fright (1972)

"I wish you hadn't said that about the ghost."
A young woman (Susan George) arrives at a house to babysit for Helen and Jim (Honor Blackman and George Cole). But her nerves are soon set on edge when she spots a face at a window. Her unease isn't helped when boyfriend Chris (Denis Waterman) arrives telling her that the child's biological father is in a mental asylum. Annoyed she throws Chris out, then the real father turns up...
Understated horror, that plays on false shocks, whilst developing the creepy atmosphere, in this home alone chiller.

invasion of the bee girls (1973)

aka Graveyard Tramps.
"Think about it boys, coming and going at the same time."
State Department Security Agent Neil Agar (William Smith) is sent to investigate a series of mysterious deaths happening to research scientists due to vigorous sex. He begins to suspect that they have something to do with Dr. Susan Harris (Anitra Ford), who is researching bees.
A sci-fi thriller directed in a functional fashion, which sucks the life out of the story. The sort of film where you know someone is mysterious because they wear sunglasses all the time!

slugs (1988)

aka Slugs: The Movie.
"That's right you are not an expert."
Small town america is overtaken by giant killer slugs with a taste for meat. All that stands between them and overwhelming American are Mike and Kim Brady (Michael Garfield and Kim Terry)
Wooden acting, a campy plot, and some fine cheap gore, makes for a highly entertaining horror, in the so bad its good catagory.

wild in the streets (1968)

"You're part of that alcoholic generation dad, you need to drink."
Max Frost (Christopher Jones), a young rock star, endorses a politicians (Hal Holbrook), campaign to become a senator. But it gets him thinking, and he comes out campaigning for the voting age to be reduced to 14, and with the youth of the nation on his side he wins. But that's just the start...
A film attempting to put fear into the nation of old people, as it proposes that the young will one day not inherit the earth, but sneakily take it for themselves. See as a double bill with 1967's Privilege for another version to the pop star as political activist.

four sided triangle (1953)

aka The Monster and the Woman.
"He was driven by a force he couldn't control."
Dr Harvey (James Hayter) relates the story of Bill, Robin and Lena (Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen and Barbara Payton), childhood friends who develop a 'reproducer', a machine capable of duplicating any object. But problems follow when Lena marries Robin. Bill in love with Lena himself, convinces Lena to allow him to copy her, so he can have a Lena of his own. Unfortunately he does not account on the feelings of the duplicate, Helen. For she also falls for Robin.
This could have been a great film, but is far too slow in developing its central premise. The last third of the film turns out to be a small gem, but far too late in the day to help overall.

carry on dick (1974)

"known as big dick, due to the unusual size of his weapon."
The carry on team take on the story of Dick Turpin, with Sid James as Dick and Barbara Windsor as his trusted sidekick as they terrorise the countryside holding up coaches for their money. Whilst Kenneth Williams is the hapless Capt Fancey, constantly outwitted by Dick, as he tries to capture the outlaw.
You know where you are with a Carry On, and this continues the pattern in an mildly entertaining way.

monster island (2004)

"You kids shouldn't be horsing around out here."
Carmen Electra is abducted by monsterous flying ants whilst at an MTV promotional appearance. Josh (Daniel Letterle) and a small band of fans attempt to find and rescue her.
A homage to the RKO stop-motion horrors, this is a tongue in cheek romp, that's mildly diverting, mainly because it features Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Adam West.

mighty joe young (1998)

"Joe needs me."
Jill Young (Charize Theron) lives in a mountainous region of Africa, and has hand reared a mountain gorilla, she calls Joe, from its infancy. When Prof. Greg O'Hara (Bill Paxton) discovers Joe he persuades Jill that Joe will never be safe from the poachers who killed Joes mother unless he is taken to America, but the poachers are a very determined bunch.
This remake of the 1949 original, makes for an entertaining family film.

phenomena (1985)

aka Creepers.
"I love all insects."
Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connolly) is a young American girl transfered to an exclusive Swiss boarding school. Once there she gets caught up in a string of murders, where her ability to communicate with insects gives her an advantage in the pursuit of the killer.
An interesting and entertaining thriller, that also features Donald Pleasence and Argento stalwart Daria Nicolodi. A typical Argento, full of style and immagination, (and a wonderfully ecclectic soundtrack), but also features his usual script and continuity errors.