50 amazing films you've probably never seen
Vigilante (1983)
The Film: Part of a wave of post-Death Wish Revenge moviꦜes, Vigilante sees factory worker Eddie Marino joining a vigilante gang after his family are assault🔜ed by criminals.
Why It's Amazing: Whereas Death Wish seems to take pleasure i🌼n violence, Vigilante examines the consequences, making it an intense and powerful watch. Tarantino's pal Robert Forster has rarely been better, with several stand-out scenes.
Why You've Never Seen It: Shot ﷽between Lustig's more famous movies--bridging the gap between Maniac and Maniac Cop--Vigilante seems to have been lost in the mix.
The Power (1968)
The Film: When the members of a scientific research group start being killed one by one, all evidence points to🉐 the killer possessing telekinetic♒ powers.
Biochemis🍌t Jim Tanner faces a race against time to track down the murderer.
Why It's Amazing: Essentially a precursor to Scanners, The Power is aౠlmost constantly grip𓆏ping, from the opening scene to the surprising final confrontation.
Why You've Never Seen It: It's not on R2 DVD, but there's a lovely remaster on Region 1 yo🐭u can import. Let's hope us Brits get a Blu-ray eventually.
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Clan Of Amazons (1978)
The Film: Essentially a detective mystery with loads of kung fu fights, Clan Of Amazons sees our hero Lu Xiaofeng investigating a a vicious thief known as The Embroide🌺ry Bandit (which doesn't ♑sound particularly tough, until you find out the bandit blinds their victims). But who is the bandit?
Why It's Amazing: Beautifully shot and choreographed, an🔜d with a properly compelling plot in-between the action, this is amongst the very best of '70s Shaw cinema.
Why You've Never Seen It: There are SO MANY Shaw Brothers movies it's easy for gems like this one to get lost in the mix. But trust us, it's worth hun🌸ting out𝓰.
Scream Pretty Peggy (1974)
The Film: A college girl accepts a live-in job looking after the elderly mother of an eccentric sculptor. But strange things start to happen when the girl discovers another member o🌱f the family is living in t꧃he house
Why It's Amazing: We're big fans of weird TV m𓆉ovies--Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, The Appointment--and Scream Pretty Peggy is a curio we'd store in the same bo𝓀x.
Why You Haven't Seen It: As it's a TV movie, your only hope of seeing it is🍨 if someone yoꦦu know has taped it off the telly.
But it has enough iconic moments to deserve a remake, with the original film included as an ♌eventual Blu-ray extra. Hopefully.
Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
The Film: Avengers Assemble wasn't the first t🔥ime Thor and Hulk teamed up, as this awesome slice of '80s sillines♈s proves.
Why It's Amazing: It features Thor running through the sea towards a helicopter swinging his hammer and bellowing♐ "For Odin!" 'Nuff said.
Why You've Never Seen It: Now it's been written out of canon, there's no reason for modern Marvel fan to actively seek out Incredible Hulk Returns. Other tha🌄n the fact it'🎃s loads of fun.
Night Train Murders (1975)
The Film: A couple of teenagers encounter a twisted trio of sadists on a sl♔eeper train. Viciousn⭕ess follows.
Why It's Amazing: Essentially The Last House ꦿOn The Left meets Thomas The Tank Engine, this isn't for everyone--it's almost impossibly bleak.
But horror fans should seek it out. Be warned though, it's ▨very, very nasty.
Why You've Never Seen It: It doesn't quite 🍌have the iconic reputation of its peers (hence no remake as yet) so there's a good chance you've missed it.
But it's easy enough to pick up on DVD.
A Quiet Place In The Country (1968)
The Film: A🦩 brilliant painter buys a run-down mansion so he can get away from it all and overcome his painter's block, but unfortunately, the house is haunted.
Why It's Amazing: Th💎ere's so much to love about Quiet Place, it's h🥂ard to know where to begin.
Every element, f𒁃rom Franco Nero's haunting central performance to Ennio Morricone's hypnotising score, to the twist-strew🍃n script, is perfect.
Why You've Never Seen It: It's been unavailable for years, but Amazon UK do have a R2 DVD listed--it'll set you back a little, mind yo🉐u. But if you like movies like Kill List and American Psycho, it's definitely worth the money.
Streets (1990)
The Film: A suburban kid meets a drug-addicted prostitute and an unlikely friendsh🦩ip forms. Meanwhile, a psychotic cop is cleaning up the streets.
Why It's Amazing: Christina Applegate is astonishing in her debut lead film role, it's a beautifully natural performance that 🌱should haveꦚ won all the awards.
The combination of the realism of the teen runaway scenes with the schlock violence of the psycho-cop plotline (which is extremely reminiscent of Terminator 2--a full year before that ꦰfilm hit cinemas), makes for a memorable experience.
Why You've Never Seen It: Previously only available 🅺on VHS, it had a limited R1 DVD release a couple of years ago. We're still wai🦹ting for a R2.
From Hell It Came (1957)
The Film: An ancient curse causes a tree mo♋nster to rise🌺 from the dead.
Why It's Amazing: This film♐🧸 is atrocious, but it's also preposterous fun.
It features 𒅌an evil tree waddling around and killing people. How cool'sও that?
Why You've Never Seen It: It really is terrible, but if you enjoy that sort of thing (and we do!) you can pick it up ꦏon R2 DVD.
Munster, Go Home! (1966)
The Film: The Munsters inherit a mansion in the UK, ♎and take a trip to claim it. But the family living on the estate aren't ready to give it up.
Why It's Amazing: Not least because it's the first time audiences got to see The Munsters in c꧒olour.
Oh, it also features Terry Thomas. And Herman Munster racing in a coffin-shaped car named Dra🤡gula. This is a trash addict's dream.
Why You've Never Seen It: It's yet to ha☂v🐻e a R2 release, but you can import it on R1.
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