For our New Year's themed movie pick this week, we tackle Ghostbusters II from 1989. After Chris roasted the first one, how does the sequel hold up?? If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with marshmallow in Ghostbusters (1984), the once-famous band of spirit-hunters find themselves struggling to keep afloat, working odd jobs. However, when Dana ...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 77
The guys pick a classic that is in everyones top 5 Christmas Movies. A movie that gave Macauley Culkin world wide stardom - Home Alone (1990). If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Kevin Macallister is sent to bed after a family argument on the eve of a holiday trip to Paris. When he wakes up his family have left and he is Home Alone. The Wet Bandits are burglars who have their eye on the empty Macaillister house, Kevin must ...
Dec 23, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 76
This week it is Chris’ pick and he couldn’t stitch Dave up so close to Christmas. So he picked the classic 1980 - Blues Brothers. The guys talk a lot about their band again and some dodgy school stories. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Penguin", the last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. They learn the Archdiocese will st...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Our Patreon John Hammond picks this abomination of a movie but it has some amazing turns for the guys. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Mr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor's invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant's evil scheme is Agent 00, a 3-foot-tall filipino martial arts master, expert marksman, top-class romancer and al...
Dec 09, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 74
his week we reviews the 1980 Spoof Comedy - Airplane (1980). Chris comes in hot but Dave brings some great points up that changes his mind. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: IDrowning his sorrows after that botched mission during WWII, the traumatised former fighter pilot with a fear of flying, Ted Striker, still hasn't got over his old flame and flight attendant, Elaine Dickinson. Determined to win her back, Ted boards a...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 73
This weeks is Dave’s pick and he wanted to throw Chris under the bus but he couldn’t overlook a personal favourite from the 80’s. ’Nobody puts Baby in the corner’ Dirty Dancing (1987) If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to ...
Nov 25, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 72
This week Chris gets his pick and boy does he go after Dave. He loved this movie as a kid but is it still good enough? He picked BMX Bandits (1983) starring Nicole Kidman. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: A trio of teen BMX bikers become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering their cache of walkie-talkies. IMDB: 5.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 67% Metacritic: 53% If you want Chris and Dave to review anything fr...
Nov 18, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 71
This week Chris and Dave are joined by the guys from the Predator Minute podcast, Jon and Jeff!! And my word, they've picked a corker for this week!! Ninja III: The Domination came out in 1984 and is a Canon cult-classic!! Check out Jon and Jeff on the fantastic Predator Minute podcast here . If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: The body of a sexy aerobics instructor is invaded by the evil spirit of a dying ninja. At first, ...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 71
The guys have been on a Steven Siegal google journey recently so with that being said they had to go back and review his only movie to receive an Academy nomination and his one and only Fresh Rotten Tomatoes movie. Under Siege (1992). If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: The legendary U.S. battleship, the U.S.S. Missiouri is going to be decommissioned. But the worst has happened, terrorists have taken over the ship and are p...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 70
We ran a Halloween movie poll and unfortunately for Chris - Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) won. Would this cult classic banned around the world for so long stand up to the guys scrutiny. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Driving through the backwoods of Texas, five youths pick up a traumatized hitchhiker, who shoots herself in their van. Shaken by the suicide, the group seeks help from the locals, but their situation bec...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Remo Williams: Unarmed and Dangerous is the choice of friend of the show and Pateron support Glynn Davies! The creators were hoping to build a James Bond style franchise and brought on writers and directors to make that happen. Listen to find out what we thought! If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President. IMDB: 6.5/10 Rot...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 68
This weeks review was suggested by our good friend and Patron - Brent from the Cinema Chat Podcast http://www.cinemachatpodcast.com - Scream 3 (2000) Chris has fond memories of this one but does Dave. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Sidney is hibernating in the woods, her whereabouts are unknown to everyone but Dewey. After a number of murders that seem to be related to the Woodsboro case take place on the set of Stab 3...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Chris gets his pick this week but it’s not a Martial Arts turkey. This one is in his exclusive top 20 movies that now has about 58 films lol! Will Dave throw it under the bus like Chris did with MallRats last week? If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Joe Hallenbeck is a burned-out detective. Jimmy Dix is an ex-LA Stallions player. Hallenbeck was hired to protect a stripper named Cory. Dix is Cory's boyfriend. When Cory is e...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 66
This week we go back to 1995 with Kevin Smith's cult-classic, Mallrats. One Dave holds in high regard, Chris will be watching this for the first time. Thanks to our Executive Producers, Glyn Davies, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat and John Hammond. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Brodie Bruce, a Sega and comic book obsessed college student, and his best friend, TS Quint, are both dumped by their girlfriends on the s...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 65
This week the choice was in the hands of our executive producer Tony Farina and he picked the 1993 Western - Tombstone starring Kurt Russell. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. He meets his brothers there, as well as his old friend Doc Holliday. A band of outlaws that call themselves The Cowboys are causing pr...
Sep 23, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 64
We throw this truely awful Martial Arts B-Movie in the mix, but it is also an amazing piece of cinema. You have to watch it!! If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: The year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf. Multi-national martial arts rock band Dragon Sound have had enough, and embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-cr...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 63
We ran a poll this week for our social media followers to pick a High School coming of age movie. The landslide winner by a mile was American Pie. A film Dave and Chris loved in 1999. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Jim, Oz, Finch and Kevin are four friends who make a pact that before they graduate they will all lose their virginity. The hard job now is how to reach that goal by prom night. Whilst Oz begins singing to g...
Sep 09, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 62
This week, Dave chooses Quentin Tarantino's debut movie, Reservoir Dogs from 1992. This movie was banned in the UK until 1995, but there are always ways and means! This made a huge splash during the Sundance festival, propelled a number of the actors into stardom and created a number of iconic pop-culture scenes. Thanks to our Executive Producers, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat, and John Hammond. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback ...
Sep 02, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 61
We have created a youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClu9swG3VLLXpLYWmVDXbqg ) and did our first watch along to a classic Martial Arts movie - No Retreat No Surrender. We had so much fun and decided to convert it to a podcast. Hope you enjoy it!!
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 36 min
This week's offering is Chris’ choice. He picks one of his “Top 20” Movies of all time - The Fast and Furious. The film that excelled Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker. Thanks to our Executive Producers, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat and John Hammond. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Los Angeles street racer Dominic Toretto falls under the suspicion of the LAPD as a string of high-speed electronics truck robberie...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 60
For this weeks review we are joined by our Patreon supporter and Executive Producer Glyn Davies. Glyn has been a big supporter of the show and for his movie pick he went with the 1985 Karate film - The Last Dragon. Chris and Dave had never seen this before so would this legendary movie still stand up? Thanks to our Executive Producers, Tony Farina, Brent from Cinema Chat and John Hammond. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary:...
Aug 19, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 59
It's Patreon pick this week and we're looking at the 1991 cult-classic, Samurai Cop. Written and Directed by Amir Shervan, this straight to video, low budget Lethal Weapon rip-off had passed Chris and Dave by and it's cult status is largely due to how bad it is. But how would this review, given it never stood up in the first place?? Episode Producer: John Hammond (twitter.com/JohnHammond73) Episode Executive Producers: Tony (@TricycleBoombox), Brent (twitter.com/XNotMalcolm), Glyn (twitter.com/r...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 58
This week we go back to 1982 and watch the biggest grossing movie of the 1980’s. Steven Spielbergs E.T. The guys have never liked or watched this movie properly but due to not really getting the story but has age mellowed them? We also get some impressions. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the ext...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 57
The VHS Strikes Back EPS55 This week we dedicate this episode to our good friend Max Byrne. His choice and one of his all time classics. Are the guys nice to this one? Even with the Spanish Scottish accents. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: In New York City, the owner of a sophisticated antique shop Russell Edwin Nash is challenged to a sword fight in the parking lot of the Madison Square Garden by a man called Iman Fasi...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 56
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. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback 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% Me...
Jul 22, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 55
The VHS Strikes Back EPS54 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. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback 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 P...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 54
The VHS Strikes Back Ep53 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 If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: With the aid of his companions, a man seeks to defeat his evil brother who has take...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 53
The VHS Strikes Back EPS52 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!! If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback 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 t...
Jul 01, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 52
The VHS Strikes Back EPS51 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. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Jimmy Rabbitte, bo...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 51
The VHS Strikes Back EPS51 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 t...
Jun 17, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 51
