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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 17, 2020 9:34:03 GMT
Full Eclipse (1993) by Anthony Hickox "So how do I become a member of your club, do I have to fuck a cadaver or something?"TV-made movie by the guy who did the Waxwork (1988-1990) films, and one that came with a pretty interesting theme, that is combining the horror and action genre into a story revolving around a small group of vigilante cops, who turns to the streets late at night, all pumped up with a bit of "werewolf" drugs, and go out hunting lots of bad guys. Mario Van Peebles plays the main lead officer Max Dire, who have just seen his best friend and partner going from a soon to be dead cop, into a damn super-cop, who jumps several meters high into the air, slaughters the bad guys and seems like a completely different "human" to that of his former self, but all these new "superpowers" comes with a nasty side effect, one that soon leads Max onto something much older and frightening than he could ever have thought of, and where the name of Adam Garou (Bruce Payne) seems to just keep on showing up, and never in a very positive manner. Anyway, the film is actually damn good for a TV-made movie, along with a solid cast, where specially Bruce Payne is delivering one hell of a creepy role, as the alpha or top dog and one who pulls the strings of the "vigilante" group, and while the special effects might remind you more of the Wolverine character from the X-Men films, I guess that was pretty much down to a rather small budget, but there is still quite a lot of cool action and horror scenes taking place here, plus that of the lovely Patsy Kensit as well. All in all, I was positvely surprised, as I had never heard of it, until yesterday that is. But it looked like a fun and exciting ride, and thankfully I was lucky with this one. I wish there were far more horror-action movies made back then, as that kind of a sub-genre within the horror world, seems to hit home with me, very well. 6/10
The Mutilator aka Fall Break (1984) by Buddy Cooper "That's strange. My dad's battleaxe is missing."Alright, this one I only had lying around in my Watchlist for years now, mostly because of the great movie poster above. But it actually turned out to be an almost pretty good slasher movie, but sadly one that seemed more like an attempt on cashing in on the teen-sex comedy genre, as I think it first were released as Fall Break which makes it even sound less slashier if you will, but somehow along the way, someone must have realised the mistake and went for something more menacing as: THE MUTILATOR! Anyway, the story is pretty simple. A bunch of horny and party-going students want to take a little r&r for the weekend and decides to stay at their friends beach house, but when they arrive there, someone has surely been having a bit of a "fun" inside the house, and it soon reveal that the crazy dad of the main character is actually living inside the garage, and soon begins to kill off the new tenants, one by one, then placing them into his little "trophy" room. Yeah, he surely ain't going for the "dad of the year" award, that's for sure. He seems to prefer using a bit of a varied items in his killing spree, such as fishing tools or an old medievel axe that just "lies around" and, yeah, it is a pretty routine slasher. As mentioned earlier on, the film has a very light hearted and goofy almost slapstick theme or vibe going, from the title "Fall Break" (at least where it was placed in the film version I saw last night) to the cheesy opening musical theme, and I have yet to have mentioned the main characters, who all seems like they have just popped out from a typical teen-sex comedy film, and while it may have hurt some of the "scary" attempt of creating a "unsettling" tone or atmosphere, the killings and some of the musical numbers is actually very well done at times. I kind of thought about putting this one up in the beach themed horror movies thread, as it sure do take place at the beach, maybe not all the time, as most of it is pretty much going on in the dark or inside the beach house, but still, I think it could qualify for a beach horror movie. Anyway, it is of course no "classic", but still it packs some cheese and b-movie entertainment, and for that I end up with a kind rating that of: 5,5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 18, 2020 8:55:07 GMT
Summer Camp Nightmare (1987) by Bert L. Dragin Also known as Summer Camp Massacre, which is based upon a novel named The Butterfly Revolution (1961) and tells the story of what happens when a bunch of unhappy campers ends up getting manipulated by a power hungry teenager into stand up against the grown ups and the director in order to take charge of the place. However, what first started out as a bit of playful fun, soon turns into a nasty and unpredictable outcome, when both rape and murder suddenly appears on the daily "agenda". I had never heard of this one before, well, until last night that is, as it was just lying around on Youtube, and it looked rather interesting. Kind of a bit of Lords of the Flies meets up with Meatballs (1979). Anyway, I guess the film or someone surely later on tried to milk or cash in on one the slasher genre, as both "Nightmare" and "Massacre" is used heavily, or so it seems, and to be honest, it really is a poor and very misleading way of "selling" what I believe is a very different kind of summer camp movie. Okay, the original title surely is not as striking as the ones of Summer Camp Nightmare/Massacre, but I think based on what I saw last night, it should have went for The Butterfly Revolution. As the closest to a "massacre" this film is, are probably during the scene where Mr. Warren and his butterfly collection is getting destroyed, and the only two murders taking place, is, well, one is a accident, the other one, well, maybe not. Still, I really enjoyed much of the film, I thought it was entertaining, fun at times, but also a very interesting take on the whole summer camp themed movies of the 80s, and kind of wished they would have gone a bit "darker" or further into some of the stuff that happened, but again, I really cannot complain, as I had no idea of what to expect, and thought that for such a neat little 80s film, it really should have been given a proper DVD or Blu-ray release. 6,5/10Final Exam (1981) by Jimmy Huston Well, they can't be all "winners". Another film I have had lying around in my watchlist for years now, and sadly one that turned out to be a complete waste of time. Speaking of "milking or cashing" in on the slasher craze of the 80s, this has to be one of the dullest and most forgettable titles of that classic slasher year, as it seems like the director originally made a rather "normal" teen movie, almost a drama rather than a horror film, then realized what was going on and how much money you could make by having a bit of luck and success with making a slasher movie, so sudden changes were done in the last few minutes. Just throw in some "random" kills, hire in some "menacing" chubby guy from the street with a bad haircut and call it a day! Damn, this one felt like it was never gonna end, even when I began skipping forward, it felt like time stood still. Where The Mutilator aka Fall Break succeeded in being enjoyable thanks to a bit of charm and goofy plot/characters, the stuff going on and the people you meet in Final Exam is just one huge sleeping pill. As for those expecting lots of kills, naked chicks and so on, well, this is surely not the movie to see. However, there is a bit cool atmosphere going on, and I liked the locations and the whole school property, sadly the plot and everything else was a big letdown. I do not think it was a very bad movie, just a incredibly boring one, and with no really enjoyable or interesting characters either in sight, so I cannot give it positive rating and end up with: 4/10
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 18, 2020 22:08:52 GMT
Maybe ‘Highlander 2’ was the kiss of death for Lambert? I think ‘Resurrection’ was the last decent thing Lambert did... starring wise, although I gave ‘Day of Wrath’ a favourable rating, but I don’t remember any of it. Looking through the 90s he had some alright films; Fortress, Gunmen, Mean Guns and The Hunted. I do have a soft spot for Highlander 3 and Mortal Kombat. I definitely recommend ‘Silent Trigger’. In spite of its limited locations it surprised me how good it turned out, although there were a few niggles. It didn’t disappoint on the action front either, and provided some effective story twists and stylish camera framing. You won’t be disappointed by the poster artwork, because it lives up to it. It’s cool to see you back in the swing of things. I always enjoyed our chats via the action/horror/cult/music boards. But true, it did start on the action board talking about all things action and of course ragging on Steven Seagal . A lot of the threads/posts from the genre boards (action, comedy etc) were moved into the film general board. To find them, you need to use the search bar. Below is the link for your “Last action film you watched” thread. IMDB2.freeforums.net/thread/9675/last-action-film-watchedI need to give ‘Nightbreed’ a rewatch... seen both cuts of the film, but I never seem to gel with ‘em. Starts off great, but it kind loses me the further along the story goes. Never had the issue when reading Clive Barker’s book. Nonetheless the scenes with Cronenberg never left my mind. You might be right about Highlander 2, but I still think it is nowhere near being among the "worst" movies of all time candidate (as somehow many like to label it), as it packs lots of fun. Fortress, Gunmen and The Hunted are also all very enjoyable action films, but I guess he just could not find the "right" time or place, and just ended up as a bit of a Van Damme "light" version, but still I think Lambert had a pretty good run of DTV releases far into the 00s. Yeah, Steven Seagal is quite a chapter of potential discussions, and I just never seem to be amazed at that man and his many DTV movies. It is like a bad habit, I know it is not good for me, but somehow I just cannot stop watching his absolute trashy films, they just contain so much laughable moments, and, I actually am planning on re-watching a few of his "DTV classics" very soon, so it might be time to bring up the Last action film watched thread, once more. I wish I could share the same sentiments for ‘Highlander 2’ 😁 Since I don’t have cable or Netflix anymore, I’m a little more selective on what I pick up or watch. “Belly of the Beast” is the only curiosity of Seagal’s DTV output I might seek out? I do have the Andy Sidaris’ collection sitting around to be watched, and I know you went through a bunch of his films on the ‘action thread’. Then there’s a few Hong Kong action films, and a DVD pack with a few straight to video 80s/90s I’m still sitting on. So yeah it might be a good idea to get that thread rebooted again 👍.
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 18, 2020 22:36:07 GMT
stefancrosscoe The thing I remember the most about ‘Full Eclipse’ is Mario Van Peebles’ Max Dire. That name! My old imdb wrap-up; Anthony Hickox at this time of his career could have been seen as a horror journeyman with such films behind him like; ""Sundown: the Vampire in Retreat", "Hellraiser III", the first two "Warlock" features and the two "Waxwork" films. Also he acted in some other features around this time too. So "Full Eclipse" was another addition to the cycle.
Los Angeles is filled with crime, as detective Max Dire sees his partner brutally gunned down and to make matters worse his girlfriend left him. Soon he's invited to join an elite police group, who would do anything to cut down on crime. Their leader Adam Garou has a serum which he injects into his team that gives them the ability to take on criminals. However Max is hesitant about it, but soon he is seduced into joining them.
After a tough, cracking opening half-hour, from then on it becomes a brooding cop melodrama with a supernatural edge that harboured character conflicts, bemused performances and plenty of posturing. It's a formulaic cop feature with a werewolf twist, but while the pulpy b-grade premise is thoughtfully laid out it's not as rocking as it could have been. More so it gradually gets silly and then lumbers along. While the first half-hour consists of vigorous, but ultra slow-motion action. And boy did director Hickox go mad with his glorious slow-mo. At least the energy levels were high and the violence quite bloody. However when the werewolf angle kicks in (an elite group of cops are dosing up on a serum that gives them superhuman abilities to tackle crooks), it can get sidetracked (you know the stress of the job) and becomes a little preachy (with some sort of parallel to drug addiction -- "At least try it" and "Just watch, then decide."). Where you just wished it would pump out the action. Sure it still stays quite graphic, but then some things happen off screen and its climax pretty much ends on a whimper to only cement its obvious low-budget. Even with these restrictions, Hickox's handling remains crisp with some flashy techniques, slick decors and smooth camera-work.
The stunt-work also has a lot of people on fumes and jumping around, especially through public property and these werewolves leave plenty of destruction ("He's Acting like Dirty Harry on crack"). As for the make-up effects
it's quite standard and minor. The usual sharp teeth, pointy ears, morphed facials and long claws. Nothing special, but acceptable. Although in the latter stages we do get some guy dressed up in a werewolf costume. Someone says "You want to see something really scary." and then there we go. Even though for me it looked like a fury bear at times. Also these werewolves like to growl
like a panther. Yeah it sounds like something out of those old jungle movies. The performances are agreeable, notwithstanding the stereotypical character arches. Mario Van Pebbles gets by, that is because of that powerful name "Max Dire". Bruce Payne camps it up in a very cold, but lethal manner and Patsy Kensit simply sizzles.
Junky, but mildly satisfying.‘The Mutilator’ And ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’ were two films a friend lent me. I remember being disappointed by both. ‘The Mutilator’ had some great gore scenes, but something about the story didn’t draw me in. While ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’ was more along the lines of my expectations being different to what I got. As for campus slasher ‘Final Exam’ - I hated it the first time I saw it... but now i kinda like it. It can be slow going and heavy on the character dramas, but it doesn’t bother me now. I actually find the cat and mouse climax between the killer and the final girl to be rather well done.
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 18, 2020 22:48:36 GMT
Been on an anime kick for the last week, and came across this oddball; Monster of Frankenstein (1981)Quite a bleak and traumatic made for tv anime tale of Frankenstein with a gravitas script which boils over in hysterics and likes to spell out every single detail for you. The narrative’s pacing can plod at times and the English dub isn’t the greatest. The story mainly focuses on the aftermath of Dr. Frankenstein’s experiment and trying to go back to his normal family life in-spite of his troubling headspace... while the monster roams the nearby woods unbeknown to Frankenstein it’s still alive. Might check out this one tonight;
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Post by forca84 on May 19, 2020 0:16:16 GMT
"Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" "The Devil's Faiground" (aka "Anna 2") "Devoured" (2014) Agatha Christie's "Ordeal of innocence" "Mobile" (2007 miniseries)
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 19, 2020 0:36:14 GMT
Final Exam (1981) by Jimmy Huston Well, they can't be all "winners". Another film I have had lying around in my watchlist for years now, and sadly one that turned out to be a complete waste of time. Speaking of "milking or cashing" in on the slasher craze of the 80s, this has to be one of the dullest and most forgettable titles of that classic slasher year, as it seems like the director originally made a rather "normal" teen movie, almost a drama rather than a horror film, then realized what was going on and how much money you could make by having a bit of luck and success with making a slasher movie, so sudden changes were done in the last few minutes. Just throw in some "random" kills, hire in some "menacing" chubby guy from the street with a bad haircut and call it a day! Damn, this one felt like it was never gonna end, even when I began skipping forward, it felt like time stood still. Where The Mutilator aka Fall Break succeeded in being enjoyable thanks to a bit of charm and goofy plot/characters, the stuff going on and the people you meet in Final Exam is just one huge sleeping pill. As for those expecting lots of kills, naked chicks and so on, well, this is surely not the movie to see. However, there is a bit cool atmosphere going on, and I liked the locations and the whole school property, sadly the plot and everything else was a big letdown. I do not think it was a very bad movie, just a incredibly boring one, and with no really enjoyable or interesting characters either in sight, so I cannot give it positive rating and end up with: 4/10 Spot-on comments about Final Exam, stef. I saw it back in October as part of the October Challenge and yeah it was just awful. Just as you said it was dull, with a lack of a good story plus bad acting. It's like everyone involved in the production refused to put any effort in making a decent slasher.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2020 8:52:32 GMT
I wish I could share the same sentiments for ‘Highlander 2’ 😁 Since I don’t have cable or Netflix anymore, I’m a little more selective on what I pick up or watch. “Belly of the Beast” is the only curiosity of Seagal’s DTV output I might seek out? I do have the Andy Sidaris’ collection sitting around to be watched, and I know you went through a bunch of his films on the ‘action thread’. Then there’s a few Hong Kong action films, and a DVD pack with a few straight to video 80s/90s I’m still sitting on. So yeah it might be a good idea to get that thread rebooted again 👍. I guess I am one of the few, but I just thought it was lots of fun, and loved seing Sean Connery back again, Michael Ironside as the villain and the always lovely Virginia Madsen as well, but of course, it was miles and miles away of ever being any close to the quality of the first one, which I think is really a 80s cult-classic. I do have cable, but damn, I cannot remember that last time I actually sat down and watched a few movies, during the weekend. I think the last time, might be at least a year ago. Netflix, well, my brother have account there, so I often try it out every now and then, but the selection of movies, titles and genres are, I think just a big "mess". One "great example" is that if I search for a certain actor or director, everything else but those I have searched for, shows up, or with Steven Seagal, none of his movies comes up, but lots of his music . I did try out Netflix a few years earlier, mostly to check upon tv-series and a few documentaries and so on, but the films that I might be somewhat interested in, I either already own, or have seen, so the rest are just, well, not my kind of entertainment. Of course I think there was a way of getting a hold of the American version of Netflix, but I guess some "party pooper" changed all that. I perfectly understand that one can get a bit tired of ending up watching too much "crap" or uninteresting films, and I try to be a bit more picky when looking up after new or older unseen movies. But sometimes I just got to admit that I am often a very terrible at doing so, but once in a while the "hunt" actually turns out pretty good, even might find a new favorite film behind all the "crap", so that is pretty much what still drives or gets me going on. Noticed you brought up Belly of the Beast, I think or do hope that one will sit well, as I really think it is one of the much better and also more enjoyable Seagal DTV films of his, and, yeah, it was sure fun, explosive and Seagal acted like he really cared in that one, also some hilarious and very memorable bad guys and scenes as well. Out of all of his usually terrible DTV titles, that one might be among the very few I actually want to have in my Seagal movie collection. Not saying much, I know but I do hope you enjoy it and would love to read your thoughts of it, if you end up watching the film one day. Andy Sidaris’ collection, oh yeah, I did go through most of the films, I think back in spring/summer of 2017, and I kind of want to have a "re-run" with several of those, so it could be fun if you too might check them up, and yeah, maybe get the old Action thread back in business.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2020 9:08:17 GMT
stefancrosscoe The thing I remember the most about ‘Full Eclipse’ is Mario Van Peebles’ Max Dire. That name! ‘The Mutilator’ And ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’ were two films a friend lent me. I remember being disappointed by both. ‘The Mutilator’ had some great gore scenes, but something about the story didn’t draw me in. While ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’ was more along the lines of my expectations being different to what I got. As for campus slasher ‘Final Exam’ - I hated it the first time I saw it... but now i kinda like it. It can be slow going and heavy on the character dramas, but it doesn’t bother me now. I actually find the cat and mouse climax between the killer and the final girl to be rather well done. Great write-up of Full Eclipse, I forgot about the panther/cougar growls of the "werewolves", it kind of got a bit "overused" at times, but still I enjoyed it for the whole b-movie action-horror theme or vibe it had going. But yeah, I wished they would maybe focus a bit more on the action part, but with a low budget (I guess) they just had to make use of what they got, and it turned into a nice little positive movie for my part. Max Dire was quite a striking name, almost something like Max Power (The Simpsons I think made great use of that one), but then again the 80s and early 90s were a great time for macho-manly names. Mario Van Peebles I have always thought of as one of those who really should have gotten a way bigger career as an potential action star, I mean he had some great films back in the day, but sadly seemed to end up rather fast into the whole video-movie or DTV section, but I do noticed he has done maybe even better work at times, behind the camera than in front of it. The Mutilator sure had some good gore, but the campy and cheesy mood kind of over-shadowed the little potential it had going, to ever being "scary". Summer Camp Nightmare I think was very good at times, just wished it actually could go a little darker, as it had so much going on, but still I did not expect too much, but ended up really enjoying that one. The "best" thing I liked with Final Exam, was the very cool looking movie poster, and that was pretty much what I had to go on, but after watching it, I sadly do not think I will ever re-watch it for a second time.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 19, 2020 9:16:21 GMT
Spot-on comments about Final Exam, stef. I saw it back in October as part of the October Challenge and yeah it was just awful. Just as you said it was dull, with a lack of a good story plus bad acting. It's like everyone involved in the production refused to put any effort in making a decent slasher. I think the only really memorable or striking scene, I guess, was the school-shootout, as that one would surely not have gone down well if a modern slasher or horror movie had tried it out. Which is of course very understandable, as these kind of tragic situations were probably not taking place, or at least so "often" back in the late 70 or early 80s, in America. Still, I thought it was just an annoying and very vulgar scene, just for the sake of "filling up the time" with a bit of cheap shock and "violence".
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 20, 2020 10:05:09 GMT
Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993) by Brian Yuzna, Christophe Gans and Shusuke Kaneko H.P. Lovecraft anthology that features 3 or well, 4 different tales and I had heard of this film, but never seen it, and was quite thrilled to find it lying around for free on Youtube. However, the video quality was quite disappointing, as the picture frame kind of leave out too much, and the sound was waaaay too low, but then again, it was free, so I guess I cannot complain all that much. It comes with lots of likeable and very noticable actors within the horror and cult-genre, such as Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Payne, David Warner and Richard Lynch, sadly none of the stories ever really hit home with me. While surely not bad, they just end up as very forgettable and while the make up and special effects were at times incredible to look at, I do kind of felt that they too often over-shadowed the lesser interesting script/stories, and sadly ended up as one of the weaker anthology movies of the early 90s. A shame, as it comes with so much talent, both in front of the camera, but also behind it. Anyway, of all the different stories, I think the first one with Bruce Payne ended up as the one I enjoyed the most, and I think it also had the longest runtime as well. 5/10The Nurse (1997) by Robert Malenfant Pretty much a very ordinary or "typical" random b-movie late night cable thriller that I found lying around, and well, who am I kidding? I saw it mostly because of Lisa Zane, who plays a nurse who gets quite the shock when her unstable father due to a personal crisis or meltdown that is caused by his work, end up killing several of members of his family. Somehow the nurse plots a sadistic revenge towards a wealthy businessman whom she targets as the main "villian" behind her family getting destroyed, and with the sudden news that the businessman she now truly despises have been paralyzed during an accident, she immediately steps in to make sure he will get the very best "care" the hospital can offer. Well, I think it started or began, maybe not as a interesting movie, but at least somewhat enjoyable for a late night flick. However, it soon turned into a rather boring mess that had me almost put to sleep before it hit the 30 minute mark, and that is rarely a good sign. The problem is that I have seen this kind of movies, so many times over, and very few really stands out in the "crowd", but those who at least manage to spice it up a little, often do so by never take it self too seriously or just because they are fun to watch. The Nurse however is not any of the mentioned, and if not for Lisa Zane, I would have just turned the whole thing off after a few minutes in. The plot, well, I mean is ridiculous, as Lisa plays a seemingly caring (almost overcaring) nurse early on, then suddenly she turns into a complete cold and ruthless bitch who begins her very own sadistic vendetta, and it is just lame stuff really. 3,5/10
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 21, 2020 9:49:24 GMT
Oh boy, how do I end up with all these "classics" as of lately? Well, as I said earlier: "they can't be all winners" and I have sadly gotten at least that one right, but it is of little help, that I can "thank" my awful pickings of the last two movies which I saw last night for. Jungle Warriors aka Jungle Fever (1984) by Ernst R. von Theumer senior Well, I am a pretty simple minded guy, when I look for movies on Youtube, I try to go for the more striking looking titles or movie posters, and I just do not have the time or interest to sit and browse for several hours in search of one potentially good film, and sometimes you just have to take what you got and move on along with it, hope it might be a rather "rewarding" 85-90 minutes, or so of fun b-movie entertainment. Anyway, when I "stumbled" upon Jungle Warriors, I saw this very cool looking movie poster along with the names of Sybil Danning, Ava Cadell, Woody Strode, John Vernon and Dana Elcar and went in with a least some kind of "expecations" of entertainment value. Surely not a "masterpiece", but something that might be a bit of fun or cheese. Instead, what I got was almost 100 minutes of total boredom and just down right terrible in every way "entertainment", as this rape & revenge tale set in the tropic jungle, is just pure filth, where we have a bunch of beautiful models who are down in some "exotic" country, in search of a few good photo locations, but what they end up with instead, is that they become the sexual prisoners of a bunch of sweat, fat and horny bastards. These kind of jungle-rape or women in prison films or sub-genre is surely one of the very worst of the shock-exploitation genre of that time, and Jungle Warriors has to lie among the worst of the worst that I have wasted time on. The "acting", the "plot" is all just, awful. But the worst part, is that is becomes very boring, very early on, so it is just me being very stupid for not turning this crap off during the first few minutes, saving myself for this absolute torture! I hoped early on, that it might be somewhere within the whole Andy Sidaris kind of b-movie entertainment, with beautiful women with big "talents" and even bigger guns, hitting back at the bad guys, and while there is a bit of action going on during the final minutes, it is just too little, far too late to save it. Not even the godess that is Sybil Danning could do much either, sadly. However, both her and Ava Cadell would later on appear in several (if my memory serves me correctly) of Sidaris "classics", but at least those were often both fun and sexy to watch, Jungle Warriors was everything but that. 1/10Deep Space (1988) by Fred Olen Ray " They created a monster over lunch. Now it’s back for DINNER…"Oh yeah, another "classic" from the always reliable Fred Olen Ray, however, compared to the smelly turd that was Jungle Warriors, this rather campy and sometimes hilarious sci-fi horror b-movie actually managed to be somewhat of a little pleasant "surprise", after suffering through the film mentioned above. In this one, Charles Napier is out on a bit of a alien hunt along with a beautiful woman and the soon finds out they surely are not alone in the universe, as the visiting and hungry space creature has a rather big appetite for human flesh. The film do come with lots of cheese and also some incredibly funny and "random" moments, such as having Napier all dressed up in the Scottish national dress, along with the kilt and all, seducing his lady with a bit of bagpipe music, which surprisingly goes down very well, as her clothes just seems to "disappear" right away. So yeah, maybe I should try to remember that, when I bring home a female friend. On with the kilt and bagpipe, to see if it might hit off. This film is clearly one of the far too many "rip-offs" of Alien (1979), you get the Alien "looking" monster, you get the facehuggers and the Alien eggs and so on, but yeah, I guess that is probably as "close" to that mentioned masterpiece as you come. The monster itself is ridiculous, and sounds more like a horny grizzly bear during mating season, than that of a evil alien from another planet, and the facehuggers (while actually looked kind of impressive for such a lowbudget movie) end up having a bit of a show going on, and another hilarious scene is where Charles Napier hit a home run with a baseball bat, as one of these creatures tries to take him on. Another hilarious part, is when he and his lady are being attacked in some lab by this "hugger", and he rips it off from the face of a doctor, then just throws it (without looking) right into the face of his female companion, and goes "OH SHIT!" and it is just such a delicous little random scene of pure cheese, and yeah, there were a few of that kind of entertainment going on, and why I probably end up being a bit too kind with my rating: 4/10
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 21, 2020 17:52:48 GMT
I’ve watched that^ movie at least a couple of times when it’s been on TV here. Quite an amusing film that subverts what one would expect from this type of movie (I also just recently finished watching Alan Tudyk, who appears in that^ film, in the TV series Doom Patrol. He’s a very funny guy).
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Post by Chalice_Of_Evil on May 21, 2020 17:53:10 GMT
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Post by stefancrosscoe on May 22, 2020 10:03:46 GMT
Enemy Territory (1987) by Peter Manoogian At the very last minute, an insurance salesman (Gary Frank) is told to head over towards a rather notorius and dangerous neighborhood, in order to finalize a deal right before the weekend begins. However, all he ends up with in return, is to be locked inside a large apartment building, along with a whole pack of bloodthirsty teenagers, who has targeted him as their next victim.Wow, now this is more like it. Again, as with Summper Camp Nightmare (1987) a few days ago, I just was browsing for maybe a bit of a cheesy 80s b-movie, and suddenly this one hit me, and while it might look like just another "ordinary" b-movie action film by the look of the poster, it turned out to be a far more pleasant and enjoyables surprise than of that I had expected it to be. This is more of a The Warriors (1979) trapped inside some huge building kind of plot, where a small group of people must fight for their lives, in a desperate battle against a small army of ruthless thugs, armed to their teeth with guns. It really is a vigilante/survival thriller, if you will, and I really enjoyed the intense vibe and the fast paced plot, and while it might be easy to point out that it looks "cheap", I think it made the movie have that certain extra atmosphere going, that might not happen if a much bigger budget and names was invovled in the making. Of course, there are not completely "random" or unkown names who show up here, as Ray Park Jr. along with Gary Frank hits the lead, while Tony Todd delivers a truly nasty piece of work as the main villain, who controls a gang called the Vampires (again, very The Warriors kind of feel to it) and he is just so menacing and brutal, and then on the other hand, and that I did not see coming, you get Jan-Michael Vincent as a former Vietnam veteran, who has locked himself up in his apartment, with all kind of guns and weapon, preparing for world war 3, and he sure comes in quite handy when things get tough, and yeah, I enjoyed the film very well. Again, as with Summer Camp Nightmare, it is such a shame that a neat and interesting little flick like this, has absolute no good DVD or Blu-ray release as of right now, and I guess the chances of that happening anytime soon, is, well, not great. However, it is out on Youtube, through several uploaders, I think maybe the one I saw last night was a rather "okay" VHS copy, but hey, I take it, as that is of no problem for me, it is free and I think I am gonna try to watch it later on. 6,5/10
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Post by teleadm on May 22, 2020 18:54:29 GMT
Last week was weak: Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? 1972, recommended if one needs an alternative Christmas movie away from Hallmark movies, and a variation of Hansel and Gretel. Rich American widow has a coffin in the attic, participates in seances that turns out to be fake to contact dead daughter. Invites orphans every Christmas, and joy, a kid is missing, yes she kidnapped one girl... Not the best in the aftermaths of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, but still interesting He Who Get's Slapped 1924, Lon Chaney is great, but it's a turgid melodrama along the way, and not a horror movie.
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 24, 2020 7:26:34 GMT
I wish I could share the same sentiments for ‘Highlander 2’ 😁 Since I don’t have cable or Netflix anymore, I’m a little more selective on what I pick up or watch. “Belly of the Beast” is the only curiosity of Seagal’s DTV output I might seek out? I do have the Andy Sidaris’ collection sitting around to be watched, and I know you went through a bunch of his films on the ‘action thread’. Then there’s a few Hong Kong action films, and a DVD pack with a few straight to video 80s/90s I’m still sitting on. So yeah it might be a good idea to get that thread rebooted again 👍. I guess I am one of the few, but I just thought it was lots of fun, and loved seing Sean Connery back again, Michael Ironside as the villain and the always lovely Virginia Madsen as well, but of course, it was miles and miles away of ever being any close to the quality of the first one, which I think is really a 80s cult-classic. I do have cable, but damn, I cannot remember that last time I actually sat down and watched a few movies, during the weekend. I think the last time, might be at least a year ago. Netflix, well, my brother have account there, so I often try it out every now and then, but the selection of movies, titles and genres are, I think just a big "mess". One "great example" is that if I search for a certain actor or director, everything else but those I have searched for, shows up, or with Steven Seagal, none of his movies comes up, but lots of his music . I did try out Netflix a few years earlier, mostly to check upon tv-series and a few documentaries and so on, but the films that I might be somewhat interested in, I either already own, or have seen, so the rest are just, well, not my kind of entertainment. Of course I think there was a way of getting a hold of the American version of Netflix, but I guess some "party pooper" changed all that. I perfectly understand that one can get a bit tired of ending up watching too much "crap" or uninteresting films, and I try to be a bit more picky when looking up after new or older unseen movies. But sometimes I just got to admit that I am often a very terrible at doing so, but once in a while the "hunt" actually turns out pretty good, even might find a new favorite film behind all the "crap", so that is pretty much what still drives or gets me going on. Noticed you brought up Belly of the Beast, I think or do hope that one will sit well, as I really think it is one of the much better and also more enjoyable Seagal DTV films of his, and, yeah, it was sure fun, explosive and Seagal acted like he really cared in that one, also some hilarious and very memorable bad guys and scenes as well. Out of all of his usually terrible DTV titles, that one might be among the very few I actually want to have in my Seagal movie collection. Not saying much, I know but I do hope you enjoy it and would love to read your thoughts of it, if you end up watching the film one day. Andy Sidaris’ collection, oh yeah, I did go through most of the films, I think back in spring/summer of 2017, and I kind of want to have a "re-run" with several of those, so it could be fun if you too might check them up, and yeah, maybe get the old Action thread back in business. In spite of the ridiculous storyline I just found Highlander 2 on dull side... especially when Connery wasn’t on screen. And Ironside didn’t do much for me. Really paled in comparison to Clancy Brown. Hell, even Mario Van Peebles in part III 😀. They were both eccentric... I Just wanted to see him really break out. when I was watching all those Seagal, Lundgren, Van Damme DTV’s in the late 2000s and early 2010s it was mainly pay tv/cable... with the odd DVD (mainly Van Damme). They seemed to flood the action channel around that time. I was curious to see ‘em, but not to own them. yeah I might kick into the Sidaris set in the next week or two...
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Post by lostinlimbo on May 24, 2020 7:53:03 GMT
Enemy Territory (1987) by Peter Manoogian At the very last minute, an insurance salesman (Gary Frank) is told to head over towards a rather notorius and dangerous neighborhood, in order to finalize a deal right before the weekend begins. However, all he ends up with in return, is to be locked inside a large apartment building, along with a whole pack of bloodthirsty teenagers, who has targeted him as their next victim.Wow, now this is more like it. Again, as with Summper Camp Nightmare (1987) a few days ago, I just was browsing for maybe a bit of a cheesy 80s b-movie, and suddenly this one hit me, and while it might look like just another "ordinary" b-movie action film by the look of the poster, it turned out to be a far more pleasant and enjoyables surprise than of that I had expected it to be. This is more of a The Warriors (1979) trapped inside some huge building kind of plot, where a small group of people must fight for their lives, in a desperate battle against a small army of ruthless thugs, armed to their teeth with guns. It really is a vigilante/survival thriller, if you will, and I really enjoyed the intense vibe and the fast paced plot, and while it might be easy to point out that it looks "cheap", I think it made the movie have that certain extra atmosphere going, that might not happen if a much bigger budget and names was invovled in the making. Of course, there are not completely "random" or unkown names who show up here, as Ray Park Jr. along with Gary Frank hits the lead, while Tony Todd delivers a truly nasty piece of work as the main villain, who controls a gang called the Vampires (again, very The Warriors kind of feel to it) and he is just so menacing and brutal, and then on the other hand, and that I did not see coming, you get Jan-Michael Vincent as a former Vietnam veteran, who has locked himself up in his apartment, with all kind of guns and weapon, preparing for world war 3, and he sure comes in quite handy when things get tough, and yeah, I enjoyed the film very well. Again, as with Summer Camp Nightmare, it is such a shame that a neat and interesting little flick like this, has absolute no good DVD or Blu-ray release as of right now, and I guess the chances of that happening anytime soon, is, well, not great. However, it is out on Youtube, through several uploaders, I think maybe the one I saw last night was a rather "okay" VHS copy, but hey, I take it, as that is of no problem for me, it is free and I think I am gonna try to watch it later on. 6,5/10 Enemy Territory is a good one. Great suspense and performances. Would make a fitting double bill with Roberta Findlay’s 1985 film ‘Tenement: Game of Survival’. Both have similar plots, but this one is way more exploitive, cheaper and with an amateur cast.
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 24, 2020 14:45:00 GMT
Enemy Territory (1987) by Peter Manoogian At the very last minute, an insurance salesman (Gary Frank) is told to head over towards a rather notorius and dangerous neighborhood, in order to finalize a deal right before the weekend begins. However, all he ends up with in return, is to be locked inside a large apartment building, along with a whole pack of bloodthirsty teenagers, who has targeted him as their next victim.Wow, now this is more like it. Again, as with Summper Camp Nightmare (1987) a few days ago, I just was browsing for maybe a bit of a cheesy 80s b-movie, and suddenly this one hit me, and while it might look like just another "ordinary" b-movie action film by the look of the poster, it turned out to be a far more pleasant and enjoyables surprise than of that I had expected it to be. This is more of a The Warriors (1979) trapped inside some huge building kind of plot, where a small group of people must fight for their lives, in a desperate battle against a small army of ruthless thugs, armed to their teeth with guns. It really is a vigilante/survival thriller, if you will, and I really enjoyed the intense vibe and the fast paced plot, and while it might be easy to point out that it looks "cheap", I think it made the movie have that certain extra atmosphere going, that might not happen if a much bigger budget and names was invovled in the making. Of course, there are not completely "random" or unkown names who show up here, as Ray Park Jr. along with Gary Frank hits the lead, while Tony Todd delivers a truly nasty piece of work as the main villain, who controls a gang called the Vampires (again, very The Warriors kind of feel to it) and he is just so menacing and brutal, and then on the other hand, and that I did not see coming, you get Jan-Michael Vincent as a former Vietnam veteran, who has locked himself up in his apartment, with all kind of guns and weapon, preparing for world war 3, and he sure comes in quite handy when things get tough, and yeah, I enjoyed the film very well. Again, as with Summer Camp Nightmare, it is such a shame that a neat and interesting little flick like this, has absolute no good DVD or Blu-ray release as of right now, and I guess the chances of that happening anytime soon, is, well, not great. However, it is out on Youtube, through several uploaders, I think maybe the one I saw last night was a rather "okay" VHS copy, but hey, I take it, as that is of no problem for me, it is free and I think I am gonna try to watch it later on. 6,5/10 Enemy Territory is a good one. Great suspense and performances. Would make a fitting double bill with Roberta Findlay’s 1985 film ‘Tenement: Game of Survival’. Both have similar plots, but this one is way more exploitive, cheaper and with an amateur cast. I was reading up on Tenement and it looks interesting. How did this one escape me? I'm always up for one of those vigilante-type urban crime thrillers. It appears it earned an X rating soley for graphic violence, so that means the studio refused to cut it to get an R rating; that is something that's very rare.
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Post by SassyB on May 24, 2020 20:50:01 GMT
I've just started watching, Hangar 1: The UFO Files The first episode, "Presidential Encounters" Very interesting!
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