The Fruit of Paradise’s garden of psychedelic eden delight
This is the stunning opening sequence from Vera Chytilová’s, Ovoce Stromu Rajských Jíme (The Fruit of Paradise). This is one of my personal favourite films – one that everyone should watch. Let the following sequence tempt you: [youtube=http://youtu.be/vE4eDHu9sCw&w=540]
King Kong kills Gorosaurus
Posting about Mechani-Kong’s appearance in King Kong Escapes (1967) yesterday, I mentioned that Gorosaurus – who would go on to appear in Destroy All Monsters (1968) – dies a truly horrible death at the hands of King Kong. In a jaw-breaking move that would be repeated in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), King Kong destroys the...
Bollywood Jaws madness
I haven’t had time to upload a clip today, so I’m going to have to steal one from the internet. Here is the amazing finale of Bollywood’s version of Jaws, Aatank (1996), courtesy of Hivefunnies – a YouTuber who posts some truly fantastic stuff. Review of the full movie soon!
Exploding boomerang
Andy Sidaris loved to use silly weapons in his films. Picasso Trigger (1988) features one of his finest inventions… the exploding boomerang.
Dolph’s wild shootout in Army of One
This has got to be one of the greatest action sequences from the 90s. Dolph’s best starring vehicle, 1993’s Army of One (also known as Joshua Tree), is not exactly a thrill ride for its entire duration. Not to say that it’s boring, but it’s nothing mind-blowing… that is until an absolutely insane shootout in...
Van Damme’s dance scene in Kickboxer
Revisiting some of Van Damme’s 80s and 90s classics, I’m starting to remember why I loved him as a kid. A few nights ago I watched Kickboxer (1989), an awesomely hammy Van Damme effort. There are many highlights, but the greatest is when Van Damme shows off his dancing abilities…
My cat can eat a whole watermelon!
Last night, I re-watched one of my favourite comedies of all time – Rubin and Ed (1991). Sadly, this little seen film, directed by Trent Harris and starring Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman, has never received the kudos it deserves. In fact, an interview Glover gave on Letterman, in character as Rubin, has probably been...
Amazingly bad English speaking actors in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
You know you’re in for a bloody good laugh when an English speaking actor appears in a Godzilla film. Here’s my personal favourite moment of horrible gaijin acting from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) – enjoy!
Maciej Cwiek’s ‘Video-Disc’ (1986)
This week’s ‘clip of the week’ is actually a short film by the amazing Polish animator, Maciej Cwiek. Rather than discuss it at any length, I suggest you just watch it and enjoy. [youtube=http://youtu.be/IgXnUKy31QM&w=540] – Matthew Revert
Slowmo madness in Video Violence
I recently picked up a great DVD (and VHS) set from Camp Motion Pictures, titled The Basement after one of the films in the set. I did not go straight for the titular film, instead I dug into Video Violence (1987) – or Video Violence… When Renting Is Not Enough, if you want to go...
Snuff video in Evil Dead Trap
For the most part, Evil Dead Trap (1988) is a fun and cheesy 80s horror flick. Only it doesn’t start out that way. Early on in the film, Evil Dead Trap features a horrifying scene of a reporter watching a snuff video with eye-violence that would make Lucio Fulci wince. I didn’t even bother uploading...
Seagal’s finest bar brawl
Steven Seagal loves bar brawls. This clip from Out for Justice (1991) is my favourite Seagal bar brawl – and possibly even my favourite Seagal scene ever. Enjoy as Seagal arrogantly swaggers his way through the fight taking on a stupid amount of tough guys and barely receiving a scratch in the process.
