Dolph Lundgren never quite got a foothold in the movie industry after Universal Soldier (1992). His Looney Tunes portrayal of the demented Andrew Scott should have landed him more roles, but it wasn’t to be. Which isn’t to say the man is Laurence Olivier. There’s just a self-mocking humour about his on-screen presence that makes him better than the Jean-Claude [...]
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Trailer Trash #5: Battlestar Galactica – The Second Coming (1999)
Followers of Battlestar Galactica are split into two groups: Fans of the old, and fans of the new. If you class Starbuck as a woman, think Adama is a bad ass, and prefer serious drama to laughable schlock, then you’ll be a fan of the new version. I don’t wish to disparage devotees of the original, which was created by [...]
Trailer Trash #4: Dollman (1991)
Ah, Dollman. What can we say about this particular bit of hackery? Well, for starters, it was directed by trash icon Albert Pyun, who made the 90′s, straight-to-video version of Captain America. It also “boasts” a story by schlock merchant (and Empire Pictures head) Charles Band. If that wasn’t enough, the supporting cast includes Jackie Earle Haley, who would eventually [...]
Trailer Trash #3: Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Don’t you just love trashy trailers for 1950s B-movies? There’s the droll ham radio voices; the screaming damsels; and the inappropriately OTT music scores… what’s not to love?! Well, the movies themselves, obviously, but hey, you can’t have everything. It’s very difficult to watch a B-movie trailer without getting a whiff of Ed Wood, but this sort of schlock is [...]
Trailer Trash #2: Killer Condom (1996)
God bless Troma. Only they would have the balls to distribute a film named Killer Condom. What else do you really need to know? It’s all in the title. There’s condoms…and they kill people. Or as the Trailer Guy puts it, “the rubber that rubs you out!” Before you start laughing uncontrollably, bear in mind that this German production has [...]
Trailer Trash #1: The Stuff (1985)
So this is what happens when you get the munchies really bad. This oddball “horror” film from indie legend Larry Cohen (It’s Alive) might have the distinction of Paul Sorvino and Danny Aiello in the cast, but it’s 100% grindhouse grot. The synopsis on IMDb is somewhat brilliant: “Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple [...]
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