You know the drill- women in prison who are badly treated and then plan to overthrow their captors. This is pretty generic stuff- nudity, humiliation, cat fights, degradation… The overall tone is pretty grim but I’m yet to see a Women In Prison film that has an optimistic outlook on life. This film was denied …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 35- Hell Prison (1980)
An artist, Arthur, is robbing a woman’s apartment. She is asleep on her bed but the noise he’s making wakes her up. All she can find to defend herself is a spoon (!) which she uses to gouge one of his eyes out with. With now only one eye, Arthur becomes obsessed with gouging out …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 34- Headless Eyes (1971)
A slasher movie directed by J. Lee Thompson (Cape Fear) and starring Melissa Sue Anderson (she's a long way from Little House on the Prairie here!), Glenn Ford and Lawrence Dane (Scanners). Someone is bumping off college students in innovative ways. Who could the killer be? Even though the methods of murder are unconventional (barbell, …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 33- Happy Birthday To Me (1981)
A runner, Laura, literally drops dead after winning a 200-meter race. Her sister, who is in the Navy, comes to town for the graduation ceremony in which her sister will be honoured. A killer then starts bumping off Laura's teammates. But who is this murderer and what is their motive? I still can't believe that …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 32- Graduation Day (1981)
An ex-bouncer has just been released from prison. He’s recruited by a nightclub owner who is having problems with local gangsters. G.B.H. is one of those movies that made me think, ‘What the hell have I just watched?!’ as the end credits rolled. Imagine a film that is shot on video, is set in Manchester …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 31- G.B.H. (1983)
Alice, the final girl from the first Friday the 13th, is murdered by an assailant two months after this initial spate of murders. It’s not hard to guess who this is as Alice had just found Mrs Voorhees’ severed head in her fridge. A new bunch of counsellors are arriving at a camp close to …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 30- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Being the first of the popular horror franchise, the successful formula hadn't been established yet. Hence the first Friday the 13th movie contains certain elements that we don't find in the other films. We have quirky characters at a diner, the funny sheriff and likeable teens whose characters are fully fleshed out. We don't wish …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 29- Friday The 13th (1980)
Pam Grier stars as the lead character who takes on a gang of drug dealers after they kill her undercover cop boyfriend. Foxy Brown has so much going for it- Grier who is fantastic in the lead, Antonio Fargos (yes, Huggy Bear from Starsky and Hutch), a great soundtrack (that was released on Motown) and …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 28- Foxy Brown (1974)
A killer stalks a high school. And thats the plot. This is a cookie cutter slasher film. The only interesting thing about this movie is it's historical value as an atypical sub-genre piece. You get to see the sheer rubbish that was made to generate ticket sales and box office. Movies with no artistic merit …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 27- Final Exam (1981)
The son of a mafia kingpin goes to Hollywood and ensues in a bloody rampage to get what he wants. Leading actor Duke Mitchell also wrote, produced and directed Massacre Mafia Style. Whilst the film’s detractors may describe the movie as a Temu Godfather, this is way too uncharitable. Yes, the use of non-actors sometimes …
Continue reading The Video Nasties Reviewed- Section 3- Day 26- Massacre Mafia Style (1974)
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