the reincarnation of isabel (1973)

aka Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento...Black Magic Rites & the Secret Orgies of the 14th Century. The Ghastly Orgies of Count Dracula. The Horrible Orgies of Count Dracula. Black Magic Rites: Reincarnations.
"It's the hand of the devil."
A castle is home for a covern of satanists, who are sacrificing virgins to bring back their mistress, the witch Isabella Drupel (Rita Calderoni), who was burnt at the stake in the 14th century. Also living in the castle is its new owner, Jack Nelson (Mickey Hargitay), who is unconcerned about the sacrifices as he is actually Count Dracula!
Euro-trash of the lowest order. A nicely filmed, but long drawn out melange of witches, vampires, sacrifices, and barely there acting, with added female nudity.

tombs of the blind dead (1971)

aka La noche del terror ciego. Crypt of the Blind Dead. Mark of the Devil, Part 4: Tombs of the
Blind Dead. Revenge from Planet Ape. The Night of the Blind Terror.
"You do not mean the legendary city of the Templars?"
A girl on holiday in Portugal visits an abandoned monastery and gets a visit from the inhabitants, a sect of warrior monks who were executed for worshiping the devil during the crusades.
Nicely atmospheric horror, which kicked off the blind dead series, as long as you don't think too deeply about the thin plot.

kipps (1941)

aka The Remarkable Mr. Kipps.
"Artie, are you happy?"
Mr Kipps (Michael Redgrave) is a lowly shop assistant when he comes into an inheritance. No longer needing to work, he is advised to move up in the world and expand his social circle, but becoming a member of society is harder than he realises.
Based on the HG Wells story from a thankfully lost time. When social standing was everything. Interesting in a retrospective way, but does nothing for me beyond the historical perspective.

the time machine (1960)

"Which three books would you have taken?"
Victorian scientist H. George Wells (Rod Taylor) is determined to prove to his sceptical friends that a time machine is feasable. In testing his machine he ends up thousands of years into the future and befriends Weena (Yvette Mimieux) of the peace loving Eloi. But this utopian society hides a dark secret, the Eloi are in fact food for the warlike Morlocks. With Weena captured, Wells determines to face the Morlocks and retrieve her.
Pal does it again, with an entertaining adventure based on the classic book.

the time machine (2002)

"It seems so long ago."
Upon seeing his fiancé killed before his eyes, Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce) develops a time machine in an attempt to change this traumatic event. Unfortunately he repeatedly fails and in a huff sends himself 800,000 years into the future. There he finds the Eloi and bonds with one member of the tribe in particular, Mara (Samantha Mumba). But then she is snatched by the warlike Morlocks and he determines to fight back and save her. In doing so he comes up against a philosophy spouting uber-morlock (Jeremy Irons).
A mildly diverting version of the HG Wells classic. Though I still prefer the 1960 George Pal version of the two.

plague town (2008)

"Is it a boy?"
A woman give birth to something that a priest tries to kill. Unfortunately the family object, killing the priest. Fourteen years later an American family arrive in Ireland to discover their Irish roots. As they bicker their way through the countryside they end up stranded. Then the locals turn up and they don't exactly get on, seeing as they are inbreds out for blood!
A very cheap mash-up of everything from Children of the Corn, to Village of the Damned.

death race (2007)

"No one is perfect in this world."
2012, the American economy has collapsed, and the government attempts to pascify the populus with death race. A road race where prisoners are enticed to take part by the temptation of their freedom, but where losers die. This is television gold, overseen by the prison warden. But she can and does change the rules to suit her agenda, and one thing she doesn't want is for the most popular driver Frankenstein (Jason Statham) to win another race and be set free.
A re-visioning of the AIP classic, updated for the modern world of blood sports. Where the original had a level of camp fun, this is a by the numbers actioner.

spin a dark web (1956)

aka Soho Incident.
"I got sick of working for a living anyway, so here I am."
Jim Bankley (Lee Patterson), a struggling boxer/telephone engineer, finds an old army friend and begs him for a job. He's introduced to the boss, and more importantly the bosses sister Bella Francesi (Faith Domergue). He's taken with her and unwittingly gets drawn into a murder investigation.
Welcome to the murky nightlife of Soho, boxing, and racing. Typical noir styling permiates this surprisingly entertaining quota quickie, which includes some great views of 50's Soho.

the blue parrot (1953)

"He's an American, they take over everything."
The parrot in question is a basement club in London, the scene of the crime, and where American detective Bob Herrick, (played by Irishman Dermot Walsh - with an accent that mangles his native Irish into a psuedo American), tries to solve the convoluted plot. All overseen by the sinister club owner (John Le Mesurier) and the odd dame.

wrong turn 2: dead end (2007)

"You may be pretty, but you're tougher than you think."
The in-bred's are back. This time they have a bunch of reality show wannabies to butcher and chomp on. Led by muscle lunk Henry Rollins the group find themselves fighting for their lives in rual West Virginia against some hillbilly cannibals.
Lots of nice looking cannon fodder, great effects and lots of gore - makes for a late night screamfest.

rice girl (1956)

aka La Risaia.
"I'm here to plant rice and to make some money."
The lives and loves surrounding a rice farm, and its migrant workers, in rural Italy. The owner of the farm starts to take an interest in one of the workers (Elsa Martinelli), as does his spoilt son and a poor car mechanic.
The striking use of Eastmancolor provides a vibrant backdrop to a mildly diverting romantic drama.

wrong turn (2003)

"They may have a phone."
One of those full on dumb ass, don't go in there, stupidness films. Where despite the place looking like the shack from hell, chock full of nastiness, the chop-fodder, (including Eliza Dushku), still insist on going inside looking for a phone. Saying that, if you can suspend your disbelief, and ride with the clichés, this is an effective horror, in the Hills Have Eyes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre mould. Where a bunch of kids breakdown in backwoods America, and deliver themselves into all kinds of hell in the form of a family of hillbillies that prey on unsuspecting travellers.