Vice Squad
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Movie Reviews of Vice Squad
Movie Review: OUTSTANDING B FEATURE
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow...I have not thought about this movie in over 20 years. I recall seeing it first at a drive in when if first came out and later on TV. This is really an outstanding movie that really doesn't star any major names. Wings Hauser playing psychotic pimp and for the older MTV crowd, Nina Blackwood, one of the original VJ's plays a hooker named Ginger. After murdering a hooker, the LA police are after Ramrod. They use another hooker named Princess played by Season Hubley as bait to bring him down. The plan goes awry when he escapes from the police and then begins to relentlessly track down Princess intent on killing her as well.
The scene is the gritty, seedy streets of nighttime Hollywood filled with prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, and every sort of degenerate and the film does a marvelous job of capturing this potent atmosphere. Wings Hauser is absolutely mesmerizing and terrifying as Ramrod. Almost like Jason from Friday the 13th except with a personality. He's pure malice and sadistic to the core and he really makes the film. In many ways Vice Squad was a bit ahead of its time as far as a gritty street thriller and is definitely worth a look.
Movie Review: The last of the truly great theatrical exploitation movies!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Vice Squad is, arguably, the 'citizen kane' of the big screen exploitation flicks. I remember seeing it at the now demolished Woods theatre in downtown Chicago when it was originally released, and later it was the very first vhs movie I ever rented. It more closely resembled those bada*** exploitationers from the 70's many of which I am still collecting now on dvd. Squad has sex, violence, and sleaze-all the things your mother warned you that she didn't want you to see! Wings Hauser, fresh from his popular role on the tv soap Young and The Restless, was a revelation! He is undoubtably one of the ten best movie villans of all time and scary as hell! It's too bad they don't make big screen movies like this very much nowadays. Except for the occassional big screen entry from Tarentino or Rodriguez, most of the exploitation crap that they show on late night cable or straight-to-dvd is just that...crap-shot with very little imagination or enthusiasm. For quite a while I was afraid Vice Squad would never see a dvd release-so glad the ever resourceful Anchor Bay still knows what their base customers really like!Movie Review: Obscure Gem From the Eighties
Summary: 5 Stars
In the eighties there were two indelible portrayals of psychotic pimps, Morgan Freeman as Fast Black in "Street Smart" and Wings Hauser as Ramrod in "Vice Squad". Unfortunate for Freeman, "Street Smart" was a rather forgettable venture but Hauser was luckier. Hauser's contribution is reason alone to see "Vice Squad" but the picture is so much more. The film works on two levels. Firstly, it's a cinema verite document of the vice scene in Hollywood. Secondly, it's a dark comedy about the proclivities of the johns that frequent the strip. A personal fave of mine is Season Hubley in Frederick's of Hollywood bridal wear to fulfill a rich john's fantasy. The film is also beautifully photographed in all it's neon decadence. I note this because some would dismiss "Vice Squad" as "B" movie fodder. The cinematographer here is John Alcott who won an Oscar lensing Kubrick's "Barry Lyndon". "Vice Squad" may not be for all tastes but I thought it was great.Movie Review: WOW! Finally on DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Back a few years ago, this movie was really hard-to-find on VHS. Anchor Bay, as always, has done a stellar job on the presentation of this movie. Everything from utilizing the original movie poster artwork for the DVD cover, to the picture quality- it's all perfect. If you like trashy, gritty, and violent movies, this movie will deliver big time. I remember it was released in 1982, but kept being brought back as an added feature at the drive-ins here in Toronto, right up until 1984. If you are a fan of early '80s movies, and with a lot of violence, but a great plotline that will keep you captivated, "Vice Squad" will not disappoint!Movie Review: ramrod rules
Summary: 5 Stars
i like his attitude in this movie but he is 1 sick puppy the way he acts is like hes on crack or something lol but anyway overall it is a kicka** movie