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howard the duck (1986)

aka Howard: A New Breed of Hero.
"No one laughs at a master of Quack Fu!"
Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson) is a struggling singer, whose life changes when she finds a duck called Howard has been sucked through a warp in space, and landed on earth. If she thought a talking duck was strange, things are about to get stranger...
Unfortunately George Lucas decided to take a cult comic book character, loose most of what made it a cult, concentrating on the inter-species love story,a looses its focus as a comic fantasy.

lust at first bite (1978)

aka Dracula Sucks. The Coming of Dracula's Bride.
"I am Dracula and I bid you welcome."
Dracula (Jamie Gillis)
An adult version of the Bram Stoker character, is either a disjointed hardcore, or violent softcore story depending on which version you happen upon.

northern soul (2014)

"No prisoners tonight."
It's 1974 ad John (Elliot James Langridge) is a lonely kid, who finds a friend in Stee (Alex Esmail), who loves Northern Soul, and his enthusiasm draws John into the culture and music.
A story that sticks to the template of loner finds friends and learns from tragedy, but is driven along by the obvious enthusiasm for the music.

soulboy (2010)

aka Souled Out.
"Why would I stop you?"
Joe (Martin Compston) becomes fixated on Jane (Nichola Burley), who loves soul. So to impress her he starts to frequent and get into the scene. Thankfully Mandy (Felicity Jones) is there to help him get the basic moves down and what to listen to.
Boy meets girl, and takes time to realise that he's fixated on the wrong girl for him. A standard formula, but played well, with touches of comedy and pathos. This lacks the feel and detail for the scene that Elaine Constantine's film does, but has more of a feel good factor about it.

marquis de sade's justine (1969)

aka Deadly Sanctuary. Justine and Juliet. Justine de Sade.
"This is the story of Justine and the misfortunes of virtue."
The story of a young woman (Romina Power) forced out of the convent she was entrusted to, whose innocence is abused by all who meet her.
High production values, and a scattering of name actors, such as Jack Palance and Mercedes McCambridge, fail to cover up the fact that this is over-long at 2 hours.

succubus (1968)

aka Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden.
"I have done well, she is perfect...the essence of evil."
Lorna (Janine Reynaud) is a nightclub stripper who is groomed by William (Jack Taylor) to become a part of his bizarre fantasies.
Surreal dream, that you enjoy for the striking imagery, or go nuts and turn it off due to the inconsistencies and constant soft focus!

sexy sisters (1977)

aka Die teuflischen Schwestern. Satanic Sisters. The Devilish Sisters.
"Milly is a very sick girl."
Countess Von Stein (Pamela Stanford) holds her younger sister Milly (Karine Gambier) prisoner. Milly suffers from a sexual trauma, due to being raped. But is the Countess looking after Milly's best interests or is that Molly is actually the sole inheritor of their father's fortune. Can Joe (Kurt Meinicke), save her from the machinations of the Countess and her Dr (Jack Taylor)?
Soft-core sexual extravaganza, that really never gets going plot wise.