Terror Train (1980, Blu-ray Review)

terrortrainBLURAYDirector: Roger Spottiswoode

Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, Hart Bochner

Scream! Factory / Region A / Rated R / 1.85:1 widescreen / DTS Master Audio 2.0 / 97 minutes

Disc Extras: On-Camera Interview with Production Executive Don Carmody, Producer Daniel Grodnik, Production Designer Glenn Bydwell, and Composer John Mills-Cockell / Theatrical Trailers / TV Spot / Still Gallery

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Jamie Lee Curtis remains, in my humbled opinion, the best scream queen ever to grace the silver screen. She’s prolific in her career as an actress, but hey, not every film an actress stars in will be pure gold. This very much applies to Terror Train. Seriously, this movie is so average it makes my teeth hurt. Continue reading

The Lost Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis (Blu-ray Triple Feature Review)

lostfilmshglBLURAYDirector: Hershell Gordon Lewis

Cast: Sharon Matt, Antoinette Maynard, Forman Shane, Walter Camp

Vinegar Syndrome / Region Free / Unrated / 1.37:1 fullscreen / Mono / 240 minutes

Disc Extras: Original Theatrical Trailers / Extensive Liner Notes / Special Edition Lab Cards

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Hershell Gordon Lewis is best known for his gory horror exploitation fodder from the ’60s and ’70s like Blood Feast and The Wizard of Gore. Super fans of Lewis know he’s a kind of Renaissance man when it comes to films of the grimy grindhouse era. But horror isn’t his only forte. Far from it. He’s filmed anything from biker flicks, children’s movies, comedies, and yes, even sex movies. If you’ve seen HGL’s films in any genre, you can pretty much cut and paste some softcore sex scenes into them, and you’ve got a good idea what “The Lost Films of Hershell Gordon Lewis” boxed set is all about. The shoddy productions values, cheesy dialogue, and questionable acting are intact, just add tits and ass and lots of moaning. Those of you who are mid-chubby, keep on reading. Continue reading

Oasis of the Zombies (1983, DVD/Blu-ray Review)

oasisofthezombiesBLURAYaka The Treasure of the Living Dead, Oasis of the Living Dead

Director: Jesus “Jess” Franco

Cast: Manuel Gélin, France Lomay, Jeff Montgomery, Myriam Landson, Eric Viellard

Redemption Films / All Region / Unrated / 1.66:1 widescreen / French and English 2.0 mono / English subtitles / 85 minutes

Image Entertainment / NTSC R1 / Unrated / 1.66:1 Widescreen / English 2.0 mono / 82 minutes

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oasisofthezombiesDVDCaptain Blabert and his men of the Allied Forces of WWII ambush German soldiers who are carrying a large amount of gold in an oasis in the desert of North Africa. The Captain is the only one to survive and is rescued and nursed back to health by a Sheik and his daughter. The Captain and the daughter end up having a child together and she dies giving birth. Continue reading

Zombie Lake (1980, DVD/Blu-ray Review)

zombielakeBLURAYDirector: J.A. Lazer (aka Jean Rollin)

Cast: Burt Altman, Anouchka, Gilda Arancio, Edmond Besnard, Jean Rene Bleu

Redemption FIlms / All Region / Unrated / 1.66:1 widescreen / French and English 2.0 mono / English subtitles / 86 minutes

Image Entertainment / Unrated / NTSC R1 / Widescreen 1.66:1 / French and English Dolby Digital Mono / 84 minutes

DVD & Blu-ray Extras: Theatrical Trailer / Alternate “Clothed” Sequences / Alternate English-Language Title Sequence

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zombielakeDVDAfter a girl is reported missing and another found dead in a small town haunted by “ghosts” in a lake, a reporter comes to town to get the scoop. She is directed by the townsfolk to the home of the Mayor who has first hand knowledge of the history of the lake. The story; A squad of German soldiers are fighting in the town when one of them (we’ll call him “Nazi Zombie Daddy”) saves a woman (we’ll call her “Nazi Zombie Baby-Mama”) from being blown to bits. She shows her appreciation by screwing him in a local barn and naturally they conceive a child. Continue reading