Countdown to Halloween: Straight To Video, The B-Movie Odyssey

Recently there has been a step back to the cinematic style of the 1980s, and with it the movies that use this style are bringing back a forgotten (by some, not by me) format, the VHS tape. Drive and Hobo with a Shotgun are two of the earliest versions I can think of that have encapsulated the spirit and aesthetics of the ’80s.

Hobo with a Shotgun in particular takes the gritty, grimy feel of the VHS phenomenon and brings it right back to the modern-day. Turbo Boy also follows in this vein, while V/H/S brought a more gritty view of the found footage genre. Wolf Cop may not have had the same color scheme as many of the films from the ’80s, but it had that sense of wackiness, fun and violence that I would expect to see from VHS of that time.

A Few of Our Favorite Cheesy B-Action Movies

Action movies are great aren’t they? Sure they have their critics like any other genre, but like horror there is something raw about action movies, indulging our love of seeing people blow stuff up has never gone away. The Expendables series keeps on bringing genre stars onto the silver screen together, and legends like Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme are still plying their trade in the low-budget market.