Double Feature DVD
Hoping to convince his fellow statesmen of the Helix government’s military strength in an effort to rally support for war against the city-state Triton, Lord Zirpola orders his second-in-command Ankar Moor to capture a few legendary nomadic warriors called “Range Guides” with the intention of forcing them to fight to the death in Deathsport against his lethal “deathmachines.” Moor’s mission is successful but he’s gotten more than he bargained for when one of his captives turns out to be none other than Kaz Oshay, the son of Oshay; the very woman that disgraced Ankar Moor and exiled him for betraying the “code.”
Kaz, his piece of Range Guide tail Deneer and Continue reading »
U.S. DVD Release
The Fuma Clan have stumbled upon an explosive secret involving The Shogun of Japan and his son that may tear Japan apart but before they can move on the information, the treacherous Hattori Hanzo and his Iga Clan ninja descend upon Fuma village leaving death and destruction in their wake.
The last living Fuma Clan member and the Clan leader’s daughter must now work together to infiltrate the Iga Clan in order to collect a sample of Hanzo’s blood, establish a damning connection between The Shogun’s son and Hanzo and avenge their fallen comrades.
Lovers will die, plans will be formulated and Continue reading »
Action, Asian Cinema, B. Harris, CAT III, Crime, Exploitation, Extreme, Hong Kong, Horror, Simon Yam, Thriller
Aug 242010
Uncut German DVD
When a rattled photo development employee contacts local police about some suspicious pictures, Inspector Lee and his police force are horrified to discover pictures of what they believe to be dead women. The paper trail leads back to one Lam Gor-Yu, an odd introvert working as a night shift taxi driver. Believing the snapshots to be genuine, the cops raid his home and place him and his family under arrest.
Tortured by the detectives working the case and beaten by his outraged family members, Lam cracks under the pressure and agrees to confess to the crimes of murder. A further thorough search of the premises turns up not only VHS video tapes he made of his crimes but several jars containing the pickled breasts of his victims Continue reading »
DVD Release
Wanted smugglers Stella Star (Caroline Munro) and her navigator Akton (Marjoe Gortner) are caught unawares during an unscheduled pit stop and finally taken into custody by the dedicated law-bot Elle (Judd Hamilton) after a long space chase. Convicted of their crimes, both are found guilty and sentenced to hard labor on separate planets.
Unwilling to be a slave to the system that incarcerated her, Stella attempts to make plans for an escape with her fellow inmates, subsequently attracting the attention of a guard and setting off a riot. The raucous battle gives her the perfect opportunity to slip away unnoticed and make a break for it but her freedom is cut short when Elle’s ship Continue reading »
VHS Artwork
Armageddon has arrived! Those damn politicians done went and blew themselves up leaving nothing but dry, arid wastelands populated by roving packs of nomads, scavengers and murderous motorcycle/car-driving bandits. Ineffectual to stop the mayhem, the splintered and self-serving government does nothing but control the flow of gasoline and attempt to unite tribes and towns into a cohesive states. That’s just the insanity above ground! Below the scorching sands dwells a subterranean society of cannibalistic, Morlock-like creatures called ‘Sand People’ that wait to snatch travelers that stray to far from base camp. What exactly do they want? Well, dinner is indeed served. Basically the future sucks all kinds of post-nuke balls.
When the leader of a particularly ruthless army Continue reading »
UK Theatrical Poster
I must confess that although I am a fan of cannibal movies in general, I had been putting off watching Slave of the Cannibal God for quite a while now. Why? Well there were two reason really and they are Ursula Andress and Stacy Keach. I just couldn’t imagine that a cannibal movie would work with two big(ish) names involved. I mean let’s face it, when I think of Ursula Andress the first thing that springs to mind is James Bond, or to be more precise Ursula in a swimsuit in Dr Continue reading »
U.S. DVD Release
I’ll admit it, the thought of reviewing another Umberto Lenzi movie filled me with a certain amount of trepidation. This is one seriously inconsistent film maker that you just never know what to expect from. Some of his movies are a joy to watch, others are just plain painful, yes I’m looking at you Black Demons.
Man From Deep River though did have a couple of good selling points that filled me with a little hope. Firstly, the lead is played by Ivan Rassimov, that stalwart of Italian exploitation, secondly, he is joined on screen by Me Me Lai, who is one fine looking lady, and finally it is a cannibal movie. Well, the first too are true, but the third is slightly misleading, more on that later though Continue reading »
Theatrical Poster
When The Exorcist was making Hollywood history, there was a rush to produce cheap films that would capitalize on the whole possession shtick. According to the story, Warner Brothers proceeded to send ‘cease and desist’ letters to everyone who released that sort of movie, making the outrageous claim that they owned the copyright on the concept of demonic possession! Most companies ignored the threatened lawsuits, but at least one distribution company – American International – pulled their demonic movie from the theaters. Abby had been playing to decent reviews for less than a month, and was not seen again for almost thirty years.
Abby was nearly titled “The Black Exorcist” (or even worse, “The Blackorcist”) because it’s a Continue reading »
Original Poster
Thunder is back in town and he’s come to claim his wife but before he can do anything he’s got to stop the desecration of his tribe’s cemetery, fight off a roughneck construction crew, wage guerrilla warfare against the local police department and pretty much level half a town.
The white man isn’t dealing with just any redskin, Thunder was bred to be a warrior and the only way to diffuse this ticking time bomb is for construction to stop in the cemetery and for the police to call in Trautman before Rambo does any more damage. Wait…which film was this again?
Thunder Warrior may be just another Italian Continue reading »
R2 UK DVD
Mario Bianchi (Son of Roberto Bianchi Montero) is no stranger to sleaze. His career in the Italian smut industry lasted over twenty years and saw him collaborate with one of this films leading cast members on a regular basis; the oh-so-obscene Marina Hedman. Under his Andrew W. Cools pseudonym he gives us Satan’s Baby Doll – a “re-imagining” of Andrea Bianchi’s (no, they’re not brothers) superior Malabimba: The Malicious Whore from 1979. Infamous producer Gabriele Crisanti (once husband of Mariangela Giordano) was responsible for both films, along with other trash classicks like Giallo a Venezia, Patrick Still Lives and Burial Ground; so it gives you an idea of what to expect from the brisk 75 minute runtime Continue reading »
