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Elliott Davis
M253 Deserter and the Nomads, The (68) aka: Zbehovia a ptnici aka: Il disertore e i nomadi This is a very energetic, disturbing and bizarre film about death in surreal Slovakia. Three episodes cover three different historical periods. Two in the past, one in the post-apocalypse future. Death appears in each tale, a tall bald creepy guy. In the first story, a soldier deserts the army and causes havoc in his small town. Death follows. Next in WW2 a peasant family including children, is massacred by Russian soldiers. Haunting. Death follows, even making sure that the cat is dead! (who would feed it?). Last tale of the end of times is truly scary and dark with very brutal violence (like the other tales) for it's time. In Czech language and with English subtitles.
R71 Escape From Safehaven (89) aka: Bloodscape In a post-apocalyptic world, a family seeks refuge in Safehaven, a community protected by the ravages of the outside world by a contingency of armed guards. However, once they settle into Safehaven, they discover the guards rule the community with an iron fist, and their brutal tactics have spawned a resistance movement that tries to enlist the aid of new arrivals. Harsh violence and sexual situations make this one a bit darker than some. BA
D917 Escape from the Bronx: Exclusive Collectors Edition(83) aka: Fuga dal Bronx aka: The Riffs II - Flucht aus der Bronx aka: Escape from the Bronx - 1990: Bronx Warriors II A rag-tag group of people lead by a man named 'Trash' (Mark Gregory), must fight extermination squads (run by Henry Silva) in the ruins of a decimated New York. Excellent high-body-count ultra-violent fun. From Italian director Enzo G. Castellari. This regularly priced 2 disc set includes a gorgeous Widescreen 85 minute version on one disc, and a nice Widescreen 89 minute uncut version on disc 2. BA
R357 Hard Knuckle (87) Harry (Steve Bisley who played 'Goose' in the original 'Mad Max') used to be the undisputed 'snooker' king until he collapsed into alcoholism. That's 'pool' for you non - Aussie's mind you mate! You see the world has ended, the apocalypse has already happened... but luckily boozing and pool still live on! Billiards has 'evolved' into risking life (or limb) so the stakes are a bit higher nowadays. Harry has little dog companion, and picks up a side-kick along the way. It's like 'Mad Max' Meets Minnesota Fats'! You'll actually feel you are in that Aussie-Post-Apoc world with wild characters and bizarre situations aplenty and a bluesy slide-guitar providing some musical backdrop. BA
R359 Island City (94) aka: 2035 mutazione immortale A 21st Century genetic experiment goes chaotic, creating a race of genetically-violent, bulked up, cave-man-like mutants. The drug was supposed to grant eternal youth. Only the lucky ones who were not affected, or the ones who did not take the drug are normal, and live in various safe zones (like 'Island City') with force fields and crystal implants to identify mutants. This failed pilot for a proposed show is just good fun low-budget sci-fi, reminding of movies like 'Damnation Alley', or 'Genesis 2' and others. With Eric McCormack, Brenda Strong, Kevin Conroy and more. BA
R360 Killing Edge, The (84) A man tries to avoid killer robots as he searches for his family in a post-holocaust waste-land. Another super obscure post-apocalyptic film, this one shot on video in the U.K. and directed by English director Lindsay Shonteff. Shonteff directed 1964's 'Devil Doll' and 'Curse of the Voodoo'. BA
M679 Last Days of Planet Earth, The (74) aka: Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen aka: Prophecies of Nostradamus A professor who studies Nostradamus predicts the end. No one listens. Mankind has tampered with the earth resulting in radioactive smog clouds, hideously mutated wildlife, destruction of the ozone layer.... This is basically a follow-up to the equally devastating 'Submersion of Japan'. If you like detailed disaster movies with mayhem, casualties and destruction mixed in with the heart of the human spirit... here it is! - FINALLY the UNCUT Japanese version that runs 114 minutes!!! Ultra-Widescreen and with English subtitles. BA
R353 Last Man on Planet Earth, The (99) aka: Le dernier homme sur Terre Biological warfare has wiped out 97% of the earth's population. The remaining women have decided to enact laws to ban the reproduction of any men because men are hopelessly violent. Sort of like a male 'The Handmaid's Tale'. A feminist's fantasy is a horror story for men.
R124 Osa (86) In a future society where water is a valuable commodity, a savage gang murder's a young girl's family. She is taken in by a man named Trooper, who trains her to fight and kill. When she is old enough she takes off to get revenge. Her name is Osa (Kelly Lynch in her lead debut!). One of the baddies is named 'Quiltface' and is played by Bill Moseley right off the set of 'Texas Chainsaw 2'. Essential for Apocalypse completists and Lynch or Moseley fans. Memorable. BA
M698 Rush (83) aka: Blood Rush In a post-apocalyptic nuclear holocaust world, a survivor (Bruno Minniti) roams the desert, fighting bandits, and the forces of an evil warlord. In the compound of the warlord, all is controlled. Anyone who attempts to leave is shot. But no one wants to leave because the remaining food and crops are on the compound. There is presumably no plant life left on planet earth. But, if you look in the background you can see trees in the distance! Anyway, mistakes aside, there is plenty to enjoy in this below average clunker. Followed by 'A Man Called Rage' also directed by Tonino Ricci. Bruno was in 4 movies in a row for Tonino in lead roles all. Amazing LBX version. BA
D958 She (82) aka: She- Eine verrckte Reise in die Zukunft aka: Barabarian Sandahl Bergman made quite a splash as 'Valeria' in 'Conan the Barbarian' made the same year as this! In a backward post-apocalyptic world, she aids two brother's quest to rescue their kidnapped sister. Along the way, they battle a variety of nuclear affected opponents like werewolf guys, a mad scientist, a psychic commie, a giant robot and gladiators, before facing the evil 'Norks'. Sort of a 'kitchen-sink' variety end-of-the-world flick. Bergman performs athletically with relish (sword in hand) and looks amazing! Great fun and also with Gordon Mitchell. Excellent quality Widescreen print BA
M422 Taking Tiger Mountain (83) aka: Trechi Mynydd y Teigr Militant female scientists brainwash research subject Billy (Bill Paxton, in his first substantial role) to assassinate the Welsh Minister of Prostitution. Meanwhile WW3 is being fought and the U.S.A. is being invaded. A psychotropic apocalyptic odyssey. In a foreseeable future, America has fallen after a nuclear war, and the rest of the world is living under a chaotic , pseudo-Orwellian negligence where violence and anarchy compete with disease outbreaks, fights over food, and rampant filthy unpleasantness. Environmental breakdown has also diluted and weakened the human gene pool. An incessant torrent of broadcasts continuously pronounce the utter depths of depravity the earth is sinking into. One announcement proclaims cannibalism as common practice. Billy wanders about after his prey, in the wastelands, eventually hooking up with a woman, and then he meets a young man and things really get weird...... Widescreen
M439 Visitors of a Museum (89) aka: Posetitel muzeya aka: Le visiteur du muse In a Post-Apocalyptic world, in which a large part of the population consists of demented and deformed mutants who are being kept in reservations, a man embarks upon visiting the ruins of a forgotten and neglected museum buried under the sea, accessible only at low-tide. A nightmarish vision of a dark and disabled world enhanced by surreal morbid photography and hopeless characters. In Russian language and with English subtitles.
M395 Angels With Golden Guns (88) aka: Terror im Frauenlager aka: Ling ye aka: Le camp de la terreur Truly incredible and spectacularly violent film about three woman who are captured and imprisoned by a gang of white slavers. A rebellion ensues and a huge scale massacre occurs as the women shoot everybody with their machine guns. Its almost like The hell with it! Lets just shoot everybody! In between the madness there is probably the largest catfight (between two rival camps) I have ever seen, along with a homophobic disco sequence (an oxymoron?) in which the villain 'hits' on the (straight) 'hero', and more. Worth a look! Beautiful Widescreen. English dubbed BA
R234 Chrome Soldiers (92) Gary Busey stars as an Air Force hero who goes to visit his brother in a small Oregon town. When his brother is iced before he can get there, he calls up his old war buddies, and they come riding into town like a biker gang, hell-bent for justice. Loads of outrageous acting and violent action follows in this 'so bad it's good' exploitation flick. Enjoyable. Also with Yaphet Kotto and William Atherton. Also with Ray Sharkey in one of his last roles before his death in 1993.
R335 Deadly Females, The (76) Joan (Tracy Reed) is the uncrowned queen of a band of female assassins in this British outing. Female Assassins? And Why Not? Plenty of nudity. + some cool trailers.
D511 Black Rider, The (54) When reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh (Jimmy Hanley) investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, looks like the Black Rider is a decoy to keep people away from Brocken Castle where a gang of crooks are bent on smuggling 'atomic sabotage equipment' into the country and are using the crumbling landmark's dungeon as their lair. With Lionel Jeffries and Rona Anderson.
R444 Bridal Path, The (59) On a small Scottish island, a ruling is made by the elders that no more first cousins will be allowed to marry in order to stop inbreeding and all that comes with it. This complicates Ewan's (Bill Travers) plan to marry his first cousin. Hilarious film with excellent Scotland locales and some laugh out loud moments. Visually amazing. Bill Travers went on to be in 'Gorgo' next, and later 'Born Free' and even the excellent 'Ring of Bright Water'. Widescreen BA
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