Watching B-movies so you don’t have to!
Sometimes we watch movies that were so forgettable that it doesn’t really seem worth writing 1000 words about them. I had an experience with one of those types of movies recently - the Cynthia Rothrock film “Lady Dragon 2” aka “Angel of Fury” - not to be confused with the OTHER Cynthia Rothrock movie called Angel of Fury with Peter O’Brian, which I’m sure is totally awesome. Unfortunately, this Angel of Fury is just plain awful.
Hey everyone, we have a special treat for all of you today! Jorge Antonio Lopez from StrictlySplatter.com has stopped by to write a very special Guest Review for “Revenge of the Living Dead Girls”. He’s got an awesome horror site, so check it out when you get a chance. We also got a chance to write a review for his site, so watch for more information on that in the coming days. We’d like to extend a gracious thank you to Jorge, and now… On with his review!
Here we have a French zombie picture. It is said to be France’s first gore flick and boasts extremely shocking material. It was directed by Pierre B. Reinhard (”GHOST SOLDIER”, “LE THEATRE DU GRAND GUIGNOL”) and very similar to Jean Rollin’s “LA MORTE VIVANTE (1981)” a movie also about zombie girls. Some think that Rollins also directed “REVENGE OF THE LIVING DEAD GIRLS” under a pseudonym. Anyway, let’s crack this baby open and see what’s inside.
James Woods plays a small cable channel exec in David Cronenberg’s 1983 Film “Videodrome“. Max Renn (Woods) runs the small network Civic TV, which shows the most offbeat, weird and bizarro shows on TV (I have to admit, it sounds like my kind of station), and he’s always looking for a new show to put on the airwaves. The newest crop that his sales agent is proposing aren’t edgy enough for him, it’s all too softcore, too pedestrian. He needs something a little more shocking, not only to keep interest in his station, but also because he needs something to get excited about. Soon after, his tech intercepts a few minutes of “Videodrome” and Renn’s interest is piqued.
Remember that weird kid in school? The one that used to put glue on his hands and then would pretend it was peeling skin, then eat the pieces he peeled off? The one that had a cold and waited until the snot would run down his lip until he would lick it off? Yeah, thanks for making fun of me. Anyhow, that’s who Bad Ronald is… Well, I don’t think he eats his own skin, or slurps snot, but he’s weird, just don’t call him that to his face, he might kill you on “accident”.
When I was younger, I always thought having a super power or ability like the talent of flight or invisibility would be awesome. As I get older, I realize that Telepathy would probably be a lot cooler. You could read minds, use the power of persuasion, or have the ability to find out what people are thinking - their wants, desires… Cameron Vale (played by Stephen Lack) has that power, but at times it more of a hinderance than it is a gift. You see, he’s a scanner - one of only 237 in the world that has unique telepathic abilities that allows him to control others with his mind - and he’s on the lookout for another person who shares his ability. The problem is, that other person is on the wrong side.
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