Hey now -- I'm writing in to report a new Film Blog in the wild that's well-worth paying some attention to: 'Ben' (no last name) has started the Video Nasty Project, whereby his goal is to watch and review the 39 of the 79 movies that were banned in the UK after the passage of the 1984 Video Recordings Act.
Of course, the VRA was all about keeping gory movies out of the hands of impressionable youth after the invention of the VHS player and the sudden availabilty of lost-at-the-theater fare like 'Bloodbath (1971), 'Cannibal Apocalypse' (1980) and 'Xtro' (1982) but there are also a few hidden treasures in there, like Sam Raimi's 'Evil Dead' pics and a sudden new favorite of mine, 'Dead & Buried' (1980) written by the illustrious Ron Scusett and Dan O'Bannon -- you know, the guys who wrote 'Alien' (1979) and 'Lifeforce' (1977)?
At the very least, the Video Nasty Project might only be a source of crappy, new '80's-era B-movies for you and your pals to incorporate into your weekend drinking games.
But then again, maybe not...