John Portanova, Author at The MacGuffin: Film and TV Reviews, Interviews, Analysis

Tweet-Size Horror: Army of Darkness (1993)

November 27th, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Army of Darkness: If you want to know why the world loves Bruce Campbell, watch this movie. A hilarious sword and sorcery epic. 9/10

November 26th, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Evil Dead II: Although the tone is more comedy oriented, this one feels a little too much like a slightly inferior remake of the first. 8/10

November 26th, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

The Evil Dead: Bruce Campbell may not be a badass yet, but this low budget horror classic is full of great gore and has style to spare. 10/10

November 24th, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Friday the 13th (2009): For the 1st time since part 6 the series goes back to basics. One of the few decent remakes of an 80s classic. 7/10

November 23rd, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Freddy vs. Jason: Delivers everything you want out of a vs. movie: a high body count, geysers of blood, and a great final smack down. 8/10

November 22nd, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Jason X: Jason in space. Instead of using this new locale to mix things up, we get more of the same. At least it has a sense of humor. 5/10

November 21st, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Jason Goes to Hell: Rewrites the mythos of the series by turning Jason into a body-jumping demon. Redeeming factor: Great gore effects. 3/10

November 21st, 2009 | POSTED BY John Portanova

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Instead of taking Manhattan, Jason stays on a boat for an hour of the movie. The worst of the series. 1/10