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Capucine fans, alert
The other reviews for this film have listed most of it's major flaws. It is indeed improbable that this group of people would become such close friends, and George Hamilton as a Frenchman strains credibility as much because of his public image as for any other reason. The thing that sets this movie apart for me is that it features a really good perfomance from Sam Wanamaker and the last good role (that I am aware of) for Capucine. I realize she is an actress of limited range, but I was always fond of her and enjoyed many of her movies. Most of her later career work amounts to cameo roles in productions not worthy of any name actress let alone one with her style and class. Her character has style, grace, compassion and courage, as I would like to believe the lady did herself. If you are a Capucine fan, I recommend this movie highly.

Average Movie
This Italian made WWII movie is average at best. The major cast members are luminaries from the United States, France and England. The battle scenes are well-done with plenty of tanks and extras, but there is not much of a plot. The story, focusing on a group of friends from different nations who go separate ways during the war, is improbable and only dwelt one sporadically. Recommended only for WWII movie fans. The VHS from Media is of good quality.

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good action. good story of friends during that time period when wars did breakup friendships ... Read more

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Demented like a FOX!!!!!!!!
Welcome to Spring Break is the best movie put out in nothing short of forever. I don't understand how others can degrade such a cinematic achievement. Think of when Ronnie Rivera dumps condoms on Skip Banacheck while telling some inapplicable parable about Easter (hiding some eggs perhaps). Think of drama like this, and realize the error of your ways. Think of the horror that springs into all hearts when the chilling heavy metal of the killer sounds. I most politely suggest that anyone who dislikes this movie think of the extended wet t-shirt contest. How can anyone resist the beauty of Welcome to Spring Break? Skip the others and get to the movie right chea, as it is better than the disturbingly passionate twist put on marriage by Hemingway in The Garden of Eden. It's a good book, but come on, reading!

Endless hours of amusement for the brain dead !
What is John Saxon doing in this ridiculous exercise in film making for morons ???

Granted Saxon was never a star, but this stinker is even worse than a lot of his other bad choices ! Anyone giving this turkey five stars must be suffering from dementia...Hey Folks, If you only miss one movie this year, make it this one !!

I'm still trying to get the stench out of my VCR......

A Stunning Apex of Cinema
this movie is good. i like it. so it is good, and i like it. that means that you should see it. because it is good.

Why?
This movie is a joke, right?. What is John Saxon doing in this?. It's a good thing no one has ever heard of this movie. They should stay uninformed.

Instant Classic
Heads bursting into flames, vigilante priests, and John Saxon. What do these things all have in common? Cinema gold! This film includes such memorable scenes as the overweight, drunk college football fan who jumps into the backseat of the Florida star quarterback's convertible yelling, "Yeah, gators!" Also, one cannot omit the exceptional scene in which the Florida wide receiver attempts to pick a fight with the psycho priest. The wide receiver touches the priests motorcycle and his head instantly bursts into flames. To anyone looking for quality thespians in a cinematic gem, let "Welcome to Spring Break" be your repartee. ... Read more

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GHOSTHOUSE
THIS IS A COOL FILM THATS WORTH SEEING.SCARY AND GORY AND CREEPY.THE ACTING IS SO-SO,BUT DEFINITELY A CLASSIC FOR ITS TIME.THE MUSIC SCORE ALSO WORKS FOR THIS FILM.ONLY ON DVD AS IMPORT WITH SUB-TITLES,BUT WORTH IT!!!!!HEY ROB, ARE YOU THERE? A+++++ MOVIE!!!!

Perhaps the quintessential b-horror film
With the DVD revolution came a rebirth of b-horror, with various companies releasing dozens of special edition versions of out-of-print 80s horror movies at a time. Unfortunately, some were overlooked, and the long-out-of-print Ghosthouse is among those that haven't been rediscovered.

This film has a little bit of just about everything b-horror... You have one of the most amusingly absurd plots ever contrived (CB radio nerd picks up scary message from the future, tracks down the signal using 80s home computer technology, then drags his girlfriend there to share his finding with another group of trespassing teens and twenty-somethings...mayhem ensues), a killer clown doll, a murderous ex-psychiatric patient, graveyards, gory deaths, amusing effects that seem to just be there for the sake of it (including a number of glass objects blowing up like balloons and exploding..ooh, scary), an evil little girl, perhaps the best b-horror music theme ever (a cheesy short little loop that sounds like a demonic children's song and plays a part in the plot..and something I'd love to get the license to for use as an intro track to an album by one of my bands..), a weird hitchhiker who shows up at various points in the story... I could go on, but you get the idea.. And with all this, it still manages to balance the levels of unintentional humor and horror to the point where it's uttertly enjoyable, maybe even at (or..dare I say..surpassing?) the Evil Dead series mark.

Unfortunately, for now you'll only find this gem used on VHS. It's even hard to come by at rental outlets. Hopefully one of those companies currently reissuing horror and cult DVDs will eventually unearth this highly entertaining horror film and give it the attention it deserves. ... Read more

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A Guilty Pleasure
This Italian-Spanish Made 1980 Science Fiction Horror action thriller is about an airplane that lands in Madrid but unknown to the military that the Passengers were contaminated with Radioactive waste turning them into Rotten-fleshed Blood Sucking Knife-weilding Vampire-like Zombies who go around the city sucking the blood of the living and causing death.

Yeh, the acting stinks so does the dialog and the plot maybe farfetched but this is a very fun movie that i liked, i have seen it in the cut version " City of the Walking Dead" but thinking of owning the Uncut DVD " Nightmare City". The Zombies do kind of look like " The Toxic Avenger" but more vicious, these aren't your kind of Romero/Fulci-Esque Zombies, these undead fiends who run fast, came from Radioactive material and are very intelligent. This is a true guilty pleasure that i enjoy, also good for fans of MST3K.

Similar movies recommended: Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Zombie, City of the Living Dead, The Beyond, Return of the Living Dead, Hell of the Living Dead, Resident Evil, C.H.U.D, Class of Nuke'Em High, Slugs, The Toxic Avenger, Alligator, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Scanners, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Rock, and From Dusk Till Dawn.

CITY OF THE WALKING DEAD suprising GOOD
I did not expect the movie to be this good for the price. Many twists & turns throughout with an unexpected ending. Worth the cheap cost of the video!

Laughably Bad Zombie Film
Nightmare City (aka City of the Walking Dead) is probably one of the worst zombie films EVER made. It induces unintentional laughter at times and provides much entertainment for the viewer trying to pick apart all the plot holes. The story begins with a mysterious C-130 with no identifying insignia (why the aircraft has none is never explained) that lands uninvited at an unnamed city airport. Soldiers and police surround the plane only to be attacked and dispatched rapidly by an army of living dead pouring off the transport aircraft. (At this point, one must give the film credit for making the zombies VERY fast and very intelligent. In fact, the zombies act smarter than the Civil Defense people in the city.) Departing from many zombie films, the zombies in Nightmare City survive by constant drinking of blood usually provided from a slashed throat. The film goes back to more traditional zombie film rules when it is learned that the only thing that can kill a zombie is a gunshot to the head. (In one of the film's many plot holes, a general is shown issuing orders for police and soldiers to shoot attacking zombies in the head but inexplicably hardly anyone does this.) The film then follows a reporter who desperately tries to rescue his wife from a hospital in danger of falling to the living dead. Then the pair try to flee the city.

For gore fans, there's precious little in this film. Most throats "slashed" open by the zombies hardly bleed at all. Anyone wanting a good storyline will be disappointed. About the only ones who won't be disappointed with this film will be diehard zombie enthusiasts. Still, it's not as bad as the awful Zombie 4: The Afterdeath.

Classic Horror Gem
This underground movie is awesomely entertaining. The fact is most reviewers discredit the film thinking that it is about fast running zombies. This is actually not accurate.

Basic Storyline:

Based on a true historical fact when an Italian countryside Nuclear Plant disaster caused a small population of people to become infected. Now this movie was based on this fact ( see DVD interview with Italian Director Umberto Lenzi ) speaking in his native language ( subtitled in English ) and Lenzi expounds on this premis and makes the infected a raging horde of fresh blood seeking cannibals who need the new blood transfusions because of their own contaminated blood. The raging and evolving infected ones, growing in numbers at an alarming rate, create an apocolyptic hysteria over the city with the two main characters on the run ( a tv station reporter and his doctor wife ). For what this is, a fast-paced, italian-horror-blood-squirting-fest, this is definitely an entertaining movie to add to your horror DVD collection for sure.

Again these are NOT zombies, but rather nuclear-disaster infected-people-turned-malicious-cannibals.

Great music and interesting locations.

LENZI'S zombie's are original!! GREAT little zombie flick!!!
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO SAY THIS ISN'T A TRUE ZOMBIE FLICK,because the zombie's in this movie arn't really dead they are living people who have been exposed to some type of toxic chemical that kills there blood cell's and makes them crave more blood.kind of like vampire/zombie but leaning way more towards the zombie genre.the makeup & style of LENZI'S zombies are much different than ROMERO'S OR FULCI'S zombies(which is somthing he did on purpose) thats one of the main reasons this movie is good because its original,NOT a carbon copy!!!no disrespect to the great FULCI or ROMERO they are geniuses(..)! its just that its nice and refreshing to see a different view of the zombie genre especialy when it was made back in the early 80's ("the hieght of zombie mania")anyway there is no BLUE PRINT for zombies no one ever said that zombies have to be dead(..)!my opinion is if you have got mass amounts of vicious blood thirsty mutated people that will only die from a bullet to the head or fire and there chasing you down and killing everything in its path,ID SAY YOU GOT YOUR SELF QUITE A ZOMBIE PROBLEM(..)!YES THIS IS A REAL ZOMBIE FLICK(..)!not your normal average everyday zombie flick but a great little zombie flick none the less(..)! saying this isn't a zombie flick is like saying that "SHOCK WAVES" & "28 DAYS LATER" isn't a zombie flick(..)!ZOMBIE FANS HURRY UP AND GET THIS AWESOME DVD IT HAS A COUPLE OF REAL COOL EXTRA'S GET IT BECAUSE GREAT LITTLE B ZOMBIE FLICKS LIKE THIS MAY NOT BE EASY TO FIND ONE DAY(..)!P.S.thanks for such a goofy cool and original zombie movie Mr Lenzi(..)! ... Read more

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Another run-of-the-mill production...
For a low-budget movie set during World War II, it does have a rough and violent edge. Above all, BATTLE FORCE surrenders to a non-existent plot and storyline that's been duped hundreds of times repeatedly. Don't expect much here as there's no specific meaning. Explosions and body counts are nothing new! Adding to the troop casulty count is of Orson Welles' annoying and interrupting narration, making it feel like a made-for-television documentary. War movies are instant classics in the grade "A" Hollywood circuit, and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN triumphs realism today. Despite a fairly good replica of those WW2 days, BATTLE FORCE is another run-of-the-mill production without enough substance. Anyone who grew up watching Hollywood war dramas in their lifetimes probably avoided this one while history was made. ... Read more

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A good transfer to DVD for a classic exploitation film
Cannibal Ferox is one of the most infamous & notorious films, and its transfer to DVD is accomplished. The film is about a woman, her brother and another female companion, who venture into the Amazon region to study cannibalism. While there they meet a drugged-up crazy guy and his friend (on the run having stole money from a drug gang in New York) who have previously terroised the natives. Then the natives seek revenge, and the unfortunate trio are in the thick of it.

The gory bits include 'Mike's Member Whacked and Eaten' (that's how the scene is described on the DVD chapter menu) and chapter 44: 'Pat Hangs Out', a woman is hung up by hooks through her breasts, plus chapter 45: 'Brain Hors d'Oeuvres', Mike has the top of his head sliced off and his brain eaten.

The DVD is well presented. The menus are good. When you open one menu you are presented with Mike having his head chopped off, then put back on by a cannibal's spear. Also included is an interview with director Umberto Lenzi, although he speaks mostly Italian in it, even though he is questioned in English. There is also a commentary track from Lenzi and John Morghen, who plays Mike, who admits he hates the film. There is an excellant lengthy segment showing stills, posters and photos took making the film. It rolls automatically at a nice pace, a neat idea. There is even a hidden easter egg showing the film being shown at a theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, with interviews with some fans of the film. The picture is in widescreen and clear, and the sound in stereo is good, especially during the electro music scenes. All in all, a good DVD transfer of a pure exploitation film.

Average Old Cannibal Film: Didn't Live Up To The Hype
Banned in 31 countries? Most violent gore film of all time?

Unfortunately I missed out on this film during it's initial run and have just only seen it for the first time on this DVD. It was recommended to me through a friend.

A dated film that has an interesting enough story, but of course with hype like I previously mentioned, I was in it for some racy stuff.

I had heard that real animals were killed in this film so I wasn't really looking forward to those scenes and they may have disturbed me, but with just two major animal death scenes, it wasn't much, and they weren't badly tortured either which was fine for me.

I waited for the cannibalism, and human torture in the film. Halfway through it you finally get a little. Cutting off genitals and eating them, etc. suppose this should have been gruesome for me but so many other films I have already seen up to now have had this or even worse in them. The only scene I thought was neat was the death of the blonde by an interesting impaling.

Still, I am happy I know what people are talking about now when they mention this film. There are so many other films old and new that I can ramble off that have increased the 'shock' value that this film must have had during it's initial release. Films like Bloodsucking Freaks, and others come to mind.

I'm sure it was shocking at the time, now it's a conversation piece and getting pretty dated.

For what they have done... Make them die slowly
Graphic and Disturbing it may be, but may still be praised only by hardcore fans of Italian gore cinema. No one really watches a cannibal movie to be touched, or moved (maybe a move to the bathroom or kitchen sink), but to see graphic violence. Cannibal Ferox... banned in 31 countires, sure does deliever the goods on the gore front. Plot: basically ripped from Lenzi's previous cannibal epics. Acting: since this is a low budget italian cannibal film, that term is used loosely. All in all, if you're a fan of extreme cinema and italian horror, you'll like Cannibal Ferox. If you are a fan of Scream or I know what you did last summer, you will hate Cannibal Ferox. Simple as that.

for people who hate animals and love castration.
well now, i rented this movie out of curiousity. The cover intrigued me. I love horror movies. This movie is not what I thought it was. The MUSIC IS ANNOYING. The dialogue is too dumb to be shocking. the way they dubbed it is very sub-par. and the animals look like they are really suffering. I am not in Peta, but, this movie overdoes it with the animals. it seems linda like they put it in there only as a filler, or t shock people. and them comes the castraion. ew. i really wanted to see that [person]bastard get his. but, all the torture in this movie makes me question my own integrity in renting a movie simply because of the cover. Torture in this movie is not acted well at all. Theres hardly any cannibalism. theres some, but not enough. the end result of the hot blonde chick is disgusting,(...). nice. i would not recommend this to anyone unless u hate aminals and love watching pretty people get hurt. no one has mentioned the over-used curse words. but holy hell, the TW word and the CU word are synonimous for BAD MOVIE!!!!

ZZZZZZ.....Bore them to Death Slowly.....ZZZZZZ !!
Absolutely, boring (and over-rated) Italian made drivel about mafia gangsters, cocaine addicts, cannibalism & wild animals attacking each other ! I bought this supposedly "shocker to end all shocker" DVD based on it's grisly, cult reputation, and boy, what a let down ! As for all the film critics & fans who rate "Cannibal Ferox" as some "gut churning, mind blowing, nerve shattering experience", they are obviously used to watching tamer, family movies like "The Care Bears" & "Hambone & Hilly". Hey, don't get me wrong.....I love Italian zombie / cannibalism / horror films, but this film is hugely overrated in terms of shock value, and reputation.

Most of the "sadistic brutality" in this film consisted of footage of jungle animals attacking each other for a meal. BIG DEAL ! Anyone watching "The Crocodile Hunter", or a National Geographic special about Africa or the Amazon on the History Channel, will see the same sort of thing and the photography & commentary is much, much more entertaining !!!! The acting is woeful, even by Italian shock movie standards....and the special effects are very crude & amatuerish....looks like the effects department just threw around a lot of spaghetti bolognaise & chicken gizzards on the cast members to simulate them being disemboweled. The "South American Indians" in this film are an absolute hoot.....they all stand around like silent, granite statues ( whilst the Italian members of the cast are all wildy over acting ), they never exhibit any emotion ( except when they are dining on the bolognaise & chicken innards), and they all look they've been dusted down with bags of talcum powder ????

I'm giving this DVD two stars, instead of only one, as Grindhouse Releasing have put together plenty of additional features to supplement the main movie including interviews/audio commentary with the director Umberto Lenzi, foreign trailers, plenty of production stills & liner notes. So, even though I'm not going to give the film a thumbs up, the DVD is good value for the well featured extras menu.

From my experience, if you want to watch better made European cult films to turn your stomach & shock your unsuspecting friends try Jorge Grau's excellent "Let the Sleeping Corpses Lie", Lucio Fulci's living dead epic, "Zombie", Piero Pasolini's tirade against fascism, "Salo: 120 Days of Sodom" or Corali's violent sexfest "Baise-Moi". ... Read more

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Another run-of-the-mill production...
For a low-budget movie set during World War II, it does have a rough and violent edge. Above all, BATTLE FORCE surrenders to a non-existent plot and storyline that's been duped hundreds of times repeatedly. Don't expect much here as there's no specific meaning. Explosions and body counts are nothing new! Adding to the troop casulty count is of Orson Welles' annoying and interrupting narration, making it feel like a made-for-television documentary. War movies are instant classics in the grade "A" Hollywood circuit, and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN triumphs realism today. Despite a fairly good replica of those WW2 days, BATTLE FORCE is another run-of-the-mill production without enough substance. Anyone who grew up watching Hollywood war dramas in their lifetimes probably avoided this one while history was made. ... Read more

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A good "Dirty Half Dozen"
Production values are excellent for this Spanish/German/Italian co-production, shot for the most part in Spain. The story goes like this: A hardboiiled Scottish commando is given a suicide mission - a pre-Normandy landing to take out certain fortifications and a special long-range cannon the Nazis are using far behind their front lines. Jack Palance
joins Thomas Hunter, a wise-guy demolitions expert, to recruit a squad of disposable commandos, most of whom are serving lifetime sentences in military prisons. From the rubberboat stuff to the train trip inland dressed as German soldiers, the film is a cut above most European co-productions. It has suspense, particularly when the squad is caught in the middle of a German mine field. Lots of well-choreographed action. Lots of real World War II military gear from submarines to small arms. There's also an emotional core to the story. It feels honest, and, except for some mediocre English dubbing of a few minor European actors, I'd say the tape is well worth the money. ... Read more

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A good transfer to DVD for a classic exploitation film
Cannibal Ferox is one of the most infamous & notorious films, and its transfer to DVD is accomplished. The film is about a woman, her brother and another female companion, who venture into the Amazon region to study cannibalism. While there they meet a drugged-up crazy guy and his friend (on the run having stole money from a drug gang in New York) who have previously terroised the natives. Then the natives seek revenge, and the unfortunate trio are in the thick of it.

The gory bits include 'Mike's Member Whacked and Eaten' (that's how the scene is described on the DVD chapter menu) and chapter 44: 'Pat Hangs Out', a woman is hung up by hooks through her breasts, plus chapter 45: 'Brain Hors d'Oeuvres', Mike has the top of his head sliced off and his brain eaten.

The DVD is well presented. The menus are good. When you open one menu you are presented with Mike having his head chopped off, then put back on by a cannibal's spear. Also included is an interview with director Umberto Lenzi, although he speaks mostly Italian in it, even though he is questioned in English. There is also a commentary track from Lenzi and John Morghen, who plays Mike, who admits he hates the film. There is an excellant lengthy segment showing stills, posters and photos took making the film. It rolls automatically at a nice pace, a neat idea. There is even a hidden easter egg showing the film being shown at a theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, with interviews with some fans of the film. The picture is in widescreen and clear, and the sound in stereo is good, especially during the electro music scenes. All in all, a good DVD transfer of a pure exploitation film.

Average Old Cannibal Film: Didn't Live Up To The Hype
Banned in 31 countries? Most violent gore film of all time?

Unfortunately I missed out on this film during it's initial run and have just only seen it for the first time on this DVD. It was recommended to me through a friend.

A dated film that has an interesting enough story, but of course with hype like I previously mentioned, I was in it for some racy stuff.

I had heard that real animals were killed in this film so I wasn't really looking forward to those scenes and they may have disturbed me, but with just two major animal death scenes, it wasn't much, and they weren't badly tortured either which was fine for me.

I waited for the cannibalism, and human torture in the film. Halfway through it you finally get a little. Cutting off genitals and eating them, etc. suppose this should have been gruesome for me but so many other films I have already seen up to now have had this or even worse in them. The only scene I thought was neat was the death of the blonde by an interesting impaling.

Still, I am happy I know what people are talking about now when they mention this film. There are so many other films old and new that I can ramble off that have increased the 'shock' value that this film must have had during it's initial release. Films like Bloodsucking Freaks, and others come to mind.

I'm sure it was shocking at the time, now it's a conversation piece and getting pretty dated.

For what they have done... Make them die slowly
Graphic and Disturbing it may be, but may still be praised only by hardcore fans of Italian gore cinema. No one really watches a cannibal movie to be touched, or moved (maybe a move to the bathroom or kitchen sink), but to see graphic violence. Cannibal Ferox... banned in 31 countires, sure does deliever the goods on the gore front. Plot: basically ripped from Lenzi's previous cannibal epics. Acting: since this is a low budget italian cannibal film, that term is used loosely. All in all, if you're a fan of extreme cinema and italian horror, you'll like Cannibal Ferox. If you are a fan of Scream or I know what you did last summer, you will hate Cannibal Ferox. Simple as that.

for people who hate animals and love castration.
well now, i rented this movie out of curiousity. The cover intrigued me. I love horror movies. This movie is not what I thought it was. The MUSIC IS ANNOYING. The dialogue is too dumb to be shocking. the way they dubbed it is very sub-par. and the animals look like they are really suffering. I am not in Peta, but, this movie overdoes it with the animals. it seems linda like they put it in there only as a filler, or t shock people. and them comes the castraion. ew. i really wanted to see that [person]bastard get his. but, all the torture in this movie makes me question my own integrity in renting a movie simply because of the cover. Torture in this movie is not acted well at all. Theres hardly any cannibalism. theres some, but not enough. the end result of the hot blonde chick is disgusting,(...). nice. i would not recommend this to anyone unless u hate aminals and love watching pretty people get hurt. no one has mentioned the over-used curse words. but holy hell, the TW word and the CU word are synonimous for BAD MOVIE!!!!

ZZZZZZ.....Bore them to Death Slowly.....ZZZZZZ !!
Absolutely, boring (and over-rated) Italian made drivel about mafia gangsters, cocaine addicts, cannibalism & wild animals attacking each other ! I bought this supposedly "shocker to end all shocker" DVD based on it's grisly, cult reputation, and boy, what a let down ! As for all the film critics & fans who rate "Cannibal Ferox" as some "gut churning, mind blowing, nerve shattering experience", they are obviously used to watching tamer, family movies like "The Care Bears" & "Hambone & Hilly". Hey, don't get me wrong.....I love Italian zombie / cannibalism / horror films, but this film is hugely overrated in terms of shock value, and reputation.

Most of the "sadistic brutality" in this film consisted of footage of jungle animals attacking each other for a meal. BIG DEAL ! Anyone watching "The Crocodile Hunter", or a National Geographic special about Africa or the Amazon on the History Channel, will see the same sort of thing and the photography & commentary is much, much more entertaining !!!! The acting is woeful, even by Italian shock movie standards....and the special effects are very crude & amatuerish....looks like the effects department just threw around a lot of spaghetti bolognaise & chicken gizzards on the cast members to simulate them being disemboweled. The "South American Indians" in this film are an absolute hoot.....they all stand around like silent, granite statues ( whilst the Italian members of the cast are all wildy over acting ), they never exhibit any emotion ( except when they are dining on the bolognaise & chicken innards), and they all look they've been dusted down with bags of talcum powder ????

I'm giving this DVD two stars, instead of only one, as Grindhouse Releasing have put together plenty of additional features to supplement the main movie including interviews/audio commentary with the director Umberto Lenzi, foreign trailers, plenty of production stills & liner notes. So, even though I'm not going to give the film a thumbs up, the DVD is good value for the well featured extras menu.

From my experience, if you want to watch better made European cult films to turn your stomach & shock your unsuspecting friends try Jorge Grau's excellent "Let the Sleeping Corpses Lie", Lucio Fulci's living dead epic, "Zombie", Piero Pasolini's tirade against fascism, "Salo: 120 Days of Sodom" or Corali's violent sexfest "Baise-Moi". ... Read more

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ONE MORE THING...
There is nothing in the movie that looks anything like what's on the front of the box. The box looks like bizarre fantasy. The movie is strictly caveman.

Italian-Made Heroic Caveman Schlock
Ever wonder how man discovered iron? Well it's pretty certain it wasn't this way.

In this dreadful Italian-made "epic," an evil caveman is exiled from his tribe, but discovers iron in the aftermath of a volcano. With the help of a strange mystical woman, he learns to fashion it into a weapon, with which he raises an army and attacks the tribe. The hero winds up in a village of more advanced prehistoric people who presumably represent goodness and culture. Events of course lead to a climactic showdown and a moral lesson. There are no real surprises in this except how remarkably lame the script is and how bad the acting is. The fighting scenes are occasionally interesting, but it's really hard to imagine watching this whole movie for such a small payoff. Searchers for that great, groundbreakingly good caveman movie need not stop here. People who love chuckling at "spaghetti epics" will find some satisfaction.

I have seen three other movies, "2001, a Space Oddysy," "Quest For Fire," and "Caveman" (and I'm sure there are others) which have mined similar territory (prehistoric humans or pre-humans make a technological breakthrough). Two of them, though pretensious, were done seriously and the third was a total comedy. They were all done well enough to be taken on their own merits. This movie does not have the quality to be taken seriously, yet does not have the humor to be taken as camp. ... Read more

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Demented like a FOX!!!!!!!!
Welcome to Spring Break is the best movie put out in nothing short of forever. I don't understand how others can degrade such a cinematic achievement. Think of when Ronnie Rivera dumps condoms on Skip Banacheck while telling some inapplicable parable about Easter (hiding some eggs perhaps). Think of drama like this, and realize the error of your ways. Think of the horror that springs into all hearts when the chilling heavy metal of the killer sounds. I most politely suggest that anyone who dislikes this movie think of the extended wet t-shirt contest. How can anyone resist the beauty of Welcome to Spring Break? Skip the others and get to the movie right chea, as it is better than the disturbingly passionate twist put on marriage by Hemingway in The Garden of Eden. It's a good book, but come on, reading!

Endless hours of amusement for the brain dead !
What is John Saxon doing in this ridiculous exercise in film making for morons ???

Granted Saxon was never a star, but this stinker is even worse than a lot of his other bad choices ! Anyone giving this turkey five stars must be suffering from dementia...Hey Folks, If you only miss one movie this year, make it this one !!

I'm still trying to get the stench out of my VCR......

A Stunning Apex of Cinema
this movie is good. i like it. so it is good, and i like it. that means that you should see it. because it is good.

Why?
This movie is a joke, right?. What is John Saxon doing in this?. It's a good thing no one has ever heard of this movie. They should stay uninformed.

Instant Classic
Heads bursting into flames, vigilante priests, and John Saxon. What do these things all have in common? Cinema gold! This film includes such memorable scenes as the overweight, drunk college football fan who jumps into the backseat of the Florida star quarterback's convertible yelling, "Yeah, gators!" Also, one cannot omit the exceptional scene in which the Florida wide receiver attempts to pick a fight with the psycho priest. The wide receiver touches the priests motorcycle and his head instantly bursts into flames. To anyone looking for quality thespians in a cinematic gem, let "Welcome to Spring Break" be your repartee. ... Read more

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Another run-of-the-mill production...
For a low-budget movie set during World War II, it does have a rough and violent edge. Above all, BATTLE FORCE surrenders to a non-existent plot and storyline that's been duped hundreds of times repeatedly. Don't expect much here as there's no specific meaning. Explosions and body counts are nothing new! Adding to the troop casulty count is of Orson Welles' annoying and interrupting narration, making it feel like a made-for-television documentary. War movies are instant classics in the grade "A" Hollywood circuit, and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN triumphs realism today. Despite a fairly good replica of those WW2 days, BATTLE FORCE is another run-of-the-mill production without enough substance. Anyone who grew up watching Hollywood war dramas in their lifetimes probably avoided this one while history was made. ... Read more

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GHOSTHOUSE
THIS IS A COOL FILM THATS WORTH SEEING.SCARY AND GORY AND CREEPY.THE ACTING IS SO-SO,BUT DEFINITELY A CLASSIC FOR ITS TIME.THE MUSIC SCORE ALSO WORKS FOR THIS FILM.ONLY ON DVD AS IMPORT WITH SUB-TITLES,BUT WORTH IT!!!!!HEY ROB, ARE YOU THERE? A+++++ MOVIE!!!!

Perhaps the quintessential b-horror film
With the DVD revolution came a rebirth of b-horror, with various companies releasing dozens of special edition versions of out-of-print 80s horror movies at a time. Unfortunately, some were overlooked, and the long-out-of-print Ghosthouse is among those that haven't been rediscovered.

This film has a little bit of just about everything b-horror... You have one of the most amusingly absurd plots ever contrived (CB radio nerd picks up scary message from the future, tracks down the signal using 80s home computer technology, then drags his girlfriend there to share his finding with another group of trespassing teens and twenty-somethings...mayhem ensues), a killer clown doll, a murderous ex-psychiatric patient, graveyards, gory deaths, amusing effects that seem to just be there for the sake of it (including a number of glass objects blowing up like balloons and exploding..ooh, scary), an evil little girl, perhaps the best b-horror music theme ever (a cheesy short little loop that sounds like a demonic children's song and plays a part in the plot..and something I'd love to get the license to for use as an intro track to an album by one of my bands..), a weird hitchhiker who shows up at various points in the story... I could go on, but you get the idea.. And with all this, it still manages to balance the levels of unintentional humor and horror to the point where it's uttertly enjoyable, maybe even at (or..dare I say..surpassing?) the Evil Dead series mark.

Unfortunately, for now you'll only find this gem used on VHS. It's even hard to come by at rental outlets. Hopefully one of those companies currently reissuing horror and cult DVDs will eventually unearth this highly entertaining horror film and give it the attention it deserves. ... Read more

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Another run-of-the-mill production...
For a low-budget movie set during World War II, it does have a rough and violent edge. Above all, BATTLE FORCE surrenders to a non-existent plot and storyline that's been duped hundreds of times repeatedly. Don't expect much here as there's no specific meaning. Explosions and body counts are nothing new! Adding to the troop casulty count is of Orson Welles' annoying and interrupting narration, making it feel like a made-for-television documentary. War movies are instant classics in the grade "A" Hollywood circuit, and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN triumphs realism today. Despite a fairly good replica of those WW2 days, BATTLE FORCE is another run-of-the-mill production without enough substance. Anyone who grew up watching Hollywood war dramas in their lifetimes probably avoided this one while history was made. ... Read more