been?

A woman named Asia Reaves ( Zazie Beetz ) takes a job as a cleaning lady inside a very exclusive building, where the hostess Lily Woodhouse ( Patricia Arquette ) show her around. This building is quite strange, with very strict rules to follow. What most people in this building don´t know is that Asia is not really here for the job, she is here to help her little sister out in freedom after being locked up inside this building.

Imagine if you took some slices of Quentin Taramtino´s Kill Bill, added some of the satirical moments of the 2019 American horror comedy Ready Or Not, and felt inspired by the 2020 film The Hunt and mixed all of this together. This is basically some of the combinations that They Will Kill You  tried to go for. They Will Kill You have so many ideas mixed into each other, that you might think this is not possible that it could work in this combination. But i am here to tell you that this film actually works. There are so many details about this film you should be happy about. All the gory killing scenes deliver really funny slaughter moments, the action scenes in general a very well choreographed, you have really strong acting performances from certain actors plus the dialogue is much smoother than what i expected. Let´s talk about lead actress Zazie Beetz ( who made a very positive impact on me with her performance in the 2019 film Joker ), as the character Asia Reaves. My first reaction seeing her kicking ass all over this Satanic building, was that she felt like a similar charatcer to Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo ( played by actres Uma Thurman ), in the two Kill Bill films by legenndary director Quentin Tarantino. It´s the same type of over the top violence, almost like a tribute to Kung Fu movies of the late 1960´s and the 1970´s as well. Zazie Beetz does an amazing job with her character, especially during the fight scenes considering how violent they really are. I also appreciate Zazie showing a different side of her character, when she left her sister 10 years ago and regret this every single day. You also have great performances from female actors Heather Graham and Patricia Arquette ( who i had a crush on as a 16 year old in the 1993 classic film True Romance ). The building where satanists have been given eternal life is a cool concept to use and add martial art scenes into the mix, it actually works much more effective than i ever would have imagined. The story itself may not be anything special, but it´s the violent tone of the film, combined with strong acting performances that makes this film uniqie within this specific genre. And the comedy tone works great as well, it´s not easy making a funny action horror film combined, and yet They Will Kill You prove that it´s possible. If you are a big fan of Kill Bill or other violent action films, this is definetely something for you. Director Kirill Sokolov, who directed the funny Russian action thriller film Why Don´t You Just Die!, definetely pick up a physical copy from Arrow Video ), have made a gorgeous film that´s both a throwback to VHS video violence, and also a satirical viiew on Satanism in general. They Will Kill You will without a doubt end up on my list for best films of 2026, and i am definetely getting myself a physical copy.

Rating: DDDD

Apex

I love being out in nature, especially during some hot days during spring and summer and visit a beautiful lake. Usually i bring some hot dogs with me or different sausages, easy to barbecue and some potato salad on the side. Easy, simple and still a great dinner while enjoying being out in nature. I usually go look for dead wood lying around, since it´s dry enough to use for a fire. Oh and i almost forgot, i always bring brewed coffee on a thermos as well. In my childhood i did try camping in some forest areas, while we fished to get dinner out on a lake we were familiar with called Bysjön in Värmland. Back in the late 80´s and in the early 90´s, i remember we could catch quite a lot of fish. I try and go to different lakes and sometimes to the coast line here in Sweden, there are many great locations to stop with your car along the ocean to barbecue and just enjoy the scenery. But what if you are just out on vacation, just heading towards a beautful location to camp and end up in a deadly situation? That is exactly what happened in the 2016 survival psychological horror film Killing Ground, directed by Damien Power ( who also directed the 2022 great psychological thriller No Exit, worth a watch on Hulu or Disney + ). The film takes place out in the beautful Australian wilderness, where a couple Sam ( Harriet Dyer ) and Ian ( Ian Meadows ) are going to camp at a lake where Ian used to go as a child. But after a while something seems seriously wrong, they are not alone out here. Killing Ground is a well made psychological survival thriller with great acting, and beautful shots from the Australian wilderness helps the atmosphere of this film feel more effective. Definetely worth a watch on VOD or physical media. Speaking of survival thrillers i did see the trailer for the Netflix film Apex earlier this year, and since i am a fan of actress Charlize Theron ( especially after her incredible acting performance in the 2003 film Monster ), of course i was curious to watch this film. Is this a must watch on Netflix this summer or should you watch the 2016 film Killing Ground instead?

Sasha ( Charlize Theron ) lost her husband Tommy ( Eric Bana ) in Norway, during a rough storm while rock climbing. After several months she decides to travel by herself to Australia to do a kayak adventure, to try and get herself focusing on something else. While visiting a local store she meets two rude Australian local men, who she just tries to ignore. In this store she meets a man named Ben ( Taron Egerton ), who helps her locate the place she should go on her kayak journey. This may look like a beautiful journey, but there is a dark secret hidden within these mountain.

Apex starts off almost like a different version of the 1993 classic Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, and then turns into a something similar to the 1994 survial thriller The River Wild with actress Meryl Streep. Obviously, these films does not have any similar plot as Apex, but you get a sense of similar survival films might have influenced the film Apex. The fact that this film later turns into a serial killer / cannibal influenced film is quite a surprise for me. This was not something i expected to see in a film such as Apex but i actually think this give this film a more interesting approach. If we look outside of these many different influences from different films, the plot is not that complicated after all. And i am completely fine with that, since this is meant to bea more violent entertaining version of The River Wild - The Cannibal Version. Actress Charlize Theron is no stranger to being good in an action film, i mean she proved herself several times in films such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic Blonde and in the Netflix film The Old Guard ( including the sequel ). And she proves herself as a lead actress again as the character Sasha, she is one woman who don´t take shit from anyone. I also like the fact that she is able to use her acting skills not only doing physical action scenes, her dialogue scenes lands pretty good. You can call Apex a psychological thriller as well, since we find out about actor Taron Egerton´s distured character Ben and his hunger for human meat. Taron does his Australian accent a bit over the top, but i enjoy his psychotic performance playing a serial killer. The action scenes in the jungle looks good, the brutal violent scenes feels effective when they finally kick in and the climbing scenes looks beautful. Is there something missing in this film? Honestly, i don´t care about any flaws. I just want to be entertained by a survical action thriller and that´s exactly what Apex manage to do. Apex may not deliver anything fresh or original we have not seen before, but as a survival thriller i would say this film is worth a watch. Director Baltasar Kormákur have worked on survival films in the past with solid films such as Everest and Adrift, and with Apex he manage to show the world he knows how to make interesting survival films.

Rating: DDD

Dracula In Space

Dracula

One of the most iconic horror characters of all time, what a ride this have been in cinema history. Obviously the most iconic actor playing Dracula ( in my opinion ) is of course Christopher Lee who played Dracula in several horror film from legendary Hammer Films. Even though these are classic films there have been a lot of different Dracula movies made over so many years. While some of them are ok, there are some really terrible ones that not many people might have heard of. For example, how many of you have seen the 1998 film Die Hard Dracula? 

Wait a minute....... every single one of you have a physical DVD copy of Die Hard Dracula?

Wow, there must be a big fan base for the film Die Hard Dracula. I guess you all love this film more than i did. Seriously though, i don´t know if i have ever seen a worse Dracula film ever before. I mean, the 2004 horror film Dracula 3000 is really terrible for a number of reasons. But compared to Die Hard Dracula i can actually watch Dracula 3000 just to have some good laughs. Because after all who doesn´t want to see 90´s hiphop artist Coolio as a vampire and Casper Van Dien as Dracula? Yes, i know, it´s just as horrible as it sounds. If you wonder yes i actually have a DVD copy of both of these terrible films, so it´s not hard to undersstand my taste in movies. If you for some reason have never seen the 1998 Dracula film i highly recommend you check out Jason Brant´s review of this film in the following YouTube link:

The worst Dracula movie ever made | Die Hard Dracula

I will give Die Hard Dracula one extra point for one reason, i have never seen any Dracula film where they use 3 different actors playing the same role, where especially one of the Dracula actors is so big he barely can get out of the coffin. Now, you have to give the film team credit for this, that is definetely something you don´t see everyday. So should you buy a physical DVD copy of Die Hard Dracula to a beloved family member? Yes, you seriously should. I don´t need to explain why, this is just something that has to happen. Let´s move forward to more modern days and last year i heard about a low budget film coming out called Dracula In Space. My first reaction was:- Is this an official sequel to Dracula 3000 since that film is in space as well? It´s not, this is actually a completely different story of Dracula and different characters. So, knowing that Dracula is going back to space since Draculs 3000, without being connected to this film, i just had to see Dracula In Space just in case i would love this film, Is this one of the best films i have seen this year, or is Dracula In Space even worse than Die Hard Dracula?

Space vessel Orpheus finds an ancient derelict ship near a black hole. After bringing a mysterious sacrophagus aboard, crew members begin vanishing. They´ve unkowingly awakend Dracula ( Marcus Massey ), trapped in space centuries ago.

I already knew this film would have a very limited budget and im perfectly fine with that. You see i can enjoy really terrible films as long as i am entertained. They can have the worse acting, the worst editing i have seen in years, even terrible music scores and i can still love that film no matter what. So the question is, does Dracula In Space have any qualities at all or is this just a pile of pure dogshit? Let´s talk about the positive first. Compared to Dracula 3000 i will say the space effects are clearly better here in this film. CGI effects have improved in low budget films between the years 2004 - 2025. Dracula himself does look like ( some kind of ? ) Dracula at least, except this Dracula version looks more like the cocaine version from one of Elton John´s 1970´s party night guests. The Dracula make up effects are not too bad for this kind of budget. Actor Marcus Massey as Dracula is without a doubt the best acting performance in this film. The costume design is very simple, but at least it looks like some kind of space outfit compared to the ones we saw in Dracula 3000. Ok, so let´s get to the negative and oh boy.....they do a lot of dialogue in this film. It comes to a point to where i am asking myself:- Why are they talking so much? I thought this was Dracula In Space? Last time i checked it wasn´t Dracula In Office Day. I wanted laser battles between Dracula and space staff, i want to see someone shooting Dracula with a special designed wooden stake weapon. In my world this would be how you make the perfect Dracula movie set in space, maybe one day that might happen. The horror scenes ( if we can even call them horror scenes ) are pretty silly. At the end of the day i can´t recommend Dracula In Space, because they could have made such a fun film with the concept of this film. Too much dialogue and no fun action scenes in space, it seems that director Gregory William Randolph, Jr just wanted to cash in on the Dracula formula. A little bit more fiun than Deadly Little Mermaid i reviewed this month, but still a terrible film.

Rating: D

Amityville: Descendants of Darkness

There are several really famous paranormal cases all over the world that´s been written about, both in books, newspapers and even inspired a lot of feature films. No matter what you believe regarding paranormal cases, if you actually think they really have happened or is just horse shit, i let everyone make up their own minds. Because i truly believe that everyone have the right to believe what they feel is right for them. For example a very famous paranormal case that´s been written several books about, is the world famous case known as The Amityville Horror. The book of the same name by author Jay Hanson, was published on September 13, 1977. Based on the horrible murders comitted by Ronald DeFeo Jr. on November 13, 1974, he shot and killed six members of his family at their home. It was later said that something evil remained in this house, some evil spirit that did not want to leave. I first came across this case when i got to see the 1979 film adaptation of The Amityville Horror, directed by Stuart Rosenberg ( director of the 1975 classic Paul Newman film The Drowning Pool ). What made this supernatural horror film so good, other than the wonderful acting performances from actors James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger, was how effective the horror scenes were on a limited budget. Since the original film there have been many Amityville sequels released ( the second film is still the best sequel in my opinion ), and even spin off films inspired by the story. They have even made silly low budget movies such as Amityville Thanksgiving, which is a terrible film in my opinion. I did buy a physical DVD of Amityville Thanksgiving several years ago, i still own it, but i will only watch it if i want a good laugh. Not that long ago i was sent a screener of a anthology horror film called Amityville: Descendants of Darkness. Since i am a fan of independent anthology horror films in general, i was curious to see if this film would be surprisingly good. Is this a film you should watch this summer, or should you watch the 2015 anthology horror film Soutbound instead?

4 different stories by 4 different director´s, all connected to the Amityville house, where all of your deepest darkest fears may rise to the surface.

Going into the film Amityville. Descendants of Darkness i basically knew nothing of this film, other than the title. And im glad that i never watched a trailer or read about the film before i watched a screener. Because this made my experience different from what i expected. At first i was thinking this might be a serious Amityville connected horror film, but it turned out to be a much more wild, and gory film experience. If you love gory horror comedies from the VHS era, then chances are that this is exactly what you are looking for in a story called The Shed. Lots of practical make up effects, very brutal killing scenes, you even have a pastor kicking demon ass. If you expect me to take segment seriously, i can´t. At least not in the first segment known as The Shed. And this is why i enjoy this specific story because it´s so over the top with so many different ideas thrown together, it becomes like a delightful desert where you find your favourite B movie ingredients mixed into a tasteful treat. Is the acting bad? Yes, but that´s the whole point with a story such as this, you are not meant to take The Shed seriously. So other than the fun practical make up effects and the gory scenes, what does Amtyville: Descendants of Darkness have to offer? I would say i like that this is made into an anthology horror film that´s connected to Amityville, different stories that somehow are connected to each other. The weakest story for me is the Spanish talking story known as the Possessed Relic. I tried to connect with the characters but i felt that this particular story wasn´t that interesting to me. However, we do have a story that´s actually told well and that is the segment known as Blood Moon Over Amityville. Some of the acting performances in this story is actually not that bad. The story called Echoes Of The Damned which is the final story, this is the most Amityville connected story that actually feels inspired by the classic case. Seeing film producer and actor Phil Herman in the lead role is fun, he have a charming screen presence. Echoes Of The Damned is clearly inspired by the paranormal case of Amityville, and i enjoyed this story. Since different director´s worked on this anthology horror film, i would say in general they did a good job. Amityville. Descendants of Darkness is an anthology horror film that will probably divide horror fans, if you either like all the stories or just some of them. I would still recommend that you check this film out if you enjoy this specific genre. Amityville: Descenendants of Darkness have a mixed bag of treats for everyone.

Rating: DDD

Protector

In cinema history we have seen actors do a lot unexpected changes in their career, for exampl for a very long time legendary comedian Robin Williams released his 2002 psychological thriller One Hour Photo. This is one of my personal favoutrite films of legendary actor Robin Williams, because i really feel he gave an incredible acting performance. He clearly proved that you can make a completely different character than we are used to see, and you simply have to see this film if you have not seen it. Another perfect example of an actor who did a complete different turn than we were used to see, is legendary actor Liam Neeson After doing a lot of different films in the 90´s and early 2000´s, everything from drama films to romantic comedies like Love Actually, he took on a role that would change his career completely in the year of 2008. It was the action thriller known as Taken, directed by Pierre Morel ( who also directed the French action movie District B13 ). Taken itself was a very simple movie, but what made this film so good was seeing Liam Neeson in full action mode as he is beating up criminals in rage mode, trying to save his kidnapped daughter. It will be considered as one of Liam Neeson´s classic films in the future, and i can still enjoy this film today. The sequels ( there are two of them ) are not that good, well if i had to pick i would probably prefer Taken 3 before the second film. There have been quite a lot of similar films made like Taken over the years, some of them have been ok while others have been....forgettable. So here we are with an action film that looks like something similar to Taken, but have a different plot plus a different lead actor. In the action film Protector we find Resident Evil actor Milla Jovovich kicking ass, and i have been a fan of her for movies for many years, ( yes i even liked In The Lost Lands and Monster Hunter ). I heard there is a female version of The Expendables that´s going to be made, i really hope Milla gets a role in that film, fingers crossed. Milla Jovovich fighting against a human traficking cartel, that sounds like fun right? I decided to give her film Protector a chance. Is this a must watch this summer at the barbecue party, or should you just rewatch the 2008 action thriller Taken instead?

Combat soldier Nikki Halstead ( Milla Jovovich ) stayed many years overseas fighting wars while missing out on her daughter Chloe Halsted´s childhood. As her military serive comes to an end, Nikki can finally retire and have a family life where she especially want to focus on having time together with Chloe ( Isabel Myers ). Until one night when she finds out her daughter celebrate her birthday out in a club, where she is kidnapped by a human trafficking cartel. Nikki manage to track down her daughter, by killing several of the cartel members. This makes things even more worse for Nikki, the cartel wants her dead and they want to kidnap her daughter again.

If you are not a fan of familiar films such as Taken, then i can guarantee that Protector may not be what you are looking for. What makes this fim stand out a little bit is especially one twist, and that is the friendship between lead character Nikki ( Milla Jovovich ) and her Colonel Lavelle ( played by 80´s and 90´s iconic actor Matthew Modine, who can forget his powerful performance in Stanley Kubrick´s  Full Metal Jacket? ). The chemistry between these characters felt like a similar chemistry betweem John Rambo ( Sylvester Stallone ) and Colonoel Trautman ( Richard Crenna in the Rambo franchise. Of course it´s not on the same level of chemistry that Sylvester Stallone and Richard Crenna had, nothing can replace that chemistry. But i do feel Milla Jovovich and Matthew Modine deliver some special moments in their dialogue scenes. When it comes to the action scenes we get quite a lot here. Both gun battles, but also fightiung scenes and some stabbings as well. So if you love old school VHS violence you are in for a treat with Protector. I have to say that Milla Jovovich at the age of  50 looks gorgeous. I always felt she is a beautiful woman, but what really stands out about her is she seems to be so nice in ordinary day life. So to see her as a combat soldier ( Monster Hunter influenced perhaps? ) is of course fun, she´s not taking shit from anyone. The actions scenes feel very traditional to VHS video violence i grew up with, and i had a good time in the best scenes. My only real issue with this film is that the bad guys don´t really have any interesting characters, i could barely remember one of them. So that´s something i feel they could have worked on, because evil characters are usually the funniest part of action movies. At the end of the day Protector feels like a light version of Taken, specifically made for fans of the Taken genre. Director Adrien Grunberg ( who directed the 5th Rambo film known as Rambo: Last Blood ) deliver an action film that don´t take any chances, it´s just created to entertain fans of the action genre. I prefer Rambo: Last Blood over this film, but i still had a good time with Protector. Worth a watch on streaming if you don´t know what else to watch.

Rating: DDD

Deadly Little Mermaid

Let´s travel back to the early summer of 1990 for a moment. I was 12 years old at that time and my little sister Isabelle was 5 years old. It was this summer when she got her hands on a VHS copy of the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid, and oh boy....i can not tell you how many times she watched this film. I would probably guess at least 57 times but i could be wrong, it might have been 52 at least. This was one of her favourite movies at that time while i got my own VHS copy of The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren. Looking back now im so grateful that i had a physical copy of The Punisher, because the musical numbers of The Little Mermaid was driving me insane. When you hear those songs constantly playing from your little sister´s room, you just want to escape to the sewer with The Punisher and kick some ass. I did see The Little Mermaid with my little sister ( i had no other option ) and i will give it this. The animation is good for a 1989 film, but i could care less about the film itself. After all around the summer of 1990 i was getting into a lot of action movies on VHS, horror and comedies as well. So i simply did not care much about Disney. At that time i already owned VHS action films like Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Predator, Rambo 3, Robocop and some other amazing titles. I would imagine that my sister Isabelle have good memories from the summer of 1990 considering she loved The Little Mermaid so much, just like i loved The Punisher with Dolph Lundgren. Since the 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid was released we have had a number of different similar films released, based on the 1837 Danish fairytale of the same name by author Hans Christian Andersen. The best film adaptation i personally have sene so far is the Russian 2018 horror film The Mermaid: Lake Of The Dead, directed by Christopher Bevins and Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy. This film is more focused on the folklore story of the creature known as a mermaid, and there are actually some great creepy horror scenes in this film. I enjoy the creepy look of the mermaid itself, and her creature design fits quite well in the atmosphere of this specific lake. The version of this film i watched on DVD was dubbed in English language, i might have been able to listen to Russian language instead i just never checked. Either way, this does not affect the film in any way. If you love mermaids and love horror films in general, i would recommend picking up a UK DVD copy of The Mermaid: Lake Of The Dead. Speaking of mermaids i did notice a while ago a review of a independent horror film called Deadly Little Mermaid. The review was by YouTube film critic legend Geek Legion Of Doom, and even if the review wasn´t very positive i was curious checking out this film. Being a fan of independent horror film, did this latest mermaid horror film surprise me in a positive way, or is this just as terrible as Steven Seagal´s 2004 music studio album Songs From The Crystal Cave?

Tyler ( Elliot Eason ) is struggling mentally after his family´s loss. He is just doing his best to deal with everything day by day, not knowing if he will get back to a normal life. He rents out his Airbnb to a group of University friends. As the University student´s  explore the area outside the Airbnb, they have no idea that Tyler brought an unknown woman into his home, who turns out to be something completely different than an ordinary woman.

I am more open minded to bad special effects and terrible acting than most people i know would ever be, i can even accept films that most people would probably never see. While i do think The Mermaid: Lake Of The Dead is one of the best mermaid horror films i have ever seen, i have seen at least 7 other low budget horror films that included mermaids ( ? ) where some of them are not that good. For example the 2019 British low budget film The Mermaid´s Curse is a perfect example of this. Director Louisa Warren ( who for some reason made two of the worst Leprechaun low budget horror films i have ever seen, known as The Leprechaun´s Game, and The Leprechaun´s Curse ), i am sure she is a wonderful woman in real life, and i did enjoy her 2020 horror film Virtual Death Match. But over the years she have been making a lot of low budget films and The Mermaid´s Curse turned out to be a bit of a trainwreck. Not just because of the terrible practical make up effects, but what is supposed to be a so called mermaid doesn´t even look like one. And the horror scenes are absolutely silly if im being completely honest. Just avoid this film, that´s all i can say. Now, let´s get into the horror film Deadly Little Mermaid that Louisa Warrem have directed together with Cameron Uzoka. At least this film does have mermaid´s in the film so....that´s good i suppose? But here comes a huge mistake, and that is that they used scenes from The Mermaid´s Curse, added scenes from that film into Deadly Little Mermaid, almost as if they just run out of ideas and just added scenes just to get a longer playtime for this film. This is just a bad excuse unless you have a good idea of why you are using footage from another film. Was this supposed to be a sequel to The Mermaid´s Curse? While there are at least a few mermaid scenes that´s actually not all bad ( where you have women in a mermaid costume ), then you get the added scenes from The Mermaid´s Curse and this makes the film terrible anyway. Why did you have to add these scenes that no one asked for? If i have to mention something positive i did find the performance of actor Christian Ndodna a little bit fun, playing the character known as Jordan. The death metal music playing while mermaid´s attack is a little bit charming. That´s where the positive ends for me, and the rest of the film is just a dull attempt of a horror film with mermaids included. Director´s Cameron Uzoka and Louisa Warren could have made a fun B horror movie with Deadly Little Mermaid. Instead they just left us with a low budget horror film that´s just a extremely lazy attempt of cashing in on mermaid fans.

Rating: D

If you want to watch Deradly Little Mermaid you can watch it for free on YouTube on the following link

Deadly Little Mermaid (2026) Dangerous Tides [Horror] [Creature] | Full Movie

Terrible Movies Of The Late 1990´s: Steel ( 1997 )

The year of 1997 was an amazing movie year for a number of reasons. This was the year we got some really fun cinema releases such as:

*Face/Off

*Donnie Brasco

*Boogie Nights

*Men In Black

*Jackie Brown

*Copland

*Air Force One

*Con Air

*As Good As It Gets ( You can´t go wrong with Jack Nicholson delivering a brilliant acting performance )

I could probably mention at least 20 films more of this specific year if i wanted to, because the year of 1997 was the true last year of the 1990´s that delivered some of the finest cinema releases of this time period. There are some really good films released in both 1998 and in 1999, but compared to the year of 1997 they just didn´t manage to make the same cinema magic. Now, even if the year of 1997 had some wonderful cinema releases, we have to be honest with ourselves. There were some terrible films released as well that most people have forgotten about in 1997, for example how many of you remember the British 1997 comedy Spice World? This is basically the first film including the pop band Spice Girls? I know, no one remember this film for a very good reason, it is a massive mess. I personally did not see this film in cinema and wasn´t even planning to watch it. But it was showing on a movie channel called TV1000 one day so i just had a look. Let´s just say picking inside my nose would have been more fun than watching Spice World. The comedy scenes are truly awful, the acting? Was anyone acting at all? Anyway, aviod this film at all cost. Let´s stay withi the year of 1997 and mention a superhero movie. Oh, you mean the Batman & Robin film? Actually, no. We are talking about a completely different superhero character from DC comics. In 1997 director Kenneth Johnsson was hired to direct a movie adaptation of the comic book character Steel. I did not see this film in cinema back in 1997, probably because Swedish movie critics were tearing the film apart in reviews. I did rent the film on VHS though, just because i wanted to see NBA basketball player icon Shaquille O´Neal as a superhero. After watching it i had very mixed feelings, probably because i was hoping it would be better than it was. I didn´t watch this film for many years until Spain released a blu ray copy of the film. I decided to get a copy to revisit Steel and see how i feel about this film 28 years later. Have this film become better over the years or is this a horrible superhero movie adaptation no one asked for?

John Henry Irons ( Shaquille O´Neal ) is a weapons designer who invents high-tech laser guns, protective armor. and sonic sounds cannons for the Unites States military. One solider, Nathanial Burke ( Judd Nelson ), decides to show just what Irons´ can do and sets one of Irons´ cannons at the highest power setting, firing the device at an abandoned building, but the weapon backfires and destroys the building where the team is situated. Iron´s partner Susan "Sparky" Sparks ( Annabeth Gish ), is crushed by a large slab of concrete in the ensuing chaos. In court, Irons reveals Burke´s role in the incident, and Burke is dismissed from the military. Because his weapons resulted Sparks becoming a paraplegic, Irons resigns in disgust. Meanwhile, Burke have a plan to sell Irons weapons  to a criminal gang. Irons know if these guns hits the streets there will be chaos. With the help from Susan and his Uncle Joe ( Richard Roundtree ), he will become Steel who is designed to fight against any criminals.

I want to make this perfectly clear so no one misunderstood me, i think Shaquille O´Neal was an amazing basketball player and he is truly one of the sports legends of the 90´s. He also seems like a wonderful man, who have a big heart and have helped a lot of charity work and i admire him for this. With that said, i can´t lie and say he did a wonderful acting performance in the 1997 film Steel. Just because you are a world famous basketball player, that doesn´t make you a good actor. Of course you can become a good actor if you work really hard, there have been several actors who proved themselves like Jean-Claude Van Damme did in his 2008 action drama film JCVD. But regarding the film Steel you can tell lead actor Shaquile O´Neal is not a good choice for a superhero lead role in a film such as this. He tried at least, and i guess that´s fun in some ways. I can appreciate a fun terrible film if it actually have some charming scenes in it, or if i enjoy some of the characters in the film. That´s one of the big issues with the film Steel, there are not that many characters here that you will enjoy basically. Except for legendary actor Richard Roundtree ( the original Shaft ) as the character Uncle Joe, i would say that at least i can enjoy his performance in a cheesy, entertaining way. Because legendary actor Richard Roundtree have a magical screen presence, no matter what kind of character he portrait. And actor Judd Nelson ( from the 1985 film classic The Breakfast Club ) is a little bit fun as the villain character Nathaniel Burke . Let´s get into some other issues with the film Steel and as a superhero movie this is a pretty lame attempt to introduce this comic book character. The costume design of Steel does not look that cool, they probably tried to do what they could with the budget the film had. I think if you are telling a story of a superhero you have to make sure the character looks cool. If you don´t, you might think this is a parody instead of taking the character seriously. There are a few scenes where the action is....ok? But it never goes further than that, for the most part the action scenes feels quite dull at certain moments. I can see that director Kenneth Johnson tried to bring Steel to life, and with a better costume design plus a professional lead actor this could have worked. What we are left with is a superhero that feels very 90´s, but maybe not in a positive way. Not a total trainwreck, but i still can´t say Steel is a good film. Steel is if im being kind average at best in certain scenes and yet ends up being pretty terrible.

Rating: DD