A Roger Corman-produced remake of Forbidden World (1982) starring Marc Singer (The Beast master) and Bryan Cranston.
Few movies are as bonkers as Lam Nai-Choi's fantasy-horror adventurer.
Roger Corman's schlocky response to Creature from the Black Lagoon, which was released just two months earlier. Monster from the Ocean Floor was shot in six days on a budget of $28,000. It's very talky and pretty dull, but it's not without charm.
Awesome!
Fun fact: the 1977 Jess Franco movie wasn't an official entry in the series originally, instead being an European film starring Thorne as a similar character named 'Greta'. When released in North America, the rights were purchased by the official Ilsa rights holders, who redubbed the film to rename the main character Ilsa and incorporate it as an official entry.
Enjoy your watch! :)
Dyanne Thorne reprises her role in the second installment of the grindhouse series. Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks is another over-the-top sleazoid gem.
Roger Corman recycles the spaceships and score from Battle Beyond the Stars to create another low-budget space opera. Space Raiders stars the kid from Sylvester Stallone vehicle Over The Top.
Contemporary dino schlock with fun characters. Very entertaining.
Yup, the bulk of Ho's cinematic output consists of cut-and-paste jobs like this. These movies are kind of an obsession of mine (😉). The man has also made regular genre movies and they're solid to almost great. Kind of surprising, considering how bad most of his cut-up ones are.
If you're interested in Filipino movies of the '80s, check out Elwood Perez’ Silip/Daughters of Eve. Be warned though, that one is super rough to watch.
I'm glad you had fun with it. :)
A legit great movie. Great pick for the watch party!
I'll have whatever Dustin is smoking..
Seriously though, this is not terrible. I mean, it's bad, but it isn't egregiously bad.
WORST POOL PARTY EVER!
What started out as a relaxing summer day by the pool for a group of high maintenance young socialites quickly becomes a nightmare when an unknown killer begins stalking and murdering them one by one.
NERVE-SHATTERING TERROR!
A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.
IT'S PAYBACK TIME!
The life of a Japanese schoolgirl is destroyed when her family is killed by a Ninja-Yakuza family. Her hand cut off, she replaces it with various machines-of-death, and seeks revenge.
A MACHINE WITH AN ATTITUDE
The future. A secret service agent is framed by his own agency and becomes the target of the seemingly indestructible Cyborg-Executioners.
Spanish grunge band The Killer Barbies has car trouble while on tour. Forced to spend the night at the eerie castle of Countess Von Fledermaus, the musicians soon realise that the mysterious lady's kindness hides macabre, blood-curdling plans.
MEN AND WOMEN... BLACK AND WHITE. TAKEN FROM DEATH ROW - CONDEMNED TO DEVIL'S ISLAND, U.S.A., WHERE LIVING IS WORSE THAN DYING!
Following the suspension of the death penalty, California starts dumping its convicted murderers on a remote island. There a power struggle ensues between the ruthless Bobby, who uses the female convicts as sex slaves, and a rebellious faction led by A.J.
THIS WAS THE DAY THE UNIVERSE TREMBLED BEFORE THE DEMON FORCES OF THE KILLER PLANET!
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE WATER - YOU CAN'T GET TO IT
On a remote beach, a number of people are gruesomely killed. Police suspect that the deaths are the work of a homicidal maniac, but no one can explain why some of the bodies are hidden deep beneath the sand.
LIFE'S A BEACH.. EVEN IN SPACE!
Humanity is in grave danger when a gang of flesh-eating zombies from outer space take on earth's military macho men. Our future rests solely on the shoulders of the Zombie Defense Corps and their incredulous leader, Major Bendover.
WHEN IT AWAKENS, THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS
When the Haskin family seeks refuge from Y2K hysteria in the isolated forests of the Sierra Diablos mountains, madness and terror find them there. Abducted by a vicious hillbilly clan, the Haskins fight for survival, but neither they nor the hillbillies can comprehend the monstrous nightmare about to erupt from the bowels of the earth.
THE ULTIMATE IN SCIENCE FICTION
Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have risen, and only Infra-Man, a superhero powered by the sun, can stop them.
It's all part of good breeding. Really.
Beverly Hills teenager Bill Whitney begins to suspect that his wealthy parents are part of a gruesome cult for the social elite.
A surreal stoner-movie from the director of Space Babes from Outer Space.