Pearce’s Film Reviews

241 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Twitch of the Death Nerve (Bay of Blood) (1971): Several of the deaths in this were ripped off directly by the first two F13 movies, though the filmmakers claimed not to have seen it. The connection is that the US distributor of this, Phil Scuden, produced those movies.
Evil Aliens (2005): I feel slightly responsible for this because I read the original treatment and gave the feedback that it was unintentionally very funny – it was then turned into a weak intentional comedy.
Blood for Dracula (1974): The cast & crew finished Flesh for Frankenstein, went for lunch and haircuts, then started this in the afternoon. If you like one you'll like both, I slightly prefer the other.
Depraved (2019): One of the better modernisations of Frankenstein – there's plenty to choose from and this is Fessenden's second.
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973): New York trash art + Italian trash horror = hilarious trash masterpiece.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969): Weird that the most sensitive Bond movie is also the most faithful to the book.
Shin Godzilla (2016): Devastating satire of failed attempts to deal with disaster, spiced up with a grotesque body–horror take on Godzilla. Watch bureaucrats argue over which meeting room to use while Tokyo is destroyed.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Giant Behemoth, The (Behemoth the Sea Monster) (1959): As opposed to a small behemoth?
Perfect Blue (1997): Don't watch it after dropping acid.
Godzilla (Gojira) (1954): Despite endless much more whimiscal sequels, this still works as an ellegory for nuclear destruction. The fact that the filmmakers witnessed the devastation first hand no doubt helped. The FX are actually better than in many of the subsequent films.

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