12 Reasons 1985 Was The Most Important Movie Year Ever
10. Horror Was Legitimate
And legitimately impossible to predict. 1985 was easily one of the worst ever years for horror sequels. The most ridiculous Nightmare On Elm Street was released in Freddys Revenge (he rode a broomstick, for Gods sake), The Hills Have Eyes II came out and is over-rated at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, Howling 2 was released with its curiously accusatory sub-title: Your Sister Is A Werewolf and Friday The 13th: A New Beginning stunk cinemas up. BUT, the same year also introduced Fright Night, the under-rated Day Of The Dead, and the bona-fide classics of Re-Animator and Return Of The Living Dead. And what other year could boast Sting as the most inappropriate Frankenstein (the creator not the monster) of all time, thanks to The Bride, in which he makes his creature a mate and then promptly steals her for himself? An awful , awful movie, but a great experience.
