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Black Roses (1988)
Directed by John Fasano
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Overview
Teens in a small conservative town are turned into evil demons thanks to the music of the titular heavy metal band.
Rated R | Length 90 minutes
Actors
John Martin | Ken Swofford | Carmine Appice | Julie Adams | Sal Viviano | Frank Dietz | Carla Ferrigno | Patricia Strelioff | Vincent Pastore | Paul Kelman | Robin Stewart | Jennifer Entwistle
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03/2016 | TV | DVD | Rented | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
As a horror fan, I’ve seen some just plain awful movies. I watch because even the shittiest horror films typically have something to offer fans. A good kill. A funny line. A tense moment. A surprising twist. Whatever. For this reason, horror is the pizza of genres – even the worst horror/pizza is still worth seeing/eating. (unless it’s Papa John’s. fuck that shit) Moreover, horror seems to have a rich history of “bad” movies that transcend the movie grade alphabet (A, B, etc.) and come back around to the top of the heap. John Fasano‘s Black Roses and Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare are two very good examples of this phenomenon. On paper, these are objectively terrible 80s rocksploitation (is that a thing?) movies capitalizing on that era’s resurgence of Satanism-in-music fears. Hair metal. Lamborghinis. Demons. Angels. Cheap creature effects. The struggle for teen souls. All the ingredients are there for a shit sandwich. The sum, however, is much greater than its parts.
Read more at my John Fasano’s ROCK Horror post.
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