Video Rental Classics

[Boozy The Clown]

[cubeadvance]

Everyone I have spoken to has seen the joyous kids hit, Blank Cheque. The inplausable tale of a kid who finds a blank cheque and writes it to himself for $1,000,000. He then buys a mansion and installs loads of flumes around the house he later utilises to escape some crims that want their money back. Not content with material goods he also uses the cash to tempt a mid twenties laydee, despite being about 8 years old. Can't remember how it ends, and I'm not entirely sure it even does.

[Dapple]

Not sure why I'm reminded of these, it's not like I've seen any of them, but I'm reminded of trips to the video shop where I'd see (rubbish) films on the shelves like:

Lifeforce: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089489/

and

Angel (looked racy!): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086896/

And I remeber seeing this one in the local video shop's magazine:

Chopping Mall - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090837/

Someone's already mentioned C.H.U.D., which was another. I guess it's because they were 18 certificates...and were an alternative to seeing Romancing the Stone for the 15th time...

[kerraig UK]

C.H.U.D. & Lifeforce are both superb movies actually. Angel is terrible of course.

[Spudulis]

With a cover like that how could you not rent it....its fucking ace

(by the way I saw this years and tears before Rings)

With a name like that how could you not rent it.....its fucking shite

[Rsdio]

I happened to look up towards the ceiling when I was in Scunthorpe market the other day (something which comes naturally given what most Sunny residents look like) and noticed this classic poster up on one of the walls.

That fucker must have been there over fifteen years now.

[lordcookie]

[lordcookie]

No. If it was I think it would mentally scar me from ever watching Star Wars again.

[jonathanhoey]

(Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell)

Oh, I NEED to see that.

I actually own this on DVD.

[Vimster]

I saw the title of this thread and immediately thought of Invasion USA, and no shit, it's the first film mentioned. "It's time"

So let's not forget some of the other Chuckster films that kept me happy during my teens:

Delta Force - it doesn't get much more gung-ho than this.

Missing In Action

... basically almost any Cannon Films-produced cobblers.

[kerraig UK]

Oh man society is the fucking BOMB

[K]

Society is completely amazing. It's one of those films you hear about and assume it's been the victim of Chinese whispers. Then you watch it, and it's every bit as fucked-up as it's been made out to be. I need to see this again! Shame it's not out on R2; this is the closest I can find:

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/748686/Jane...ty/Product.html

Probably not as scary as the movie, I'd say.

[Plissken]

Big cover scan here

[Spudulis]

(Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell)

I actually own this on DVD.

I was so disappointed. Not nearly enough Nymphoid Barbarians or Dinosaurs or hell for that matter. Just lots of shots of people walking over rocky ground with some seriously ropey orc like things casing them. I'm not even sure if it classes in the "so bad its good" section as its just too dull.

[Blobcat]

Didn't rent it out, but watched it at my mum's best friend's house every fortnight or so when we visited for about 5 years. The versions on dvd/video are diferent versions with my favorite scene cut out of it (when Woody is eating to the speed of music)

Seriously most rented film. I really must buy it on dvd at some point. The very young Seth Green is amusing to watch in it.

And of Course

[Fusty Gusset]

Great call!

[Scorpio]

My picks

[Scorpio]

[lordcookie]

Some not already mentioned.

(Towards the tail-end of the video rental era but I love this film)

[Scorpio]

Oh I forgot these two classics!

[ZOK]

So many dead links in the early posts they've probably already been posted, but here are two of my faves...

Class Of Nuke' Em High and Class Of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown. From the summer holidays when we used to watch a video ten times before taking it back...

[McFly]

First video i ever saw.

[linkster]

I never actually saw it, but the cover inspired some of the best comedy I can remember between me and the nerds.

[johnT]

And this one;

Just beat me to it...

[Rsdio]

I'll use the DVD covers 'cos it's easier. I always wanted to see these two but never managed it, I think I must've had a thing for sinister ethereal faces when I was younger (who didn't?)

[Monkeyboy]

I'll use the DVD covers 'cos it's easier. I always wanted to see these two but never managed it, I think I must've had a thing for sinister ethereal faces when I was younger (who didn't?)

I saw a review of this in Fortean Times where they claimed it was some sort of forgotten horror classic. I think it's out on DVD now.

[Old Dear's Menu]

Aye, and Nick Mancuso is a fuckin' legend.

[Simmy]

Hope this hasn't been posted earlier already

[FishyFish]

I never actually saw it, but the cover inspired some of the best comedy I can remember between me and the nerds.

I saw it the once - IIRC it wasn't bad as far as black-comedy horror's go.

[utero2001]

think I rented this about 10 times