The Rage (1997) - Sidney J. Furie.

Dower Mindhunter agent Travis (Lamas) teams up with sexy/sparky FBI pistol Kelly McCord (Kristen Cloke) to track down degenerate serial killer Art Dacy (Gary Busey) in this distractingly lively Canadian action thriller. While The Rage proves no less formulaic than squeezey cheese, it remains equally moorish. Like many similarly routine DTV shoot 'em ups, the entertainment quotient is hugely boosted by the live wire presence of magnetic mentalist Gary Busey. The able cast's performances are solid, text provides moments of unintentionally amusing bathos, and no balanced, copiously corn-enriched B-Movie diet is complete without at least one fully loaded Busey/Lamas bullet burger! Furie mounts some explosive action, constructing an especially dynamic vehicular tussle betwixt chewed-up car and truck that is genuinely thrilling to behold! Arguably, the film's strongest appeal will be to trigger-happy recidivist DTV addicts and Gary Busey freaks. Personal highlights include, Lamas's earnest delivery of his 'Live Long and Prosper' line, beautifully batso Busey's toothsome terror tactics, and whoever did the gnarly fire stunt on the lake clearly had some monster cojones!!!!! 

“I see squirrels up there!!!!!??? Let's get nekkid!!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

Zombie Undead (2009) - Rhys Davies.

Following the detonation of a dirty bomb, the UK is gruesomely plunged into bloody chaos as the dead return to shambling gore-guzzling life! I mostly enjoyed this bargain bucket, blood-spattered, nihilistic throwback to Romero's The Crazies and NOTLD. The performances are earnest, if not always convincing, photography is crudely effective, and a doomy atmosphere is credibly maintained throughout. Zombie Undead is a basic, zestily old school zombie chunkblower, and sometimes that's just what this splatter Mad Hatter needs!

 

 

 

 

High-Kick Girl! (2009) – Fuyuhiko Nishi.

Awesomely fleet-footed kicker Rina Takeda stars in this consistently thrilling all-action femme fighter. Needless to say, the dazzling, bullet-paced combat is truly spectacular! I dug the 'Game of Death' vibe when epic Karate sensei Matsumura (Tatsuya Naka) goes hard after villanous Kung Fu assassins the Destroyers. The heroic, fight-packed finale resolutely rocked my Kung Fu film loving world, dude!