1980s – Page 29

The Delta Force (1986)

Published on April 15, 2016June 14, 2026 by Geoff Arbuckle1 Comment

Welcome back to B-Movie Enema. Your weekly dose of bad movies, and sweet baby Jesus, do we have what will sure be a doozy. Not only are we jumping back into the Cannon Films library, but we’re going to be looking at a Chuck Norris classic.

Not just any Chuck Norris classic, either… The mother of all Chuck Norris classics – The Delta Force.

In the mid 1980s, we were in a pretty interesting time. The Cold War was starting to slow down a bit as the USSR had a leader who was no longer seemingly interested in being our enemy. The Monkees were celebrating their 20th anniversary. Ronald Reagan was in charge and patriotism seemed to be at an all time high.

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King Solomon’s Mines (1985)

Published on March 18, 2016June 14, 2026 by Geoff ArbuckleLeave a comment

Finally! Cannon Films arrives to an appointment for a B-Movie Enema! Let us rejoice!

So yes, this blog is all about the little movies. Those that get forgotten because they weren’t as big budget as Star Wars, or as classic as Casablanca, or as divisive among the sexes like Titanic (and, trust me, all the dudes LOVE Titanic). Then we get the 80s powerhouse studio, Cannon Films, and they kinda blow the lid off of what truly is a B-movie.

They would produce big time action movies like Delta Force, or spend tons of money on a single star like Sylvester Stallone. They make sci-fi movies with a huge scope like Lifeforce or Masters of the Universe. Or grand adventures like today’s film, King Solomon’s Mines.

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Low Blow (1986)

Published on March 11, 2016June 14, 2026 by Geoff ArbuckleLeave a comment

Already the third film featured from Crown International Pictures in just the first eight B-Movie Enemas, 1986’s Low Blow delivers some action.

I can only say some action because either this is a horrible failure of an action flick or it’s the most brilliant movie ever made to never be seen. I’ll explain during the course of this near pornographic examination of this flick.

We’ll get to the synopsis momentarily. I have to say that Mr. Low Blow here to our left is NOT our action star. He’s not even a supporting character. He does have a ridiculous arm as if Rob Liefeld (where my comic nerds at, yo?) got hired to totally fuck up the proportions of the man’s head to torso to forearm to fist ratio.

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Oasis of the Zombies (1981)

Published on October 31, 2014June 14, 2026 by Geoff ArbuckleLeave a comment

Happy Halloween!

When I first thought about what it would be that I would watch for the Halloween edition of B-Movie Enema, I had some classics. I thought about something classic like The Creature from the Black Lagoon or The Giant Claw. I even thought about doing one of the Friday the 13th movies.

But then, I was all like, “Fuck it… Oasis of the Zombies.”

Here we have a French production about some treasure hunters in a film by Jesus Franco. It’s got Nazi zombies, so how can it be bad? (That’s not me setting up the fact that it’s likely bad. I’m being serious, how bad can a movie featuring Nazi zombies be bad???)

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My Mom’s a Werewolf (1989)

Published on October 17, 2014June 14, 2026 by Geoff ArbuckleLeave a comment

Think back to the Summer of 1989. What comes to mind? Batman? Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? Ghostbusters II? How about Star Trek V or even UHF?

For me, hands down, it’s the topic of this week’s enema – My Mom’s a Werewolf.

Just kidding. I only vaguely remember this moving being out there. I mostly remember seeing it at video stores. The box always brought to mind things like Teen Wolf or The Graduate. Really, if you think about it, the 80s were obsessed with werewolves. You had things like The Howling, Wolfen, and the aforementioned Teen Wolf movies. However, this one kinda slipped under the radar. Like I said, I definitely remember seeing this at video stores. I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if this movie played a big part in why I like legs. Wait. Maybe that’s the box to The Graduate that I’m thinking about. Let’s just move on.

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