It’s not so bad that it’s good it’s so average that it’s bad. But the flaws and datedness have not aged well enough to be associated with charm.
But I could not enjoy the taste, which is an odd feat considering much of my enjoyment of the 80’s horror catalog can framed by an enjoyment of the unpalatable or an appreciation of choices so bizarre that they would never be made today. Nomads  is unique, and definitely has flavors of the 80’s (the score, the fashion of the nomads, the vibe of the editing) - perhaps more so than the flavors of horror. These movies have almost nothing in common with one another except they all taste like the 1980’s, seeming like they could only come from such a period. Undeniable masterpieces like The Fly and The Thing rub elbows with easier-to-deny masterpieces like Hellraiser, The Lost Boys, and From Beyond, all of which mingle with dubious shit-heels like TerrorVision and Pieces (I say as an insult to the former and a compliment to the latter). But despite the 80’s being such a peacock that often seemed to fan the same plumage over and over within the horror genre, there are a lot of different flavors contained. It was however unbearable at times listening to what would end up being his only attempt at writing a film, as he was beyond incompetent at this aspect of the filmmaking process.Ĩ0’s horror is often viewed as a subgenre, and I can appreciate this retroactive categorization based on identity-stamping a decade. It was fun seeing McTiernan’s first directorial effort, and  you could see that he was rather competent at making a movie.
Also the ending, dug the shit out of  the ending. It had a pretty dope 80’s synth score for some good chunks, so that was pretty cool. By Sean on June 1st, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Essays, News, Nonfiction, Reviews, Writing | Comments Off on The October Diaries: Nomads   Illustration by Max Brown Blurbs by Jesse, Sean & Christofįrom IMDB: A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered.
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