Uncle Derek looked paradoxically like a really nice guy and also someone every gangster on the west end was terrified of.

A-Team music at his funeral, hints of Elvis in his looks, your uncle was obviously a cool guy.

RIP Uncle Derek. He was a cool dude...probably.

Am I the only one who thinks Uncle Derek sounds fucking awesome? May he ride in Valhalla shiny and chrome.

Send the first film to Techmoan. He’ll probably enjoy the strange mashup of PAL and PG13; before determining it originally belonged to a sunken cruise ship with the only video player that could play this in the world

I thought I was one of the few that knew about the Norseman actually my mom was casted as one of the Native Americans. Just think it is interesting other people have heard of this movie. By the way my mom was casted because she is actually Cherokee. The whole movie was filmed in a state park and they had alot of problems making the movie because of different things happening so the movie had to be repurposed from the original script because of these situations. It may of been a whole different movie if the filming process would of been ideal. One example early on the ship had actual shields and they were stolen so they had to replace them with hubcaps because of a short film schedule. My mom told me about alot of the problems they had trying to film this movie.

"Here he is with his dog, Patch. I don't know what photo I'm gonna use of him, but he was always with his dog, Patch; so that's a pretty safe bet." "(Not pictured: Patch)" Next time you make a wager, Stuart, let me in on it. =p

That first tape is from South Africa :) Wonder how it ended up in the UK, wow. Edit: Looks like it comes from a rental place

Fun Fact: "Beauty of the Barbarian"'s cover IS actually a rip-off of an album cover. It's completely lifted from the record "Fallen Angel" by Uriah Heep.

This is likely the closest we'll get to Ashens on Best of the Worst

My dream KZfaq collab would 100% be Ashens and James Rolfe talking at length about awful z list movies like this. Both have an encyclopaedic knowledge on the topic, both are veterans of KZfaq; still producing some of the best content on the website. They also just so happen to be two of the most genuine and humble gents still on here as well. Sigh, one can dream.

"Zen film-making" otherwise known as forgetting your script at home and not being confident enough to tell everyone it was the only copy.

Truth be told: the premise for "Rollerblade Seven" would make an excellent open-world futuristic RPG.

Tell the couch for us to stay safe too during this quarantine... Then again, EVERYTHING has been spilled on it, it should have its own immunity system by now.

Uncle Derek really enjoyed the Rollerblade Seven

This of the kind of content I love. I have a whole closet full of weird VHS tapes that were never brought on to DVD or Blu-ray. This video brings me so much joy.

The title made it sound like Oliver Harper is in all of these movies

That sofa is older than the VHS format im willing to bet.

Being carried to the theme from A-Team. That is legendary!

Just in case the people commenting that Ashens isn't Social Distancing aren't joking, this appears to have been filmed last year.

"In the year 2017 machines rule the world" what a great tag line to watch on the Internet in 2020 recommended by AI

Wow, even the audio of this video brings you back to the VHS days! Way to be authentic, Stuart!

"Every action scene is in slow motion..." Ashens: whattt? My brain: I see. So it's like a zack snyder film..

Find out what happens this week on best of the wor--- *_I mean Ashen's Ball Z_*

way back in the way back then dayz, we had a couple of blokes , Siskel and Ebert, that would sit and review films, good films, popular films, art films and occasionally genuinely Bad Movies. two guys sitting there baggin' on bad movies, held me down for 30 minutes.

Here's to Uncle Derek! I'm drinking a beer in his honor right now.

I remember when The Norseman got a theatrical release. All the critics talked about were how out of place Lee Majors looked among the vikings and also the appearance of an oil tanker in the background of one of the ocean scenes.

Uncle derek sounds like a right geeza

Beauty of the Barbarian has the same cover as Uriah Heep's Fallen Angel album.

I bought a VHS of Roller Blade Seven YEARS ago due to my friend mentioning about it. I then pulled it out at a sunday night get together, he admitted he had only seen the first 5 minutes. So it was a whole new experience for everyone involved. It's amazing.

So I'm guessing there's some kind of genetic component to Ashens 'interests' as Nephew and Uncle are both interested in 'tat'

"RANK VIDEO" You got that right...

that sword on the "beauty of the barbarian" cover art is a venetian schiavona!

I see others have correctly identified the Amazon artwork as a Chris Achilleos illustration for a Uria Heep album. But from Achilleos book "Beauty and the Beast" I know that character as Raven: Swordmistress of Chaos. Achilleos did a number of illustrations of her which illustrated the covers of the Raven novels by Richard Kirk. I read one decades ago, and it was a bit like Conan, if I remember correctly. BTW, That's a censored version of the image. The Raven books and Uriah Heep album have bare boobage.

Hey ashens, just want to say I’ve enjoyed your videos for years, I just rediscovered your channel and I still love your videos, keep them going 👍

Was a bit spooky seeing this come up in my subscriptions

As he opened the first VHS box I could smell the old vhs smell.

That is actually a real album cover, a band called Uriah heap. I can't remember the name of the album though.

Nobody Ashens: Remembers a dead relative by taking the piss out of his video collection

I have a ridiculous collection of retro VHS films and some laserdiscs, quite a few films that never even made it to DVD. Anyone remember these films? Some of my VHS's: My Chauffeur, Teen Vamp, Another You, Robot Jox, Puberty Blues, Warlock, Moontrap, Mandroid, 2 Idiots In Hollywood, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom (1 & 2), The Invisible Kid, Rock & Rule, The Dirt Bike Kid, Moving Violations, Grid Runners, Screwballs, Thunder Run, Stranded, 18 Again, The Couch Trip (actually that's quite good with Dan Ackroyd pretending to be a psychiatrist), Club Paradise, Johnny Be Good, The Vindicator, Brainstorm, Thrashin', The Ambulance, Parents, The Wizard, Thinner, Vice Versa, Private Popsicle, The Last Chase, Horror In The Attic, Vibes, Wedlock, A Robot Called Golddigger, They Still Call Me Bruce, Hardware, Scuba School, Grace Quigley, Foolin' Around, Space Mutiny, The Night Before, Just One Of The Guys, Not Quite Human, Not Quite Human 2, BMX Bandits, Electric Dreams, Specters, Slumber Party Murders, Jimmy Hollywood, Mortuary Academy, Moon 44

The Warrior's "Key Item" sounds rather like Snow Crash's "Hiro Protagonist", only nowhere near as good.

Thankyou for making 30 minutes of my time in Quarantine very enjoyable. Part 2 of Weird VHS Movies Sooon Please!!

12:53 Tiny shirtless Jaka is totally about to nun-chuck giant Jaka right in the junk.

Btw the cover art for the movie Beauty of the Barbarian is the same as the album Fallen Angel by Uriah Heep.

I also MUST be carried, in my casket, to the theme of A-Team.

"The Roller Blade Seven": I saw not ONE set of roller blades in the clips you showed.

This reminds me of a wonderful old man living several blocks down from me who used to own a video shop, and who has the most eclectic movie collection I have ever seen. He still lets people he regards as friends visit his home and borrow stuff, and you can find virtually anything there.

My father went into cremation to the James Bond theme!

Rollerblade 7 was legendary when I was at university. The core of a marathon had movie sessions

You know you're old when you still have your original Beta and VHS collections like I do. Might be time for me to purchase some sweater vests.

Wow, I don't think I've heard of any of these movies, but man those covers. They are definitely something you could see in an old school rental store. In fact one time as a kid I rented a movie called "Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks", mostly because the VHS box looked amazing. Also big props for having Oliver Harper on there, he's such an awesome movie man. I'm gonna need to check out "The Warrior" (aka Jaka Sembung) somewhere down the road. Great Video Stuart.

"Hey mr. ashen, there's something wrong with your microphone in this video" Sincerely, about a quarter of the comment section, for some reason.

Huge nostalgia hit there when you mentioned Cannon films. My local cinema used to be a Cannon cinema.

Uncle Derek's VHS collection.. I can see this feature taking a sinister turn

Now I know why they called it Roller Gator! It was an ode to Sheans role in the Rollerblade Seven, which looks very similar in filming style.

OMG I'm so excited to have found this channel again.. Couldn't quite remember the name..I used to be subscribed years ago and for some reason I had gone unsubscribed.. Love these videos.. So damn happy

Love this!! Really hope there's more to come

I looked up the Roller Blade Seven on IMDb because I thought those chain link fences surrounding what appears to be a cemented waterway looked familiar. Yup, the Los Angeles River was a major filming location. I recognize that particular configuration of chain link fence and waterway from another movie also released in 1991 which would be, of course, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

The Jox "series" is supposed to be: Robot Jox, Robot Wars and Crash and Burn

this is what I miss about the golden age of vhs......going to rent a vhs and looking at all the weird and wonderful horror b and z movies and odd action movies with the textured and 3d cases.........some even had boobies.

Beauty of the Barbarian, the cover is the same as the artwork from Uriah Heep's 1978 album Fallen Angel.

Hopefully there will be more of these videos! Would love to see more...weird/obscure VHS movies are entertaining because they would literally put ANYTHING on video tape and sell it (I suppose they do that now with Blu-Ray as well, but VHS had some really strange things released)

The guy with the sword at 15:30 just looks like Sgt. Pepper John Lennon

They know Joe Estevez for being related Martin Sheen. However, true Estevez-heads know him from On Cinema at the Cinema

Thoroughly enjoyed this. More please.

I've also been going through my old VHS collection while trapped indoors...

I thought the cover to Beauty of the Barbarian looked familiar, it's been swiped from a 70's swords and sorcery fantasy series about a woman called Raven, by Richard Kirk. (the image is on the back of all the books, although the one on the video here has been edited to remove a nipple or two. It's also probably the only image they could steal, because that woman does not keep her clothes on in any of the other books covers) Edit: Oh, and Kate Bush borrowed the Raven costume for the music video for 'Babushka'

I had a dream yesterday that their was a band called "The Farting Phil Collins" & there main instrument are whoopie cusions.

More of these PLEASE!

Id like to see more videos of uncle Dereks collection!!!

"Something always on in the background." Congratulatations Ashens, you have become my Sunday afternoon TV routine (granted it is Saturday evening now).

Props for the shoutout to "I Come in Peace!" Also, Rank Video? That should have been a giveaway!

You must now do your Uncle Derek proud and review every video he left for you. Go on, you know you want to!

I remember reviewing The Roller Blade Seven for an online movie magazine. I have watched a LOT of crappy films, but I have never, ever come across anything quite so crappy as that one. Watching it is pure agony, it has no redeeming features. My sympathies, Mr. Harper!

The Retro Future and Ashens Collabing!? This is like having two pet Corgis:3

The "Beauty of the Barbarian" cover is, I think, by Chris Achilleos. (his painting called Raven) The sword she's holding is not a "16th century French epee", Stuart, it's a "schiavona" - an 18th century sword used by Dalmatian bodyguards of Venetian doges.

As a MSTie, I love this stuff.

Wow I was randomly binge watching your videos and you uploaded damn

Now THIS video is speaking to me. Rollerblade Seven isn't the best post-apocalyptic film, that's for sure. The Warrior had a great DVD through Mondo Macabrao, and it's mental. The Norsemen is available on a real pressed disc split with The Barbarians, from Shout Factory's Roger Corman range. Beauty of the Barbarians aka Battle of the Amazons has nude horse-riding in the full cut which instantly makes it better! I hope to see more of Uncle Derrick's videos - Cyborg Cop is ace! Do that one next! Yeah Robowarriors is a Jox sequel (RIP Stuart Gordon only a few days ago!)

...38 seconds in and I immediately love your uncle. A-Team theme for funeral? Holy frick yes. XD

I'm assuming that this isn't the same uncle Derek that has been featured on Cheapshow. EDIT: Always finish the video before commenting.

I had a different, later UK box for Roller Blade Seven, a red one, where the back featured a screenshot of a topless woman that doesn’t appear ANYWHERE in the film. Also the front of the one I had said Stallone and Estevez in big letters, with Frank and Joe in much smaller letters above! The circumstances of buying it were kind of weird... we had done some acid (it was the late ‘90s!) and went to 7-11 in our Essex town to get some drinks and sweets. By the counter, there was a wire bin of VHS tapes for about a fiver and we decided that whatever we picked was going to be THE BEST FILM EVER. Which, tripping our bollocks off, it actually kind of was, as well as being the worst as well! We had to watch it again the next day just to confirm that what we’d seen was real, that all the bad edits, incomprehensible dialogue and shots repeated over and over again actually happened!

I love that this video implies Ashens and Derek have working VHS players. Edit: I take it back.* I gotta rescue mine

If Joe Estevez is in a movie, you know it's gonna be bad. For example, Rolergator and Soul Taker.

Audio sounds like old Ashens.

Yes please, more, every day until lock-down is over. Then keep going.

This video reminded me of the old straight to video movie Dead Awake (2001), the only memorable film in a bargain box of VHS cassettes from Asda when DVDs came along and killed the format.

2017.. it predicted when youtubes algorithms would rule the content creators

Boy i sure wish youtube would tell me when you put out stuff. I cant believe how many good videos i missed over the years

Ahh....Cha tapes.....memories, would love to see you do some more of these 📼📼📼

I would love to see more of this for sure!

"Zen film-making" sounds like pretentious improv.

This needs to be a weekly thing.

Oh thank God. An Ashens video

As a rabid fan of RLM's "Best of the Worst" I say: MORE!!! There is not enough of these reviews!

Every time you mention Uncle Derek's VHS collection I shudder. I can't help but picture a collection of shaky handicam footage of tigers at the zoo with the only sound being an old man's heavy breathing.

I was about to point out the massive historical inaccuracy of the viking gear, but then Oliver pointed it out for me. Asterix and Obelix indeed... Who were Gallic, not even remotely Vikings xD

Rhonda Shear, who starred as Officer Daryl Skates, was a presenter of the American cable network USA's 90s late night film show Up All Night. She was co-presenter with the great Gilbert Gottfried. As a child I first watched Toxic Avenger on the program. Memories.

The Theme from the A-Team at your funeral. Ashens Uncle was truly the man!!!!

I miss my old VHS collection however, I have a grand DVD collection to keep me happy while in the Great British Lockdown.