Halloween 2 - I don't know if it's familiarity, but I struggled to sit through this. It lacks the atmosphere of the first and there's no lead in time, barring Laurie and Dr Loomis you don't get to know any of the characters, subsequently you don't care when they get butchered. Great setting though.
Mother Of Tears - Like a strange fungus, Mother Of Tears has grown on me. I find it really enjoyable, albeit probably not in the way Argento intended. Asia's hysterically over the top acting, extreme violence terribly done, a monkey, witches who stole Bananarama's wardrobe and a typically mental plot all combine to create a really enjoyable time. That's before you get Asia making herself invisible by concentrating and copious amounts of unnecessary nudity. I loved every terrible second.
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