The Gate (1987)

Director: Tibor Takács
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton & Louis Tripp

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Awww, little Stephen Dorff! He still had that fox-look to him even as a 12-year-old. In this film, however, he's not playing the fox-faced bad guy. He's the scared-for-his-life-but-must-save-the-day-for-the-love-of-his-sister good guy. As a bonus, there are some genuinely scary moments in the film. Creepy zombies steal children through the walls. People's faces get bashed in and melt. Dead mothers turn into dead dogs. The walls crawl.

All in all, it's not a terrible 80's horror movie. The effects--even by today's standard--are quite good. Any movie that incorporates meddling kids, Cthulhu references and heavy metal is okay in my book.

February 13
friend's apartment TV, late night

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