Dead Snow
I've reviewed movies about Nazi Zombies before - the ill conceived "Shock Waves", and "War of the Dead" come to mind, so it's not like it's a new concept (even Zombie Lake used the idea.) It's an idea that you would think would have wild success. Just mention the ideas of Nazis and zombies in the same sentence and you pique the interest of a lot of horror fans. So, if this is such a great combination of two gruesome archetypes, why did it take until 2009's Død snø (aka Dead Snow) to make a film utilizing Nazi Zombies to this degree of goodness?
Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
How do you take a character that was obviously shot in the face and killed, and use that same character in a sequel? Easy, just do it and don't make any explanation available whatsoever! That's what Don Edmonds has done in his follow up to his 1975 film "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS", this time entitled "Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks". Last time Ilsa was in charge of a Nazi camp that was testing women to see if they had a higher pain threshold than men, and conducting gruesome experiments on her subjects. Now, she is a slave trader, training women to pleasure El Sharif , making them members of his harem. Then, she was in Nazi Germany, in a concentration camp of sorts, and an American G.I. is the one to tame her and her wicked ways. Now, she's in an undisclosed Middle Eastern location, and a German diplomat and an American serviceman are sent to try to tame El Sharif, and get his oil and Ilsa under control. Pretty similar so far...
Future Hunters
From all the movies I've seen that take place at least 20 years in the future, things are going to be pretty bleak for us, with the post-apocalyptic world and all. We visit another one of these era's in Cirio H. Santiago's 1986 film Future Hunters, where everything is all Mad Max, and people chase each other around in cars looking to get a leg up on the competition. In this case, Matthew (Richard Norton) is being chased and in order to save the world, he has to get his hands on the spear that pierced Jesus' chest, the spear of destiny. He manages to grab it seconds before he's about to be blown up, and his contact with the spearhead transports him 39 years to the past - from 2025 all the way back to 1986, and in proximity to our main subjects, Michelle and Slade (Robert Patrick). After Matthew is shot and on his way to death's door, he fills in Michelle and Slade on what the spearhead is, and that they need to contact a "Hightower" in order to learn how to save the future... Wow... heavy, man.
Best and Worst of 2008 – a Review of Reviews in Review.
It's the last day of the year 2008, and this marks the first year that we've been reviewing films. Well, it hasn't been a full year - we started this current incarnation of the website on March 8th, 2008 with our first review of Larry Cohen's "The Stuff" (note to ourselves - review more Larry Cohen films!). Anyhow, since it's the end of the year, we figured if you really wanted to you could browse around the site and look at all the stuff we've covered, but if you're the lazy type like us, this condensed view of some of our highlights and lowlights might be right up your alley. In this post you'll find some clips and summary of our highest rated films and lowest. So... without further adieu, let's get on with the show:
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