In a movie named (The Big Picture - 1989), a young director of photography tells a friend of him that he's about to work in his first movie. A little shy he says the title (Coffins From Hell). And when the friend finds it strange, the guy smiles embarrassed to repeat the same title, indicating that he's talking about a cheap horror movie. Since that remark, every single cheap horror for me is Coffins from Hell!
(Dead Heat) has many original ideas that do impress. For instance, it's a buddy-cop movie, the era's fashion, yet not wholly the usual type; it uses the lovely frame creating something unexpected with sci-fi horror. We have 2 different cops, one is a dead, and on a mission to know who killed him, limited by just 12 hours rest in this life (a D. O. A effect, with already dead lead!). Plus it's the only buddy-cop movie I know where the 2 leads are dead by the end! There is so precious side in which we follow a dead lead that didn't succeed at having a wife, son, or love, and now the salvation that he has is dying not before catching whoever killed him, and destroying their evil. I was about deeming it some reading for the contemporary age's human, as he's materialistic, desperate and excessively degenerating (meeting the skeleton in the mirror was inspiring moment). The thing is all of these ideas do impress.. however separately.
There is no production, or decent one at the least. The direction is shameful at times, delivering mostly a C movie. The somewhat diligent special effects were wronged between both the production and the direction. Casting (Treat Williams) was devastating, stripping the movie from its power; giving it such an emotionless mood. He looked, moved and talked like a REAL DEAD MAN. Thank God that he became less dead in his next movies. (Vincent Price) was painful, being a corpse in a suit. (Joe Piscopo) was in the wrong role; the man is a comedian, a very good one, so what is he doing here in the first place?! See how he must constantly show us his *sudden* arms' muscles even by taking his jacket off, for no reason, at the villa! I laughed at the moment of "Kill this guy, would you?" at the end; (Piscopo) there performed the zombie whether unconvinced or mocking at himself!
I didn't catch exactly how this movie kills the already killed people (by electricity?!). The script's third act was a hoax; the lead's friend, (Piscopo), disappeared suddenly, (Lindsay Frost) died hastily, the lead discovered the killer forcedly, and the killer just confessed everything easily??? And guess what, the movie's title is terrible, it fits more a buddy-action parody. Hence, with all of the above, this luxurious, so proud of itself, orchestrated music score represented a weird irony, deepening the movie's campiness!
The already realized seriousness fits comic strips. And compared to the story's potential, it's woeful. Furthermore, while the movie mourns for its hero's dilemma at certain scenes; like in the library, or moments; like seeing a meteor--the characterization exerted no effort to do it effectively. Think what if he was made as Mr. Do Right from the start, who understood too late that he should have been irrational and insensitive to get justice done in this world, or leave it with a bang anyway?! Here's an entertaining movie that wants to be a bit serious, but doesn't know the way how!
It tries to evoke some lovely points in its references; (Darren McGavin) from the TV milestone show, concerning supernaturalism, (Kolchak: The Night Stalker - 1974), and (Vincent Price) from endless B movies as an icon of horror. I loved couple of funny lines. Though, remember a scene like the Chinese restaurant's one. It has grandiose idea and atmosphere; "Zombie duck heads? What a concept!". It's supposed to gather the whole movie's formula of action / comedy / horror smartly. But the final result was gross. It was the moment where I asked, pretty protesting: "What am I watching??!!".
This is original great movie thrown in absolute cheese. Every good thing was being attacked by unstoppable Coffins from Hell I presume. So, if you wait for that great movie, you'll be disappointed. But if you love odd cheese; then (Dead Heat) entertains in its own way.
(Dead Heat) has many original ideas that do impress. For instance, it's a buddy-cop movie, the era's fashion, yet not wholly the usual type; it uses the lovely frame creating something unexpected with sci-fi horror. We have 2 different cops, one is a dead, and on a mission to know who killed him, limited by just 12 hours rest in this life (a D. O. A effect, with already dead lead!). Plus it's the only buddy-cop movie I know where the 2 leads are dead by the end! There is so precious side in which we follow a dead lead that didn't succeed at having a wife, son, or love, and now the salvation that he has is dying not before catching whoever killed him, and destroying their evil. I was about deeming it some reading for the contemporary age's human, as he's materialistic, desperate and excessively degenerating (meeting the skeleton in the mirror was inspiring moment). The thing is all of these ideas do impress.. however separately.
There is no production, or decent one at the least. The direction is shameful at times, delivering mostly a C movie. The somewhat diligent special effects were wronged between both the production and the direction. Casting (Treat Williams) was devastating, stripping the movie from its power; giving it such an emotionless mood. He looked, moved and talked like a REAL DEAD MAN. Thank God that he became less dead in his next movies. (Vincent Price) was painful, being a corpse in a suit. (Joe Piscopo) was in the wrong role; the man is a comedian, a very good one, so what is he doing here in the first place?! See how he must constantly show us his *sudden* arms' muscles even by taking his jacket off, for no reason, at the villa! I laughed at the moment of "Kill this guy, would you?" at the end; (Piscopo) there performed the zombie whether unconvinced or mocking at himself!
I didn't catch exactly how this movie kills the already killed people (by electricity?!). The script's third act was a hoax; the lead's friend, (Piscopo), disappeared suddenly, (Lindsay Frost) died hastily, the lead discovered the killer forcedly, and the killer just confessed everything easily??? And guess what, the movie's title is terrible, it fits more a buddy-action parody. Hence, with all of the above, this luxurious, so proud of itself, orchestrated music score represented a weird irony, deepening the movie's campiness!
The already realized seriousness fits comic strips. And compared to the story's potential, it's woeful. Furthermore, while the movie mourns for its hero's dilemma at certain scenes; like in the library, or moments; like seeing a meteor--the characterization exerted no effort to do it effectively. Think what if he was made as Mr. Do Right from the start, who understood too late that he should have been irrational and insensitive to get justice done in this world, or leave it with a bang anyway?! Here's an entertaining movie that wants to be a bit serious, but doesn't know the way how!
It tries to evoke some lovely points in its references; (Darren McGavin) from the TV milestone show, concerning supernaturalism, (Kolchak: The Night Stalker - 1974), and (Vincent Price) from endless B movies as an icon of horror. I loved couple of funny lines. Though, remember a scene like the Chinese restaurant's one. It has grandiose idea and atmosphere; "Zombie duck heads? What a concept!". It's supposed to gather the whole movie's formula of action / comedy / horror smartly. But the final result was gross. It was the moment where I asked, pretty protesting: "What am I watching??!!".
This is original great movie thrown in absolute cheese. Every good thing was being attacked by unstoppable Coffins from Hell I presume. So, if you wait for that great movie, you'll be disappointed. But if you love odd cheese; then (Dead Heat) entertains in its own way.