Sunday 28 February 2016

Razorback - Retro Review





Well it was Sunday morning yet again, In bed with a cuppa. I awoke quite early and thought sod it i'll stick a film on so I  ventured in to the DVD library(or spare room as you may well call it!)
Whilst looking through various organised sections of my shelf such as "The zombie section" or "The classic British section" I spotted a section that I hadn't delved in to for quite a while, this was the "Ozplotation" section. Now, This got me thinking about how I originally created my ozploitation section and it was thanks to the great Horror Etc. Podcast. Sadly it was announced last week that the podcast had wound up. It has been going for many years with Tony,Ted and sometimes Doug. They did several episodes on the subject and introduced me and many others to new titles and classic old titles such as Razorback. So I thought in praise of them I'll stick it on.



Made in 1984 by director Russell Mulachy  most famously known for Highlander 1 and 2 as well as Resident Evil : Extinction and ton's of music video's for likes of Culture Club, Duran Duran, Elton John and Queen. It tells the tale of an old man who his searching for a giant Razorback who one night smashed through his outback home and took his child never to be seen again. No one believes him that a Razorback could grow that large and he is determined to prove them all wrong.
Years later a reporter from New York who is an animal activist sees a report on TV regarding the Kangaroo cull in the outback of Australia and decides to head there and see why they feel the need to do it. Her trip takes her to the town unknown to her of the legendary giant Razorback.



It's a brilliantly shot film with some great and real creepy images of the desolate outback. The town folks are as you would expect of the inbred types akin to characters in Mad Max.
I hadn't seen it since I saw it on VHS but my expectations were not let down at all. It's really funny in places with some typical 80's themes and some way over the top acting.
To be honest there is not really a lot of the actual Razorback in the film but that doesn't take anything away from it at all. There is a really trippy segment where on of our main characters gets lost in the desert and starts hallucinating seeing all manner of crazy shit!
So on summing up if you haven't seen it you really should. 91 minutes of ozploitation lunacy. And you never know it may well lead you to start your very own Ozploitation section!
8/10
Jonny T.




Saturday 27 February 2016

AMONG THE LIVING - on DVD 7th March


Hey folks,
Some news that Among the living is finally get a UK DVD release on 7th March. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury who brought us INSIDE and LIVID, With these two you know you are going to get something  a little special and definitely gory!
All release details below, Watch this space for a review coming very soon,
Jonny T. 


METRODOME ANNOUNCES 7th MARCH HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE DATE FOR

AMONG THE LIVING

DIRECTED BY ALEXANDRE BUSTILLO & JULIEN MAURY (INSIDE, LIVID & upcoming TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE prequel LEATHERFACE)

STARRING ANNE MARIVIN, THEO FERNANDEZ, FRANCIS RENAUD, ZACHARIE CHASSERIAUD and DAMIEN FERDEL  

★★★★
‘Wonderfully disturbing’

THE HORROR SHOW.TV


‘Truly horrifying…blends Hooper's Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Craven's The Hills Have Eyes imagery, with the likes of E.T’
TWITCH FILM

From two of horror’s most exciting directors comes Among the Living - a gut-wrenching horror like nothing you’ve seen before.
Three kids skip school in order to explore an abandoned amusement park when they stumble upon the horrific acts of a twisted murderer disguised in a clown mask. Terrified by what they saw and the thought that the man will come after them, the boys alert the police. But their pleas for help fall on deaf ears and soon it is not only their own lives that are in danger, but those of their families as well.



Release date 7TH March
Certificate TBC & Running time 90 Minutes
DVD RRP / £14.99




Wednesday 17 February 2016

GOODNIGHT MOMMY - Official Quad & UK Trailer


GOODNIGHT MOMMY



The highly anticipated horror comes to UK cinemas 4th March 2016







Hello folks,
It's been a while but I am back, Been travelling but the Blog is back on. Got loads to catch up on with you all so I shall start with the great news that Goodnight Mommy is getting a UK cinema release and a well deserved one. Not seen it myself yet but heard amazing things about it. so as always details below and review coming very soon!
Jonny T.

Key talent

Susanne Wuest 

Lukas Schwarz

Elias Schwarz

Directors

Veronika Franz

Severin Fiala

Synopsis

In the heat of the summer, a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and corn fields, lives nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. It emerges an existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust.