#RogerMoore faced the daunting task of taking over from #SeanConnery as the inimitable #JamesBond in #LiveandLetDie, released #OTD in 1973 See how he fared as supernatural black magic met blaxpoitation cinema & a blistering theme by #PaulMcCartney 👇 vhsrevival.com/2017/05/26/blo…

The action blockbuster of a generation, #Terminator 2 #JudgmentDay, premiered #OTD #JamesCameron smartly flipped the script by casting Arnie as a reprogrammed T-800 sent to do battle with a more advanced model Here's a deep dive 👇 #90s #90smovies vhsrevival.com/2020/02/26/man…

#EddieMurphy broke ground with all black #comedy #ComingtoAmerica, released #OTD Murphy's unlimited charisma & an edearing script made this one of the most memorable of the #80s #80smovies #movies #film Fans? vhsrevival.com/2020/08/28/let…

I recently revisited one of the greatest 'bad #movies' of the #80s, #MiamiConnection, the story of a taekwondo-practising rock band’s run-in with a gang of ruthless #ninja assassins It's more ridiculous than it sounds Here's a look back 👇 #80smovies vhsrevival.com/2025/06/24/mia…

VHSRevival (Edison Smith) Not only is the movie intentionally hilarious, but it's engaging too. The fights, the brutality, all the casting, from the angry music promoters, to the bad guy group having a mix of Lynyrd Skynyrd roadies and Kid Rock as members is so wild. So is ending it with this.

Fred Olen Rey's #DeepSpace is one of the most hilarious #Alien rip-offs I've seen It makes the transparently derivative a cruddy art form Here's why 👇 #horror #scifi #badmovies #movies #80s #80smovies vhsrevival.com/2025/01/18/dee…

Hilarious ensemble comedy #AFishCalledWanda premiered #OTD Starring #Python members #JohnCleese & #MichaelPalin & the effortlessly charming #JamieLeeCurtis, MVP #KevinKline would bag an Oscar for his unforgettable turn as a dim-witted assassin 👇 #80s vhsrevival.com/2017/11/28/the…

#LethalWeapon4 premiered #OTD, proving the final instalment of the hugely popular series. The franchise had entered action sitcom territory by this stage, but despite the perils of sequelitis, it's still a thrilling ride with heart in abundance 👇 vhsrevival.com/2019/03/01/the…

Innovative action #movie classic #DieHard premiered #OTD #BruceWillis turned a corner as the action everyman tasked with taking down the brilliant #AlanRickman's Hans Gruber & his band of thieves Here's a look at a stone cold classic #80s #80smovies vhsrevival.com/2016/11/24/wel…

Dystopian #scifi classic #Robocop was released #OTD Paul Veroheven's ultra-violent satire became one of the most iconic #movies of the #80s thanks to a brilliant turn by Peter Weller as a corporate cyborg grappling with the last threads of its humanity vhsrevival.com/2018/07/23/id-…

Long before #TheSimpsons made their mark on American culture, Warner Brothers gave us the Griswolds Here's a look at the family's inaugural outing, #NationalLampoons #Vacation, released #OTD, an ironic glimpse at the time-honored American road trip 👇 vhsrevival.com/2021/05/17/rid…

My absolute favourite #vampire #movie #FrightNight turns 40! Part of a new wave that reimagined the sub-genre, it strikes a delicious balance of #horror & #comedy, cleverly playing out as a traditional bloodsucking homage with #80s sensibilities 👇 vhsrevival.com/2021/08/21/you…

Also turning 40, #JohnHughes' raucous teen #comedy #WeirdScience, a Frankenstein/Mary Poppins style fable drenched in #80s new wave Some unbelievable performances here, particularly AM Hall as Gary & the late #BillPaxton as perennial douchbag Chet vhsrevival.com/2017/02/17/tos…

#TomCruise turned heads playing against type as enigmatic assassin Vincent in #MichaelMann's wonderful, fast-paced thriller, #Collateral, premiering #OTD Here's a look at an unlikely buddy #movie with a twist 👇 vhsrevival.com/2020/02/14/col…

#ClintEastwood's superlative, genre redefining #western premiered #OTD What a #movie! vhsrevival.com/2019/11/07/in-…

Claudio Fragasso & Bruno Mattei's absurd, italosleaze, Freddy Kruger rip-off #NightKiller turns 35 A must-see for fans of so bad it's good #horror #80s vhsrevival.com/2020/02/18/nig…

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

Phenomenal body #horror remake #TheFly was released #OTD #JeffGoldblum was robbed of an #Oscar nomination in what proved to be indie darling #DavidCronenberg's first mainstream smash A director who was truly ahead of his time #80s #scifi #movies #film vhsrevival.com/2020/05/28/be-…

#SylvesterStallone looked to reinvent himself in Miramax's post #PulpFiction cop thriller #Copland, released #OTD After years of action #movie stagnation, the actor reminded us that he was much more than a musclebound star with a beautifully subdued turn vhsrevival.com/2021/03/31/cop…