Hi! It’s Saturday and that means that it’s time for yet another edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation trailers. Enjoy!
1) The Omega Man (1970)
“Charlton Heston IS the Omega Man!” This movie is the second of three film adaptations of Richard Matheson’s classic novel I am Legend.
2) Last House On Dead End Street (1977)
This film is reportedly one of the most purely grindhouse films ever made. It’s also next to impossible to see. The Trash Film Guru has seen it and I’m insanely jealous. As for this trailer, it’s short but rather effective. It’s also perhaps the hundredth trailer to feature the “It’s only a movie” tagline.
3) Deranged (1974)
“A man so obsessed with death that he became…DERANGED!”
4) Equinox (1970)
I own the Criterion edition of this film. It’s actually kind of fun in its own silly way.
5) Vengeance of She (1971)
This is a Hammer film. I love how increasingly excited the narrator gets as he talks about vengeance.
6) Endgame (1983)
Finally, let’s end this entry with yet another look at a post-apocalypse future. From the iconic Italian director Joe D’Amato, it’s Endgame.
I loved “The Omega Man” when I was a kid. I will have to watch that one again soon. (Isn’t it nice to be reminded of and then re-watch a favorite film that you haven’t seen for a long time?)
And, yes, that’s right; “Rosemary’s Baby” is widely considered the prequel to “Equinox”. It’s a seamless plot transition, and the direction and acting are clearly comparable,
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