Nurse Sherri (1978)

Horror movie about a demented professor of the occult, whose soul jumps into the curvaceous body of Nurse Sherri (Jill Jacobson) shortly before he dies on the operating table. The possessed lady in white then begins stalking, seducing and kill people - even her boyfriend - until someone puts an end to the madness.

Director Adamson and producer Sam Sherman weren't afraid to make a film, edit footage out and then edited stuff in just in order to make it sell. If you go through their work together you'll see several examples where they make a movie, it doesn't sell so they add something in to make it a drive-in hit. That's the case here as they delivered a "naughty" nurse type film but then decided to add in more horror elements, ala CARRIE and the end result was pure gold at the box office. Originally released with more horror elements, the latest DVD offers the long lost "adult" version, which features more nudity and that's the version I watched.

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Five Bloody Graves (1969)

A lone gunman hunts the fearsome Apache Satago across the plains of the Wild West. When Satago's marauders ambush a stagecoach, the gunman rides to the rescue of the trapped passengers and helps them in their last stand against the deadly Indians.

Al Adamson! Truly one of the Princes of schlock filming and a true heir to Edward D. Wood Jr.s Throne of cheese! Adamsons films have everything that makes the true crap movie so frightening: Illucid scripts, continuity errors of epic proportions, acting somewhere between barely OK to truly awful, former movie greats fallen into rough times, no budget whatsoever, cameos by the director himself (not in the Hitchcock manner, more in the Ed "Glenn or Glennda" Wood way)... you name it.

Said that, this is one of his less crappy movies (we are talking about Adamson standards here though), mainly because of a really good director of photography (newly immigrated Vilmos Zsigmound, who later would shoot movies like Maverick and Assassins) and a gorgeous background scenery.

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Midnight Offerings (1981)

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn’t hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a new girl in school, Robin. Robin discovers that she also has magic powers, and it comes to a mental struggle between the two women over David.

Before there was “The Craft“, before “The Secret Circle” and before “The Raven” (ok, scratch this last one), you might remember a made for TV movie titled “Midnight Offerings“. The film takes the lead from other like films such as “The Spell (1977)” and ” The Initiation of Sarah (1978)”. Since the movie falls way back into the year 1981, it is probably more likely that you remember it as, “that witch movie that starred Melissa Sue Anderson”. The film offered a pretty decent witch against witch premise that I’m assuming inspired many others over the years. Though trying to locate this one is not as easy with it never arriving on DVD and most likely lost in VHS hell somewhere. In fact as of this review, even wikipedia missed the boat on this one. Though a few kind folks have provided various video links to sections, so its not lost entirely. (Side Note: You can find DVD versions created by bootleggers, most likely pulled from the analog data)

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Skullduggery (1983)

A nerdy fellow that enjoys playing a Dungeons and Dragons-like role playing game goes on a killing spree as the result of a family curse.

Wow. What the hell did I just watch? That is all I can think after watching Skullduggery.  I have heard a lot of bad things about this movie over the years but never bothered to watch it until recently and almost immediately regretted my decision. It was just as bad (if not worse) as everyone said that it was and I think that I might have lost some IQ points-not that I had a lot to begin with-after watching it. I knew that I was in trouble after the movie opened with a weird, Scooby-Doo-like theme song (that I will never, ever be able to get out of my head no matter how hard I try) and things just got even worse from there.  Make no bones about it this movie is bad. Not in a “so bad it’s good” way but just in a “wow, this film is very, very bad and it just plain sucks” sort of way. It’s boring, goofy, confusing at times and just all around a terrible movie in every possible way.

I’ll admit that it sounded like it could be interesting but after the horrible opening scene (that takes place in the 1300’s) I just got a bad feeling that I was in for something quite painful and I was right. After this horrid opening we are transported through time to 1982 and meet our main character Adam (who is pretty talented at just walking around looking confused or angry and being a dick to his friends and others in general). We get to watch him do amazing things like play a role playing game, argue with his dorky friends, and then attend a really lame talent show (don’t know why it was called a talent show since no one seemed to have any actual talent) where a goofball magician (that sort of reminded me of the short-lived WWF wrestler Phantasio that made one whopping appearance in the ring back in the day) awakens the curse inside him and makes him a killer.

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Hell's Belles (1969)

When hot-headed Dan out-drives the thoroughly vicious Tony in a motorcycle race and wins a brand new bike, he sets in motion a chain of events that includes one blazing gas station and a disastrous rock slide.

This is one hell of a fun movie, and probably the best motorcycle flick of the '60s after Easy Rider. The is actually an update of the old Jimmy Stewart movie Winchester '73, except a motorcycle is used in place of the rifle. Jeremy Slate, always great in these '60s flicks, is the lead and is supported by a wonderful exploitation movie cast. Les Baxter's score, next to that of Easy Rider is about the best heard in a biker flick, a perfect artifact of the period, and lots of fun.

Quasi-comedy biker flick with western-genre elements has motocross champ Jeremy Slate (as the one decent character, and convincingly so) plotting his vengeance on the Arizona biker gang who stole his prized cycle. He catches up to them but is beaten badly, and for compensation the scurrilous pack leaves him scowling chopper chick Jocelyn Lane (an attractive cross between Nancy Sinatra and a post-teenage Hayley Mills, but a bit too refined for this kind of movie). "Hell's Belles" isn't much, nor does it strive to be, but the desert locales are interesting, Les Baxter's score is campy, and the performances aren't bad. Adam Roarke, a fine actor who made more than his share of groaners, plays the leader with admirable finesse, and the growing relationship between Slate and Lane is intriguing. The final showdown is well done, as is the closing scene. American International Pictures, having had huge success with "The Wild Angels" in 1966, had a tough time getting out of the biker rut, and by 1970 it was all starting to look like rehashed goods, but this entry has some modest surprises up its sleeve, and leaves you with more than just a quick biker fix.

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The Locals (2003)

“The Locals” would have worked best if sold as a Head Trip film, where what we think is reality is in fact not, and the point is to let the movie pull us along until it decides to send us reeling with its Big Reveal. And the film almost pulls it off, if not for the very poor technical craftsmanship, which really detracts from the script. It may seem petty to harp on the film’s nonexistent skill with lights, but consider this: the movie takes place almost entirely at night and on a lonely stretch of dirt road in the middle of nowhere. That’s prime fodder for an atmospheric and intense film where darkness is absolute. This is what “Dead End” did with tremendous success.
Two best friends Grant and Paul hit the road for a weekend of surfing, booze and hopefully . . . girls. With night falling they take a short cut and meet Lisa and Kelly, a couple of babes with a fast car, who invite them to a party. Lust takes the wheel and a game of cat and mouse begins leading them deep into the heartland of evil where they meet...........The Locals. Written by Greg Page

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Big Boobs Buster (1990)

Rejected by would-be lover Bando (Masakazu Arai) because he "hates flat-chested women," high school student Masako (Harumi Kai) decides to enact revenge on behalf of her fellow "washboards." Adopting a superheroine guise, she captures various large-breasted students, makes silicone moulds of their chests, and threatens to parade the mould in front of the whole town, unless they "stop seducing guys with those giant boobs!" After two successful missions (which the victims do not report to the authorities because, well, they rather enjoyed it), Masako almost meets her match when confronted by an opponent (Marina Matsumoto) sporting a metal bra. Yes, yes, I know, you’ve seen it all before, but her next target (Uran Hirosaki) reacts in an unexpected way: she comes on to Masako. But is sex what this most unusual girl really wants?

Writer/director Hisashi Watanabe indulges in the usual schoolgirl fetish material, and while none of it is the least bit PC, the tone is still disarmingly silly and playful. Perennial villain Eisei Amamoto (probably best known in the West for playing the evil Dr. Who in KING KONG ESCAPES) shows up periodically as an aged hentai who likes to spy on the girls change room and even his character is meant to be loveable! The engagingly odd first half of this very short (45 minutes) production leaves one wondering just what strange avenues the story will take next, but the emphasis promptly switches to the local track meet (if Masako fills in for another contestant and wins the race, she will be allowed to use her silicone gun on the other girls). We get all of the usual training and "big day" cliches, instead of the scenes we really want to see, like how the locals are reacting to all of this strangeness, not to mention the expected chagrin of Masako’s parents (they conclude that it is merely a phase she’s going through). At any rate, the girls are cute, it’s over before you know it, and the DVD will look great on your shelf sandwiched between BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ and THE BIRTH OF A NATION.

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The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)

Also known as:Red Queen Kills 7 Times,Die Rote Dame,Die rote Dame,Horror House,La dama rosa mata siete veces,La dame rouge tua 7 fois,Diathiki gia 7 eglimata,Epta eglimata zitoun enoho,La dama de la capa roja,Blood Feast,Feast of Flesh,The Corpse Which Didn't Want to to Die,The Lady in Red Kills Seven Times,The Red Queen Kills 7 Times

Description: Over noble native Wildenbruch dominates the long-standing curse. Many centuries ago between the two sisters - red and Black Queens was implacable enmity, which ended with the fact that the Black Queen killed the Red, causing the last seven stab wounds. The red Queen has risen from the dead and killed the Black Queen, and six related people in order to reimburse all amounts received fatal injuries. Since then, the circumstances of the confrontation between the red and Black Queens are repeated every hundred years. Finally came another period of renewal of a long-standing curse. Martin Hoffman tries to protect his bride, kitty Willenbruch from ancestral curses.

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Cult of the Damned

Originally released in 1969 by American International Pictures Angel, Angel, Down We Go but maybe better known under the title Cult Of The Damned (to cash in on the publicity of the Manson murders), director/writer Robert Thom's film may very well be a definite product of its time but that doesn't make it any less interesting or any less worthy of cult film fans' time. The film makes its home video debut from Kino (surprisingly it never got a domestic VHS release, let alone a DVD release).

The story revolves around Tara Nicole Steele (Holly Near), a young woman who returns home from some time spent abroad at a boarding school. When she gets back, her mother and father, Astrid (Jennifer Jones) and Willy (Charles Aidman) throw a party in her honor. Things get odd right from the start when Astrid makes a bit of a show and obviously ploys to get all of the attention for herself. A flashback scene shows us that Tara's parents have always been a bit odd though, at one point Willy paid off waiter to take care of her which led to her winding up at a party with some of his pals. Things didn't go well for the poor girl. She's got a history of abuse and trouble in her family.

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Space Sheriff 2 In 1 Movie : Sharivan Next Generation + Shaider Next Generation

The members of Makuu, Madou and Fuuma which were perished completely in the past suddenly revive. The plot begins where Jumonji Geki is fighting with Lizard Doubler, the residual stooge of Makuu and later been arrested, yet he can feel that something on the other side is taking in. On the other hand, Hyuga Kai goes to Earth with his partner, Sisi, in order to prevent the dealings of illegal drugs "Hyper-M" which General Gyrer of Neo Madou is trying to conduct. Meanwhile, Seigi, Kai's childhood friend, too investigating this matter with his partner, Eileen on Earth.In fact, Kai receives a "special mission" from Commander Gordon before he heads to Earth....

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Altar of Lust / Angel on Fire DVD (Vinegar Syndrome) (NTSC All Region)

Altar of Lust / Angel on Fire DVD (Vinegar Syndrome) (NTSC All Region) THE ALTAR OF LUST (1971):
A psychiatrist probes deep into the erotic traumas experienced by a young woman who has turned to lesbianism.
Director: Roberta Findlay
81 minutes / Color / AR 1.85:1

ANGEL ON FIRE (1974):
After dumping his pregnant girlfriend, an arrogant chauvinist is hit by a van and reincarnated as a woman.
Director: Roberta Findley
75 minutes / Color / AR 1.85:1

Features Include:
+ Dual Layer DVD-9 | Region Free | 1.85:1 Anamorphic | MONO
+ Scanned and restored in 2k (LUST = 35mm camera negative & ANGEL = 35mm archival print)

NTSC All Region 

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Space Monster Dogora (1964)

Several satellites have been destroyed without explanation. A few days later, a group of diamond thieves are thwarted when the gems they are after suddenly disappear. Strangely enough, the two incidents are connected when scientists discover that a giant jellyfish like creature, which was mutated due to a high amount of radiation hovering over Japan, is drawing up all carbon based matter, including coal and diamonds. Soon the creature is also attacking bridges and ships. Can anything be done to destroy the creature before he begins drawing up all mankind?
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Japanese film companies such as Toho made a bunch of Godzilla-type movies. You know, giant dinosaur-like monsters which often were just guys in big rubber suits stomping on plastic cities and military equipment. Some are entertaining (such as the first Godzilla film) and many were just ridiculous and dumb (such as seeing Gamera the giant killer turtle flying away by shooting flames out his butt). I didn't realize "Dogora" was in this same genre but once I saw it, I felt it was a bit better than these sorts of movies. Yes, there is a big silly monster but he was used sparingly (thank goodness) and the rest of the film was decent.

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