Tag: Joe Dante

MasterChugs Theater: ‘Piranha 3D’

It’s not as scary as it needs to be or as clever as it thinks it is, but Piranha 3D (or just Piranha, though not to be too confused with the Joe Dante movie of the same name) is at least as gimmicky as those fabled 3D films of yore. With all the pointless 3D cartoons and joyless 3D Clash of the Titans conversions, at last here’s a picture that tosses its cookies, its coffee cups and its D-cups right in your lap.

And that’s okay. Continue reading MasterChugs Theater: ‘Piranha 3D’

MasterChugs Theater: ‘The Howling’

Based on the book by Gary Brandner with a script by Terence Winkless and John Sayles, The Howling was drowned out upon its initial theatrical release by the more popular American Werewolf in London which came out the same year (both films came out about two months apart). Today, The Howling has become a cult classic and deservedly so. There’s a good reason why. Step right in and see. Continue reading MasterChugs Theater: ‘The Howling’