When I stumbled upon the 1988 horror comedy "976-EVIL", I must admit that I found it interesting that the movie was directed by Robert Englund. I didn't even know that he had dabbled in the craft behind the camera.
Needless to say that I had never even heard about "976-EVIL" from writers Rhet Topham and Brian Helgeland, as I sat down to watch it in 2021. But with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, and with Robert Englund involved, of course I opted to sit down and give "976-EVIL" a chance.
Uhm, well this movie was a bitter pill to swallow. The movie fell entirely short of providing me with much of any real entertainment or enjoyment. Sure, there was a thick late 1980s archetypical feel to the movie, for better or worse. But "976-EVIL" just didn't cut it for me.
The movie does have some interesting enough people on the cast list, with the likes of Stephen Geoffreys, Robert Picardo and Paul Willson. But given the fact that the actors and actresses in the movie didn't really have much of any proper contents to work with from the script, then they were just restricted in putting on stellar performances.
For a horror comedy, I have to say that the movie fell short. The comedy was nowhere to be seen, and the horror was just mundane and bland.
My rating of "976-EVIL" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
Needless to say that I had never even heard about "976-EVIL" from writers Rhet Topham and Brian Helgeland, as I sat down to watch it in 2021. But with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, and with Robert Englund involved, of course I opted to sit down and give "976-EVIL" a chance.
Uhm, well this movie was a bitter pill to swallow. The movie fell entirely short of providing me with much of any real entertainment or enjoyment. Sure, there was a thick late 1980s archetypical feel to the movie, for better or worse. But "976-EVIL" just didn't cut it for me.
The movie does have some interesting enough people on the cast list, with the likes of Stephen Geoffreys, Robert Picardo and Paul Willson. But given the fact that the actors and actresses in the movie didn't really have much of any proper contents to work with from the script, then they were just restricted in putting on stellar performances.
For a horror comedy, I have to say that the movie fell short. The comedy was nowhere to be seen, and the horror was just mundane and bland.
My rating of "976-EVIL" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.