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Evil Spawn (1987)
Shockingly appalling
Where to begin?
First, you have little or no coherent plot (it was only due to this site I found out about the spore thing), a mad scientist who isn't so much mad as decrepit, special effects that aren't and seemingly random characters who stumble into the dire mess with little or no regard for coherency.
As a final warning to people, consider this cautionary tale: On the British video release, it says on the back cover "The scenes depicted on this sleeve may be an artist's impression & may not necessarily represent actual scenes from the film". Hurm. Presumably this is so they can't get sued by the thousands of raging customers demanding a real film.
Evil Dead II (1987)
Groovy!
This is, quite simply, the very best splatter movie ever! Imagine Stanley Kubrick and Troma studios collaborated, imaginative and brilliantly innovative film-making meets a perverted love of gore and more goo than you can shake a dismembered arm at. In the words of Jack Black in "High Fidelity": "What you you say if I said I hadn't seen 'Evil Dead 2' yet?"
"I'd think you were a cinematic idiot and I'd feel sorry for you. It's funny, it's scary and the soundtrack kicks @$$!" Do yourself a favour, immerse yourself in gore today. Groovy!
12 Angry Men (1957)
Quincy makes good!
Alright, so Jack Klugman may not be the only reason for enjoying this timeless movie, but it does help that he's in it!
To describe this film is an exercise in futility, it is as lifeless on the page as it is vibrant on the screen. For the record, a twelve-man jury debates on an apparently open and shut murder case. But the film is much more than the sum of it's parts. You hang on every word, the single set location becoming gradually more claustrophobic as the story gradually unfolds.
Each actor has a moment in the spot light that they make their own. The performances are at once clearly defined each actor right at the core of their character, and at the same time so believable that they appear naturalistic, that by the end, you don't even realise you haven't learned a single name!