22.10.13

grabbers (2012)

"A bird never flew on one wing."
Bloodsucking aliens invade an island off the coast of Ireland, and its up to two Garda (Richard Coyle & Ruth Bradley), and the local marine biologist (Russell Tovey) to discover a way of surviving the onslaught.
A fine example of what can be achieved with a little money and wit.

red: werewolf hunter (2010)

"Is he bitten?"
Virginia 'Red' Sullivan (Felicia Day), has more reason to be nervous than most when brings her boyfriend (Kavan Smith) home to meet her family. For they are werewolf hunters, and it doesn't take long to realise it was a bad mistake to bring him there.
What starts as an interesting update to the fairy tale, soon gets bogged down with some pedestrian direction, and a lame script.

abraham lincoln vs. zombies (2013)

"A woman has a right to defend herself."
Abraham Lincoln (Bill Oberst Jr.) has much to consider, with the civil war raging. Then he hears of a fort deep inside the south, and controlled by the confederacy, where rumours abound of cannibalism and the walking dead.
This pulls out all the cliches, and the lack of budget is obvious at times, as is the stilted direction, but this still manages to inject a little fun into the proceedings.

night of the templar (2012)

aka Knights Templar.
"You will have your ten lifetimes of excess, but then I will come for you."
A Medieval curse sees Jake McCallister () enacting the vengeance of a Knight Templar who was betrayed whilst on the crusades, as the decedents of the miscreants start to die.
Low budget, but entertaining reincarnation flick, especially when you throw Udo Keir and David Carradine into the mix.

night of the living dead 3d: re-animation (2012)

"Become a teabagger, have yer?"
Gerald Tovar (Andrew Divoff) is a funeral director, with a nice sideline in storing US Army medical waste, but his lethargy in cremating the remains and waste starts to produce some unholy results. He tries to keep a lid on it, but the arrival of his estranged brother Harold (Jeffrey Combs), who is looking for money, it is only time before these bodies manage to break out.
Horror, that tries to mix in satire. Unfortunately the film moves far too slowly to maintain interest, and the satire is ham-fisted at best.

7.10.13

steaming (1985)

"It's wonderful coming here."
Violet (Diana Dors) presides over a municipal steam baths, and the variety of people and their problems, that come through the door. From the ever in debt Josie (Patti Love), to the high flying executive Sarah (Sarah Miles), and her friend (Vanessa Redgrave), whose husband has just left her. Then Violet's world crumbles, as she is told they are closing the baths.
Often betraying its background as a play, this is none the less a riveting drama, that features a subdued performance from Diana Dors in her last role.

konga (1961)

aka I Was a Teenage Gorilla.
"I have trained cells to perform miracles..."
Returning from a year in Africa, Dr Decker (Michael Gough) brings with him the secret of growing plants and animals to a gigantic size, including a chimp that he has brought back with him. Nothing will get in the way of his scientific endeavors, which added to his obsession with student Sandra Banks (Claire Gordon), brings out his killer streak.
A cheesy horror, with the per-requisite man in gorilla suit, add in pop-star Jess Conrad, and you have a great drive-in b movie.