Terror in the Aisles (1984)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Such a frustrating disappointment

Just what I expected

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Terror in the Aisles (1984) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen host this documentary telling (and showing) us why horror and suspense films are so important. Both actors are sitting in a theater where they add a few comments before showing us clips to dozens of movies including Halloween, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Play Misty for Me, The Ting, Sisters, Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary's Baby, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Friday the 13th, The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alligator, Scanners, The Shining, Alien, The Howling, Firestarter, Alone in the Dark and countless others. I think a nostalgia level is going to be the biggest highlight for some people on this one. For one, it's doubtful this film will ever be released onto DVD just because of how many different studios have material on here. I'm shocked it was ever released to theaters in the first place but I doubt Universal would pay the bill to get these clips released today. This leaves us with the VHS, which is faded and has all the films clip's in pan and scan, which is probably how many of us first saw the film way back in the day. Pleasence and Allen don't add too much in the way of funny or interesting comments but it's always nice to see them. Pleasence even gets to throw a few comments towards himself in Halloween. From what I've read the MPAA originally gave this an X-rating even though all the movies here received a R-rated on their own. Oh, the good ol' days of horror films.

when i first seen terror in the aisles at the local movie theater i loved it,its an endless barrage of clips from;Halloween 1 and 2,texas chainsaw massacre,nighthawks,ms 45,carrie,the omen,a stranger is watching,jaws 1 and 2,marathon man,the howling,American werewolf in London,bride of Frankenstein,the wolf-man,and just so much more.the whole thing takes place in a movie theater as stars donald pleasense and Nancy Allen host it while they sit in the audience.and if you see the edited TV version they show more clips to make up for the cuts. but the clips shown in the TV version aren't in the end credits.lets see there's the fun-house,battlestar galactica(?)firstarter.it seems like another movie spliced in.it would be great to combine the TV version with the theatrical version on a special edition DVD,universal take note.there is no DVD for terror in the aisles just yet.but hopefully soon.for those of you who have not seen it,you are in for a treat. be ready for scenes of the scariest movies ever made.oh i left out the exorcist,poltergeist,alligator,food of the gods,alien,the shining,bug, Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein,invasion of the body snatchers,alone in the dark,and still many more.all i can say even if you can only find it on VHS,watch it,its just awesome.10 out of 10.

This documentary shows some of the best moments mainly from 70's and early 80's horror movies. Donald Pleasance was a perfect choice for a host. Its really fun to guess and point out which scene came from what movie. Highly recommended for any true horror fan.

Too bad more horror films can't be like this. Just an all out assault of blood every 60 seconds or so. But even as plotless as terror films get critisized for, they still have to put in some moments of pause. Here they have an excuse for one moment of splatter after another, as this showcases clips from a number of the best horror movies over the last 40 years or so up until the present time of this film, 1984. From harmless black and white stuff, to the high tech bloodbaths of the 80s, this covers a lot of ground. Of course, there's too many films to mention, so I'll just say what I most dis-liked about the film. WAAAAYYY too much time spent on "Halloween" and "The Exorcist", only one or two clips of a "Friday the 13th" movie, and only from part 2! And though a lot of the footage isn't from "terror" films but from suspense movies, they did make some good choices. I detested "Nighthawks", a Stallone action film from 1981, but they chose only the two or three best scenes from it, so I went for it. And also a lousy movie called "Vice Squad" had only the real good moments showcased. As far as the narration from Pleasance and Allen, it was decent enough, and you get a few chuckles from the phony audience watching the films with them. And it was funny how a movie like "When a Stranger Calls", which only had 10 good minutes, can have those 10 minutes featured here and make it look like a classic! This film BEGS for a sequel all these years later, as there would be PLENTY of ground to cover in the 16 years since this film was released. So, if you're into non-stop scares and splatters, this should be right up your alley.