That Was A Bit Mental Volume 1 contains 100 film reviews covering horror movies and other films that are a little out of the ordinary. From grindhouse gems to slasher sensations, That Was A Bit Mental is written from a the point of a view of a movie buff who can appreciate the benefits of a bad B-movie as much as a critically-acclaimed blockbuster. Each review is a 'remastered', re-edited version of the first 100 reviews from the That Was A Bit Mental website, with more information, more trivia and more bad puns added. DVD and Blu-ray advice is also provided for each film, helping readers in the UK and USA discover the best way to find and watch each film.
The full list of reviews is as follows:
28 Days Later (2002) Alien Terminator (1995) Alien Undead (2010) Amityville 3D (1983) Attack Of The Super Monsters (1982) Axe (1977) Battle Royale (2000) Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003) Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon (2006) Bless The Child (2000) Blood Car (2007) Blood Feast (1963) The Boneyard (1991) Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave (1976) Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992) Cannibal (2010) Children Of The Corn (1984) Children Of The Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992) Child’s Play (1988) Child’s Play 2 (1990) Child’s Play 3 (1991) Bride Of Chucky (1998) Seed Of Chucky (2004) Creepshow 3 (2006) Crimewave (1985) Dangerous Worry Dolls (2008) Dead Silence (2007) Deadly Blessing (1981) Deadtime Stories: Volume 1 (2009) Dinoshark (2010) Drag Me To Hell (2009) Elvira’s Haunted Hills (2001) The Evil Dead (1981) Exam (2009) Exorcismus (2010) The Exorcist (1973) The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen (2000) The Exterminator (1980) The Eye (2002) Final Destination (2000) For Y’ur Height Only (1981) Friday The 13th (1980) Ghostwatch (1992) The Gingerdead Man (2005) Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion Of The Crust (2008) Gremlins (1984) Halloween (1978) Halloween (2007) Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) Hell Comes To Frogtown (1988) Hobo With A Shotgun (2011) The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) Jaws 2 (1978) Jurassic Park (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Jurassic Park III (2001) Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) Killjoy (2000) The Langoliers (1995) Lockjaw (2008) Mega Piranha (2010) Mega Python Vs Gatoroid (2011) Night Of The Bloody Apes (1969) Night Of The Living Dead (1968) Nightbreed (1990) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) The Omen (1976) Damien: Omen II (1978) The Final Conflict (1981) Piranha 3D (2010) Planet Of The Apes (1968) Pumpkinhead (1988) Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Ringu (1998) Rasen (1998) The Ring Virus (1999) Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (2011) Rubber (2010) Scream (1996) Scream 2 (1997) Scream 3 (2000) Scream 4 (2011) Scream Bloody Murder (2000) The Self-Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior (2005) Sharktopus (2010) Silent Hill (2006) Sleepaway Camp (1983) Return To Sleepaway Camp (2008) Spirited Away (20
A decent if undemanding little book full of humorous reviews that had me chuckling away to myself, although some of the jokes fall a bit flat. The major issue I have with this book though is that it concentrates far too much on big hit films. A few more obscure oddities would have made things far more interesting!
There are other ebooks on Amazon similar to this one and it's companion volume, but very few are as well done. The things I enjoy most in them are: relatively brief film plot synopses (many of the books mentioned above, give us tedious, boring blow-by-blow accounts of a film's plot and almost nothing else. Here, the author keeps things condensed in a nutshell generally, with personal interjections that make the synopses more enjoyable to read. The author's criticisms semi-eerily reflect mine as well, so he can't be wrong. Best of all, this fellow is funny as hell when necessary!
Always looking for different and unknown horror movies. Book was great in bringing some to my attention. Writing and reviews were pretty insightful. Definitely getting next eBook