Shock 'Em Dead
Shock 'Em Dead
R | 31 January 1991 (USA)
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Martin is a total loser, who nobody cares for. When he fails to get a position as guitar player in Lindsay's band and loses his job on the way, he makes a deal with a Voodoo priestess. She promises him the fulfillment of all his dreams if he swears obedience to her. He becomes a rock star and has many women - but to stay alive, he has to kill other people.

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keko922-2

I decided to watch this based on the comments that it was so hilarious. How great it was for a B Movie. Well I am glad I just watched it in the back ground after awhile. This movie totally stunk ( would love to use another word ) totally. A "B" movie ? It should be a D movie, the acting stunk totally and the plot was just as bad. I saw no humor. The guy yells at the pizza guy I want a F'n pizza and that is supposed to be funny. I wanted to smack him. The best of the movie were the nice knobs exposed periodically I never write reviews but based on me watching this crap after reading the reviews I had to. What a waste of time. As I said after awhile I just ran it in the background as I did other things. The fighting was another joke, the lead singer of the band was totally a Fugazy if anything he was funny the way he sang, danced and ran

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superlightweight

At first when I got this one I browsed through it briefly and put it back on my shelf. The super-low production values and crappy cast made me think it was going to be absolutely horrible.When I finally viewed the movie it really put my expectations to shame. Yes, the production value is nothing to brag about, but the actors actually pull it off. Everyone is at least tolerable, and some can actually act a little bit. A lot of the acting works simply because the timing is alright.This is true of the cutting and screenplay as well. The pacing is right there. No need to trim anything with the fast forward button. The story moves forward constantly with a great imaginative script full of well defined characters in good scenes. The scenery and cheesy rock'n'roll wardrobe and hairstyles are great as well. Most of the effects are crappy, but they are used well all the same. Some are up to the standards of a few years earlier, some to standards of many years back...With a proper budget this would have been a big hit, for sure. The worst part of the movie is actually the misleading cover. Traci Lords is far from being the star of this one, there's at least three girls and a whole bunch of guys with more interesting roles, and the title has nothing to do with anything.At the time of writing this movie has a rating of 3.8 on IMDb which is certainly lower than it deserves. I would have given it a 7 if the production and effects had been better. A job well done!

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the_blue_dot

This flick RULES!! A modern day exploitation classic that is highly recommended to fans of 80's metal and horror!Everything a B-Film should be! Crazy, violent and filled with many beautiful actress's! Oh and yes, lead actor Stephen Quadros is excellent as the ultimate 80's Metal God! A great job turned in by him!I won't bother talking plot details as they've been discussed (to a point) in the other reviews. My advice is to seek this film out, kick back, relax and ENJOY a truly classic little flick!Great actors!! Great Music!! I hope director Mark Freed gets this film out on DVD soon with tons of extras! This film needs to get a second life on DVD SOON!!!!Hey Mark, if ya read this.... How bout re-uniting the cast and doing a sequel! Angel Martin needs to return!!!!!

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LBF

My theory is that Traci was at this time still trying to get people to take her seriously as an actress and so she could not be choosy as to what came to her. She is getting better roles since this movie came out though. I have seen Extermarital as well as others that she has done and she is good. She was great in Melrose Place, Roseanne, Married with Children, and other television shows.

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