Box Of The Banned 2 [DVD]

After the hoo-ha of the first box set, with distinctly cut films, here we have, a broad range (of quality & substance) of films from the releasing era when draconian laws were much in force in the uk.The films are a taster, an array of differing styles, not exactly the best releases ever to grace the market, but for the money here, you get 5 UNCUT films. They are uncut, that is, the BBFC has not tampered with them. They are not enfeebled or harmed by the censors..However, the titles are of interest to such a differing range of taste its hard to see who would best appreciate the entire strange arrangement. It is not unlike wandering into a 1980's video shop for a spare few hours of sampling the grubbier shelves:Tenebrae, an excellent more accessible Argento flick. Very violent, bloody and cutting. The soundtrack is driving and vivid.Evilspeak, an excellent gory piece of satanic hokum, of the period when computers were seen as the second coming..of what who knows..the little chap from 'Gentle Ben' is the lead loser/outsider and much hideous sticky latex is ruptured. Oh, and a mess of pigs do something unseemly with a gal in a shower. Always an appealing 80's charmer.Contamination, a daft but entertaining so called Alien rip off. It's more of an adventure film with sci-fi stylings popping in, where the show stops for people to explode horribly. It livens things up and keeps the interest, even if the jungle and traipsing all over the place for no logical reason or 'plot' can be trying unless one is intoxicated. Has a corking soundtrack that is probably on some mobile phones somewhere. Solid, but can try the patience.Witch Who Came from the Sea...excellent if you enjoy offbeat exploitation with a strangely feminist edge. The descent into madness is not engineered to be a gory affair but has a graceful sordid atmosphere not unlike a Messiah of Evil or perhaps Night Tide. Not one for all tastes as it is rather occasioned by arty camera-work and demands you feel for the lead gal quite rightly, but will make some queasy at her mental deterioration. This is the trump of the box set, in that it was at the time a rare item especially uncut and in bright quality.Don't Go Near the Park...poor, appallingly made film. Even if you enjoy bad movies, this tries the patience as few others. The gory parts are weakly constructed, but the bad acting and make-up combines to make the mad plot involving time-travel & other weirdness, even more confusing. Watch once perhaps, may leave an aftertaste, not unlike licking tarmac.

All these films have been cut to shreads by the BBFC, go on google to see how minutes have been cut from each title before you think about buying