SOLOMAN KANE: a lot darker than I thought it would be which was a plus but on the down side apart from the clothing and name this has nothing what so ever to do with Robert E. Howard's original character. It's a shame really as the original character is free from sin unlike the film version who seeks redemption for his past actions. The idea of a lead character without flaws and being selfless and heroic is, I guess, either deemed as nonsense in the modern world or perhaps too radical an idea for today's jaded viewers.
IN HOT BLOOD: a post Michael Findlay stab at grimy sexploitation that fails due to the lack of misanthropic rage found in it's role models work.
THE LEMON GROVE KIDS MEET THE MONSTERS-TRILOGY: Ray Dennis Steckler's homage to The Bowrey Boys is pretty amazing considering it was made for nothing and combines slapstick humour, wigged out 60s freakadelic fun and lighting straight out of a Bava film.
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