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The Girl Next Door (1998)
If you were expecting bad.....it's worse!(Spoilers)
Possible Spoilers Ahead!!
Where shall we start? Take every possible cliche that you can think of and add a pinch of hack dialog, stir in average acting (with the exception of the usually entertaining Gary Busey)and you have this potpourri of garbage. To top it all off you can include an actress that is "supposed" to be 18 who looks much older (Shades of Beverly Hills 90210). All of the characters' behaviors run the gamut from ridiculous (throwing a party and allowing the person who has been threatening you to attend without giving it a second thought) to reprehensible. There are no characters that are even mildly likeable, which renders this exercise in film futility a complete waste of time. Please save 90 minutes of your life that would be better spent watching your grass grow.
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
How the mighty have fallen
It is a sad state of affairs that George Romero, creator of Martin, and the classics Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead has sunk to "reinventing" his ground breaking horror film of the same name from the 1960's. The original "Night" was a riveting horror ride that at times could overwhelm the senses with it's violent imagery, though tame by todays standards. The remake is a lifeless rehash, that breaks no new ground in any direction. The plot and characters are basically the same, with the exception of Barbara, whose character in the original served only to scream and babble, is now transformed into a combination of Athena/Wonderwoman/Xena:Warrior Princess. The use of color as compared to the B&W original just highlights the latters superiority for this particular subject matter. It is difficult for most horror films to be compared to the original "Night", but even without considering the first film, this one is a journey into the inane.