1980s – Page 3 – We Have Issues

The Exterminator (1980) – Review

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The vigilante genre – especially ones that also dabble in Nam-sploitation – tend to be quite a grim prospect both in tone and in (pun

Puppet Master (1989) – Review

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There’s always been a stigma against grown men playing with dolls, but you can’t deny that Charles Band has made one Hell of a living

Eastern Condors (1987) – Review

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If it wasn’t for a cadre of insanely talented martial artist/filmmakers who dragged the Kung-Fu genre out of the locked off, old school mindset, it

The Hunger (1983) – Review

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Thanks to the hyperbolic sight of Tom Cruise in aviator shades existing to the music of Kenny Loggins, Tony Scott took Hollywood by storm after

The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! (1988) – Review

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There’s an old adage that reads “at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” and despite the comedic team of ZAZ (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) nailing

The Nine Demons (1984) – Review

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While I wouldn’t say I’m an expert of classic Kung-Fu (far from it, but I’m trying to learn) I do know crazy when I see

Hell Of The Living Dead (1980) – Review

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The average 80s Italian zombie movie usually arrived on other shores armed with the odd alternate title, but even by these standards, Hell Of The

Nightmare City (1980) – Review

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Nowadays, zombies (or should I say, zombies archetypes) come in all shapes and sizes. Fast ones, slow ones, smart ones, ones that can be romantic

Ninja III: The Domination (1984) – Review

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During its reign, The Cannon Group were responsible for some truly bizarre choices that stretched far beyond their infamously curious business plan. There’s their attempt

Cop (1988) – Review

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The genre of the hard boiled cop pushed too far by the system pretty much hit it’s zenith in the 70s thanks to the sight

Without Warning (1980) – Review

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It’s truly facinating how echoes of film concepts can drift through the ether and pop up again in a completely different form that still carry

Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987) – Review

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Some movie cement their place in immortality by crafting a sublime experience that takes you to another world so completely that for a while at

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987) – Review

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Anyone who has watched the thoroughly unnecessary Dirty Dozen TV movie, Deadly Mission, will probably agree that it’s an extremely pale imitation of an original