Tweet by Peter Nielsen “The Lure of gold can make a man do anything! Anything!” During the opening credits of this movie, we see someone being dug out of, what appears to be, a collapsed mine shaft. After he’s been dragged out, his rescuer buries a pick axe in his chest… It’s brutal… it’s sudden… and the damn movie hasn’t…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Raw Deal (1986)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Mark Kaminsky is a former FBI-agent who now works as a sheriff in a small town in North Carolina. He was forced to retire after he got a little rough with a suspect in a kidnapping-case involving an 11-year old girl. In his defense, Mr. Kaminsky says that he did what he did because the perpetrator…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Violent City (1970)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Charles Bronson is one of my favorite action-stars of the late 60’s, through the 70’s and 80’s and I have quite an extensive collection of his work in my movie-library. I’ll go out on a limb here and say that I know you’ve seen at least ONE of his many movies. Let me give you some…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Vamp (1986)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen The two fraternity pledges, Keith and AJ, finds the whole initiation mumbo-jumbo they’re being put through, stupid and immature and instead strike up a deal with the frat-leader. They are to get strippers for a big party and that’ll be their ticket in. Piece of cake, right? No, not really, and after striking out on every…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: The Prowler (1981)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Ok, first of all… Why the hell haven’t I seen this movie before? I’m not kidding! I’ve never laid eyes on it prior to watching it the other night! Almost unheard of, I know, considering the fact that this is a pretty decent slasher-flick with great make-up effects! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here……
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Uncommon Valor (1983)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Vietnam, 1972. Soldiers are running through water-soaked fields desperately trying to escape the enemy-fire ripping them apart. Helicopters swoop in as saving angels, but they too get caught in the crossfire. Those few that make it onboard try in vain to reach their comrades, but as the enemy-fire grows too intense the helicopters have to abort.…
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