Brian Yuzna directs Mark Frost, Isabel Brook and Jeffrey Combs in this horror superhero comic adaptation where a man sells his soul to the devil to gain superpowers and avenge his girlfriend’s brutal murder.

So The Crow but on an Eighties VHS rental gonzo kinky gorehound tip. Made during a weird era where the Re-Animator guys headed off to Spain and made a few cheapo movies. This isn’t a million miles away from Spawn or Blade but much more trashy. The positive is eighth billed horny henchwoman Mónica Van Campen steals every scene and knows the assignment. It ain’t an easy ride… there’s a lot wrong more here than right (terrible digital effects when the practical stuff is so much more fun, emo editing, blank lead, distracted storytelling)… but it has insanely extreme moments that you just don’t get in comic book adaptations these days. An 18 certificate miasma of madness.

5

Perfect Double Bill: The Guyver (1993)