DEF-CON 4 & HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN DVD

A couple of cheesy 80s B sci-fi movies.

Let's be 100% honest, it's a low budget movie so the special effects aren't that good. Rowdy is a hero from the good old days or Wrestling and was always enjoyable to watch. Sandal Bergman (original Conan & Red Sonja) is also in the movie. Great acting, no. Great effect, no. Great story, no. Enjoyable to watch, yep. It's a great B movie. After all, according to Sam Hellman, "A soldier's work is never done." DefCon 4 is also included, not as good as Hell Come to Frogtown.

I bought this disc because of Hell Comes To Frogtown. It is a very entertaining B movie featuring scantily clad girls, a loopy plot and the macho heroics of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. What's not to love? If you are the sort of person who finds a title like "Hell Comes To Frogtown" innately appealing you will LOVE this movie. "Def Con4" is a late in the cycle Canadian nuclear holocaust film. It has an interesting premise but fails to deliver on execution. Radioactive mutants? Introduced and dispensed with in a matter of minuets. Things like that occur all the time in this movie. The really interesting stuff gets little air time while we get an abusive teenage love story as the center of the film! Of the two films on this disc Def Con 4 is by far the more inferior film.

I'm trying to be fair on my score here. Fair because I love the old 70-80's style after the war style films and I'd simply give this a 5-star score for that. If you keep in mind WHEN these films were made and whole road-warrior class of films being made at the same time, then you''d likely score it 5 starts too.Without giving away the stories (which you may already know of if you are reading this in any case) here are some reasons to buy and watch these two films.Roddy Piper. This isn't his best movie, but he mostly leaves his wrestling moves behind and just plays / pushes the camp style to the max. He makes the film the perfect blend of fun and silliness that make this a cult style classic.Movies without a budget. Okay, there had to be some kind of budget, but not by much. Entire movies made without spending on sets, special effects or lots of retakes. They just got out there and made a movie for just the love of doing it.Seeing what other folks thought the world might look like after World War 3 that didn't focus only on Mel Gibson and cars racing around. Both movies are that very topic, though in the case of Hell comes to Frogtown, well things could be worse. While both have the basic core background and subject mater, they couldn't be more different. From one being dark and the other being outright funny, to one trying to paint an almost moralistic commentary to the other perhaps setting up a TV series, there is a lot to enjoy.So look, if you know what a B movie is and have ever enjoyed one, then you can almost bet your bottom dollar that you'll enjoy one or both of these movies. What more can I say?

I still haven't watched Def Con 4, since I only bought this for Hell Comes to Frogtown. I hadn't seen this movie since I was a kid, so it was nostalgic. VERY corny, but in a funny way. If you're looking for a pure sci-fi experience, it's probably not for you. If you look at it from a comedy perspective, it's great -- especially for the age.Roddy Piper's character is great. Supposedly, one of the last fertile men after a nuclear war, his reproductive parts are considered property of the new government and his job is to help re-populate the world by performing "in the field" with any fertile women his team can capture and impregnate. The brief topless scene is reason enough to watch it!

Both movies are classic examples of the 80's post-apocalyptical genre. Made on low budgets and limited resources, they are cult classics, and highly recommended for teens of the era in which they were originally released.For those not viewing them through nostalgic lenses, you will need to be fans of so-bad-it's-good entertainment.

This review is for the standard DVD version of Def-Con 4/Hell Comes to Frogtown release by Image Entertaiment.These movies are both dystopian future movies. 'Def-Con 4' takes place in the near future, during and right after a nuclear holocaust. 'Hell comes to Frogtown', starring 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, is a futuristic post-apocalyptic story that takes place at an uncertain time (at least to me!).There is nudity in 'Hell Comes to Frogtown' but not 'Def-Con 4.'Both of these movies are on 1 disc and the picture quality is good. DEF-CON 4: This movie has many problems, not the least of which is it's title. For those who don't know, Def-Con 4 is not the condition in which a nuclear war takes place. We need to get to Def-Con 1 for that so I'm not sure if there is a good reason for Def-Con 4 or it was just a mistake. Three astronauts, Jordan, Walker and Howe, are in outer space manning a space station that has nuclear warheads. They have been there for many month's and they are beginning to show signs of severe stress (don't they ever do psychological profiles for astronauts in Sci-Fi movies they way they do in real life?). One day, they receive a 'launch' message that gets interrupted. This creates some real drama. They have to decide whether or not to launch the missiles. Suddenly and unexpectedly, the station starts veering toward Earth. They attempt to send away all the nuclear missiles and give them 60 hours before detonation but one of them remains 'stuck' to the ship. They land and it's all downhill from there. Jordan is knocked unconscious upon landing. The other two hear knocking on the side of the ship. Thinking they are saved, they attempt to leave. Walker leaves first and is immediately attacked and then eaten by cannibals. Howe waits awhile and decides to leave the ship, only to be captured by a survivalist named Vinny. Vinny is living with a girl named J.J., who is the ex-girlfriend of a sadistic leader named Gideon. Gideon is the leader of the remaining survivors in the surrounding area in which the astronauts landed. Soon, we find out that it was Gideon who arranged to have the station brought to earth. Eventually, Howe, Vinny and J.J. are captured by Gideon. When they get to their prison, they find that Jordan, who remained in the space ship, has also been captured. Only Howe and Jordan are aware of the imminent danger of the nuclear warhead detonating. They must find a way to escape before all is lost. COMMENTS:Of course none of this makes any real sense. How could Earth have devolved into this mess so quickly after nuclear war? Certainly there would be plenty of places not hit by bombs and it's doubtful that people would have turned into cannibalistic maniacs in such a short time. J.J. is basically living in a hole in Vinny's basement like a prisoner, yet she is free to come and go as she pleases. The plot is a mess. Vinny has a 'tank' like vehicle. I'm not sure where he is getting fuel for his tank. There seems to be very little reason for Gideon taking people prisoner and brutally suppressing them. Why not just let them go and not be bothered? There doesn't seem to be any other factions for them to join. But hey, it's just a movie and it does have pretty good poster art. HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN: This movie the more entertaining of the two. As the movie opens, we have a scene in which a 'frog person', who's face is wrapped, kills somebody outside and then makes a comment about how they shouldn't have guns. Sam Hell (Roddy Piper) is being interrogated by Captain Devling (veteran actor William Smith). Devling, the corrupt head of security, is selling guns to the frog people. Sam is a criminal, but is saved from more abuse at the hands of Captain Devling by a group of nurses from a company called 'Medtech'. You see, Sam, is one of the few men on earth that still have a high sperm count in the future. They need Sam to impregnate a group of fertile women in order to keep the human race going. The nuclear holocaust that previously occurred, made most people unable to procreate. A group of women, who can still produce babies, have been captured by the frog people. These 'Medtech' nurses also carry guns and can fight. Medtech attaches a 'chastity belt' to Sam. But not really. It does have a flap that opens. The purpose of the belt is to keep Sam from running away. If Sam leaves the area around Spangle (Sandahl Bergman), his genitals will be electrocuted. If Sam doesn't cooperate, they can choose to send a shock to his 'package.' Along with Centinella, a very hot gunner, they take off into the wastelands heading for Frog Town. Once there, it's up to Sam and company to free the fertile women and for Sam to do what he must for the human race. This may even include 'doing it' with a Frog Woman who's help is needed. Even his captors seem eager to have a go with Sam. Can Sam save the day? You'll just have to watch.There are two sequels, 'Return to Frogtown' and 'Max Hell, Frog Warrior', neither of which star Roddy Piper.CONCLUSIONS: HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN:The budgets for each of these movies is low, particularly Def-Con 4. 'Hell Comes to Frogtown' at least has some recognizable names even if they are for 'B' movie actors/actresses.'Hell Comes to Frogtown' is definitely the better of the two. There are some decent sets and the 'frog people' look pretty good. The acting is at best average and the movie comes across as being quite 'campy' at times. There is quite a bit of comedy in 'Frogtown' and it definitely made me laugh several times. DEF-CON 4:'Def-Con 4' tries to be serious but fails. The acting, especially the main star, Tim Choate as 'Howe' is well below average. The one decent acting performance is by Maury Chakin as 'Vinny,' a veteran character actor. The movie starts off well enough and is at first intriguing. Once the space ship lands, things quickly go down hill quickly starting with the death of one of the astronauts. The 'cannibal' subplot goes nowhere and is almost immediately dropped. The movie ends with the story resolved but leaves you with the feeling that it isn't.RATINGS/RECOMMENDATIONS:I would give 'Def-Con 4' a 2.5/10 or 1 star and 'Hell Comes to Frogtown' a 4.5/10 or for Amazon purposes, 2 1/2 stars. Average is just over two stars but I'm adding a star to the rating for the unique plot of 'Hell Comes to Frogtown'. How many movies do we see where a former wrestler's sperm saves the world?Recommended for 'dystopian future' diehards.Also recommended for fans of Roddy Piper and/or veteran B movie actor William Smith.

This brought back fond memories of the 80's and is fun to watch.

If you want to buy it you probably already know you're goanna like it.

I ordered this DVD because "Hell Comes to Frogtown" was mentioned in a newspaper article as "one of the worst films ever made". This caught my interest. And yes, this film is BAD, it is horribly bad. What kind of a sick mind is required to come up with a script like that??!I gathered all my friends around my beamer and after some beers and chips we had summoned up enough courage to start the film: it is so bad that it really is cool! We had a hell of a lot of fun and laughter and discussions - the fun evening was well worth the investment :-)

these may not be true classics, but they were sure good entertainment.Def Con 4 is pretty cheesy, but some nice "Canadian" propsHell, is just plain fun, the fun mad max

Defcon 4 is a classic, post apocalyptic, low budget but highly entertaining story. Frog town on the other hand is far out and crazy, but there are some good laughs here. This DVD is for the sci-fi lover only.