The Mystery of Monster Island (1981)

Original title: Misterio en la Isla de los Monstruos

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Adventure. Spain/USA. Starring Terence Stamp, Peter Cushing, David Hatton, Ian Sera, Blanca Estrada, Frank Braña, Paul Naschy, Gérard Tichy, Daniel Martín & Luis Barboo. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón.

CBS Fox Video (UK). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

I usually like J. P Simón's Jules Verne-films, but this is the exception: an abysmal film that doesn't work on any level. It will leave you irritated and annoyed at the poor level of filmmaking on display here. And Naschy fans needn't bother either: the lovable spanish bear is hardly in the film for a minute... 1/5

Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)

Original title: Che Fanno i Nostri Supermen Tra le Vergini della Giungla?

Superhero/Jungle adventure/Comedy. Italy/Spain. Starring Brad Harris, George Martin, Salvatore Borghese & Frank Braña. Directed by Bitto Albertini.

Derann Video (UK). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

This time the three dandy supermen encounters amazons, cannibals and goofy communists in the jungle. A fun spoof comedy, but not in the same class as the best in the series. 3/5

Sea Devils (1982)

Original title: Los Diablos del Mar

Adventure. Spain. Starring Ian Sera, Patty Shepard, Frank Braña, Aldo Sambrell & Gérard Tichy. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón.

Video Trade (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Naive, but in it's own way wonderful loose adaption of the Jules Verne story The Fifteen Years Old Captain (also filmed by Jess Franco in 1974). I really like this one a lot, but I can sort of understand where all the negative reactions to this film come from; it is a bit silly and naive, but in my opinion this kind of film should be. Its all about connecting with your inner childs sense of wonder. And Piquer's directional style fits this kind of high-kitsch, high-artifice pulp adventure story like hand in glove. Almost up there with the directors The Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth. 4/5

Tex and the Lords of the Deep (1985)

Original title: Tex e il Signore Degli Abissi

Western/Adventure/Fantasy. Italy. Starring Giuliano Gemma, Isabel Russinova, William Berger, Aldo Sambrell & Frank Braña. Directed by Duccio Tessari.

Hi-Tech Video (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth (1976)

Original title: Viaje al centro de la Tierra

Adventure/Fantasy. Spain. Starring Kenneth More, Frank Braña, Jack Taylor, Pep Munné, Lone Fleming & Ivonne Sentis. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón.

VTC (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Maybe a bit campy for most people but in my book this is one of the most shamelessly entertaining fantasy films of the seventies! I'm a sucker for Jules Verne films and this one is almost as fun as its cover art! A near perfect blend of the dry, the goofy and the fantastical. This is tape no longer in my collection (have the DVD but need to get another copy just for the cover art!) 4/5

Kilma, Queen of the Amazons (1975)

Original title: Kilma, Reina de las Amazonas

Amazon adventure. Spain. Starring Eva Miller, Frank Braña, Claudia Gravy & Luis Induni. Directed by Miguel Iglesias.

Videofilm AB (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

This time Kilma is a proud amazon queen who defends her paradise island from nasty pirates. I liked the Kilma jungle girl flick a little bit better, but this is still an amusing 90 minutes. 3/5

Conqueror of Maracaibo (1961)

Original title: Il conquistatore di Maracaibo

Pirate yarn. Spain/Italy/Germany. Starring Hans Von Borsody, Helga Liné & Carlo Tamberlani. Directed by Eugenio Martín.

Breien Video (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Enjoyable if pretty standard pirate yarn. If I remember correctly this one had not only one, but TWO comic midget sidekicks! 3/5