Really Awful Movies

Revisiting The Warriors

When it comes to an author despising a screen adaptation of their work, Stephen King’s remarks about The Shining being “a maddening, perverse, and disappointing film,” are almost complimentary, at least if you compare them to Sol Yurick’s take on The Warriors. The novelist never came to terms with the film’s status as a cult classic. AndContinue reading “Revisiting The Warriors”

Enter the Ninja

“Ninjas? That’s preposterous! This is 20th century Manila.” What would we do without low budget dreck lensed in the Philippines? After all, the country has been a favored filming location for all manner of trash that’s in part been the inspiration for this very site. You’ve got the likes of “erotic kung fu classic” (er)Continue reading “Enter the Ninja”