This Spanish/Italian/German production is directed by Jesus Franco under the pseudonym Clifford Brown. It concerns a young model/actress who is scouting for locations in South America but is then kidnapped. A Vietnam vet is sent in to find her, which is perilous as there are cannibals in that part of the world. This film is …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 14- The Devil Hunter (1980)
A group of three documentary makers have gone missing in the Amazon whilst filming a documentary on cannibalism. Harold Monroe, an anthropologist, leads a team into the same terrain to try and find them. Cannibal Holocaust was massively controversial upon its release and was also identified as one of the more 'problematic' films on the …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 12- Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Three students decide to go to the Amazonian jungle to try and disprove cannibalism. However, they encounter two drug and emerald smugglers who are forcing a local tribe to harvest cocaine for them and treating them very badly in the process. The local tribe take revenge against their oppressors and the students get to see …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 11- Cannibal Ferox (1981)
The film starts in Vietnam with a soldier, Hooper finding two colleagues in a pit waiting to be freed. However, on trying to accomplish this he sees that they are eating human flesh as they are infected with a virus that turns people into cannibals. As if this wasn't bad enough, he is then bitten …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 10- Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
Cropsey, a summer camp caretaker is burnt alive as an unfortunate consequence of a prank that goes horribly wrong. After five years he returns to the summer camp with vengeance in mind. This is the slasher movie that helped form Miramax Films and gave a young Harvey Weinstein a career as a film producer. The movie was …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 9- The Burning (1981)
Reviewing the Video Nasties is like travelling down a long and winding road with stops at unexpected destinations on the way. I hadn't seen Bloody Moon before and was wondering what kind of horror film it would be. It turns out that it's a slasher film. This Jesus Franco film concerns Miguel, who has a …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 8- Bloody Moon (1981)
A group of tourists explore the Greek Islands. Unfortunately, someone or something starts bumping them off. There's so much to love about Joe D'Amato's Anthropophagus The Beast. Firstly, it delivers. The film's reputation is one of extreme gore and about it being utterly disgusting. And, thankfully, it is, which is perfect for horror fans. How …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 2- Anthropophagus The Beast (1980)
Absurd opens with lead character, Nikos Tanoupoulos, being pursued by a priest. Nikos tries to climb over a wrought iron fence but accidentally impales himself on the spikes on top of the fence and is rushed to hospital. As he seems to get over his surgery and injuries in record time, it is established that, …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 1- Day 1- Absurd (1981)
I'll be reviewing all of the DPP List Section 1 films from tomorrow. The DPP list is better known as the Video Nasties list. Every day I'll review a film, working alphabetically through the list. Section 1 was the part of the DPP list that dealt with the films that had been successfully prosecuted. I'll …
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Probably Argento's best movie in my opinion. A successful writer Peter Neal is visiting Rome from America. He becomes aware that a serial killer is on the loose and strongly influenced by his work. This film is staggeringly good. Prepare to be astounded by the tracking shot of the outside of the apartment block- one …
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