Clay-10

This film's a goofy mess if there ever was one. Broken down into three separate segments which are each spoofs of 1970's sitcoms, each one has a few redeeming qualities. First off is a Happy Days spoof, featuring "The Bonz" who is obviously a spoof of Fonzie, helping his three dense friends lose their virginity. While amusing, it gets pretty much repetitive to the point of wanting to reach through the TV screen and lay the "Bonz" out the 50th time he snaps his fingers. Well, at least he doesn't beat on a jukebox to make it work. Second is a spoof of Welcome Back Kotter (!), where the teacher gives the class a sex education lesson. This segment is easily the funniest and has the best writing behind it. Lastly is the spoof of Barney Miller, which is a pure stinker and is only saved by the lovely assets of Candy Samples. Is it worth the money for the DVD? Doubtful.

A bizarre yet watchable cross between a typical oater and a slasher film, KNIFE FOR THE LADIES (or better known as "Jack The Ripper Goes West" on DVD) is actually a fairly entertaining jumble of genres, aided by the one and only Jack "One-Eye" Elam as the town sheriff, a drunken, unwashed, temperamental SOB who loves his rotgut and loves to fight, all of which is exacerbated when a clean-cut private eye comes in from the big city to help the townsfolk stop an unknown murderer bumping off the women. Although the DVD version is obviously edited of some scenes, causing the story to leave gaps as big as the one in Terry-Thomas's smile,the film moves along at a good gallop until the somewhat predictable conclusion.

TORMENT was one of those videos that sat gathering dust at the local video store, so I decided to pick it up one day and give it a look. In all honesty, the film is good for the one surprising twist halfway through the meandering story, but does one twist a movie make? Not really. The film is low-low budget, and the small cast and limited situations are reflective of that. The cast does just enough to get the story told and that's about it. But do you watch a film like this to be blown away? Nope. The directors do throw in a few interesting touches, such as the interesting opening sequence of the murderer's car going down the highway, and the cranky old woman in the wheelchair who winds up being something of the hero sort. Other than that, if you want to skip on by, start the walking.