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Dead Men Walk (1943)
some occult stuff spoilers most of the movie kinda bored me, until the ending with that burning house fight was awesome |
The Mad Monster (1942)
early werewolf movie where a mad scientist injects wolf blood into his friend this is a totally different way to make a werewolf.... I liked it. |
Time for a Hammer film
Scream of Fear! (1961) https://www.austinchronicle.com/bina...26_81_s_c1.jpg "its alright I like crickets" |
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Its definitely a good one, Hammer always had talent, especially the actors...and the twist near the end is awesome and genius..you gotta love Strasberg's portrayal of Penny, she really did a wonderful job. Most of the actors in the movie fit the roles really well, and i can't think of any other actors who could have done a better job for those roles...whether or not its the greatest is opinion, because there are too many choices within the hammer catalog to choose from which have equal merit.::cool::
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Normally not crazy over Roger Corman directed films, but this is pretty good little flick and if it's OK with TKZ, than I guess it's OK with Me as well::wink::. A Policewoman goes undercover into the Slammer with a Female Gang led by Marie Windsor (She practically personifies "Hard Boiled" especially in THE NARROW MARGIN and THE KILLING) who have hidden some gems in the swamp and break out to grab them. One of the Gang is Beverly Garland who I always liked in just about anything. She really provides the thrills as a very temperamental dame who could probably whip her weight in Alligators!. And as TKZ and Sculpt pointed out, They do get "Fresh" with Mike Connors (TV's MANNIX called Touch here) who seems to spend most of the film tied up and being nuzzled by all the cast here...Nice work if You can get it. *** |
Circus of Horrors, 1960. 7/10
Director: Sidney Hayers https://i0.wp.com/moviesandmania.com...00%2C270&ssl=1 |
DR RENAULT'S SECRET (1942). Great Paramount sets with good performances by George Zucco and J Carroll Naish aren't enough to make this more than a "One and Done"...not even an hour and feels much longer. **
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Attack of the Puppet People, 1958. 6/10
Director: Bert I. Gordon https://64.media.tumblr.com/b03b437a...7b3o1_500.gifv The Screaming Skull, 1958. 6/10 Director: Alex Nicol https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b9/25...7fd115f1d3.gif |
HENRY V (1944). While I have a very hard time dealing with William Shakespeare vernacular, this Laurence Olivier Star/Direct/Produce film is a remarkable achievement. It begins and ends in the Globe, playing to an audience before going out onto sets and locations. Great technicolor and the final battle is almost GAME OF THRONES in scope, if not carnage-WW2 was still blazing at the time.
I enjoyed this and had a lot of fun spotting the Actors like Leslie Banks (THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME), Ernest Thisiger (BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE GHOUL, A CHRISTMAS CAROL), Niall Macginnis (JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, NIGHT OF THE DEMON, NEVER TAKE CANDY FROM A STRANGER), Felix Aylmer (THE MUMMY, NEVER TAKE CANDY FROMA STRANGER), Freda Jackson (BRIDES OF DRACULA, VALLEY OF GWANGI) and Valentine Dyall (HORROR HOTEL). **** |
Wuthering Heights (1939)
9/10 Wuthering Heights, a name you've probably heard before. Sound literary. And it is: a famous novel written in 1847 by Emily Brontë. This 1939 film was nominated eight Academy Awards including best picture, going up against Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Stagecoach, ultimately losing to Gone with the Wind; but winning Best Cinematography. It actually does have some traditional horror elements, but none more than the true horror that romantic love sometimes can be. There's few films that sharply capture the diametric battle between pure love and a pure heart, versus worldly pleasures and security, and a more 'calculating' heart, as this film does. Stars Lawrence Olivier (Heathcliff), Merle Oberon (Cathy) and David Niven (Edgar Linton). Orphan child, Heathcliff, is adopted by kindly gentry Mr. Earnshaw. In time Heathcliff and his stepsister, Cathy, fall in love. But when the Mr. Earnshaw dies, the two fall slave to the cruel elder brother who takes possession of the estate, and Heathcliff is reduced to a stable boy. Despite their pure love, Cathy asks Heathcliff to run off alone, get a fortune and return to save them both from their predicament. Cathy rejects the offer that they run off together, citing the likely discomfort. Overtime Cathy is wooed by a rich gentrified neighbor... and then the horror begins. ::big grin:: |
PLAYGIRL KILLER -AKA DECOY FOR TERROR- ( 1965). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Incredibly bad film which must be seen to be believed. Touted as the "First Color Horror film from Canada-indeed, the lovely Quebec outdoors reminds Me a lot of New Hampshire- , this could almost be a hybrid of A BUCKET OF BLOOD and COLOR ME BLOOD RED. William Kerwin (AKA Thomas Wood in BLOOD FEAST and 2000 MANIACS) is an Artist (Bill) trying to capture on canvas a dream He had, but always one big problem...His models will not stay still , which sets Him off. Indeed, the first scene has him rowing out to a secluded spot and for whatever reason having a Spear Gun in his boat, which He makes use of. The action shifts to Arlene (Jean Christopher), a rich Spoiled "Bad Girl"...we know She's bad because She skinny-dips later in the film, but before that flirts shamelessly with the Boyfriend of her Younger Sister (also her sister in real life), who, in his first and last role is Neal Sedaka::shocked::! Neal warbles a tune and it's heavily implied Arlene pays a nocturnal visit to him before He leaves with Sis and not to discuss the weather. After everyone leaves, Bill literally stumbles next to Arlene's house while trying to blow town and is hired as a Handyman. Once Bill discovers there is a Big Walk In Freezer in the Basement, He gets an idea how to complete his artistic aspiration, But the Darn models .."They ALWAYS Move!" I've probably devoted more space to PK than it deserves...it probably comes off as a sleaze fest, but very little blood and minuscule cheesecake. What is astounding is how Women are attracted to Bill; with his Bug Eyed Stare, Constant Perspiration, Endless smoking and an amazing wardrobe (which He wears for most of the film) of Socks/sandals and Flood Pants, He's truly no Cutie Pie! ** |
un chien andalou (1929)
seen this a few times, once when i was young i remember it scaring me, creepy imagery |
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953). Based on the HG Wells's book, The Earth is invaded by Martian's with most of the action taking place in and around Los Angeles. The Special effects are still very impressive...less so is the script which show the Small town residents at Fumbling Rubes and I find it hard to believe that the Military/ Scientists would have not been to the Landing PDQ...maybe it's the laid back LA vibes::confused::. Still worth seeing and notice how much of this 1996's INDEPENDANCE DAY took from this. ***
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I finally got to see Universal's first takes on The Invisible Man and Phantom Of The Opera, both played by Claude Raines, and it was about time. Both are overall very well done, and still standing and holding their own, even in this day and age. They are both two of Universal's finest from the vintage era. ::danger::
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THE MONSTER MAKER (1944)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Pretty audacious little PRC film has J Carroll Naish as an Exiled European Scientist who goes to Piano Concerts by Ralph Morgan (WEIRD WOMAN, NIGHT MONSTER) and falls for his cute Daughter (Wanda McKay from BOWERY AT MIDNIGHT, VOODOO MAN). The endless Goo-Goo eyes and flowers get on her nerves and when Ralph tries to get a Cease and Desist, a struggle commences and poor Ralph is injected with Acromegaly! Pretty perverse little film overall and worth a watch. Also has Tala Birrell (THE FROEN GHOST and Glenn Strange as well. Later that year, both Glenn and JCN would be in HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. *** |
The Flesh and the Fiends
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THE GIANT CLAW (1957). Probably the Bastard child of 50's Big Monster films. Loaded with endless stock footage and narration and the titular creature...words fail Me at how bad it looks...truly a low point. Had heard Columbia studios are going to use Ray Harryhausen for effects-which truly would have helped-but wasn't in the budget, so they had a Mexican special effects studio construct "The Claw" and laughter was all but guaranteed.
Mara Corday::love::, Jeff Morrow and Morris Ankrum do the best they can with the script...have heard Morrow saw TGC premiere in his home town and left the theatre early to avoid being seen and started drinking as soon as He got home. * |
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The Thing That Couldn't Die.
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A 400-year-old disembodied head hypnotizes a female psychic, who recovered it using a dowsing rod, to search for the rest of its body. |
THE VAMPIRE BAT (1933). Poverty Row thriller that is actually pretty good. A series of Vampire-like killings are affecting a small village and naturally, Blame falls on the Village Idiot (A great Dwight Frye as Renfield quadrupled)who enjoys playing with bats. After his demise (quite sadistic and harrowing), the murders still continue.
Very low budget with almost insufferable Comic relief, this still is an entertaining little flick with a great cast ; Melvyn Douglas (THE OLD DARK HOUSE, HUD), Lionel Atwill, Robert Frasier (WHITE ZOMBIE), Fay Wray (KING KONG, DR X-looking lovely in this and no screaming either) and Lionel Belmore (FRANKENSTEIN). A lot of recognizable sets from Universal films and Bronson Canyon that was used in many films, especially of a Sci-Fi nature. *** |
I just saw another Japanese monster movie called "Destroy All Monsters" in America, which is most likely not its original title for out in Japan, where it's from. This one begins with Godzilla, his son, Mothra, Gorgan, and a few others trapped on an island out in the middle of the ocean with force fields preventing them from leaving it to where they can all do their things, but can not harm or destroy society. Earth then gets attacked by aliens from outer space, wanting to take over the planet, bringing their own monsters from outer space to help them, only they are not prepared to take on Earth's monsters named above. Overall, this one is very well done. The stunt work and staged combat is very well done. The costumes, toy buildings set to look like cities being destroyed look close enough to real for a 1960s made movie. Even the added fx are a lot better than most from that time period. Fans of the classic Godzilla, Mothra, and Gorgan movies should definitely find this one worth a look. ::devil::
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Carnival of souls
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Beast from haunted cave
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MACABRE (1958). I believe this was William Castle's first film to use a Publicity gimmick to sell tickets (In this case, Insurance Money to pay for Your Funeral if You died watching it). A Small Town Doctor receives news His daughter has been abducted and buried alive and only so many hours to find her. Interesting premise is marred by too many sub-plots and a lot of unlikeable characters. Not a great beginning, but Castle certainly gained ground with his later HOUSE ON THE HAUNTED HILL and THE TINGLER. **
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Indestructible man
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The bat
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House on haunted hill
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The little shop of horrors
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The screaming skull
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>SPOILERS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another variation of THE CAT AND THE CANARY about the reading of the will and mysterious goings on. The film certainly looks good with great sets (re-used in 1942's NIGHT MONSTER and THE MUMMY'S TOMB), a stellar cast (Basil Rathbone, Anne Gwynne, Gale Sondergaard, a young Alan Ladd and Bela Lugosi, who is wasted in his role), a genuinely funny line spoken about Basil ("He must think He's Sherlock Holmes!") and sort of gruesome towards the end. What drags it down without hope is a horrible script (up to Three writers) that thinks it's humorous when it's far from that. TBC has the set up for an Abbott and Costello feature, but instead of them, We get bumbling galoot Broderick Crawford-and We're supposed to believe that lovely Anne Gwynne would have romantic interest for him. As goofy as BC is, He's a gem compared to Hugh Herbert, whose "Mr Penny" ("Woo Hoo!") will truly bring out hitherto submerged Homicidal tendencies. Watch something, anything besides this. * |
13 Ghosts
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The brain that wouldn’t die
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GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942)
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