Deadly Love

This movie should be considered a cult classic; its combination of its low budget and poor quality script and the great acting from Mark Oglesby and Buddy Reynolds makes this film have potential as a joke to be watched over and over just as The Room is 10/10.

Tears shed. Revolutionary, poignant, sublime, this movie will change your life. In his debut, Mark Oglesby's candid touch will make you feel a part of his world. I am almost sad that I have seen this movie, for I will never see such expertise again. From the agricultural revolution to the creation of AI, this movie transcends time. To be a human is to enjoy deadly love. I feel like the men that built the tower of babel. God will have to smite us for getting so close to him. The beauty of this movie is truly ethereal. Shakespeare quivers in his grave knowing that he has been usurped as the greatest storyteller to dwell on earth.

Poor acting, poor lighting, poor sound, poor script. A ridiculous amount of boring flashbacks - this is bad!

I was hoping for an interesting revenge fantasy (biker zombie from hell wreaks gory mayhem). No chance. Who knows what's going on? Who cares? There used to be a time when the low budget film makers seemed to be providing gore and shocks that really worked - films that became instant cult classics for most of the right reasons (alright, we don't necessarily expect the best of acting all the time, but a decent shocker could always help you to forgive that.) These days the big budget horrors hold the cards because they are actually of a decent standard. The late 80s onwards saw a steady decline in the standards of so many independent horror flicks. This would be a classic example - except the use of the word 'classic' regarding any aspect of this film sticks in the throat.

I happened to stumble upon the 1987 horror movie "Deadly Love" by random chance here in 2024. And given my love of the horror genre, and with this being a movie that I had neither seen nor actually heard about, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. After all, the 1980s were bountiful with gloriously campy and cheesy horror movies.

The storyline in the movie was not particularly exciting, and I have to admit that I was starting to zone out about one-fourth of the way through the movie. The air was just sort of slowly escaping from the balloon as the movie progressed at a dangerously dull pace. Yet, I managed to endure all 90 minutes of the movie, hoping that it would become better. However, writer and director Michael S. O'Rourke just never did accomplish that.

Needless to say that I was by no means familiar with the actors or actresses on the cast list. And the cast list was rather limited. The acting performances were a bit wobbly from some of the performers.

Visually then you're not in for anything grand. There are far better special effects in many other horror movies from the late 1980s, so not even that was playing out for this movie from Michael S. O'Rourke.

The music in the movie, with the wonderful keyboards, was awfully cheery and indeed rather campy.

My rating of "Deadly Love" lands on a two out of ten stars.

Tears, tears. Mark Oglesby is truly a visionary. Never in my life have I seen such adeptness in the art of film. I just can't stop my praise for the acting of Mark Oglesby, it is truly a joy to watch and I hope to meet him someday. This movie has truly shaped my outlook on life. It's deep undertones of despair and dread highlight, and I have to say this again, the marvelous acting of Mark Oglesby. He has an innate gift at portraying the poignant and melancholic emotions of the film. This film is definitely the eighth wonder of the world and its impact on the development of the human race is immeasurable and indelible.