Updated review: Dead Of Night

First and foremost, this website is supposed to be funny. A smart-aleck mickey-take of both cheapo nonsense and cherished classic alike.

And some of the early reviews, still available on the site, had a tendency to forget that and simply list what happens on-screen. Especially when the film in question was pretty much unimpeachable (and therefore impervious to my “jokes”). Like Dead Of Night.

The thing is, caj reader, these days it’s pretty easy to track down and watch these films whenever you want. So simply listing what happens on-screen doesn’t do anyone any favours any more. If you want to find out what happens in the film, just watch the flippin’ thing. If you want to spend a few minutes reading a fun take on why it’s (usually unintentionally) funny, come here for a bit.

So as well as tracking down and reviewing fresh fodder from the archives, I’m also spending a bit of time checking through the site and where appropriate, giving it a spring clean. The Wicker Man t’other week, and now this one. And what a belter it is. Ladies and germs, I give you the truly terrifying Dead Of Night!