Last Seen pre-1970 Classic/Vintage Horror Movie?

[Fearonsarms]

Originally Posted by roshiq

Just read the plot synopsis on imdb...wow! it seems really interesting; thanks for the head up. I'd like to give it a watch soon or later.

I hope you do enjoy it-just remember it's more a mysterious setting and a study of the characters rather than outright scares but yeah it's so unusual but still surprisingly emotional-one to watch when you're in the mood for something life-affirming.

[Fearonsarms]

Originally Posted by ZombieDrone

Technically, it wasn't the last movie I watched but yesterday I dug out my DVD of Theatre Of Blood. It's case has been missing for months and I've feared playing it thinking that at any moment it'd just break down, but other than a little dust that I wiped off it was perfectly fine.

It's upon rewatching it that I realised how much genuine British talent is in this film (Diana Rigg, Arthur Lowe, Michael Horden). It completely passed me by that Jack Hawkins plays one of the critics (dubbed by Charles Grey, another plus!). To say that the film's essentially Dr. Phibes with a different title and a slightly different concept, It's a great film. Vincent Price at his absolute best

What I love most is the infectious joy and enthusiasm that Price brings to the film you can tell he was loving every minute :)

[phantomstranger]

"The Deadly Mantis" (1957)
-Craig Stevens

Plot: IMDB
A giant prehistoric praying mantis, recently freed from the Arctic ice, voraciously preys on American military at the Dew Line and works its way south.

Phantom's Review: Wonderfully corny, 1950's monster movie. Decent FX, plenty of stock footage to pad out the film and a monster that sounds just like "Spot" from "The Munsters". A total blast.

[Lamoreux]

12 minutes of stock footage in fact! I was humbled and delighted with a Rondo Award nomination last year for a Midnight Marquee article on The Deadly Mantis.

For myself, just watched Karloff's The Ghoul last night. The 7 Keys story has been done often, but man, I just love this version!

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by Lamoreux

For myself, just watched Karloff's The Ghoul last night. The 7 Keys story has been done often, but man, I just love this version!

Yeah, I've always really liked that movie, too. I usually watch it every Hallowe'en season.

[Toadliquor]

King of the Zombies (1941)

I love this flick, yet it just doesn't get the attention that it truely deserves. I'm not sure if it's because no one owns the rights to it, or if it's because of Mantan Morelands "controversial" performance.

[wizard of gore]

Originally Posted by fortunato

Yeah, I've always really liked that movie, too. I usually watch it every Hallowe'en season.

iv got the ghoul being sent to me in the mail at the mo,really looking foward to it now.wasnt even sure if it was decent just bought it coz it was a buck

[Lamoreux]

Your dollar was well spent. There's little action or outright horror, but there's atmosphere and tension to spare; and the performances of all the old British character actors are terrific, Ernest Thesiger, Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Richardson, lots to like! Karloff, of course, is great!

[phantomstranger]

"Psycho" (1960)
-Anthony Perkins

Plot: IMDB
Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.

Phantom's Review: Screenwriter Joseph Stefano and Director Alfred Hitchcock take Robert Bloch's novel and create what is arguably the greatest suspense thriller of all time. Perfectly cast, acted and filmed. this movie is damn near perfect. The last shot of Anthony Perkins staring at you is still terrifying. Very few films are truly worthy of the label "Classic", but this is a true classic from start to finish.

[Lamoreux]

Originally Posted by Toadliquor

King of the Zombies (1941)

or if it's because of Mantan Morelands "controversial" performance.

I think it's ridiculous because of someone's present day likes and dislikes, or worse yet, someone's PC sense of superior justice (self-important people deciding for everyone else what is and is not offensive) that incredibly talented actors of days-gone-by must have all of their performances either erased or apologized for. I love Mantan Moreland!

And I'm sick of reading apologies on the side of the DVD box every time I want to watch an old Charlie Chan picture. I don't have any guilt about history (white or other) and don't feel any need to rewrite it. For good or ill, it was what it was.

Nobody was ever killed by the sentence, "Is you a zombie?"