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1. Blind Date
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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Average Customer Review: 3.33 out of 5 stars
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Accidentally blinded, John Ratcliff (Joseph Bottoms) has a "seeing eye" computer chip implanted directly into his brain, only to witness a murder and see the serial killer--but only in bold outline. The cat and mouse game begins in this riveting shocker featuring Kirstie Alley, "Star Trek: The Next Generation's" Marina Sirtis, and "2001: A Space Odyseey's" Keir Dullea. Now available for the first time in Nico Mastorakis' director's cut, "Blind Date" has been newly remastered and features extensive bonus material including never before seen footage of Kirstie Alley's daring love scene. ... Read more

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2-0 out of 5 stars Good presentation of a bad movie
This film is very amateurish and tries to be an erotic thriller, but never gets there because the characters are flat and the dialogue is wretchedly mundane and doesn't cut to the heart. A big problem with this film is that it is so obviously in love with women as objects and not as characters, this is one main problem, lots of naked women and killing with no set-up. The main woman who the lead character cares for is only seen and we never actually hear her speak until the very end, this is very sloppy writing and execution. This film has no momentum because of this bad dialogue, action without meaning, and misuse of female actors for prurient means. The one thing in this film that is interesting is the video game ogglers that the main character gets after he loses his sight. Interesting how the setup for the eyes looks exactly like the walkman that he wore before he went blind, oh well. This film shouldn't have been made, that's all. It's a good study of things not to do in film and a measuring stick of whether your story pans out. As for the DVD release, it's very good. It was release by the director's own personal label through Image and so the picture is as good as it can get and has numerous special features introducing you to the director's work which is just as bad, if not worse that "Blind Date." I think the worst thing about Mastorakis' career is that he had talented people at his disposal on the acting end, but he just couldn't make a good film if his life depended on it. He should have had someone else write his ideas.

3-0 out of 5 stars 3 sexy popular actresses before fame--2 topless!!
Where else can you see Kirstie Alley and Marina Sirtis topless in the same film, plus a young Valeria Golino posing in a bikini? Those are the 2 or 3 reasons to collect this film, obviously. However storywise it's definitely a unique concept: a guy goes blind so they hook an Atari chip to his brain to give him sight. Unfortunately, everything looks like Space Invaders to him. I wonder if he's now upgraded to X-box?
The dvd extras are quite good, with a very comprehensive film history of the director, including some outtakes of this film which include even lengthier nudity from Kirstie during her sex scene, some of which had been trimmed for the final print.

5-0 out of 5 stars A chilling sci-fi thriller
There's a serial killer running amok...and no one knows who it is. Suddenly, through a tragic accident, a well-to-do business man has an accident & is blinded. He tries an experimental CGI chip implanted in his brain to help him "see" again. He witnesses one of the murders & "sees" an outline of the madman. Now the blind man must stop the killer before he kills again. Will he do it or be killed himself? Watch & find out! Great visuals! An erotic thriller! ... Read more


2. In the Cold of the Night
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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Every night in his dreams, photographer Scott Bruin goes back to the same house and kills the same woman. Again. And again. Then one day, the girl of his nightmares becomes the girl of his dreams... and a sinister conspiracy starts to unfold. This hot, steamy erotic thriller features unpredictable twists and turns and a cast including Marc Singer (The Beastmaster), Playboy Playmate Shannon Tweed, David Soul ("Starsky & Hutch"), John Beck (Rollerball), and Tippi Hedren (The Birds). ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars A good bad B movie.
This is one of the better B suspense movies I've seen. Plus I'm a Marc Singer fan, and if you are too, you'll probably like this. Lots of sex, but that's to be expected from a film of this caliber. I don't think it detracts from the movie's suspense. Did I miss something? What role did Tippy Hedren play? I didn't notice her, but then, it's been a while.

1-0 out of 5 stars Nico Mastorakis' "In The Cold Of The Night"
Jeff Leseter Plays A Man Who Is Plagued By A Nightmare In Which He Attempts To Kill A Mysterious Woman...One Of Those Late Night Cable Sex-Thrillers...Could Stand To Rent Something Else...Starring Jeff Lester, Adrienne Sachs, David Soul, Tippi Hedren...

4-0 out of 5 stars It Wasn't That Bad
I saw this movie when I was rather young. Maybe 11 or 12, I don't know. It was on cable and I was priveleged enough to have cable, so there you go. Anyways, I thought the acting was rather lame. To think that someone would actually spend money to make this movie is beyond me. But this movie is about sex, and let's face it, there was a good deal of it and the women were well chosen. That one scene where the guy and the girl first get it on lasts forever. I love how they utilized everything around them in the sex scenes, like the scene with marbles at the beginning. That dude just knew how to work it. It's a cool movie for dumb movies. And it is mad sexy as hell, so check it out, even if only for once. You won't be disappointed.

3-0 out of 5 stars Not bad....But not that good, either.
Here's a movie that seems to miss a mark for trying to determine what type of audience it wants. It tries to be a sexy, exploitation film on one hand - but it also tries to be a suspenseful, tention building movie as well. Unfortuneatly, neither one of these formulas work. The suspense that COULD have been bulit is hampered down by laughable dialogue and poor acting. As far as the sex goes, there is just not enough of it going around for people that are looking for a sexy movie. Although, may I point out, that the sex scene that comes about half-way into the film is probably the most errotic I have seen in a film of this genere. For that alone is worth 3 stars. ... Read more


3. .com for Murder
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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Award-winning actress Nastassja Kinski stars in this superbly crafted psychological thriller as Sondra Brummel, a headstrong woman lost in the perilous world of the Internet with only her sister, Misty (Nicolette Sheridan), as an ally against a cyber killer. Rock legend Roger Daltrey co-stars as Sandra's suave boyfriend, while '80s pop icon Huey Lewis appears as an FBI cyber-crime squad agent. Featuring stunning digital visuals and sound, this nail-biting Hitchcockian suspenser from director Niko Mastroakis will make you think twice the next time you sign on. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars .COM FOR DUMMIES
First off, what a house! Roger Daltrey plays an architect named Ben who has extremely computerized his house. Whether it was a set or a real house, it's awesome. Whenever you see the name Nico Mastorakis, you know what you're going to get: sometimes implausible plots; sex; damsels in distress; derivative and exploitative. The good thing, however, is that most of the time Mastorakis does it so well, you can forgive him.
Such is the case for .com for Murder. Nico spends little time on characterizations---we don't know much about Nicollette Sheridan, who plays Nastassa Kinski's sister; we never really understand why Jeffery Dean is killing, and what motivates his psychosis. But in actuality, it's not all that important in a movie like this. You're going to root for the heroines; you're going to hate the villain; you're going to say once again how ineffective law enforcement and the FBI are. And you're going to expect the Michael Myers-like return from the dead. And if you're like me, you'll still love it.
This is stylishly done, tense and much better than I had expected. Sheridan (Knots Landing) still maintains that California girl beauty and Kinski is still a stunning woman, and a capable heroine. Lewis and Daltry merely fill their roles, but they aren't awful.
A tense, tidy, and spooky little movie, makes you think twice about signing on!!!

2-0 out of 5 stars .com for lame
The writer obviously loathes computers and doesn't understand them, which is unfortunate since technology figures so prominently in the plotline.

Overall the psychotic killer (Jeffrey Dean) does a good job, but the thread trying to make the film somehow literate by having a Faust fixated killer just seems to try too hard. The ending is a terrible letdown, where it doesn't rely at all on the intelligence of the protagonist and seem inconsistent. Even though some of the killers "intelligent" moves were predictable and telegraphed, like the address and mistaken identity (trying not to be specific enough to spoil here), in general the murderer seems formidable.

Comparing this to "Hackers" is offensive, being that's one of the few films about computers that seem to have a clue. At least they didn't shoot out a monitor and act like that takes a computer out of commission. So encryption is when monsters come out on the screen? Come on.

Huey Lewis played the FBI agent like a cardboard cutout. If you can turn off your brain, it's not so bad.

4-0 out of 5 stars A worth seeing cyber age thriller.
This psychological thriller is something like "Rear Window of the cyber age". Nastassja Kinski is the beautiful Sondra Brummel who got stuck in a wheel chair due to some ski accident while her boyfriend Ben (rock singer Roger Daltrey) goes out of town. Misty Brummel (Nicolette Sheridan of "Knots Landing") comes over to help Sondra recover, and the two sisters spend some time together on the web, using Ben's password to sneak in some private chatroom. The Internet chitchats seem to be enjoyable until Sondra and Misty accidentally watch some suspicious guy threaten to rape and kill a girl (Kim Valentine). Not only they fail to convince an FBI agent (pop star Huey Lewis) into thwarting a virtual crime, they even put themselves in serious danger, because the psychotic killer (Jeffrey Dean) happens to be a vicious hacker who wastes no time tracking them down to their own residence...

Obviously scriptwriter and director Nico Mastorakis has done everything to make this movie an entertaining high-tech thriller. The website stripping scenes with porn star Julie Strain and "body double" Shelley Michelle are just appetizers to a lot of exciting and mysterious features that we can expect from (and should be watchful about) the Internet, and the digital visual effects and sounds do help make them more believable. As always, Nastassja Kinski gives a solid performance, while Nicolette Sheridan and the rest of the cast do their best as well (even Melinda Clarke is pretty cool in her minor role as FBI agent Williams). Although the DVD doesn't have any special features or commentaries, etc..., its widescreen and Dolby sound suffice to make ".com for Murder" a not-so-perfect but worth seeing movie. If you think such high-tech thrillers as "Hackers" or "StrangeLand" are good, you may like this one because it's somehow better. ... Read more


4. Island of Death
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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One of the most shocking films ever made finally comes to DVD with every appalling image intact! A jaded couple staying on vacation at a Greek island wreaks havoc on the inhabitants, indulging in every depraved act imaginable until events spiral to a twisted surprise ending you'll never forget! ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Nasty Without Heavy Gore
You have to hand it to Greek director Nico Mastorakis: in a lengthy interview included on the DVD version of his 1975 exploitation classic "Island of Death," he blatantly admits that he created this movie in order to make money. After viewing "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in Europe, Mastorakis knew he could create something comparable to the upsetting images he saw on the screen. Shortly after this event, he sat down and wrote the script for "Island of Death," intentionally imbuing it with the most shocking and nauseating of situations. The difference between Mastorakis and the majority of exploitation directors is that this Greek knows how to direct a film. "The Island of Death" is not so much a gritty movie as it is a series of striking contrasts captured beautifully on film. Don't get me wrong; it is sure to deliver a few jolts to even the most hardened of horror fans, with its over the top sadism and blasé attitude about violence.

Two British tourists named Christopher and Celia arrive on the Greek island of Mykonos in order to see the sights and rub elbows with the locals. Christopher likes the island because it has 350 churches spread across the landscape, meaning that the people on the island are especially religious. This perceived religiosity of the locals gives Christopher and Celia the idea that people of loose moral standards and questionable backgrounds aren't welcome. Therefore, Christopher decides Mykonos is the perfect place to start a personal pogrom against the local degenerates. The two embark on a bloody rampage of bizarre violence against select segments of the population by torturing, mutilating, and killing a French painter, two homosexuals, a lesbian, and a woman who sleeps around. Christopher is definitely the ringleader in these appalling crimes, and since he considers himself an angel of God sent to restore decency to the world, there exists not a whit of guilt about the crimes committed by the couple. For some inexplicable reason, Celia and Christopher tote a camera around with them in order to capture the carnage on film so they can gloat about their acts afterwards in the privacy of their rented cottage. Despite the fact that there is a private detective on their tail, Chris and Celia possess little reservations about upping the body count. Predictably, there exists a bit of a twist ending that really doesn't come as much of a shock in this type of film. Let's just say that one of the two get their comeuppance in the final scenes.

A lot of hype surrounds this film. The fact that Britain banned its release for many years seems to fuel many people's desire to see it. After viewing "The Island of Death," I readily understood why British censors balked at giving this one a pass. At least one sexual situation involves an activity more suited to a fetish film, but overall, Mastorakis skimps on excessive blood and gore. We see the killings and tortures, but the camera usually cuts away before any serious sauce flows. The disturbing elements of the film don't come from great special effects; rather, it's the idea of seeing someone forced to drink whitewash, die by hanging off a moving plane, receive a bath in lime, and have their face burned with flaming aerosol. The crude crucifixion performed on the hapless painter certainly didn't give those censors any breathing room, either. So, for those interested in "The Island of Death" because they think it is loaded with gore, you have been alerted that this film does not contain much in the way of substantial grue.

I wrote that this picture is a series of striking contrasts, and that's because the island of Mykonos is a gorgeously picturesque backdrop for the nightmare unfolding in the camera's foreground. The smartly whitewashed houses, the narrow streets, the lapping waves, the bright blue skies, and the wide-open fields look great while presenting a troubling contrast to the atrocities committed by Christopher and Celia. This is where the picture quality of the DVD comes in: the transfer is splendid; with colors so vivid it feels as though you are on the island itself. Mastorakis's use of background coupled with imaginative camera angles creates a truly memorable film experience. There are few horror/exploitation films with the type of marvelous cinematography found in "Island of Death." Add in the unusual soundtrack, and you have yourself a winner here.

Still, this movie is a rather low budget number, with some awkward acting and jarring edits that disturb the flow of the film. The lack of gore is disappointing for hardcore gorehounds such as myself (as if the disgusting subject matter isn't enough!), but overall I really enjoyed this movie. The interview with Mastorakis, who comes across as a friendly chap, illuminates many of the finer points of the film, providing a sort of mini-commentary track conveying lots of information on the production of the film, the actors, and the critical reactions to the project. The only other extras on the disc are music videos of the songs in the movie. "Island of Death" may not approach the levels of offensiveness found in such classics as "Cannibal Holocaust" or "Salo," but it is still a grimly effective little picture capable of clearing a packed movie theater if it chose to do so.

3-0 out of 5 stars Pretty decent for shock and perversity value
This movie is not of interest to everyone, only those that enjoy watching films that push the limits of what an audience is willing to watch. If you are a gore hound, then this probably isn't the movie for you, as it has hardly any gore and minimal blood. Not to say that there isn't violence, most of it just happens off camera. The real interesting part of this movie is the perverse acts that the main characters partake in. These acts include rape, murder, torture and bestiality. If you are interested in watching a movie that has very poor acting and a paper thin script, just to see what lengths a film may go to try to get banned, then this is the movie for you.

The director has an interview on the DVD in which he states that this movie was only made to shock people and make money. He said that they were wanting to cash in on the success of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. While this movie is nowhere near the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, for the right audience, this movie has its place.

4-0 out of 5 stars Will be on your mind for a while...
Inspired by the shock impact that TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE had on thrill-seeking audiences, Nico Mastorakis's Greek-lensed cult oddity is an indescribable exercise in over-the-top depravity. The intention was to break every taboo in the book, and Mastorakis clearly does that here (and I must admit, I've never seen a guy get farted on before in a horror picture!). Although there's plenty of sex and violence on-screen, much if it is implied or not excessively displayed, so the ideas in the film are more unsettling than what you actually do see. This one will be on your mind for a while, but you probably won't have to shower after viewing it.

Mastorakis was instrumental in the film's DVD release, as he wanted to treat the fans with an uncut official copy without the hassle and expense of fuzzy bootlegs. There's an on-camera interview with him, which is extremely solid and informative, and he relates basically everything you need to know about ISLAND OF DEATH. Mastorakis starts by saying that he made the film simply to create a moneymaker and give himself a name in the industry. It certainly worked since it was a big hit in many countries (but rarely seen in the U.S.), allowing him more lucrative, mainstream work. The interview lasts about 30 minutes, and after seeing how intelligent the director is and what his intentions were, you'll feel more at ease after watching a flick such as this.

A former "video nasty" in Great Britain, ISLAND OF DEATH has been released by Image Entertainment and Allstar Pictures Ltd (who previously had it out as a PAL release). The transfer was made from the original elements, giving an extremely clean image with very strong colors. The full frame composition looks to be correct and the audio is fine with minor surface noise apparent from time to time. Only an English track is available with no subtitles (the film was completely shot in English). Aside from the great interview, another extra is the option to play three different songs from the movie, accompanied by video grabs from it.

2-0 out of 5 stars Oh My God. Who thinks this movie is good?
Island of Death. Sounded like a cheesy "Dawn of the Dead" type Romero rip-off. Could be fun--what the heck? I bought it. And I'm sorry I did.

Most disgusting movie ever? Puhleeze! Not even close. The so-called 'disgusting' scenes are thrown in as an afterthought just to sell movies (the director freely admits this in an interview on the DVD). And they just aren't very disturbing. If they were at least funny, that would be something. But they aren't even that.

For a movie covering such a bloody subject, there are almost no graphic scenes whatsoever. The director tries to make this a virtue of the movie, saying the viewer's "imagination" provides the graphic elements. Bull-pucky. They just didn't know how to do it. They were incompetent, and it shows. Look--if Peter Jackson can figure out how to do it on $30,000, then these people can too. Deal with it.

Please don't buy this movie. It's not scary, not creepy, not disturbing, and not entertaining. Maybe if you are planning a trip to Mykonos you can get a feel for the island. But that's about it.

1-0 out of 5 stars Banning this was good
Hey, don't let the words of "controversy" and "banned" lure you into even wasting your time with this piece of junk. And don't let all the negative reviews lead you towards the conclusion that "it's so bad, it's good." Don't get suckered in like me. The only controversy that I can justify is how did this ever get financed in the first place? And how did it generate such a cult following... enough so that it gets a DVD release in front of more deserved titles like THE DEVILS, QUICK CHANGE, ABBY, BLACULA, etc.

Do yourself a favor and DON'T waste your money on this disc. There are a million better discs available right here that you will be happy that you bought. Buy THE EXORCIST for a real movie that provides scares, controversy and has it's own history of censorship and banning. ... Read more


5. The Time Traveller (2003 Version)
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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On a small Greek island, a young American widow ("Escape from New York's" Adrenne Barbeau) and her son find a man ("2001: A Space Odyssey's" Keir Dullea) washed ashore, unconscious, with an odd series of numbers tattooed on his back. This mysterious stranger with two hearts possesses magical powers which could change history, and only a miracle could send him back to his world--the only miracle he can't perform. ... Read more


6. Skyhigh - A Summer on Fire (2003 Version)
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Three wacky college kids from L.A. in pursuit of truth, justice and loose women encounter a hotbed of gorgeous babes, insanely hilarious villains, a secret Russian formula, and the magic of the Greek islands. You can call this off-the-wall adventure "True Thighs," and you won't regret it! With songs by Jackie De Shannon and Chris De Burgh and shot on location in Athens, Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini, this combo of action and comedy from director Nico Mastorakis goes down as nicely as two scoops of ice cream. ... Read more

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3-0 out of 5 stars Great movie, shame about the transfer
I LOVE this movie and once it was announced on DVD I pre-ordered. The DVD is fine and contains a great 50 min featurette on Nico Mastorakis. My main problem with this DVD is that it's "widescreen". While checking with my old worn-out fullframe VHS, I found that the movie has been cut in the top and bottom of the picture to make it "widescreen". This causes some points of the comedy to be missed out and in one particular scene almost all the heads are cut off... ... Read more


7. Nightmare at Noon
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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A small town in the middle of nowhere. A cruel experiment. Average folks transformed into vicious killers. An albino villain. A town sheriff. An obnoxious entertainment attorney. And a cop on the run. Combine these for an explosive mixture of red-hot action in this sci-fi adventure, where car stunts, high falls and spectacular aerial chases deliver power-packed thrills with a collection of veteran actors including Wings Hauser (Tales from the Hood), Bo Hopkins (The Getaway), Brion James (Blade Runner), and George Kennedy (The Naked Gun), with a pulsating score from Hans Zimmer (Gladiator) and Stanley Myers. ... Read more


8. The Zero Boys
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When a trio of weekend survivalists (known as "The Zero Boys") and their girlfriends take a leisure trip into the mountains, they discover the most gruesome massacre in history. Forced to defend themselves against murderous rednecks, the Zero Boys must do what they do best--destroy the enemy. ... Read more

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4-0 out of 5 stars Rambo meets Deliverance
"The Zero Boys" was one of the more creative slasher films of the 80's. A trio of Paint Ball players and their girlfriends are pursued by sinister forces at an isolated forest house. It seems somebody's been using the house as a torture chamber and our heroes don't intend on being the next victims.
What sets "The Zero Boys" apart from the endless supply of 80's slasher films is that the protagonists don't just wait around to be killed. They're heavily armed and not afraid to unleash their firepower. This is apparently where Nico Mastorakis pays homage to(or steals from, depending upon how you see it) the ever popular Rambo films. At times this resembles a war movie, but the main focus of "The Zero Boys" is to be a horror film.
Though far from perfect, there's so much to recommend about this movie. The director excels at building tension once the Paintballers arrive at the house. Once the horror starts, we're never sure what direction it's going to go. The villians' motives are never explained, but that actually works in the film's favor. They come across as sportsmen in the game of torture to counter the heroic Paintballers. Definitely worth a look.

3-0 out of 5 stars GOOD AND BAD
This is another DVD Nico Mastorakis has "remastered" and put in his "2003 Collection." The image and sound quality is good. Others have mentioned different versions. The newest(and best?) has "2003 Collection" near the title on the cover. The acting in this film is generally bad with exceptions. The the story is generally good with exceptions. The ending did suprise me.

Mastorakis's modus operandi is to make films that are not garbage but are not great. One last caveat. This DVD is not worth the Amazon price. You can pick this up from other vendors for 2/3 the price.

5-0 out of 5 stars Nice to see a new DVD release of this low budget classic.
This is Nico's best film, with Island of Death ranking 2nd. The other DVD release out a few years now, was very [poor] quality, so it will be nice to see this resurrected again. This has to be the scariest and best low budget, B-movie horror flick of all time. The scene where the boys witness the unknown female getting murdered on the TV in the barn, knowing that it was filmed in the very spot they stood, just minutes before they got there, is one of the most original and scary sequences in any horror film I've ever seen. Lots of other truly frightening scenes in this one. It starts out a bit slow, with some silly paintball action and sophomoric banter, but gets off and running quickly enough when they start their ride through the woods and one of them thinks they see a girl running amongst the trees... A true cult classic, the zero boys is well worth the bucks.

4-0 out of 5 stars Zero Boys = Classic B Horror
Your going to ask yourself how I could give this movie a 4 star rating. Well, let's start with saying I am basing this rating on a B movie level which is much different from a traditional rating to be honest. Those who knows B movies will love this one. This ranks as one of my all time fave, it surprised me when I saw it many years ago for I thought it would be an action flick and then I realized that it was freaking the heck out of me. This is what I would call the Deliverance of 80's B movies, freaky psychos in an old house, a bunch of hot shot Wargame players get hunted in the dark of night. The ending alone calls for chills down your spine. If you like B horror thrillers then I recommend this one highly!

2-0 out of 5 stars Truly awful
This is most likely the worst film I've ever seen, and I've seen several movies on late-night cable. But at least those movies are good at what they're doing. The creators of The Zero Boys have no idea how to make a competent thriller, and it shows almost immediately. It's not the least bit scary, and if it were, it wouldn't matter because we don't care about any of the characters. Jared Moses as Rip is the only decent actor in the bunch, so you just know they gave him the smallest role. Kelli Maroney, in particular, is laughably bad. No wonder you haven't seen any of this movie's main players anywhere else. I say 2 stars, if only for how much fun it is to give this movie the MST3K treatment. ... Read more


9. The Zero Boys
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4-0 out of 5 stars Rambo meets Deliverance
"The Zero Boys" was one of the more creative slasher films of the 80's. A trio of Paint Ball players and their girlfriends are pursued by sinister forces at an isolated forest house. It seems somebody's been using the house as a torture chamber and our heroes don't intend on being the next victims.
What sets "The Zero Boys" apart from the endless supply of 80's slasher films is that the protagonists don't just wait around to be killed. They're heavily armed and not afraid to unleash their firepower. This is apparently where Nico Mastorakis pays homage to(or steals from, depending upon how you see it) the ever popular Rambo films. At times this resembles a war movie, but the main focus of "The Zero Boys" is to be a horror film.
Though far from perfect, there's so much to recommend about this movie. The director excels at building tension once the Paintballers arrive at the house. Once the horror starts, we're never sure what direction it's going to go. The villians' motives are never explained, but that actually works in the film's favor. They come across as sportsmen in the game of torture to counter the heroic Paintballers. Definitely worth a look.

3-0 out of 5 stars GOOD AND BAD
This is another DVD Nico Mastorakis has "remastered" and put in his "2003 Collection." The image and sound quality is good. Others have mentioned different versions. The newest(and best?) has "2003 Collection" near the title on the cover. The acting in this film is generally bad with exceptions. The the story is generally good with exceptions. The ending did suprise me.

Mastorakis's modus operandi is to make films that are not garbage but are not great. One last caveat. This DVD is not worth the Amazon price. You can pick this up from other vendors for 2/3 the price.

5-0 out of 5 stars Nice to see a new DVD release of this low budget classic.
This is Nico's best film, with Island of Death ranking 2nd. The other DVD release out a few years now, was very [poor] quality, so it will be nice to see this resurrected again. This has to be the scariest and best low budget, B-movie horror flick of all time. The scene where the boys witness the unknown female getting murdered on the TV in the barn, knowing that it was filmed in the very spot they stood, just minutes before they got there, is one of the most original and scary sequences in any horror film I've ever seen. Lots of other truly frightening scenes in this one. It starts out a bit slow, with some silly paintball action and sophomoric banter, but gets off and running quickly enough when they start their ride through the woods and one of them thinks they see a girl running amongst the trees... A true cult classic, the zero boys is well worth the bucks.

4-0 out of 5 stars Zero Boys = Classic B Horror
Your going to ask yourself how I could give this movie a 4 star rating. Well, let's start with saying I am basing this rating on a B movie level which is much different from a traditional rating to be honest. Those who knows B movies will love this one. This ranks as one of my all time fave, it surprised me when I saw it many years ago for I thought it would be an action flick and then I realized that it was freaking the heck out of me. This is what I would call the Deliverance of 80's B movies, freaky psychos in an old house, a bunch of hot shot Wargame players get hunted in the dark of night. The ending alone calls for chills down your spine. If you like B horror thrillers then I recommend this one highly!

2-0 out of 5 stars Truly awful
This is most likely the worst film I've ever seen, and I've seen several movies on late-night cable. But at least those movies are good at what they're doing. The creators of The Zero Boys have no idea how to make a competent thriller, and it shows almost immediately. It's not the least bit scary, and if it were, it wouldn't matter because we don't care about any of the characters. Jared Moses as Rip is the only decent actor in the bunch, so you just know they gave him the smallest role. Kelli Maroney, in particular, is laughably bad. No wonder you haven't seen any of this movie's main players anywhere else. I say 2 stars, if only for how much fun it is to give this movie the MST3K treatment. ... Read more


10. Ninja Academy
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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Saddled with a bunch of misfits, a tough sensei with a heart of gold must turn geeks into warriors while an old rivalry begins to heat back up, pitting White Ninjas against Black Ninjas for a crash course in life and death. Lots of adolescent laughs and a colorful cast of characters populate this martial arts spoof which spreads from Beverly Hills to Topanga Canyon, always in the company of hot babes. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars fun fun fun!
A real funny movie, Kelly Randall was beautiful in the movie ... Read more


11. The Naked Truth
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When two wannabe actors named Frank travel to Hollywood to become movie stars, they unknowingly become the key witnesses in convicting a local mob boss. On the run from the Mafia, both Franks disguise themselves as women to outsmart the Mafia, cooperate with the FBI and try to get laid. Featuring one of the largest celebrity casts, "The Naked Truth" is an uproariously funny movie--and that's no lie. ... Read more


12. The Wind
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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13. Ninja Academy
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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5-0 out of 5 stars fun fun fun!
A real funny movie, Kelly Randall was beautiful in the movie ... Read more


14. The Naked Truth
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15. Nightmare at Noon
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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16. Glitch!
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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If there's a glitch in the system, trust amateur burglars Bo and Todd tofind it. During a Malibu mansion break-in, an elaborate all-girl casting call is inprogress... and the hapless crooks must pose as proudcers! With a swimming pool, ajacuzzi, and the company of twenty gorgeous women, who cares about the mob, the cops,or even the house's real owner? It's a sexy, screwball romp through movieland with abevy of beauties, including scream queen Laura Albert and Playboy Playmate TeriWeigel. ... Read more

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5-0 out of 5 stars Glitch!
Just like the one word title "Glitch!", there's only one word to describe this movie, hilarious! Nico Mastorikas did it again with this great film, the humor and antics are priceless, a must buy! ... Read more


17. The Wind
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18. Glitch!
Director: Nico Mastorakis
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5-0 out of 5 stars Glitch!
Just like the one word title "Glitch!", there's only one word to describe this movie, hilarious! Nico Mastorikas did it again with this great film, the humor and antics are priceless, a must buy! ... Read more


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