geekVault Reviews: Maniac Cop

Maniac Cop

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Directed By: William Lustig

Starring: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar

Plot Synopsis:

In New York, a man in a cop’s uniform starts killing people for no apparent reason. (IMDB)

Review:

The tag line (“You have the right to remain silent.  Forever!”) pretty much sums up Maniac Cop.  There are no suprises or twists here.  We have a maniac cop murdering innocent people for no reason.  And it’s up to Tom Atkins (Night of the Creeps) and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) to stop him!

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Movie Review: My Name is Bruce

My Name Is Bruce

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Directed By: Bruce Campbell

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Taylor Sharpe

Plot Synopsis:

My Name Is Bruce is the heroic struggle of a small mining town (Gold Lick, Oregon) to rid itself of a vengeful monster. Guan-di (James J. Peck), the Chinese god of war and protector of the dead, has been unleashed by cemetery desecrating teenagers to protect the graves of Chinese miners lost in a deadly cave-in of yesteryear.

The deadly demon’s mission is to eradicate all those who transgressed against the tomb (relatives included), which is virtually the entire population of Gold Lick. The inbred community has to find a solution so Jeff (Taylor Sharpe), the sole survivor of a deadly Guan-Di encounter, takes it upon himself to kidnap his idol, Bruce Campbell (Bruce Campbell), star of countless B-movie horror films, and recruit him to be their local savior. (Trailer Addict)

Review:

I love me some Bruce Campbell.  My first introduction to him was in the 3rd Evil Dead movie, Army of Darkness.  Yes, I was young and impressionable.  I remember seeing the Army of Darkness trailer with it’s skeleton army and heavy metal background music.  Once I saw the introduction of his chain saw hand, I knew this was a movie I had to check out.

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