Swamp Volcano (aka, Miami Magma) (2012)
What is it about setting a volcano in the middle of a bustling downtown metropolis that’s so attractive and alluring to filmmakers? The potential for a lot of casualties? The mass destruction of popular landmarks? We’ve already gotten a volcano erupting in downtown Los Angeles (1997’s VOLCANO starring Tommy Lee Jones) and a volcano in … Read more
SyFy Leprechaun Movie Gets the New Title, Red Clover
Back in early-mid December when I reviewed SyFy’s SNOWMAGEDDON, I noted that SNOWMAGEDDON was the first of a string of various holiday-themed genre flicks. I also that SyFy was working on a St. Paddy’s Day-themed genre film that at the time was tentatively titled ST. PATRICK’S DAY LEPRECHAUN (really clever title SyFy!!). Well the film … Read more
Snowmageddon (2011)
I love this title; it nicely sets up the tone of the film as a disaster flick that’s not gonna take itself too seriously. Putting the execution of their Saturday Night Originals aside, SyFy has been doing a really nice job, lately, of choosing films with interesting plots. SNOWMAGEDDON, premiering on Saturday, December 10, 2011 … Read more
Storm War (2011)
Just when you think the weather has been tapped out as a destructive force in TV movies, along comes STORM WAR, the lastest SyFy Saturday Original airing on November 26, 2011. We’ve had ice twisters, tornados, brutal hurricanes, and killer waves. But what would happen, someone over at SyFy dared to ask, if one crazy … Read more
Sand Sharks Trailer is Here … and so is Brooke Hogan!!
It’s nice to know that the SyFy Channel is already getting its ducks in a row for 2012. One film that’ll be having a Saturday night premier sometime in 2012 is SAND SHARKS. Think TREMORS meets BLOOD BEACH (remember that classic??). It stars Corin Nemec (MANSQUITO, HOUSE OF BONES), Gina Holden (FINAL DESTINATION 3, SAW … Read more
Killer Mountain (2011)
What could possibly be scarier than climbing an insanely dangerous mountain that has extreme weather conditions surrounding it, impossibly steep walls, and a reputation for killing about 98% of the climbers who attempt it? This, I believe, is how writers Peter Sullivan and Sheldon Wilson (the later of which also directed) pitched KILLER MOUNTAIN to … Read more
SyFy Corner New TV Show: Alphas (2011)
Well I’m gonna switch gears here for a second and review something from the SyFy channel that isn’t about some giant creature attacking and devouring people. ALPHAS is a new series premiering on the SyFy Channel on July 11 at 10pm (ET/PT). This is an early review. From the press release: The ALPHAS team is … Read more
SyFy Corner: Swamp Shark (2011)
The middle part of 2011 is proving to be a good period for the SyFy channel and their originals. Earlier this year SyFy’s 51 (see review here) and BEHEMOTH (see review here) were promising, but both failed in their respective executions. BEHEMOTH promised a huge, planet-destroying creature but simply gave us a lazy, Lovecraftian-influenced beast … Read more
SyFy Corner: Ice Road Terror (2011)
Do ya think the SyFy Channel is even aware that all it’s original flicks have pretty much … scratch that … have exactly the same plots and characters and simply plug in some new creature into the formula? I think they’re fully aware of this and they embrace it. This way they can keep the … Read more
SyFy Corner: Mega Shark Vs. Crocosaurus (2010)
Let the gigantic monster match-ups continue. MEGA SHARK VS. CROCOSAURUS is a direct sequel to 2009’s MEGA SHARK VS. OCTOPUS … I guess ya just can’t keep a good shark down. But unfortunately I didn’t find this one nearly as fun as OCTOPUS and everything about this one feels like a rush job from the … Read more
