1998
Shock o Rama Cinema Double Feature DVD
Back in the late 90s I read Alternative Cinema all the time. And it was because of that magazine that I got into Jess Franco films. Sure I had seen Jack the Ripper and Oasis of the Zombies before this time period. But reading the great reviews in the mag of Tender Flesh and Lust for Frankenstein I just had to see more of Franco's films.
By this time in Mr Franco's career he was making films on video with funding coming from a group of fans. It was sometime in 2008 I was looking around on Ebay and found this dvd super cheap. I mostly got it for Tender Flesh.
Lina Romay plays the daughter of the mad scientist Frankenstein. She is haunted by dreams of her now dead father. These dreams lead her to her father's creation. A male/female creature played by scream queen legend Michelle Bauer. Very quickly Bauer AKA Goddess becomes enraged at anyone that flirts with Lina.
Now this isn't one of Franco's best films. But it still has some good points. Michelle is great as Goddess. And there are some very very trippy visuals. And the jazz like soundtrack is well done.
The DVD has no extras. But last time I checked you can get it for under 10 bucks. Which if you are a fan of strange cinema and/or a Jess Franco fan it is worth getting.
Lust for Frankenstein gets a C.