Maciste Contre la Reine des Amazones (1973)

Jungle adventure/Amazons/Erotica. France. Starring Val Davis, Lina Romay, Robert Woods, Kali Hansa & Alice Arno. Directed by Jesus Franco.

VML (Holland). French language. Letterboxed.

Sexy amazon cheapie by the king of euro-sleaze, Jess Franco. Silly fun. Don't be fooled by the Maciste-title though, it has nothing at all to do with the peplum series - in fact it's more a sleaze film than even an adventure film. 3/5

La Esclava Blanca (1985)

Jungle adventure. Spain. Starring Lina Romay, Mabel Escaño, Conchita Montes & Agustín Gil. Directed by Jesus Franco.

Video Fantasia (Spain). Spanish language. Fullscreen.

A couple of young newlyweds on honeymoon-safari are kidnapped by their guides and encounter savages, a gold treasure, a kung fu-kicking Lina Romay and much more... Very releaxed and entertaining no budget Franco flick, my favorite of his 1980s jungle adventures. 3/5

Golden Temple Amazons (1986)

Original title: Les Amazones du Temple D'or

Amazons/Jungle adventure. France. Starring Analía Ivars, William Berger, Antonio Mayans, Olivier Mathot, Eva León, Lina Romay, Alicia Príncipe & Emilio Linder. Directed by Alain Payet & Jesus Franco.

DVD: Shriek Show (USA). English dubbed. Widescreen. Good quality. The DVD cover has the credits confused with Franco's (better) Maciste Contre la Reine des Amazones!

Really, really dumb Eurociné cheapie that I believe was started by Franco and finished by pornographer Alain Payet. Pretty funny little film. 2/5

Diamonds of Kilimandjaro (1983)

Original title: El Tesoro de la Diosa Blanca

Jungle adventure. Spain/France. Starring Katja Bienert, Antonio Mayans, Aline Mess, Olivier Mathot, Daniel White, Lina Romay & Daniel Katz. Directed by Jesus Franco.

DVD: Shriek Show (USA). Widescreen. English dubbed. Good quality.

I was heavily intoxicated when I saw this (perhaps that's the proper way to watch it) but I remember quite liking it. Franco at his silliest. 3/5

X-312 - Flight to Hell (1971)

Original title: X312 - Flug zur Hölle

Adventure/Action. West Germany/Spain. Starring Thomas Hunter, Howard Vernon, Gila von Weitershausen, Fernando Sancho, Paul Muller & Ewa Strömberg. Directed by Jesus Franco.

Quite nice little action-adventure film about a bunch of survivors of a plance crash in the brazilian jungle who encounters natives, gangsters, wild animals and of course their own greed. The greek VHS print is slightly letterboxed and has the english dub, whereas the Image DVD is fullscreen and in german with english subtitles. 3/5

La Marque de Zorro (1975)

Zorro adventure. France. Starring Roger Darton, Monica Swinn, Howard Vernon & Clint Douglas. Directed by Marius Lesoeur, Alain Payet (uncredited) & Jesus Franco (uncredited).

Nm. International (Sweden). Selltape. English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Bad and typically confusing Eurociné mishmash of newly shot scenes and re-used ones from an old 1960s Zorro. It was a while since I saw it but if I remember correctly Howard Vernon made one hell of a swashbuckling villian though! According to the internet movie database some footage was shot by good ol' Jess Franco, but i'd take that with a grain of salt... they also list french sleaze actress Monica Swinn as Zorro! (now there's a gender-bending Zorro movie i'd like to see!) 2/5

Le Jaguar (1963)

Original title: El Llanero

Zorro/Western. Spain. Starring José Suárez. Directed by Jesus Franco.

Go Video (France). Selltape. French languge. Fullscreen.

Zorro-like western by Jess Franco.

Un Capitán de Quince Años (1974)

Adventure. France/Spain. Starring José Manuel Marcos, Edmund Purdom, Howard Vernon, William Berger. Directed by Jesus Franco.

VML (Holland). French with dutch subtitles. Fullscreen.

This low budget Jules Vernes-adaption is almost universally loathed, even amongst Jess Franco fans, but I like it: a nice, relaxing adventure film with a fun cast. I think same whale harpooning footage is also used in another loathed spanish adaption of the same Jules Verne story, that I also happen to like: Juan Piquer Simón's Sea Devils. 3/5

Maciste Contre la Reine des Amazones (1973)

Jungle adventure/Amazons/Erotica. France. Starring Val Davis, Lina Romay, Robert Woods, Kali Hansa & Alice Arno. Directed by Jesus Franco.

Vídéo Box (France). French language. Widescreen. SECAM. Cover a photocopy.

Sexy amazon cheapie by the king of euro-sleaze, Jess Franco. Silly fun. Don't be fooled by the Maciste-title though, it has nothing at all to do with the peplum series - in fact it's more a sleaze film than even an adventure film. 3/5