tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1605287651141208330..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: 10 Horror Movies I Thought Would Be Huge But Weren't ('90s Edition)Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85655178015226783602016-10-18T13:00:55.158-05:002016-10-18T13:00:55.158-05:00bahahahaha My friends and I were OBSESSED with Law...bahahahaha My friends and I were OBSESSED with Lawnmower Man and played the computer game too which was weird and I believe had absolutely no instructions included. Amanda Stankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13487006365107949988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-82787824887804094212016-10-06T10:41:55.713-05:002016-10-06T10:41:55.713-05:00Looking...looking....(screams in terror)Looking...looking....(screams in terror)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7575066341524213152016-10-06T09:17:57.997-05:002016-10-06T09:17:57.997-05:00Oh Edward Furlong. Come on man. At least update ...Oh Edward Furlong. Come on man. At least update your wikipedia page with a nice photo. Not the one they took when you went to prison the 3rd time.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45357002802448269602016-10-06T09:13:54.051-05:002016-10-06T09:13:54.051-05:00The Hitcher is great! Killer hitchhiker dude is s...The Hitcher is great! Killer hitchhiker dude is so persistent.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-39102185145091753892016-10-05T07:20:44.618-05:002016-10-05T07:20:44.618-05:00Sweet lep action. Outstanding. I used to believe t...Sweet lep action. Outstanding. I used to believe that brainscan had better special effects than T-2 and would tell all my friends this. I had one friend and it was castle greyskull toy with microphone for deep throat voice effects. And it told me to go fuck myself. Shane Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17146554889291642431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48654878679269821352016-10-04T16:45:11.767-05:002016-10-04T16:45:11.767-05:00You should hide every copy of it you see anywhere....You should hide every copy of it you see anywhere. I used to do that with The Golden Compass.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-37824617596301423772016-10-04T15:22:45.403-05:002016-10-04T15:22:45.403-05:00I remember being blown away by that Event Horizon ...I remember being blown away by that Event Horizon trailer in the late 90s and being scared stiff seeing it as a 13 year old on VHS. I thought for sure it was the next Alien. Still a fun watch but recent viewings have blunted its impact with it's aged CGI and bananas ending. Andrew Szteinhttp://www.szteincreative.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68740895018391014902016-10-04T15:15:38.396-05:002016-10-04T15:15:38.396-05:00Oh no...my boyfriend really wants me to watch The ...Oh no...my boyfriend really wants me to watch The Frighteners...I guess I should run and hide after reading your dismal remarks on it. Damn...Courtney Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046398591263571576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25282610124268509412016-10-04T02:17:35.748-05:002016-10-04T02:17:35.748-05:00Near Dark made only 3.e millions on a 5 million bu...Near Dark made only 3.e millions on a 5 million budget. I thought that it would be a huge hit.<br />The hitcher starring Rutger Hauer also seemed like a surefire hit to me. Well, that turned out to make only around 6 million in 1987.<br />Communion starring Chris Walken and based on the Whitley Strieber bestseller seemed a sure thing to me. But it made only around 2 million and sadly it wasn´t very food.<br />Clive Barker´s Nightbreed should have been a great hit but wasn´t, taking only around 8 millions after being butchered by the producers.<br />The dark half - Timothy Hutton, Stephen King, George Romero, what could go wrong here? Well, it made only a little over 10 millions where I expected a big hit.<br />Lord of illusions, In the mouth of madness, Deep Rising, Apt Pupil, eXistenZ - some more failures of box office judgement of mine...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13035940865143847684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-53300846793401174212016-10-03T23:41:04.527-05:002016-10-03T23:41:04.527-05:00Man, Toledo is showing up for this one! I guess th...Man, Toledo is showing up for this one! I guess that says a lot about Toledo …Scott Sanzenbacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819624858628928787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45349215107388840342016-10-03T22:01:53.025-05:002016-10-03T22:01:53.025-05:00I am 100% alone here, but I was positive that Bats...I am 100% alone here, but I was positive that Bats was gonna be a huge movie in 1999. Teen heartthrob Lou Diamond Phillips in a movie about everyone's favorite flying disease factory? What could go wrong? Oh yeah, everything. But hey, at least we still got TWO religious horror movies starring Gabrielle Byrne! Hooray 1999.Brian Sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266020828208581370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-20054401266019436762016-10-03T20:38:41.302-05:002016-10-03T20:38:41.302-05:00An American Werewolf in Paris (1997). This flick b...An American Werewolf in Paris (1997). This flick barely broke even against its $25 million budget thanks in large part due to being released against the crowded Christmas season with movies like As Good As It Gets, Jackie Brown, The Postman and Mr. Magoo. Not to mention that the CGI werewolves are fake as hell.Leo Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-70075026712896991162016-10-03T17:26:38.370-05:002016-10-03T17:26:38.370-05:00a/k/a Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's Wara/k/a Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's WarKathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31249083667858712542016-10-03T16:41:40.088-05:002016-10-03T16:41:40.088-05:00The Village. Coming off a fairly strong trifecta ...The Village. Coming off a fairly strong trifecta of movies(sixth sense, unbreakable, signs) I was ready to crown M Night's period piece(but it IS...kinda) as another box office success, critically along with monetarily, when I went to see it. Although not a great movie, I still feel it holds up okay as an intriguing mystery. Ultimately it does fail in its final thirty to forty minutes. Wish a double reveal could've been done where we, the audience, are given the initial revelation only to be dealt a gut punch by revealing that there are, indeed, things in the woods to be scared of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87716650986239100892016-10-03T15:46:57.580-05:002016-10-03T15:46:57.580-05:00I keep getting Idle Hands and Never Been Kissed co...I keep getting Idle Hands and Never Been Kissed confused. It's just too much young Jessica Alba.Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9858658519986953462016-10-03T15:27:48.259-05:002016-10-03T15:27:48.259-05:00The Relic. It only made half of its $60 million bu...The Relic. It only made half of its $60 million budget. I haven't seen it in years but remember it being a fun monster movie(when Hollywood still made those).Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89349693440305429292016-10-03T14:45:00.016-05:002016-10-03T14:45:00.016-05:00The Frighteners wasn't loud and annoying enoug...The Frighteners wasn't loud and annoying enough to prevent me from falling asleep. Cool lenticulard/3d poster. Terrible movie. ....though I feel like I hear a lot of positive thoughts on that one now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-14471883641347518872016-10-03T13:40:55.830-05:002016-10-03T13:40:55.830-05:00In the Mouth of Madness is a lot of fun. I have se...In the Mouth of Madness is a lot of fun. I have seen Possession too. It bruised my brain.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18335270594130991852016-10-03T13:36:26.854-05:002016-10-03T13:36:26.854-05:00I thought Ravenous (1999) deserved better as well....I thought Ravenous (1999) deserved better as well. 12 mil budget made 2 mil lifetime. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-34267995792831085052016-10-03T13:28:13.769-05:002016-10-03T13:28:13.769-05:00Poor man's Sutter Cane - haha, someone finally...Poor man's Sutter Cane - haha, someone finally watched <i>In the Mouth of Madness</i> - not bad, right? Also have you seen <i>Possession</i>? You thought Sam Neill was good at scaring the shit out of little children at electric fences, but you should see the man rock a rocking chair!<br /><br />Okay, so I paid no attention to the box office in the 90s so some of these are coming as a shock. I remember loving <i>Brainscan</i> - $4.3 million? An Edward Furlong movie about a video game in the 90s only made $4.3M? And I would have thought Jessica Alba in her undies was good for at least 10M! And <i>Teaching Mrs. Tingle</i> failed in the height of beautiful-people horror? This is blowing my mind.<br /><br />And yeah, I bought and watched <i>The Frighteners</i> based on a 4.5/5 review on blu-ray.com and was stunned by how obnoxiously annoying it was - I always thought maybe I watched it wrong but the Riske Seal of Disapproval is enough for me - maybe my kid will like it someday.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-50752507737226082302016-10-03T13:11:04.413-05:002016-10-03T13:11:04.413-05:00Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace - that f-ing ti...Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace - that f-ing title, haha!<br />Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.com