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Real mayhem mars a B-movie revival featuring "Mosquito" and "Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man."

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

06/20/2013

4/5

An ingenious and spoofy little shocker that with knowing affection pays tribute to irresistibly schlocky vintage exploitation pix.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

09/07/2011

B

Though it isn't even trying to scare you, this is a very nifty black-comic horror movie, one of the rare entries in the genre with some genuine wit and affection.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

05/20/2003

3.5/5

[Popcorn] is the best spoof of its kind since Alligator. It's especially funny when it allows the audience to see sequences from the movies-within-the-movie, each of which recalls some piece of cherished junk out of the 1950's or 60's.

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

09/14/2022

Popcorn’s by no means a masterpiece—not even among its slasher kin—but it is absolutely an earnest love letter to midnight movie madness.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

09/22/2021

2.5/4

The offbeat angle eventually gives way to standard slasher-film tropes. Fortunately, the movies-within-the-movie are imaginatively realized.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

05/01/2019

3.5/5

The film's metafiction and sense of intertextuality with other horror movies, as well as the genre itself, really sells the entire horrific deal.

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Mark O

May 27

The godfather of Meta horror inspired movies like New Nightmare and Scream. Lo ed this movie since i was a kid.

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david c

10/16/2024

Not sure how this little gem is below 50% on the Popcornmeter, and not just for eponymous reasons (eponymity?). We're talking constant surprises, lots of humor, solid genre homages, and a satisfying conclusion that benefits from some very smart interactions between the villain and a live theater audience. The ensemble cast isn't rock solid, but they're likeable and Tom Villard is pure gold as Toby. It's not a character study; it's an ensemble horror show. The budget isn't expansive, but every prop looks solid and well-planned, the sets are appropriate, and the makeup and effects are all quite good. Plotwise, it never loses its way or vomits up stupidity. Compared to most genre schlock, especially from this era, this is a flawless diamond.

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Jay H

09/23/2024

There's plot holes galore, but It's a fun movie nonetheless. Just don't think too much about it.

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Killian M

01/11/2024

Really surprising 1990s meta horror flick.

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Steve D

02/23/2023

One of the worst excuses for horror I have ever seen.

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michael d

11/21/2022

This kernel keeps popping for too long.

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Synopsis

Real mayhem mars a B-movie revival featuring "Mosquito" and "Attack of the Amazing Electrified Man."

Director: Mark Herrier
Producer: Ashok Amritraj, Gary Goch, Torben Johnke, Bob Clark
Screenwriter: Alan Ormsby
Production Co: Trans-Atlantic Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1991, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Nov 14, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)