Cockney vs Zombies (2012)

Cockney vs Zombies (2012)

Cockney vs Zombies (2012)

Film two of #Junesploitation and this wasn’t my first choice but I think Sean of the Dead would have been way too obvious.

Though this did have a similar scene to the pub scene and the guts being picked out of the belly of a character.

Loved the vulture right at the start, let you know the level of seriousness this was going to be taken at, though the title should have been enough.

Geezers, a heist, knees up, guns, and high-speed zimmer frame exploits, this had it all, even Chas and Dave.

It even had a few Carry On moments harking back to the time most of the older actors were making most of their work.

Full of Cockney stalwarts and British up and coming, I really hope everyone was having as much fun as they seemed to.

As would be expected with a film like this the effects weren’t top notch but were good enough to carry the film all the way through.

A laugh from start to end if you’re able to go into it looking for an hour and a half of fun as that’s all this was, a nice little escape.


Cockneys vs Zombies | August 2, 2013 (United States) 5.9
Director: Matthias HoeneSummary:

Watch Me When I Kill (1977)

Watch Me When I Kill (1977)

Watch Me When I Kill (1977)

This is my first watch in this year’s Junesploitation extravaganza!

A lot of face action going on in this twisty post-war Italian thriller, lot’s of close ups of actors emoting loudly toward the camera.

Pretty standard thriller with a couple of juicy red herrings to throw you off the trail.

Absolutely loved the taxi driver and main character shooting off in a taxi from the scene of a crime rather than staying and helping the police but then there wouldn’t have been much of a film if they hadn’t.

The Tango during the opening credits!

It wasn’t a straightforward film, especially with some of the subtitling, but it was an OK enough watch especially for a schlock film from the 70s, and those clothes brought back nightmares!

Couldn’t link the film to the title though, there was no ‘Peeping Tom’ vibe at all.

Showed Italy as a bit of a dump, all greys and muted tones, even the clothes were muted.

Another of those abrupt as hell endings which left a lot in the air really.

 


Watch Me When I Kill | September 3, 1982 (United States) 5.9
Director: Antonio BidoSummary:

Junesploitation! 2025

Fire and Ice, Darkwolf

Fire and Ice, Darkwolf

This is the first time I’ve heard of #Junesploitation, but this is one of the really good things about Bluesky, I’ve seen so many different things since not being beholden to the almighty algorithm.

This has been running for twelve years now, hosted by F This Movie! who give a daily prompt list of film genres to choose from and you watch a movie that is suggested to you by that prompt.

The #Junespolitation Primer is here (and I’ve added it below) with a long list of prompts, I’ll be adding my list of films below and linking to any little reviews I end up doing.

I’ve got a film in mind for tonight and will fill out the list as I can over the next couple of days.

June 3 – David Carradine!
June 4 – Blaxploitation!
June 5 – Magic!
June 6 – Giallo!
June 7 – Kung Fu!
June 8 – Heists!
June 9 – Free Space!
June 10 – Jess Franco!
June 11 – ‘90s Action!
June 12 – Cartoons!
June 13 – Friday the 13th!
June 14 – Free Space!
June 15 – Revenge!
June 16 – ‘80s Comedy!
June 17 – Fulci!
June 18 – Rock and Roll!
June 19 – Free Space!
June 21 – Westerns!
June 22 – Teenagers!
June 23 – New World Pictures!
June 24 – Hong Kong Action!
June 26 – Eurosploitation! (Any European exploitation/sleaze)
June 27 – Free Space!
June 28 – Cannon!
June 29 – ‘80s Action!
June 30 – Italian Horror!

Double Feature

Double Feature

Double Feature

Inspired by the opening song from last night’s film I’m going to go on a film marathon watching all these classic movies.

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
  • Flash Gordon (1936)
  • The Invisible Man (1933)
  • King Kong (1933)
  • It Came from Outer Space (1953)
  • Doctor X (1932)
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)
  • Tarantula (1955)
  • Day of the Triffids (1963)
  • Curse of the Demon (1957)
  • When Worlds Collide (1951)

Some of these I’ve got on DVD somewhere in the depths of our cupboards and a lot of these are on some streaming services.

So Many Films…

So Many Films...

So Many Films…

The modern era of streaming has given us so much choice, so many good films and television from all around the world. There isn’t a minute of the day when we can’t watch practically anything that we want, if it’s not on a streaming service it can be bought to watch digitally over the Internet.

Though this is brilliant for me there is a downside, too much choice, way too much choice. I’m crippled by analysis paralysis, skipping through all the services and not stopping on anything as the next choice may be better!

That’s one reason that I’ve started this part of the blog, to give me a bit of a focus and to try and encourage me to make that choice, but I’ve let it all fall by the wayside a bit, so I’m relaunching my TV and Film watching and reviewing alongside some album reviews. I’ll be updating all the lists over the next couple of days and may just rewatch some favourites to get the reviews started again.

One of the things I’ve done to help that is to make lists, lots of lists, I like lists, it also means I can use a random number generator to choose a film from the list and just go and watch that.

I’m also going to be running polls on Bluesky for people to vote on to help me decide as well, I always like getting recommends or even just people’s views on the four films I’ll put up for voting on.

Another app I’m going to use to try and relieve the pressure of choice is Reelgood which has a randomiser at the bottom of the main page throwing up a random choice based on the services you’ve entered.

Hopefully these methods should encourage me to watch more TV and film and will mean I have more to write about.

Predator (1987)

Predator (1987)

Predator (1987)

Right from the start you could smell the testosterone oozing from the screen, but in the right way.

This is another vehicle for the talent that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, as most of the 80s was. He did action but each of them seemed to have a little bit of a twist that took them just outside the run of the mill action films.

Team this up with John McTiernan who really knows how to direct a half decent action film (Die Hard!) and we have a marriage made in heaven.

What looks like a straight forward action blaster from the start, rescue mission that’s really a cover up for a CIA operation. Lots of gun fire, betrayals, and goodies win out in the end.

But the brilliant twist on this is the addition of one of the best sci-fi protagonists of the 80s, The Predator, and an excellent but sparse script moving the action forward and piling up the tension.

Completely forgot how much I enjoyed this film, and was lucky enough to see it in the cinema when it came out.

The alien proceeds to hunt the special ops group, upping their testosterone at every step, and knocking them off one by one.

Though still don’t really get the bit with Billy near the end, just a bit silly, but then again it is a silly film, good but silly.

The ending is an absolute classic, setting up further films for the franchise.

Predator | June 12, 1987 (United States) 7.8
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