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One could call "Ghoulies" a cheap and nasty monster movie from the mid 80's, but if you look further you will see an epic of unimaginable proportions containing not only the most horrific creatures ever seen on film but also a roller coaster of a plot hell bent on beating the s**t out of you until you can no longer resist the opportunity to scream with fear at it's immeasurable, total unshakable knack of scaring you witless whilst simultaneously making you laugh like a banshee.
I wouldn't want to spoil the meticulously planned plot for you, but suffice to say you would never see coming the copious amounts of midgets, monsters, zombies, black magic, and sunglasses with wipers. This is truly the 80's at its best!
If you've never got round to seeing "that movie with the monster popping out of the toilet I used to see whenever I slunk down to my local video shop circa 1985" buy this very reasonably priced DVD which also includes the worthy sequel and sit back, eat some monster munch, and drink in every dated but somehow warmly loved classic from the that grainy era when you had to rewind before you returned.
I wouldn't want to spoil the meticulously planned plot for you, but suffice to say you would never see coming the copious amounts of midgets, monsters, zombies, black magic, and sunglasses with wipers. This is truly the 80's at its best!
If you've never got round to seeing "that movie with the monster popping out of the toilet I used to see whenever I slunk down to my local video shop circa 1985" buy this very reasonably priced DVD which also includes the worthy sequel and sit back, eat some monster munch, and drink in every dated but somehow warmly loved classic from the that grainy era when you had to rewind before you returned.
To fully appreciate Ghoulies/Ghoulies 2, you need to ask yourself a few questions first. Such as, do I like cheesy, eighties horror, like Troll and Demons? Can I ignore the fact that the monsters are actually just puppets (albeit well-made puppets)? And am I looking for high-brow, quality entertainment, or am I just after a silly giggle?
If you like eighties horror, don't mind puppets and are looking for a laugh, Ghoulies and Ghoulies 2 might just be for you. They come as a pair. The first film shows how the `Ghoulies' (rubber demonic puppets just to clear that one up) were brought to our world then part 2 shows where they go next.
I found them both a lot of fun. I even go as far as to say that part 2 is better than the first (although, seeing where Ghoulies set the bench mark, that's not hard).
They're not Shakespeare, but they're probably still better than any of the Transformers franchise. Meow!
If you like eighties horror, don't mind puppets and are looking for a laugh, Ghoulies and Ghoulies 2 might just be for you. They come as a pair. The first film shows how the `Ghoulies' (rubber demonic puppets just to clear that one up) were brought to our world then part 2 shows where they go next.
I found them both a lot of fun. I even go as far as to say that part 2 is better than the first (although, seeing where Ghoulies set the bench mark, that's not hard).
They're not Shakespeare, but they're probably still better than any of the Transformers franchise. Meow!
This was quite an entertaining double feature, Ghoulies and it's sequel Ghoulies 2 are a perfect example of cheesy low budget 80's horror. It's basically the poor man's Gremlins, with evil muppets running wild and wreaking havoc. And it's loaded with camp too. Although the first film does get a bit tedious and dull for a while the sequel was great fun just as long as you don't take them seriously. The material is handled well though. I think they knew the limits of what they could do, and never attempted to cross them and the score done by Richard Band was great. The two films were also released by Charles Band's defunct film company Empire Pictures. The first film is about a couple that get this new mansion since Johnathan Graves has inherited it, the caretaker Wolfgang knows all about Johnathan's history since he rescued him from his Father when he was going to sacrifice him. Soon Johnathan finds a book about magic and finds himself obsessed in finding the power and the knowledge, in the basement he finds his Father's robe and spear and at night he summons the Ghoulies, little creatures that will serve the master who woke them. They end up killing a few party guests and its up to Johnathan to try and stop them. I must admit that the humor was pretty stupid, but some of it's amusing. Some good creepy moments. Unintentionally humorous because it takes itself so seriously and it has some decent effects. This first installment is not one of the greatest cheesy 80s horror films you could find, but it's still worth a look if that's your thing. And if you do find yourself enjoying it like I did, then I recommend you check out part II because it's actually better. Ghoulies II is a great sequel to the original Ghoulies. You've got sweet special effects, cool looking ghoulies (I especially liked the giant one in the film's climax) and a decent story line. The Ghoulies escape and go to a carnival and cause chaos. It's got some gory parts too, one clown get's his arm eaten off. It's not really scary, but hilarious. It's like a dark horror comedy. Then you've got the hilarious part with a ghoulie that gets a guy when he's on the toilet. This is probably my favorite movie in the Ghoulies series and I highly recommend you check this one out. It's one of those great B movies from the 80's that can be watched over and over again, almost like a fun guilty pleasure.
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Ghoulies 2
Fair enough, this is a double pack, and also fair to say that Ghoulies 1 is slow, a little tedious in places, and appears to be quite dated now. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by Graham Kidd
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