Screening Log

This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.


May 2008 activity

Total Log Entries: 28

Total Comments: 19


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Raw Force / Kung-Fu Cannibals / USA / 1982

An encyclopedia of exploitation clichés that manages to remain coherent enough to be one of the most insanely entertaining films I’ve ever seen. The Burbank Karate Club takes a booze-cruise to Warrior’s Island, a place where the dead martial artists allegedly rise from their graves to do the bidding of the island’s cannibalistic monks. Attempting to stop their arrival is Hitler look-alike Thomas Speer, who is afraid that his nude-girls-for-jade exchange program with the monks will be upset if outsiders are allowed on the island.

Raw Force has a frenetic pace, hitting its exploitive marks with unbelievable frequency. There are no lulls in the steady stream of kung-fu, nudity, and zombies. Fans of cine-excess should find a copy as soon as possible. Look for Camille Keaton in a rare post-I Spit on Your Grave role as a drunk girl in a bathroom.

by David Carter | Source: Fortune 5 DVD
04 May 2008 5:23 PM | Comments (1)


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  1. Nate Yapp / 4 May 2008 / 2:41 PM / URL

    This is one of my all time favorite stupid exploitation films, for all of the reasons you list. I’ve been trying to track down a decent widescreen print for ages.

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