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

Surcouf, L'eroe dei Sette Mari (1966)

Pirate. Spain/Italy/France. Starring Gérard Barray, Antonella Lualdi, Terence Morgan, Gérard Tichy, Giani Esposito, Fernando Sancho, Aldo Sambrell & Luis Barboo. Directed by Sergio Bergonzelli & Roy Rowland.

Xphema Video Ltd. (Greece). French language with greek subtitles. Fullscreen.

The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)

Adventure. USA/Liechtenstein/Spain/Switzerland. Starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brunner, Samantha Eggar, Fernando Rey, Aldo Sambrell & Luis Barboo. Directed by Kevin Billington.

DVD: Image (USA). English language. Widescreen. Very good quality.

Very special, slow but intelligent and very well-made adventure film adapted from the little read Jules Verne novel Lighthouse at the Edge of the World - haven't read it myself but it's from his later, more pessimistic period. Kirk Douglas plays a lighthouse keeper whose island is taken over by a band of ruthless pirates and gives one of the finest performances of his career. I love this film - one of my favorite Verne films! 4/5

Slaughter on the Khyber Pass (1970)

Original title: La Furia dei Khyber

Exotic adventure. Spain/Italy. Starring Peter Lee Lawrence, Alan Steel, Carlos Quiney, Antonio Mayans & Luis Barboo. Directed by José Luis Merino.

Videofilm AB (Sweden). English dubbed. Letterboxed.

Dry but enjoyable exotic adventure for us who can't get enough of teadrinking gentlemen and men in turbans. The lovely imperialists of the Honourable East India Company are pitted against the evil Kali whorshippers of the Khyber pass. 3/5