Actor Dennis Hopper has been quoted as saying that 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2' was without question the worst movie he was ever in, this coming from the guy who also starred in 'Super Mario Brothers', so that's saying something! Dennis Hopper has since passed on though, so at least this film is something he no longer has to think about--the rest of us, on the other hand...

The Funhouse is one of those notorious horror movies I grew up with but never watched, mostly because there was no way I could convince my parents to let me see a Friday the 13th movie when I was nine, never mind something by the guy who made The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . So when the flick turned up on my VOD queue, I thought I'd give it a try. How does this 33-year-old slasher movie rate? Stick with me! Four teenage friends spend the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a Frankenstein mask.

Now, before all you nerds get pissy about a Poltergeist remake I want you to remember the wise words of Basement Fan Lachlan L: whining about it won't stop Hollywood from spending millions upon millions to make bad ideas into bad movies (that many will see). He was talking about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake, by the way. The one starring Megan Fox. Onto the news: seems Sam Raimi isn't directing the much talked about remake of Tobe Hooper 's 1982 horror classic after all. Instead, that honour goes to Gil Kenan , who made the animated spookfest Monster House and the allegedly underrated City of Ember . I say allegedly as I haven't seen it, but have heard good things. And there you go. MGM is determined to move ahead with the project. No one has asked for this, but all the bitching in the world won't stop the powers that be from pushing a new Poltergeist into theatres. So I keep telling myself. Related articles Poltergeist Remake... Monster...