LAST PLATOON (DVD) Vietnam war action with Richard Hatch and Donlad Pleasence

We have even more 'namsploitation this week, the counterpart to LEATHERNECKS we released a few weeks back, also directed by Ignazio Dolce and starring Richard Hatch. This one is a little more serious in tone, but an entertaining Vietnam action flick none-the-less. 

Another bit of news, we did our fist test run of a trading card for SCORPION THUNDERBOLT.  We will be putting these in every order from now on and when they are gone, they are gone.  As soon as we can get it all organized, we will be printing up a series of 31 new cards and will be including various ones in all orders for free..........

LAST PLATOON (1988)

     When his Vietnamese girlfriend disappears, an ex-cop who is a highly decorated war hero accepts a risky mission after deciding he has nothing to loose.  The dangerous mission is go to the Vietnamese border and blow up a bridge which will close the Vietcong's line of communication.

     He's given a group of prisoners to accompany him that includes some cons he had previously arrested back in his police force days. As soon as they head out, their helicopter is shot down and the march through the deadly jungles of Vietnam begins. When his soldiers recognize that they are effectively on a suicide mission, they band together and start to make plans to defect.


     Actor-turned director Ignazio Dolce (Leathernecks) again teams up with star Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica) for another spaghetti war flick, but this time aims for a more realistic, gritty feel than Rambo-style exploitation. Donald Pleasence (Halloween) also stars and it is written by the prolific Italian screenwriter Tito Carpi.

UNCUT and WIDESCREEN from JAPAN

LAST PLATOON is available immediately and can be found in the EuroCrime and Action section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

DEATH WARMED UP (DVD) zombie lobotomy gore horror from New Zealand

Wow - it has been awhile since we were able to add another zombie flick to the collection.  Not like your standard zombie fare, this interesting little film is apparently New Zealand's first feature horror production and was made 3 years before Peter Jackson finished his first feature BAD TASTE.  Look for a cameo of Braindead's Uncle Les as the ferry driver......

DEATH WARMED UP (1984)

     A deranged scientist is conducting experimental brain procedures on human test subjects in his secret lab on a remote island. Many of his test subjects suffer from extreme side effects caused by the procedures and transform into murderous blood-thirsty zombies.

     Arriving on the island is a group of youths that include the son of the scientist's chief rival. Ten years earlier, the mad doctor had hypnotized his rival's son to make him murder his own father.  Now, under the guise of a vacation, the young man has come back to track down the evil scientist and make him pay for his crimes on the human brain.

     This bizarre horror film from New Zealand is a kind of loose interpretation of the legendary "Island of Dr. Moreau" tale.  From the supremely nasty shotgun killings right at the beginning to the repugnant brain surgeries, impalement and juicy zombie make-up effects throughout, this a feature that delivers on the gore as well as atmosphere and style.

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DEATH WARMED UP is available immediately and can be found in the Zombie Films section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

PHANTOM SOLDIERS (DVD) ultra-violent Vietnam War exploitation bloodbath

Nothing says summer like more 'namsploitation, and this week we have one of the most infamous ones ever made.  The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission, but the bullets keep on flying through out the film making for a truly epic example of the genre.............

PHANTOM SOLDIERS (1987)

     A squad of black-clad soldiers armed to the teeth and wearing gas masks storm a Vietnamese fishing village and mercilessly slaughter everyone in their path. After enough huts are ravaged in balls of flame, the evil platoon round the few remaining civilians at the edge of their villages beach to exterminate them promptly with nerve gas.

     A Green Beret leads a team to track down these mysterious soldiers that are causing the rampant escalation in violence, but ends up getting captured by them in the process.

     Meanwhile a Texas Ranger (No Dead Hero's Max Thayer) is leading a quite life away from the war when he receives a message that his brother, the Green Beret, is missing in action. He immediately springs into action and heads to the war torn jungles of Vietnam to stop the infamous heavily armed battalion and take back his captured sibling.

     This ultra-violent exercise in exploitation is a colossal bloodbath with one of the biggest body counts in the Filipino-made Vietnam war film genre. Director Teddy Page utilizes every dollar of his budget to film his explosive action scenes that feature excellent cinematography and gunfight choreography.

UNCUT and WIDESCREEN from JAPAN

PHANTOM SOLDIERS is available immediately and can be found in the EuroCrime and Action section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

SCORPION THUNDERBOLT (DVD) killer snake creature on the loose

Wow, where to we begin with this weeks release.  Godfrey Ho takes some time off from making ninja flicks to put together this bizarre creature horror/thriller that has a bit of everything thrown in for good measure.  It really must be seen to believe that it actually exists..........

SCORPION THUNDERBOLT (1988)

     It is present day Hong Kong and a beautiful young journalist is desperately trying to hide the dreadful secret that she is really a snake monster that embarks on brutal killing sprees.   Born with this curse and set out into the city to murder by an evil, clawed, cackling witch, the reporter is transformed against her will by a sinister blind man with his mysterious flute playing.

     Enter Richard Harrison, seemingly playing himself, who possesses a magic ring which holds the key to the dissolution of the witch's power.  He must fend off several of the witch's hooker- assassins who try to get the ring by any means possible. 
He must find and destroy the evil witch who lives in a red castle in order to stop the murderous wrath of the snake creature.

     Easily one of the most insane pieces of film making ever made, this Godfrey Ho mash-up has to be seen to believe it even exists!   At a constant swift pace this gut-busting schlock howler is packed with graphic gore, sleazy sex, kung fu combat, slithery snakes, a rubber beast creature, and a fiery climactic battle featuring John Williams' Raiders of the Lost ark score. The end result: a craptastic delight that is bizarrely enjoyable.

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SCORPION THUNDERBOLT is available immediately and can be found in the Killer Creatures section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

DEADLY JAWS (DVD) German sunken treasure adventure with sea creature encounters

This week we have found a really rare German flick that predates JAWS, but really isn't about killer sharks as much the title and cover would have you think.  An entertaining seaward adventure in its own right, it does still in fact have many encounters with deadly creatures of the ocean, they just are more of blockers than stalkers..............

DEADLY JAWS (1974)

      

     A trio of tourists arrange to meet one of their uncles to get information about an Aztec sunken treasure of insurmountable wealth. When they arrive at the uncle's apartment they find him bleeding to death, but he manages to divulge the location of the secret map before his demise. The killer is still in the apartment though and instead of killing the group, he somehow arranges for himself to be the captain of the boat they hire to go find the treasure.

     After getting some dive training in, the group set off and find the site of the treasure which is teeming with deadly sea life, including a fearsome octopus, creepy eels, a hammerhead shark and more. It isn't only the creatures of the sea that the treasure hunters need to worry about though as a local gangster has been following them, waiting for the loot to be pulled up to claim for himself.

     Made the year before Steven Spielbergs's Jaws, this rare German production is more of an action adventure than killer creature feature. Cinematography by the prolific veteran Franz X. Lederle borders on brilliant, giving the locations a tropical brilliance with superb underwater photography as well.

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DEADLY JAWS is available immediately and can be found in the Killer Creatures section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

LEATHERNECKS (DVD) spaghetti war action with Richard Hatch WIDESCREEN

We have found another great 'namsploitation action flick for the catalogue for this week release.  An Italian production filmed in the Philippines, it stars Richard Hatch from the original Battlestar Galactica tv series and features a score by Stefano Mainetti (Zombi 3, Strike Commando 2, Cobra Mission 2).  An excellent UNCUT and WIDESCREEN print from Japan.........

LEATHERNECKS (1989)
    
     Deep in the jungles of Vietnam, a patrol of American soldiers find a cache of US weapons being transported by the Vietcong. They head back to base to find an intelligence officer waiting for them who they now have to take back out into dangerous territory and track down the arms dealer.

     Double-crossing and blazing gun battles ensue as the group of soldier end up defending a small village atop a desolate hill. The Vietcong will not give up as they charge out of the surrounding jungle and blast away with mortars and M-16s.

     Actor-turned director Ignazio Dolce (The Last Platoon) again teams up with star Richard Hatch (Capt. Apollo in the original Battlestar Galactica) for another high-octane, low-plot Vietnam spaghetti war flick. Filmed on location in the Philippines, it is excellently executed with dizzying photography that features lots of big explosions, cursing commandos and a never ending supply of bullets.

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LEATHERNECKS is available immediately and can be found in the EuroCrime and Action section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.

SCARED STIFF (DVD) '80s shock style supernatural voodoo possesion

We have a pretty great flick this week for all those who have a soft spot for classic '80s make-up and visual special effects.   David Lynch's Twin Peaks partner Mark Frost co-wrote this obscure little gem and it definitely has more than its fair share of randomness and craziness too.......

SCARED STIFF (1987)  

     This ghostly revenge tale starts in 1857, when a cruel Southern plantation owner is cursed by voodoo-worshiping slaves and turned into a monster who locks his wife and children in a trunk.

     Back to modern times, a psychiatrist and his ex-patient rock-star girlfriend move into the haunted mansion and find an old diary, a broken amulet and some dessicated corpses, whereupon the curse is passed on. The longer the psychiatrist stays in the mansion, the more possessed he becomes. Soon his girlfriend must battle him, the ghost of the original villain, and phantoms of her own past.

     This obscure film entertains by riding a tension between subtle ghost story aspects and eighties style gore effects that are yanked in to up the shock factor. Co-writer Mark Frost went on to create Twin Peaks with David Lynch.

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NIGHTWISH is available immediately and can be found in the Ghosts on the Occult section of the website.  If it is still listed as COMING SOON, please email us at revok@revok.com with your request and we can send you a customized invoice so you can easily pay by PayPal or credit card.

Also remember out BUY 3 GET 1 FREE offer, which can bring the average price of each DVD down to $11.25 instead of our regular price of $14.99.