Product: Magic [VHS] (1978)
Rating: 1.0
IDn't he?
This was before Hannibal embarked on a reign of terror, rife with Vintners Quarterly chatter and soap opera stare-downs. Back when he was a shy lad on the stage, slathering his porcine frame with ectoplasm and whipped butter. He couldn't get a date unless he was standing under a palm tree and one hit him on the head.Could he?Of course he could. The 1970s were a very dull decade: shoehorns, wood pannelling, corduroy sleeves and teddy bear-skinned chairs that blocked the ceiling. A greasy guy traipsing about with a goofy-faced doll that's always talking through YOUR CREEPY DIFFERENT VOICE! to Miss Pennybottoms is at least not boring, she presumes as she kisses his wooden lips.What is Jason Voorhees if not a violent, sex-crazed manifestation of Christian guilt? The romantic, ritualistic spilling of blood. Think "The Passion of the Christ" (does he need a "the"?) in the guise of a dishwater clown. There's not a lot of blood here, but we DO find out why Rocky's coach Mickey Goldmill suffered that fatal heart attack in Rocky III.