Net Flix streams the sleaze

One of the great things about Net Flix streaming is being able to watch movies that are unavailable on DVD.  Alot of these obscure  sleaze and horror flix that I quickly added to my list are not on DVD and go for ridiculous prices on VHS.  So if you just want to watch these treats without adding them to your collection stream them quick because they might disappear.  Here's a list of just a few of the great titles I found. 

Sugar Hill, Super Flt T.N.T., Escape from Devils Island, Video Dead, Light Blast,Bare Knuckles, Bamboo Gods and Iron Men, Return of Count Yorga, Caged Fury, Dirty O'Neil, She, Zombie Island Massacre, Bawdy Tales,  Dagmars Hot Pants, Lone Runner, Monster Dog, Kiss Me Killer, Contamination 7, Quest for the Mighty Sword, Mutant Hunt, Hercules Against Karate, Naked and Cruel, Hell Penitentiary,  Rape Squad, Crawlspace.

As I said these are just a few of the films that I found and I haven't watched them all yet so I cant vouch for how they look, but being able to watch these for virtually free is awesome indeed.   

Suspiria out of print?

Heard a rumor that some of  Blue Undergrounds classics are going out of  print . Argentos Suspiria and The Bird with the Crystal plumage the latter in regular and Blu-Ray. As well as super sleazy Hitchhike by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Staring Krug himself David Hess. Umberto Lenzi's gore and cheese epic Nightmare City is going away to.  I can't imagine the Argentos will be OOP for long,  but the Blue Underground versions are amazing.  Get em while you can !

X-Ray Milland

Kicking off this blog with a movie that I enjoyed probably more then I should have .There was no real sex or violence to speak of, but its fun in a kind of time capsule way.  Cormans X the man with X-ray eyes.  Not officially a drug movie X was made a few years before the psychedelic revolution took off,  but the premise and freaky visuals make it hard not to think of it as one.  Ray Milland in the staring role is a doctor who discovers a chemical that enables him to see through clothes and skin .  As he continues experimenting with the chemical his visions gets more and more distorted until the freak out climax.  Cormans original idea for the main character was to be a jazz musician who's use of recreational drugs leads to the visions. This idea was rejected as being to controversial and Corman went the doctor route instead.  One of the best parts for me was the appearance of Don Rickles as a sort of carnival barker using Millands powers as a way to get easy cash .  Rickles turns in an amazingly good and sleazy performance making me wish he had a longer appearance. X  like most of the films in this era ends somewhat preachy, but all in all its a good time, paving the way to more overtly drugged out movies to come.