10 1980s B-movies that have been forgotten

The 1980s was a good time to be a fan of titles broadly definable as B-movies. The golden age for the humble B-movie might've been a little further back in time, when double features were more common and the second half of such an event was the cheaper of the two; a supporting movie, so to speak. But then the term came to define movies that were generally low-budget and/or kind of schlocky.

Schlock isn't inherently a bad thing, and some B-movies – though rough – offer just as much that’s impressive and entertaining as so-called A-movies. There were enough in the 1980s that some are rather obscure, with the following movies all containing B-grade elements or energy while either being somewhat forgotten to time or perhaps unlucky enough to never truly find an audience.

1. 'Thunder of Gigantic Serpent' (1988)
2. 'Voyage of the Rock Aliens' (1984)
3. 'King Kong Lives' (1986)
4. 'Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds' (1987)
5. 'The Soldier' (1982)
6. 'The Island' (1980)
7. 'Five Element Ninjas' (1982)
8. 'Escape from the Bronx' (1983)
9. 'Ghosts… of the Civil Dead' (1988)
10. 'Holy Flame of the Martial World' (1983)