The VHS Strikes Back

The VHS Strikes Back E17

Dave and Chris review the 1984 pop culture classic - Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elizabeth Shue. Chris calls out the terrible martial arts moves by some of the cast and Dave throws in some questions about Mr Myiagi

Plot Summary:

A boy and his mother move to California for a new job. He struggles to fit in, as a group of karate students starts to bully him for dating a rich girl from their clique. It's up to the Japanese landlord, Miyagi, to teach him karate.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 88%

IMDB Score:  7.2/10

Metacritic: 68%

If there are any movies you want Dave and Chris to review please contact them on the following links:

email: [email protected]

twitter: www.twitter.com/vhsstrikesback

The VHS Strikes Back E16

Chris and Dave are back reviewing one of Chris' favourite movies of all time Lethal Weapon (1987). This movie means so much to Chris he digs his heels in when Dave has him at it within the review. 

Plot Summary:

Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 81%

IMDB Score:  7.6/10

Metacritic: 68%

If there are any movies you want Dave and Chris to review please contact them on the following links:

email: [email protected]

twitter: www.twitter.com/vhsstrikesback

The VHS Strikes Back E15

Chris and Dave are back reviewing the sequel to the hugely successful No Retreat No Surender. This is the sequel in a trilogy of films which do not actually follow the same story. Jean Claude Van Damme and Jason McKinney from the first film pulled out after Van Damme got scared that if they went filming in Cambodia they may get some male attention from the local pirates. 

Loren Avendon takes over the lead role and who is a Martial Arts B Movie Legend from the 80's and 90's.. 

Plot Summary:

In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 53%

IMDB Score:  5.0/10

Metacritic: 30%

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

VHS Strikes Back E14

Dave and Chris are back reviewing the cult classic First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone. 

Originally a novel written by David Morrel. Morrell stated he was inspired to write the novel by hearing about the experiences of his students at the University of Iowa who had fought in Vietnam. The author also said "When I started First Blood back in 1968, I was deeply influenced by Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male." The character's name was derived in part from a brand of apples, which his wife brought home while he was struggling to think up a name for the character. In the DVD commentary for 'First Blood' Morell comments that one of the inspirations for Rambo was World War II hero Audie Murphy.

Shortly after its publication in 1972, Morrell rights were sold to Columbia pictures, who in turn sold them to Warner Bros. This trend continued for ten years. The story passed through three companies and eighteen screenplays. Finally, it was sold to Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar, who turned the character of Rambo into a more likable underdog who never killed anybody, instead of the angry, psychotic character in the book who goes on a bloody rampage and literally brings the Vietnam War to America. The role was offered to many celebrities like Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino until it reached Sylvester Stallone. The film was well-received by critics and saved Stallone's career.

Plot Summary:

John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 87%

IMDB Score:  7.7/10

Metacritic: 61%

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

The VHS Strikes Back E13

Mashups aren't a new thing and it was at the comic publisher Dark Horse where they first came up with the idea to put together the Fox properties of Alien and Predator together in the 1990's, and which provided the inspiration for this movie. With a promising idea to have Predator's hunt Alien's as a rite of passage, Chris and Dave look at whether this movie lived up to initial promise.

Plot Summary:

When a private satellite encounters an unidentified source of heat in Antarctica and it is found to be a pyramid buried deep underground , a search team comprising of top-of-the-line archaeologists and engineers is sent to Antarctica to find out more . Once there , the team comes across signs which indicate that the place is inhabited by an unknown alien species . It is not long before the aliens begin to hunt the team members . At the same time , a trio of coming-of-age Predators have arrived to collect the skulls of the aliens as trophies , and the humans are caught between a deadly battle between the two warring species.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 39%

IMDB Score:  5.6/10

Metacritic: 29%

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

The VHS Strikes Back E12

Chris and Dave review the 1984 Blockbuster - Ghostbusters. The nostalgic memories are still there but the guys have a big issue with

 Peter Venkman. What made the film such a classic and how the sequel may play out. 

Plot Summary: 

Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 74%

IMDB Score:  7.8/10

Metacritic: 71%

Want to get paid or donate to charity just for listening? Sign up to podcoin.com for free and build up points while you listen. And if you use the code VHSStrikes when you sign up, you'll get a bonus 300 points!!

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

The VHS Strikes Back E11

This episode Chris and Dave are joined by Scott Weatherly from 20th Century Geek Podcast to review the 1984 Classic The Terminator. This is the film that transported Arnie to worldwide stardom and born many a catchphrase from him to dine off. 

Plot Summary:

A seemingly indestructible robot is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a young waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against sentient machines, while a human soldier from the same war is sent to protect her at all costs.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 100%

IMDB Score:  8/10

Metacritic: 84%

Heres a little bit about our special guest Scott and where you can find him:

http://www.20thcenturygeek.com

20th Century Geek is an informative and hopefully fun exploration of Pop Culture between 1900 and 1999. It delves into the roots and history of genres and subjects, examining the impact of events and creations as well as biographies of key creators. I will also review key Pop Culture milestones, from Comics and films to Music and books.

For up to date information you can follow the show on twitter, @20thcenturygeek

Want to get paid or donate to charity just for listening? Sign up to podcoin.com for free and build up points while you listen. And if you use the code VHSStrikes when you sign up, you'll get a bonus 300 points!!

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

The VHS Strikes Back E10

This week the guys are back reviewing one of Harrison Ford's iconic characters -  Indiana Jones in  - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). 

Chris had never watched this classic film all the way through and had a hate for it due to being forced to it as a kid. 

Plot Summary:

In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 96%

IMDB Score:  8.4/10

Metacritic: 85%

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

Podcoin

The VHS Strikes Back E9

This episode the guys review a pop culture classic from their youth, but did it live upto the nostalgic memory of Chris and Dave? 

Plot Summary: 

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 80%

IMDB Score:  7.8/10 

Metacritic: 61% 

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

Podcoin

The VHS Strikes Back E8

Dave and Chris review this Arnie classic. They pick out some 1980's cliche and have a lot of fun analysing Arnie's one liners. 

Plot Summary: 

A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.

Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 70%

IMDB Score:  6.7/10 

Metacritic: 51% 

Email the show at [email protected] or on Twitter or on our Facebook page.

And also check out some of the other independent British Podcasts across at www.britpodscene.com #britpodscene

Support the show with our Amazon link.

UK listener? You could try out a free 30 day Audible trial and and try out their audiobooks.

Podcoin