Blu-ray Review – Terror Squad

1987's "Terror Squad" is an odd combination of "The Breakfast Club" and "Red Dawn," trying to play around with international issues of the day in a B- movie setting. The whole thing is very Troma-esque, and director Peter Maris isn't one to push through his limited budget and make something challenging out of exploitation elements. Instead, he's in charge of an actioner, and one that's wildly uneven, spending the opening half in an extended chase, while the closing half is mostly about people standing and talking. There are limitations to "Terror Squad," and it's not a good film, but there's something funky about the endeavor that keeps its compelling, especially when campiness creeps into view, revealing a needed sense of humor to a largely stern tale of terrorism. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com