The VHS Strikes Back

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The VHS Strikes Back episodes

July 22, 2020 Scream 2 (1997)
This week it's the Patreon choice and we're joined by Brent from the Cinema Chat Podcast to review the 1997 Scream 2!
Catch the Cinema Chat review of one of our favorites, Bloodsport: t.co/EJf4GLhZgu.
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Plot Summary:
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sydney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
IMDB: 6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
Metacritic: 63/100
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1 hr 44 min
July 18, 2020 Missing In Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
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This weeks review has been chosen by our social media followers. We wanted do a Vietnam classic. However we didn’t think Missing In Action 2: The Beginning would be the outright pick.
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Plot Summary:
Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
IMDB: 5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 47/100%
Metacritic: 43/100%
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1 hr 12 min
July 08, 2020 Hawk the Slayer (1980)
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This week we're treated to a sword and sorcery adventure movie and cult classic, Hawk the Slayer. A low budget British made movie and favorite of Dave's, Chris is certain to be tortured!!
You can find it currently on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXffdnOOE_Q&t=2644s
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Plot Summary:
With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has taken a nun hostage
IMDB: 5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 56%/100% (audience score)
Metacritic: N/A
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1 hr 6 min
July 01, 2020 Eat My Dust (1976)
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Chris gets Dave back with the 1976 car cause romp starring Ron Howard - Eat My Dust. This was a holy grail VHS rental from Chris’ childhood mainly for the car on the sleeve. But this is up there as one of the worse movies ever!!
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Plot Summary:
Darlene's into going fast, Hoover's into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.
IMDB: 5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 0/100%
Metacritic: 0/100%
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46 min
June 24, 2020 The Commitments (1991)
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Chris and Dave are joined by their good friend Tony Farina.
Tony is the host of Indie Comics Spotlight on our Comics In Motion Feed.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/indie-comics-spotlight-19-the-walking-dead/id1350425403?i=1000477640498
He chose the 1991 Irish coming of age movie The Commitments. One that Chris holds dear to his heart.
Not only is Tony a great guy he’s our first Patreon supporter.
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Plot Summary:
Jimmy Rabbitte, bored with bands in Ireland, assembles a soul band in the tradition of Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, and Aretha Franklin made up of a group of young white musicians from working class Dublin. With the help of Joey "The Lips" Fagan, the veteran musician of the band who has played around the world with famous musicians, they whip the members into shape - coming together beautifully onstage, only to have the group fall apart in a clash of egos.
IMDB: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 89/100%
Metacritic: 73/100%
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1 hr 24 min
June 17, 2020 Rocky 4 (1985)
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We put a poll out to our listeners of Sports movies. The outright winner was Rocky 4 (1985). A great movie loved by both of the guys. Pure 80’s nostalgia and training montages. What more could you ask for?
Plot Summary:
Rocky Balboa accompanies his friend Apollo Creed to the ring in a boxing match against a Russian Boxer named Ivan Drago. Drago is too strong for Creed, and unfortunately kills him in his match. Balboa blames himself for Creed's death and is determined to defeat Drago in a boxing match. He gains the help of Creed's former manager, Duke and travels to U.S.S.R. to take on Drago.
IMDB: 6.9 /10
Rotten Tomatoes: 40/100%
Metacritic: 40/100%
We now have a patreon if you want to support the show. Several tiers to help the show. Give it a look - thanks
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If you want Chris and Dave to review anything from the VHS era then contact us on:
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56 min
June 10, 2020 Scream (1996)
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Dave picks the 1996 Slasher classic Scream by Wes Craven. This is one of Chris’ favourites so hes not as scared with this review.
Plot Summary:
A year after her mother's death, Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and her friends started experiencing some strange phone calls. They later learned the calls were coming from a crazed serial killer, in a white faced mask and a large black robe, looking for revenge. His phone calls usually consist of many questions, the main one being: Whats your favorite scary movie? Along with many scary movie trivia, ending with bloody pieces of innocent lives scattered around the small town of Woodsboro.
IMDB: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 79/100%
Metacritic: 65/100%
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48 min
June 03, 2020 Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
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This week’s review is Chris’ favourite movie of all time Smokey and the Bandit starring Burt Reynolds. Nothing that Dave throws at it can turn Chris but he has a good go!
Plot Summary:
Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a "high-speed pursuit" across the Southeast to catch the bandit.
IMDB: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 80/100%
Metacritic: /100%
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50 min
May 27, 2020 The Running Man (1987)
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This weeks offering we threw a vote out on twitter with which Arnie Sci-Fi movie they would like the guys to review. Well with great pleasure to Chris, one of his top 3 Arnie movies won - The Running Man (19870
Plot Summary:
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
IMDB: 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 67/100%
Metacritic: 71/100%
If you want Chris and Dave to review anything from the VHS era then contact us on:
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47 min
May 20, 2020 The Ring (2002)
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The guys are back reviewing the 2002 Horror Thriller - The Ring tarring Naomi Watts. Does it still have the same pull it did 18 years ago? The guys get a nice review of the show and Chris wants more horror!
Plot Summary:
Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son's and her own life.
IMDB: 7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 71/100%
Metacritic: 71/100%
If you want Chris and Dave to review anything from the VHS era then contact us on:
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38 min

About The VHS Strikes Back

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Nostalgic movie review show hosted by Whatever Entertainment team, Dave and Chris. The guys go back in time to review some wonderful and truly awful movies from the days before streaming and even DVD's and had to go to the video store to pick up the latest entertainment.