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I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (1990) / Don’t Peek (2025)

This is an early 90’s horror/comedy about a bike that's possessed by an evil spirit.















A cult is performing a satanic ritual when they get attacked by a gang. The leader of the cult ends up having his spirit inhabit a motorcycle, which takes on a life of its own and is thirsty for blood. Unsuspecting biker Nick Noddy purchases the bike, unaware that it's evil. It eventually comes to life and starts attacking and killing various people throughout the city. Noddy's girlfriend Kim tries to convince him that the bike is not ok, but he doesn't believe it, until he, too, experiences it going on a murderous rampage by itself.












This movie is pretty bad and forgettable. While the idea of a possessed motorcycle sounds fun, the execution mostly drags with unfunny jokes and lame humor. The plot is dull, the characters are uninteresting, and the story doesn't fully give in to its absurd premise to be very entertaining. I kept thinking of other satires like Doctor Strangelove and Serial Mom that surrendered completely to their absurd premise and ended up hilarious classics. This one isn't in that category. It's more of a dullfest that disappoints more than makes you laugh. I streamed this unremarkable junk on  Tubi.












The other movie I watched was a found footage horror film about a vlogger couple investigating a mystery.



Couple Paris and Rebecca Winter are vloggers whose channel chronicles their daily lives. They purchase a house from an estate sale and find a box of old VHS tapes. Curious, they buy a VCR and watch the tapes, streaming them on their channel. The videos seem to show a creepy guy in a mask who calls himself Mr. Peek, filming himself stalking women. Rebecca is uncomfortable with the subject matter, but her husband Paris sees that their videos are gaining more and more viewers, so he convinces her to keep streaming. They set about to solve the mystery of the videos, such as the identity of Mr. Peek, as well as trying to figure out if what's on the tapes is real or a hoax. As they watch more videos that become creepier, their viewership numbers continue to rise, as does the tension between the couple, who find themselves increasingly arguing over whether to keep streaming them.















The movie had some good ideas and creepy moments, and the actors were decent for the most part. The husband Paris ultimately comes off like a jerk (remember Micah from Paranormal Activity?), who cares more about views and generating money, while his wife Rebecca starts questioning whether what they're doing is exploitative. Unfortunately, the few good ideas it has tend to fall apart as the movie tries to juggle too much and does a poor job explaining things. Weird things start to happen, suggesting the supernatural, but then it switches to the couple being stalked by a real person, then jumping back to supernatural shenanigans again. The second half of the movie becomes jumbled and unbelievable (none of their viewers who saw VHS clips of a possible serial killer stalking and terrorizing women bothered to call the police?). Despite the twist at the climax, it ends up being just another so-so entry in the found footage genre. It's not the worst I've seen, just average. It's available to watch on Tubi.

















 

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