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Johnbobb - Quite a few times with 90s horror I've mentioned that excessive campiness and cheese can drag a movie down for me, but some filmmakers can do it right. There's something about the Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino combo that's just so appealing. It's wacky and wild and legitimately funny, with Clooney and Lewis both bringing unique and instantly memorable performances. On top of that, I've got bias because the last time I watched it was with my dad when I was probably much too young to see this movie, so I've got nostalgic memories cleaning up some of the rough edges.

Inviso - For about half this movies runtime, I had no idea why it was included on a list of 90s horror moviesand then the twist happened. It comes completely out of nowhere, its a bizarre tonal shift, and its just weird enough to be interesting. I love me a good bloodbath, and it was hilarious watching the gang fight off a hoard of vampires before eventually improvising to find a bunch of kickass vampire-fighting weapons. Ultimately though, the thing that prevents this film from ranking higher isI actually enjoyed the first half more. I like most Tarantino movies, and while this wasnt directed by him, he was the writer, if I recall correctly. And the first half of the film felt very reminiscent of Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction. The back half, while cool, lost some of that zing, so we wind up here on the ranking.

Genny - From Dusk til Dawn is unique to say the least. To say the most it's the weirdest vampire centric plot conceived because it doesn't even start out having anything to do with bloodsuckers. The film sets up the unstable brother played by Quinton Tarantino to be the major source of conflict due to his mental issues and unrestrained murderous nature, but right at the start of the third act he's tossed aside to play a bit role. It's bizarre! Every time I think the plot is going in one direction it does an about face, making it one helluva ride. 7.7/10

JONA - I didnt know much about the movie, except that it was about vampires, so the first half of the movie took me by surprise. I ended up enjoying the first half more than the second half because of the tension and suspense and how the entertaining characters bounce off each other. The second half, like Shawn Michaels on commentary, goes off-the-rails and while it does have fun, dumb action it wasnt as compelling as the first half.

Karo - A pair of bank robbers on the run take a preacher and his family hostage as they journey towards the border and much dark comedy ensues. Tarantino's skill at creating lovably inept criminals really shines in this movie, though I wish he would stop trying to be an actor because he fucking sucks at that. Anyway the first half of this can really hold its own with the best of his films, however once they cross the border, the film devolves into a meaningless bout of stupidity starting out with over 10 full minutes of nothing but half-naked woman dancing and then they turn into vampires because why not. Hey, its not like the start of the movie was a witty and well written crime comedy, lets just go to fucking transylvania and mindlessly splat stupid looking bat-people. It is so ill-fitting and so stupid. Remember the old forum game where each poster writes a little bit of a story and runs it further off the rails until it isnt even recognizable anymore? Well, this is the cinematic version of that.
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