The Giant Sucking Sound of Jess Franco
February 25th, 2008
Jess Franco’s Killer Barbys vs. Dracula is an unadulterated piece of doo-doo. It fails on every level: inane rock video, puerile vampire spoof, cure for insomnia.
An exploitation film can and should be many things, among them: Disgusting, tasteless, shocking, revolting, shameless, prurient, bestial, idiotic, and poorly lit.
Once in a while a schlocker is actually pretty good; very occasionally close to brilliant.
But an exploitation film cannot be boring.
And this is.
The only item of note is that hanging around with Jess Franco hasn’t done Lina Romay any good, as a look at her in her Transylvanian KGB outfit demonstrates:
Killer Barbys vs. Dracula is the suckiest movie in the entire history of suckinessdom.
Zero coils.
FEH
March 9th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Hey Patrick I saw a movie on Flix the other night that may be right up your alley (assuming you haven’t seen it, which I guess is a slim chance). I don’t think it fits the criteria of an exploitation flick but I think you’d probably get a kick out of it anyway. It’s called “Equinox” and it’s from 1970. It features zombies, claymation monsters and a dynamic duo of crazy old men complete with cackling laughter and dramatic eyebrow arches. The dialogue, flasback sequences and degree of acting skill would make fine fodder for a coiled review. Sadly no “nekkidity” however.
March 10th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Lack of flesh is an automatic one-coil deduction. I will add “Equinox” to my NetFlix list, however.
In cheese,
Patrick