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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The Terror Within (1989), The Terror Within II (1991)

Post apocalyptic world, experiments gone hay wire, mutants in the wastelands, last human survivors - you know the score.

These films are what they are...a product of their time. Direct to video Roger Corman productions practically guaranteed to make money on the backs of successful studio films hogging cinema screens throughout the 80's. Video shop customers lapping them up due to their guaranteed quota of sex, violence and monsters.

These two Terror Within films are typical Corman movies. Boasting a decent C-list cast - George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, and R Lee Ermey to name but three, which probably got the films made as they were names to proudly boast about on your video cover, Kennedy in particular, and probably got them a decent sized budget to play with too.

In today's ultra slick movie market films such as these are caught in a time loop and really don't stand up to much scrutiny except as a time capsule of a bygone age of direct to video heaven.

Both films are entertaining, despite the obvious man in a suit monster and scenes practically half inched from Ridley Scott's Alien. There really isn't anything new here though and neither film would be worth paying a tenner for as a blu-ray, however if like me you fancy giving them a go on the double bill dvd which you can pick up and still get change from two quid - a method and format which seems more fitting for their DTV origins, then i certainly recommend them

Uk DVD is the best release by virtue of having part 2. It's not included in the shout factory ~US release. Totally agree, great fun