Rewatching The Lost Episode :pound:

The cover resembles a generic FF title, that's exploitation for you as it's nae. A group of idiots wander about a

A) ice cream factory
B) local DWP office
C) deserted asylum

Send in your answers now :laugh:

It's very silly due to wooden acting and a creeping sense of deja vu ;)
Unrecommended.

Is the answer C) deserted asylum?

:nod::lol:

It's like a porn version ... without any :laugh:
I should just review The Erotic Witch Project :pound:
Ahem.

Breakheart Pass (1975)
 

Chuck Bronson takes a break from killing street scum in Manhattan and is now a notorious villain John Deakin or is he...Well, seeing as this is an Alistair MacLean story, and he pretty much throws everything bar the kitchen sink into this tale, it's hardly surprising that no one appears to be what they seem, (remember Where Eagles Dare) its a little like an Agatha Christie, in fact, its a lot like Murder on the Orient Express, except substitute posh Euro-trash for gruff burly Cowboys and you kind of get the idea. What is great about Breakheart Pass is that pretty much the whole supporting cast is a who's who of character actors and gnarly 1970's villain, I'm pretty sure most of them have been beaten up numerous times by the likes of Clint and Bronson during their heydays in the mid-1970s. Of course, no Bronson film is complete without Jill Ireland, she doesn't actually do a lot but it's nice to have her around anyway. Overall it's a fairly entertaining old-school action film, with plenty of middle-aged men whacking seven bells out of each other on the top of railway carriages. In fact, Bronson's demeanour in this film is slightly less curmudgeonly than normal, mainly because he gets out curmudgeon by Ben Johnson who was the world record holder....

"I abhor violence". Whadda line. :lol:

Leave Her To Heaven(1945)

Ellen (Gene Tierney) is is engaged to a politician(vincent Price) but dumps him after meeting richard(Colnel Wilde) on a train who reminds her of her dead father. they eventually marry, but she is incredibly possessive and will do what ever takes to keep him all for herself.

This is the second Gene tierney film that I have watched recently and this one really shows her acting skills. Very good performance indeed, and showing a much darker side as the severely troubled Ellen. especially during the drowning of richards handicapped brother and losing her baby.
not exactly a noir this one, but more of a drama. but definitely worth a watch and shot in lush technicolour as well.
81 out of 100.

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Rocky is back as trainer to Adonis Creed son of his late friend Apollo Creed. Adonis has just been crowned heavyweight champion of the world but there is no time to enjoy his success when a new challenger steps up for his crack at the title. So what's the big deal when you are at the top there is always someone to try and knock you off the top but this is just a normal title defence this time around its Viktor Drago son if Ivan Drago the man that killed Apollo Creed in the year years ago. This fight has so much emotion for everyone not just Adonis and Rocky but Ivan and his son are carrying the hopes of the Russian nation and the government to bring home the belt. Ivan was shunned by his country after his loss to Rocky and for that he holds a grudge against the Italian Stallion and Viktor just wants to make his father proud.

I love the Rocky films yes all of the Rocky films and i absolutely love Sylvester Stallone so i'm always excited when he releases a new film when when this is basically Rocky 8 :lol:. The character of Adonis Creed is not bad but i didn't like how soon he forgot where he came from and who got his there the turnaround was made too fast if you see it you will know what i mean no spoilers ;)

Rocky is still a broken man over Adriann and sometimes its painful to see the pain in his eyes and how lonely and lost he is. All Rocky wants to do is to be there for Adonis and his family still blaming himself for the death of Apollo not throwing in the towel is a decision that will haunt him until the day he dies but Adonis ahas to allow him to be there.

It was great to have Dolf back and he looks amazing the man is in unreal shape he never let himself go and if he did step into the ring to fight in this he would not of looked out of place or unrealistic.

Creed 2 is predictable but i didn't care one bit it was very enjoyable and the actual fights looked fantastic and knowing that Viktor was played by Florian Munteanu an actual heavyweight boxer is scary when you see the size of him standing next to mere mortal stepping in a ring with him even just to act would give you a heart attack :lol:

To be honest these men along with Arnie are an inspiration showing no matter how old you are you can still keep yourself in good nick.


Creed 2 get a

7/10

DUNE 1984.

In the distant future 10191, a duke's son leads a band of warriors against the galatic emperor and his father's nemesis.

first time ever seeing this and the plot made very little sense, and was confusing in some parts, the special effects were brilliant and good soundtrack, the cast and acting were good from Kyle Maclachan, Max Von Sydow, Jurgen Prochnow, Brad Dourif, and Sting, second viewing will be in order for this.

David Lynch's Duane :laugh: ;)

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I highly recommend the book which is fantastic and makes a lot more sens than the film :D

Seconded

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And I recommend the song To Tame a Land by Iron Maiden, which makes **** all sense if you’ve not read the book or seen the film :lol:

The Wanderers (1979)
 

Whilst thematically there is nothing of note to connect Kaufman's remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and his follow up movie The Wanderers(1979).But there are a few scenes that seem to take the movie in a slightly different direction than what is expected. And these scenes all involve the notorious Duckie Boys,a group of seemingly ghostly figures who seem to appear and disappear at will, as a group they act like the pod people, starring demonically at anyone who does not fit in with their group, and usually attack en masse chasing down their prey. And while the rest of the film is a great look at an era that saw a lot of change in music and politics, it also has many things in common with those coming of age films mixed with crude comedy, obviously its source material from Richard Price novel is maybe a bit intelligent than say The Porkys movies and damn more sophisticated than The Lemon Popsicle movies, (hey I Luv those films as well) but they all share the same ideas of teenage boys growing up in a certain time period,and more importantly having some classic songs of that time blasting over the soundtrack, while they try to unhook some poor girl's bra, or more specifically in The Wanderers trying to cop a feel in the street. It is a film full of great set pieces, and all set to some great music, of course, the 1970s went through a stage of 1950/60's retro-themed movies like Grease and of course Happy Days on the television, although they both lacked the visceral gang violence. And let's not forget Erland van Lidth as Terror, the leader of The Baldies, not easily forgotten that's for sure.

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Kitty and Evelyn are two sisters who as kids constantly fought and did everything to get the other in trouble. Their grandfather tells them an old legend about their families past a tale of a Red Queen that returns to the family castle every one hundred years and kills seven people. Fourteen years later when the kids are grown up a number of murders take place within their circle of close associates has the Red Queen returned to claim seven more victims.

Beautiful woman great locations some gory kills plenty of twists and turns and a great looking killer with flowing black hair a red cloak a dead face and a crazy laugh to put fear in anyone who hears it. Can't say too much more with giallos anything could spoil it :lol:

I loved death by fence it actually made me wince imagining it :scared:

7/10

Been yrs since I've seen this film, and come out same time as Warriors and most likely if someone said have you seen the Wanderes then chances are you'd mention The warriors or vice Versa. Great film that I need to rewatch again.

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Two couples head to a ski resort for a vacation where they bump into a group of horny teens staying in the cabin next to them. This is an awesome ski resort where no actual skiing takes place there is a lot of talk about skiing instructors but we never see any there is more fishing taking place than skiing here so maybe they took a wrong turn and ended up at a fishing resort. The mountain has some sort of curse but the acting is so horrendous that i kept slipping in and out of consciousness so i found it hard to follow the actual story.

The first hour is pretty much pointless where nothing and i mean NOOOOTTTHHHIIING happens just bad dialogue and sitting around acting drunk. When the kills start happening they are so bad not even a bit of force when stabbing someone just more of less holding the knife against someone's skin and every kill is so over dramatic almost enough to rival that first kill in The Mutilator but only almost of course :lol:

When it comes to the final reveal i felt ok well i didn't expect that that's sort of cool but once they started to talk and give an explanation as to why they were doing what they were doing i slipped back into unconsciousness and came to the conclusion that this film did have a curse cause it was slowly killing me.

I love a good of shit film but where some bad films have charm and you can forgive them their shortcomings with Satan's Blade you just can't there is no charm well one that i can find anyway.

A complete borefest extravaganza of a film and one i will never revisit.

NOT RECOMMENDED.

How bizarre. I also watched a snowbound slasher that was underwhelming :lol:
It was rather hot today, so to cool down I stuck on Cold Prey . A group of skiers discover a convenient shelter when one of their number comes a cropper. The killer looks reasonably daunting, but generic tis imho.So at least it did its job, as it did leave me cold :laugh:
Ahem.

I thought exactly the same as you first time round but did give it another go and enjoyed it a lot more second time round.

It helped knowing it was shit.

Please dont make me sit through that again PLEASE :lol:

I hate to say I told you so, but I did lol

There is always one :rolleyes:

Confessions Of A Police Captain (1971)

Martin Balsam and Franco Nero cross swords in this thriller. MB is the titular porker with the proverbial bee in his bonnet about crime. Comes with the job no doubt :lol:
Saner than most films of this genre. But still plenty of fun to be had. Recommended

Hostel
3 bagpackers are told they should check out a small town in Slovakia, they meet some girls, however they all end up disappearing and being used as meat for torture.
Eli Roths torture porn flick is still meh, nudity: check, decent gore effects: check and Takashi Miike cameo. One I won't be rewatching any time soon.

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Easy Rider (1969)

Dennis Hopper's magical mystery tour of the US is as laid back as the machines ridden so casually throughout in this almost mythical classic of indie cinema.

The fact the film ends in sudden death means it lends itself to allegory but at it's heart Easy Rider is a call out to the young (and the young at heart) that forced Hollywood to completely rethink it's overblown ideas.

A genuine classic that comfortably sits in my top ten of all time.

One and 2 are alright 3rd is just utter bobbins and waste of time.

The Creeper 1948.

A scientist has managed to turn himself to a cat, after several deaths his colleague tries to stop him of the madness.

Decent 40s B movie, for the first 20 mins was tempted to switch it off as it seems to drag on but got more entertaining, it's more murder mystery type then comes the twist at the end Eduardo Ciannelli plays the mad scientist with ingenious plans for cats and Onslow Stevens plays the assistant trying to stop him. Worth a watch 6 out of 10.

House of Dracula 1945.

At the house of Dr. Edelman Dracula arrives to find a cure for his vampirism as does the Wolf Man looking for a cure, but what is hiding in the basement.

Saw this year's ago and found it boring, thought I'd give it another try and now I appreciate it, John Carradine is no Bela Lugosi but does have the menacing eyes and blank stare. Lon Chaney Jr returns as Lawrence Talbot, this may not be the best monster mash movie but certainly helps pass 67 minutes of boredom.

The House Of Fear 1945.

Seven rich men retire to a castle in the Scottish Highlands, when they start receiving orange pips they begin to die, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called into investigate.

Basil Rathbone returns as the English sleuth joined by Nigel Bruce as Watson, the two seem to share laugh in another adventure based on the story The Five Orange Pips. Roy William Neil does a great job of directing and keeping the suspense alive from start right to the end with a dark murky atmosphere with Dennis Hoey as the bumbling Scotland Yard detective. 6-7 out of 10.

Gestapo's Last Orgy(1977)

Lise Cohen(daniela poggi) is a Jew who gets sent to a concentration camp that is also a brothel for entertaining the german soldiers. and is singled out by the chap who runs the camp, Captain Von starker, because she isnt afraid to die and he wants to break her with torture. and eventually he ends up falling for her.

definitely one of the better ones out of the Italian Nazi films. and has a good plot and decent production values, eventhough it still has all the usual rape and exploitation that you can expect from these films, including an infamous banquet scene. but some of the actual nastiness although in very bad taste can be comical at times, especially when Lise gets suspended naked over a load of rats that will supposedly rip her to pieces, but in fact look like a bunch of friendly hamsters. :lol:

An okay watch, and Daniela poggi is very easy on the eye. 70 out of 100.

It's a firm favourite in this lair :nod:


Alligator (Lewis Teague)

A joy to behold. Robert Forster and Henry Silva fighting a big GUESS? :laugh:
Exploitation Gold. Spritely pace etc. Highly Recommended.

The Bloody Pit of Horror 1965.

A writer and photographer and his enterage finds an ideal location for a new horror novel, the owner of the castle is a retired actor, he allows them to stay for the night and informs his guests the dungeons are off limits.

This wasn't a bad flick, may not be the greatest but watchable, the gore is lame and laughable and the antagonist looked liked a masked wrestler. The dungeon itself does live up to its stylish gothic castle from the witch trials. Mickey Hargitay plays the retired actor pretty well and creepy who believes he is the reincarnation of the master torturer. 6 out of 10.

Horror Castle 1963

Arriving at a castle which has been in her husband's family, Mary begins to suspect something is not right and begins to see someone or something in a hood.

Under the title of The Virgin of Nuremberg, this had it all, dark gothic atmosphere, moments of suspense and Sir Christopher Lee. The film builds up to a great creepy factor with good camera work, the director Antonio Margheriti done a brilliant job directing this and knew how to use decent lights for this with a great score by Riz Ortolani. Lee only has a small role but his great at his performance and down side his voice is dubbed. 7-8 out of 10

And Now The Screaming Starts 1973.

In England 1795 a young woman marries into a wealthy family unaware of a Curse the be holds the ancestry house and its females.

This has always been a great classic film from start to finish from the studio of Amicus, Stephanie Beacham plays the lead role Catherine who is marrying into the Fengriffen family who hide a dark secret. Ian Ogilvy plays Catherine's new husband Charles who is a non believer on the Curse. Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee star as the baffled doctors and a small sinister role provided by Herbert Lom. One certainly worth a watch.

last House on The Beach(1978)

Sister Cristina(florinda bolkan) is at a remote beach house practising a shakespere play with a bunch of Catholic schoolgirls, and end up getting terrorised by a gang of crooks who have just robbed a bank.

Another of the Italian rip offs from Last house on The Left. With a great performance from Florinda Bolkan and Ray lovelock as the charming bad guy.

Not quite as nasty as you would expect from this type of film as most of the nastiness happens off screen. but it still wallows in sleaze and has a very grim tone, especially when a young girl(sherry buchanon from Zombie holocaust) is raped to death with a cane.

But overall, this is still quite a compelling watch and well directed by franco prosperi who made those mondo films. 71 out of 100.

The Ghoul 1975.

Former clergyman Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark secret in his attic and fears his secret will come light when a party of people arrive during a cross country race.

Good stylish gothic atmosphere film starring Peter Cushing as the recluse Dr Lawrence who's house seems always shrouded by thick fog which makes a great setting. John Hurt plays the ex soldier grounds keeper who seems to be calm and then snap which helps him to be more mysterious. This was another decent British horror that starts off slowly but builds up the suspense quickly and at steady peace. 6-7 out of 10.

The Shrine (2010)

A group of American journalists go to a village in Poland to search for a backpacker who has mysteriously gone missing. Upon arrival they find a place steeped in stories of strange cults and human sacrifice.

Second time around i still enjoyed this film. The film is undeniably derivative making me think of The Wicker Man and Hostel Part 2 among others with echoes of Bava's Mask of Satan thrown in. But this time i was struck at how much the film makers were influenced by The Exorcist. The statue in the woods looks similar to the one seen at the start of Friedkin's film and the clever finale of The Shrine pits what are basically exorcists against people possessed by demons.

After a slowish start which enables us to get to know the journalists the pace picks up with the discovery of a strange mist on the outskirts of the village, and within it a grotesque statue. These scenes are beautifully done and an eerie atmosphere at once bleeds from the screen.

The Shrine is classified 18 which had me mystified throughout until we arrived at the climax when all hell breaks loose and the bloody sfx come into their own. The creature design is thankfully all prosthetic and the devilish dudes look really effective.

Recommended.

Oasis of the Zombies (1982)

I can't help but love Eurocine productions especially the messier ones like this Jess Franco effort.

Made up of scenes cobbled together from other movies - or are other movies cobbled together from scenes from this movie? - it's inept at best and yet also rather fun. It lacks many of Franco's trademarks (No long zoomy sex scenes here, okay, just one) and possesses none of the lurid gore the Italian zombie films were splattering us with at the time and although it's well photographed it's not particularly atmospheric.

In fact Oasis of the Zombies doesn't have an awful lot in it's favour...except the zombies themselves. I love the way they look. All gnarled and (live) worm ridden, just as if they'd actually come out of the ground. Knowing Eurocine, they probably had.

Not recommended but i did find some sort of perverse pleasure in it's shoddiness.

I’ve got both that and Zombie Lake on blu and I liked one, but hated the other, trouble is I watched them one after the other and I’ve no idea which is which now :lol:

Zombie Lake was the one with the green skinned zombies whose make up washed off when they were in the water. It's the better of the two in my opinion.

That really isn't saying much though.

:laugh:

How fortunate for you Rik. Zombie Lake is seared onto my memory :lol:

Rewatch!!!!!!! :behindsofa: