Streets of Vengeance (2016) User Reviews

Revenge is ... wine

[kosmasp · 4/10 · 26 August 2022]

No wait - fine ... no not true either. Mine? Well if I were one of the main characters that would be true I reckon - no pun intended. There is not much in the acting department that will get you too excited. You may know some of the female actresses however - especially one of the older characters. She has some experience (sorry for the pun).

All that being said, the question is how much suspension of disbelief are you willing to share/to dish out? If you know you can go all the way with that ... maybe you can find something better than most did when they watched it. I've seen worse movies - and there are some interesting ideas, if you don't mind the theme that is.

A failed attempt to recapture 80's straight to video sleaze.

[snoopy_xl · 1/10 · 4 September 2018]

Really wanted to like this movie. It's a low budget feature, I think it had a $4000 budget, so they did the best with what they had. It's competently shot, definitely captures the vibe of the straight to video movies from the 80's. Unfortunately, the acting is terrible, even for b movie standards, and the plot is boring and drags on far too long. Best parts of the movie for me, was the awesome synth soundtrack, and Joanna Angel, who was a significantly better actress than the lead, but is relegated to a single flashback sequence. Even as a fan of trashy cinema, I strongly suggest giving this one a pass. I think the filmmakers had good intentions, but weren't able to pull it off.

80s slashers done right.

[vidiotkid · 7/10 · 9 October 2023]

I "highly" enjoyed this movie. I'm Facebook friends with the director, Paul Ragsdale. This has no effect on my review. I was a child of the 80s and I watched horror films the whole time, and I quickly embraced slashers. As an adult, I'm a full-blown slasher addict/nerd. I'll take any slasher I can get. What Paul Ragsdale once told me was that he loves making horror movies that remind him of the 80s, and I admire that. 'Streets of Vengeance' is a complete throwback to 80s Italian giallo slashers. If you love 80s slashers, I highly recommend it. It's a love letter to 80s italian giallo films.😊😁👍

Paul Ragsdale captures the '80s vibe.

[DarylJGittings · 8/10 · 13 November 2023]

After seeing "Murdercise" a couple of times, I got curious to checkout some of Paul Ragsdale's other movies.

With "Streets of Vengeance", Paul Ragsdale really captures the essence of the 1980s thriller/horror genre. You can tell that he's a fan of that era, as am I.

Model/actress Mila decides to leave the business. Her boss has other plans. Apparently nobody leaves him and lives to do anything else.

There's a group of righteous men who against the kind of "smut" that Mila and her friends create. When Mila leaves, her boss hires these guys to kill her. Her attacker underestimates her and she is able to turn the tables.

When they realize that she's still alive, they go after her and her friends. With the help of a fan and her friends they go up against these guys.

I loved the '80s vibe of the movie. Hopefully with the success of "Murdercise" Mr. Ragsdale will gain wider exposure and a larger fan base.

It is what it is

[djpanzerschlag · 6/10 · 5 February 2023]

Streets of Vengeance is what it is, a less than B rate movie evoking nostalgia from the era of 1980s trash straight to betamax/VHS. It is what it is. It doesn't really do anything special. For B movie standards the cinematography is halfway competent. The art direction, especially for the posters and wardrobe is absolutely spot on and captures the idea of the movie well, and the soundtrack for the movie, pretty much entirely composed by Vestron Vulture captures the straight to VHS synth music that props this style of media up.

The story however is lack luster, it doesn't break any ground or try to do anything too new, but it's just uninteresting and doesn't hold too much water. The pacing of the story just overstays its welcome. Around the 30 minute mark I felt like I had been watching for well over an hour.

Artistically though, I feel a lot of this could be forgiven if there was an actual 4:3 aspect ratio release or even a VHS release, a lot of these complaints would disappear as it could be written off as irony or commentary of the B films of that era.

Still worth a watch with your friends who love bad movies.