Flight World War II

 This is a 2015 science fiction made by Slightly Distorted Productions and The Asylum. It was directed by Emile Edwin Smith and the stars include Faran Tahir, Robbie Kay, Aqueela Zoll and Matias Ponce. 

A large Boeing passenger plane is ready to land in London, England, until a sudden unnatural storm happens in the sky, sending the entire plane back to 1940. As the plane loses every satellite communication and Wifi power stops working, running only on basic fuel and electricity with radio. They try to land in a place they believe is a runway, where it should be, although they discover it's a city getting blitzed by German WW2 aircraft. The captain of the plane and co pilot consider leaving until they come under attack.

This is an alternative past when Luftwaffe used jet engines and guided missiles, which the characters even wonder about. There are many technical details that are unrealistic. Besides all of that, this is clearly an excellent adventure time travel film. There are so many moments that left me on the edge of my seat. It is massively a very fantasy flick with brilliant scenes, acting and special effects. 

I rate it a whopping 9/10

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The Haunted (1991)

 

This is a 1991 TV horror film directed by Robert Mandel, and starring Sally Kirkland, Jeffrey DeMunn and Louise Letham. 

The opening scene is set in the mid 1950's as a flashback of Janet Smurl remembering when it was Halloween and she went out trick or treating as a kid, who came upon a haunted house and saw something that terrified her. Then the film jumped decades after to Janet being a married mother with very small kids at the time. Her family move into a nice large house that was the same place Janet screamed at as a kid, shown in the opening scene. They did DIY jobs on it but this caused something angry and paranormal to wake up. And so the nightmares begin.

Sally Kirkland plays Janet Smurl who did many of her own stunts and she was awarded a Golden Globe. A couple who played a couple of investigators also reappeared in other films to do exactly the same in "Conjuring" and one of "Amityville" films. This film was loosely based on a true story. There are some decent special effects for the time, and gives some chills. However, it had too many mistakes and goofs. Made in only 22 days, it felt and looked like a rushed story. Some of the scenes were eerie and best not to watch this in the dark.

I rate this a 7/10.

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Mortuary

This is a 1982 slasher horror directed by Howard Avedis and the stars includes Mary Beth McDonough, Bill Paxton and David Wysocki/Wallace. 

After a girl named Christie witnesses her father's death, she's convinced that he was murdered by the same cloaked killer that is stalking her at home. Her boyfriend Greg accidentally finds a strange cult going on inside a mortuary that involves Christie's mother. People have gone missing and something doesn't add up.

A weird sleuthing couple digging for clues although there are distractions. Contains nudity and gore. Two actors in the film were married in real life, Christopher George and Lynda Day George. A body double of Christie was used for the nude scenes. A typical 80's film showing a roller disco and silly young characters that modern teenagers would find cringe. 

I rate this an embalmed 4/10.

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A Howling in the Woods

 This is a 1971 mystery thriller made for tv. It was directed by Daniel Petrie and the stars includes Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, John Rubenstein and Tyne Daly.

A woman from the city takes a long drive into a small rural town where people act strangely. There she locates her former childhood home where her stepmother tells her that her father is away on business. So many things didn't go to plan and neither making sense for her, as she feels as if she's being watched. Also there is an eerie howling coming from the woods. Others say they've not heard anything. There are shadows and buried secrets darker than the grave. A lot isn't as it seems. 

There is a significant amount of horror style atmosphere with creepy vibes. There's a conspiracy and paranoia in the film, with constant thunder and lightning happening at night. Located in Nevada with scenes of picturesque Lake Tahoe, there's a lot of natural beauty as well as storyline twists. The film is based on a gothic novel of the same name by author Velda Johnston.  

I rate this a cool 7/10.

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