SAVAGE STREETS - Still pretty hard edged eighties teensploitation with requisite synthetic texture and bad metal environment. Not quite as winning as 'Class of 1984'. I enjoyed, though.
FRANKENSTEIN'S CASTLE OF FREAKS - From shitmaster D Randall. Was hoping for slightly more decadent 70s Eurosleaze than is on offer here, but there are decent tendrils of weirdness to tug on, including the moving subplot involving abandoned dwarf and caveman, whose relationship seems tender enough before they both turn into vicious rapists. Nice morbid electro on soundtrack.
FEAST 3 - End of the series, hopefully. Bad enough taste to be diverting.
PIRANHA DD - The sequel to the recent remake. It's basically a retread. Even if you liked the T&A, blood & guts approach of the remake you may still find this all a bit pointless despite its mild entertainment value (and Hoff inclusion). End credits sequence was about 15 mins to make up for 70 min run time, what a rip off.
THE OFFENCE - Came to this via a review on here (thanks, Handyman J). Bleak, stark drama from Lumet set in depressed early 70s England. S Connery is a cop who melts down and kills a suspect in custody, although this is less a political piece about police brutality and more an intense, disturbing bit of psychoportraiture. Glum, downbeat and recommended. Again, nice morbid electronics on soundtrack.
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