Epinions Recent Reviews for LuigiB

Would'a been a great Italian/Spanish co-production from 1972

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:58:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - I've seen better, but I've seen much, much worse. In all honesty, "DAGON" has an undeniably naive charm about it. It enjoyable to see a 'nerd' hero for a change (although I was ready to slap him every time he says "There are two possibilities...") and...

DR. WEST, PLEASE RE-ANIMATE THE SERIES!

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 00:33:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Fans have been waiting for "Beyond Re-Animator" for years now, and while I am very pleased to see the third "Re-Animator" film finally completed and released, I am, at the same time, disappointed to see that the life of this once great series has all but...

"DeTedium"

Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:49:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Also known as "Delirio Caldo" and "Death at the Villa" (?...I'll never understand the way things were done in the 70's), this l'il Euro-Trash gem directed by Renato Polselli (under the alias Ralph Brown - snicker) stars the former Mr. Jayne Mansfield as...

Stan Laurel meets Naked Ladies

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 15:45:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - An overweight Stan Laurel impersonator alien named Sterliox (Fred Coe) is sent to Earth from the Buttless Galaxy by his supreme commander to find "the perfect female specimen." The Buttless people have only one sex and reproduce at will, dividing in two...

The Wisdom of Neo-Vampires

Mon, 21 May 2001 23:25:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - You wouldn't know it by reading Disney's packaging sleeve (which leads you to believe it's some Merchant Ivory-ish romance thriller), but this clever little film is actually what you might refer to as a Neo-Vampire flick.

Originally titled "THE...

Treasure of the Amazon(s) - An Exercise in Tedium by Luigi Bastardo

Mon, 7 May 2001 00:33:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Many of the good citizens of the world aren't even aware that Mexican Cinema exists, yet it does. For anyone who's slightly familiar with it, the name Rene Cardona, Jr. can bring a lot of pain - others might be suckered in like the poor fools that they...

"Kids These Days..."

Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:25:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Our good buddies at Image Entertainment and Something Weird Video have done it once again, folks! This time 'round, they've brought us a Drive-In Double Feature of vicious teenage girls on a binge of destruction!

Like Image/SWV's previous release...

Maybe It's Just Because I'm Strange...

Sat, 21 Apr 2001 02:59:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - I dunno, maybe it's because I'm wrong in the head (the voices constantly chanting "Kill the mailman! Kill the mailman" certainly don't help any), but to me, these good ol' nudie films are a lost art-form.

Now, many of us take nudity for granted: we...

They Should Be Ashamed of Even Marketing This!

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 11:58:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Okay, so I'm always a little leery when some no-name video company puts out a double feature DVD, but nevertheless, I had an opportunity to check out this Westlake Entertainment Group release and boy, do I regret it.

One opens the case to be treated...

Le Lac des Bad Filmmaking

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 04:19:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - NOTE: I use the alternate spelling of the word zombie: zombi. I really do know how to spell. Honest.

This one's a real treat. Nearby a peaceful Euro village (where nobody does anything but hang out at the pub all day) exists a seemingly...

Singing! Dancing! Crucifixion!

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 03:24:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - I would like to point out immediately that I will not be giving a description of the plot itself - merely this new production. So there.

A lot of us out there have seen or heard some previous incarnation of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at some...

Attack of the Bert I. Gordon Special Effects

Sat, 17 Mar 2001 01:09:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - To the educated B-Movie lover, seeing the name Bert I. Gordon in the credits of a film is usually about as comforting as a white-hot iron slowly inserted into your underwear.

But, with ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, one leaves with a greater sense of...

El Santo contra El Creeping Terrore

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 13:27:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - In what has GOT to be one of the WORST Mexican Wrestling movies EVER, El Santo battles some bad guys who deploy an alien creature that rivals that of THE CREEPING TERROR as the silliest looking monster in cinematic history. We begin with a terrified...

VIVA EL SANTO!

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 13:17:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Many of you have probably never seen a Mexican Wrestling movie. A lot more of you probably have no interest in ever seeing one. Unfortunately, you have no idea what you're missing.

While not for all tastes (definitely not my wife's), these films...

Some Movies are Better Off Unreleased

Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:21:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - What kind of feeling do you get when you sit down to watch a movie and at least 274 different production companies flash their five-second logos before the feature starts? Yep, that’s about what I thought, too. That coupled with the fact that this movie...

Letters from an Agent

Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:51:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Patrick Swayze tries to resurrect his God-awful career by portraying Race Darnell, a death row inmate sentenced for a crime he did not commit (yeah, that's what they all say). He spends his time behind bars by making audio love letters to lonely (and...

Sorry, but my brain just melted after watching this movie...

Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:19:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Several years ago, a dearly departed friend of mine and myself sat going through the bargain-video rack in a Suncoast store. Our objective: find something (preferably very silly) to view that evening to keep ourselves entertained and off of the busy...

Coleman Francis, we're glad you're dead.

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:44:24 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - When it comes to pain, the name of bit-part-actor-cum-filmmaker Coleman Francis quickly comes to mind. Most people would respond with "Who?" I wish I could be like them sometimes and forget that I've suffered through his movies. His obsessions...

Dud to the Moon

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:40:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - How do you make a bad movie? Well, you can hire Ed Wood or Jerry Warren to direct or employ John Agar to star... or you can always take the Richard E. Cunha approach and simply remake another bad movie. Such is the case in his epic, MISSILE TO THE MOON...

Another Guilty Pleasure...

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:28:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - SWAMP THING is one of those guilty pleasures from childhood. One of my few memories of back then consists of watching this movie almost religiously whenever it came on HBO. A PG-Rated film based on a comic book series, such a movie would not get a...

Return of the Fly - DVD Review

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:24:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - (NOTE: For my review on THE FLY, please see the separate review)

Okay, so a good 20 years have passed (but we're still driving cars from the 50's and Vincent Price hasn't really aged that much...) since the disastrous events occurred in THE...

The Fly / Return of the Fly: Double Feature DVD

Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:18:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - (NOTE: For my review on RETURN OF THE FLY, also included on this DVD, please see the seperate review)

Based on the story by George Langelaan, THE FLY was a huge hit back in 1958 and is still submerged in our pop culture today--chances are if...

Was there a plot somewhere in there and I just missed it?

Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:51:11 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - The most common reaction by your average Joe who has just suffered through TCM: TNG is usually "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ABOUT?" This film sucks worse than a cheap hooker. Filmed as "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (the end...

Anchor Bay's DVD is a Gem!

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:07:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - Dario Argento: the man's films seem to be haunted and hunted by some deranged editing-room floor slasher who enjoys chopping up his movies to the point where they become REALLY incoherent. Not that Dario's films are potential award-winners for their...

"I will find a way to rid this Earth planet... of Hu-mans!"

Wed, 10 May 2000 14:24:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author LuigiB - One of the all-time best bad movies, this cinematic stinkburger was the brain-child of the child-brained Phil Tucker, the man who later brought us seldom-seen classics like "Broadway Jungle" (aka "Hollywood Jungle") (1955),...