HCF Reviews
THE LAST STARFIGHTER [1984]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 15th JULY, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 100 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Alex Rogan lives in a trailer park with his mother Jane and his younger brother Lewis. Alex […]
Year Made: 1984
Fantasy
CONAN THE DESTROYER [1984]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD and DIGITAL RUNNING TIME:97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Conan and his companion, a thief called Malak, are brought before Queen Taramis, who promises the revival of Conan’s dead love […]
Drama
THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984)
Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection With its sweeping romantic music and seaside storybook atmosphere, Obayashi’s adaptation of a ‘warm-hearted tale’ […]
Fantasy
THE DUNGEONMASTER (1984)
THE DUNGEONMASTER (1984) Available on Blu-Ray in Arrow Video’s Enter The Video Store: Empire of Screams Boxset Skilled computer programmer Paul Bradford has created “X-CaliBR8”, a quasi-sentient personal computer with a female voice which he interacts […]
Action
ROMANCING THE STONE (1984)
ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) Directed by Robert Zemeckis Successful romantic novelist Joan Wilder travels to Colombia in a bid to save her sister who’s been kidnapped by a group of treasure smugglers. The kidnappers demand […]
HCF Reviews
CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984)
CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984) Directed by Fritz Kiersch Available on Arrow Video Children of the Corn Trilogy UHD Blu-Ray Having landed a job at a doctor’s office in Seattle, Burt and his girlfriend Vicky […]
Drugs
DUNE [1984]
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 137 mins/ 176 mins [TV version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera It is the year 10191 and the universe is dominated by the presence of the spice […]
Action
GWENDOLINE [1984]
AKA THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK-YAK France AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 104 mins/88 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Accompanied by her maid Beth, courageous but naive […]
HCF Reviews
BODY DOUBLE [1984]
USA RUNNING TIME: 110 min AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DOWNLOAD REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Struggling actor Jake Scully loses his role as a vampire in a low-budget horror movie after his claustrophobia thwarts […]
Giallo
MURDER-ROCK: DANCING DEATH [1984]
AKA MURDEROCK: UCCIDE A PASSO DI DANZA, THE DEMON IS LOOSE, SLASHDANCE ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY [REGION ‘A’ ONLY] AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 84 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Candice Morman runs a dancing […]
Cult TV
V [1983-1984]: Mini-Series Review
USA AVAILABLE ON DVD RUNNING TIME: 496 mins, five episodes running roughly two hours each with advertisements REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic PLEASE NOTE: V comprises of two separate mini-series, V and V: […]
Comedy
WHEELS ON MEALS [1984]: On Blu-ray 18th March
AKA KUAI CAN CHE, SPARTAN X Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 18TH MARCH 2019 RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Thomas and David are cousins who run a fast […]
Features
DOC’S TRIP TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE – PART 1: Films 1 to 4
This is a tidied up, greatly expanded version of a three-part article I wrote many years ago back when this website was just starting off. Initially deciding to just watch through all the films again, […]
Genres
THE INITIATION (1984)
THE INITIATION (1984) Directed by Larry Stewart College student Kelly Fairchild decides to join the Delta Ro Kai sorority and she and all the other pledges must perform a task as part of their initiation […]
Action
EXTERMINATOR 2 (1984)
EXTERMINATOR 2 (1984) Directed by Mark Buntzman The flamethrower-wielding vigilante known as ‘The Exterminator’ is back on the streets to rid the city of scum but his vengeance becomes personal after a drug-fuelled gang of […]
Comedy
CRIMES OF PASSION [1984]: out now on Dual Format
USA AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT DVD AND BLU-RAY: NOW, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 112 min [Director’s Cut], 106 [Unrated Version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Bobby Grady is an electronics store owner […]
Genres
THE MUTILATOR (1984) aka FALL BREAK – On Dual Format from Arrow Video
THE MUTILATOR (1984) aka FALL BREAK Written and Directed by Buddy Cooper Ed and his group of friends decide to spend Fall Break at his father’s beach-side condo which his father has requested he close […]
Comedy
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984) – On Arrow Video Blu-Ray
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984) Directed by W.D. Richter On Blu-Ray now from Arrow Video Rockstar, surgeon, samurai, comic book hero and scientist all rolled into one, Buckaroo Banzai, born […]