The VHS Strikes Back

This week Chris has gone with another 'classic' Loren Avedon martial arts movie, The King of the Kickboxers, which is unofficially the fourth in the No Retreat No Surrender quadrilogy.  Surprisingly there were no oscar nominations for this one, and it's gonna be a bumpy ride. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Kahn is a...

This week our good friends, Jon and Jeff, over at the Predator Minute podcast take us back to 1988 the Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer fantasy movie Willow. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: A baby girl is discovered in a river by Ranon and Mims, the children of Willow Ufgood, a dwarf farmer and magician and the baby girl is t...

Our good friend Tony Farina used his Patreon pick and went back to 1988 and tHE John Carpenter movie They Live starring wrestling icon Rowdy Roddy Piper. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it rea...

This week we tackle one of Chris' favorite gangster movies and Kevin Costner's breakout role, The Untouchables from 1987. We get to enjoy Sir Sean Connery's Irish accent from his repertoire and the movie that gave him his one Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.  If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After a worldwide...

Bonus episode of 20 quiz questions to test your knowledge with. No prizes, this one's just for a bit of fun.  If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After a worldwide nuclear war, where 68% of the male population was wiped out and virile men becoming a rarity, Sam Hell, a scavenger and a highly virile man, is assigned to he...

This week we watched the 1988 cult-classic, Hell Comes to Frogtown. Starring wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper,  Sandahl Bergman and William Smith. You can check out this whole movie on YouTube . If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After a worldwide nuclear war, where 68% of the male population...

For our New Year's themed movie pick this week, we tackle Ghostbusters II from 1989. After Chris roasted the first one, how does the sequel hold up?? If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with marshmallow in Ghostbusters (1984), the once-famous ban...

The guys pick a classic that is in everyones top 5 Christmas Movies. A movie that gave Macauley Culkin world wide stardom - Home Alone (1990). If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Kevin Macallister is sent to bed after a family argument on the eve of a holiday trip to Paris. When he wakes up his family have left and he is Home...

This week it is Chris’ pick and he couldn’t stitch Dave up so close to Christmas. So he picked the classic 1980 - Blues Brothers. The guys talk a lot about their band again and some dodgy school stories. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Pen...

Our Patreon John Hammond picks this abomination of a movie but it has some amazing turns for the guys. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Mr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor's invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant's evil scheme...

his week we reviews the 1980 Spoof Comedy - Airplane (1980). Chris comes in hot but Dave brings some great points up that changes his mind. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: IDrowning his sorrows after that botched mission during WWII, the traumatised former fighter pilot with a fear of flying, Ted Striker, still hasn't got...

This weeks is Dave’s pick and he wanted to throw Chris under the bus but he couldn’t overlook a personal favourite from the 80’s. ’Nobody puts Baby in the corner’ Dirty Dancing (1987) If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New Yor...

This week Chris gets his pick and boy does he go after Dave. He loved this movie as a kid but is it still good enough? He picked BMX Bandits (1983) starring Nicole Kidman. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: A trio of teen BMX bikers become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies...

This week Chris and Dave are joined by the guys from the Predator Minute podcast, Jon and Jeff!! And my word, they've picked a corker for this week!! Ninja III: The Domination came out in 1984 and is a Canon cult-classic!! Check out Jon and Jeff on the fantastic Predator Minute podcast here .  If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot...

The guys have been on a Steven Siegal google journey recently so with that being said they had to go back and review his only movie to receive an Academy nomination and his one and only Fresh Rotten Tomatoes movie. Under Siege (1992). If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: The legendary U.S. battleship, the U.S.S. Missiouri is g...

We ran a Halloween movie poll and unfortunately for Chris - Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) won. Would this cult classic banned around the world for so long stand up to the guys scrutiny. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Driving through the backwoods of Texas, five youths pick up a traumatized hitchhiker, who shoots hersel...

Remo Williams: Unarmed and Dangerous is the choice of friend of the show and Pateron support Glynn Davies! The creators were hoping to build a James Bond style franchise and brought on writers and directors to make that happen. Listen to find out what we thought! If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: An officially "dead" cop is...

This weeks review was suggested by our good friend and Patron - Brent from the Cinema Chat Podcast http://www.cinemachatpodcast.com - Scream 3 (2000) Chris has fond memories of this one but does Dave. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Sidney is hibernating in the woods, her whereabouts are unknown to everyone but Dewey. Aft...

Chris gets his pick this week but it’s not a Martial Arts turkey. This one is in his exclusive top 20 movies that now has about 58 films lol! Will Dave throw it under the bus like Chris did with MallRats last week? If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Joe Hallenbeck is a burned-out detective. Jimmy Dix is an ex-LA Stallions pl...

This week we go back to 1995 with Kevin Smith's cult-classic, Mallrats. One Dave holds in high regard, Chris will be watching this for the first time.  Thanks to our Executive Producers, Glyn Davies, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat and John Hammond. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Brodie Bruce, a Sega and comic b...

This week the choice was in the hands of our executive producer Tony Farina and he picked the 1993 Western - Tombstone starring Kurt Russell. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as we...

We throw this truely awful Martial Arts B-Movie in the mix, but it is also an amazing piece of cinema. You have to watch it!! If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: The year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf. Multi-national ma...

We ran a poll this week for our social media followers to pick a High School coming of age movie. The landslide winner by a mile was American Pie. A film Dave and Chris loved in 1999. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Jim, Oz, Finch and Kevin are four friends who make a pact that before they graduate they will all lose thei...

This week, Dave chooses Quentin Tarantino's debut movie, Reservoir Dogs from 1992. This movie was banned in the UK until 1995, but there are always ways and means! This made a huge splash during the Sundance festival, propelled a number of the actors into stardom and created a number of iconic pop-culture scenes. Thanks to our Executive Producers, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat, and John Hamm...

We have created a youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClu9swG3VLLXpLYWmVDXbqg ) and did our first watch along to a classic Martial Arts movie - No Retreat No Surrender.  We had so much fun and decided to convert it to a podcast. Hope you enjoy it!!