October Scare-A-Thon continues!

First Time Watch!

I actually really liked this one. Weird to think Tobe Hooper was supposed to direct it. I don’t even see how that would have happened. It’s so very British. Pretty good cast. Simple plot. 

Definitely ripe for a remake.

It’s amazing this movie even got filmed with Oliver Reed and Klaus Kinski in the cast. 

Amazon Prime Video



.(Name That Shot #41)

October Scare-A-Thon continues!

First Time Watch!

I actually really liked this one. Weird to think Tobe Hooper was supposed to direct it. I don’t even see how that would have happened. It’s so very British. Pretty good cast. Simple plot. 

Definitely ripe for a remake.

It’s amazing this movie even got filmed with Oliver Reed and Klaus Kinski in the cast. 

Amazon Prime Video



.(Name That Shot #41)

I came for Klaus Kinski and the Snake but stayed for Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson and the Hostage Situation.

Pleasantly subverted my expectations of a straight forward creature feature and ended up being a nice little thriller with plenty of great character actors all in one place.

I came for Klaus Kinski and the Snake but stayed for Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson and the Hostage Situation.

Pleasantly subverted my expectations of a straight forward creature feature and ended up being a nice little thriller with plenty of great character actors all in one place.

I’m having conflicted feelings on this one.

On one hand I think Piers Haggard did some stellar work on this, but learning that he only got the job because Tobe Hooper quit is heartbreaking to me, this probably would have been one of his best! 

Klaus Kinski is an absolute boss as always, but he’s only in it because he turned down Raiders to do this instead! 

In the end though, I just have to be happy with the end product. How could anyone look down on a movie that is, in essence, Snake Die Hard. 

(My first somewhat serious review in a while and I’m doing it for this movie out of everything. This still beats that other Venom movie though)

I’m having conflicted feelings on this one.

On one hand I think Piers Haggard did some stellar work on this, but learning that he only got the job because Tobe Hooper quit is heartbreaking to me, this probably would have been one of his best! 

Klaus Kinski is an absolute boss as always, but he’s only in it because he turned down Raiders to do this instead! 

In the end though, I just have to be happy with the end product. How could anyone look down on a movie that is, in essence, Snake Die Hard. 

(My first somewhat serious review in a while and I’m doing it for this movie out of everything. This still beats that other Venom movie though)

Oh, right, there's a snake loose in this stodgy British hostage movie.

My kind of laid back "thriller" with a great cast having some great over-acted deaths at the fangs of a cutie pie snake. Of course, the snake operates with plot-propelling viciousness and the cops take tea breaks.

Oh, right, there's a snake loose in this stodgy British hostage movie.

My kind of laid back "thriller" with a great cast having some great over-acted deaths at the fangs of a cutie pie snake. Of course, the snake operates with plot-propelling viciousness and the cops take tea breaks.