Night Of The Living Dead

Still the best

The Monolith Monsters - a Universal 50's sci fi!

I like this film too! I had recorded it off of TCM a few years ago and it was the talkie remade in 1930.

I was able to record the silent version as well.

In the talkie, Chaney while on the witness stand forgets himself and uses his real voice rather than the falsetto one of Ms. O'Grady. I always wanted to see how that come out in the silent version. But with Chaney, it comes off fine, as expected from the master.

I love that movie.

Always been a fan of this story as it was very popular in here when a first paper back Bangla adaptation published here back in 80s. Anyway, Hammer delivered it in a short but pretty entertaining way and I loved it! After all, "SHE-who must be obeyed" played by Ursula Andress...the hottest hottie of all time...the beauty who defines seduction in the most sexiest way! Oh, Ursula...!
The great Gentleman of Horror totally surprised & amazed me here! Needless to say that's a very rare moment of his career.

"The Pirates Of Blood Island" (1962)
-Christopher Lee

Plot: IMDB
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

Phantom's Review: A very different type of Hammer Film production. No supernatural creatures in this one, just a good old fashioned swashbuckler
Lots of action and fun. Christopher Lee is excellent (as always) as the one eyed pirate captain. (he would have made a great Captain Hook).
My only complaint about this film is, it's a PIRATE movie and there is virtually no ocean or ship scenes. It all takes place on dry land. Apparently due to budget constraints. outside of that , it's a very entertaining film..
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Just finished watching "The Ghoul" (1933) with Boris Karloff.

I really didn't get the juxtaposition between the scary parts and the comedic, camp-style humor that dominated much of the film. Some of the comedic turns the film took really hurt it in my opinion.

It just didn't work for me, but I loved the premise and the overall atmospheric manner in which it was filmed.

"The Valley Of Gwangi" (1969)
-James Franciscus

Plot:
At the end of the 19th century, an American Wild West show, traveling in Mexico, discovers a hidden valley filled with prehistoric beasts.

Phantom's Review: The very definition of the term "weird western". James Franciscus (the poor mans Charlton Heston) stars in this variation on the "King Kong" theme. While this film is nowhere as great as "Kong" It still is a highly entertaining mix of western and monster movie genres.
With great special FX from the legendary Ray Harryhausen. Lots of fun to watch.

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Those who have seen Barrymore's and March's take on R.L. Stevenson's ever-popular character might be a tad disappointed with Hammer's effort, but director Terence Fisher tries to bring his own touch to the classic tale. The result is a seemingly adult-oriented plot with blackmail, post-marital affair, and self-virtues running alongside the main premise.

Christopher Lee is in his elements as usual, but Paul Massie steals most scenes when he is Mr. Hyde - vile, dark, complicated, brutal...but his Dr Jekyll falls flat. The two women actors do well with whatever space the script gives them. Without a doubt, the film's saving grace is Lee.

Watch this if you have time to spare. Otherwise, give it a skip.

* * ½

Yah, that was not one of Hammer's shining moments.

I recently watched Dinosaurus! (the ! is part of the title). A mid-60s creature feature that features dinosaurs coming back to life. The stop-motion wasn't by Harryhausen, and it shows. Still, the battle between a T-Rex and a steam shovel was fun, and the comedy relief provided by a re-animated cave man is cheesey, but entertaining.

1)"The Smiling Ghost" (1941)
-Wayne Morris

Plot: IMDB
Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.

Phantom's Review: Light hearted mystery suspense film, done in the style of Bob Hope's "Ghost Breakers". Decent little film if you can get past the heavily racist humor provided by the hero's sidekick. It's an okay film, nothing great but I've seen far worse.

2) "Creature From The Black Lagoon"
Classic from beginning to end. I love this movie.

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Reading Rayne's Poe book over the last two days made me want to pop this in again last night.

Such a nice little film. Very enjoyable despite minor flaws in it's story execution. And, one of the rare moments when Price gets outshined by someone in the same frame, this time by Rathbone in the final story segment.

More people need to see this.

* * * ½

"The Cosmic Monster" (AKA "The Strange World Of Planet X"1958)
-Forrest Tucker
Plot: IMDB
At a small, rural British lab, monomaniac Dr. Laird and his staff create ultra-intense

magnetic fields. Inexplicably, the apparatus seems to be affecting distant objects, and to be drawing "extra power" from...somewhere. One night, after a "freak" storm, strange and deadly things start happening in Bryerly Woods, and a strange man from "a long way off" appears in the district...concerned about Laird's pulling down disaster from the skies.

Phantom's Review: Dull little Sci-Fi film. Too much talk, too little action. The monster FX are just extreme close ups of insects. Not worth the effort

Hey now- I thought the part where they show the giant bug munching on the guy's face, complete with sickening crunch crunch sound effects was pretty amazing for the time!

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Six reels of joy...indeed! With a touching climax and an ending which gurantees to bring a heart-warming smile to your face.

Strait-Jacket (1964)

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Holy crap, I love this movie. Never gets old to me.

Strait Jacket is such a fantastic film. Ahead of it's time and Joan Crawford gives the best performance of her career IMO.



Fighting severe fever over the past few days and decided to distract myself by popping in Casino Royale (Peter Sellers/David Niven) late last night. Fell asleep at around the 1 hour mark.

Reason I posted is - anyone who has seen the film, did you see the reference to The Cabinet of Dr Caligari in it (the Mata Bond training intro)? The whole film is in itself a parody of other films, not necessarily only Bond films.

Hoping to complete it tonight.

It's been a while, and I don't remember that part.

The Snorkel (1958)

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Oh, she didn't need to report to the police at the end...damn!:D

>>: B+

Beast From Haunted Cave

Its a little slow and the story isnt developed enough but i enjoyed it.

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Nothing better to fight off a persistent bout of fever than a couple of giant-monster Harryhausen classics.

Absolute treats to watch.

Both - * * * ½

Twisted Nerve (1968)

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>>: B+

I've never seen The Twisted Nerve- but if it has Billie Whitelaw, I need to!

metropolis - restored and remastered

Its an amazing film - I love the disclaimer at the begining too.

"The Cyclops" (1957)

Plot: IMDB
Susan Winter undertakes an expedition to a remote area of Mexico, hoping to find her fiance, Bruce Barton, whos plane-crashed there some time ago. The area is suspected to have a good supply of uranium, so Susan has promoted this to wealthy Martin Melville to get money for her expenses. In addition to Melville, she is accompanied by guide Russ Bradford and pilot Lee Brand in his small-engine craft. But the plane crashes, stranding the four in an isolated valley, which they soon discover is highly radioactive and inhabited by mutated life forms - giant insects, enormous lizards, and a 25-foot-tall human male with a deformed face, just one eye, and only brute animal instincts to feed and protect its turf...

Phantom's Review: Terrible acting ! Lousy FX! It can mean only one thing ! Another Bert I Gordon Classic! One of Gordon's earliest efforts at the "Giant Monster Genre". While not as "good" as later films like "The Amazing Colossal Man" or "Earth vs The Spider" this is still lots of cheesy fun. Sit back, leave your brain at the door and have fun.
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Ditto. A very solid Brit Psycho-thriller with some interesting characters.

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A novel take on the Stevenson legend, this slightly Bizarro version is actually much better than the other Hammer offering I watched a couple weeks ago. Found it quite entertaining, although the ending felt a bit ham-fisted. Look out for Martine Beswick at her best - a hot looker (if you remember her from the early Connery-as-Bond films) and a standout performance.

Overall, very watchable and recommended.

* * * ½

"Destroy All Monsters" (1968)

Plot: IMDB

Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race.

Phantom's Review: One of my all time favorite Godzilla films. Plenty of monster action, decent FX (for it's time) and damn near every monster in the Toho stable. One of the best.

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Obscure little Corman flick, made by Jack Hill of Spider Baby fame. Very campy, very low-budget stuff with a confusing and bizarre story, and the execution will make your eyes roll more than once. Watch it if you are a fan of trashy cinema. It will help immensely if you make this a double-bill with Spider Baby. Just a note - don't be surprised out of your wits when the film suddenly stops and a dance ensues for a long while.

* * ½

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Amazing movie. Contains one of the greatest horror movie moments ever in my opinion.

I don't ever think I've seen a movie that old!

I've seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc., but before '69? That's crazy!

I've seen a lil of Dracula and Frankenstein and Night of the Living Dead, but never finished em.

*speechless* :eek::eek::confused::confused:

Dude, you got some movies you need to see!

I know man, hit me with some recommendations then! ;)

If you go to the General Forum, there are a couple of extensive lists that members here have put together.

Yeah, actually I saw it 3min's ago, but didn't look it thru. I'll check it out tomorrow..

Relax man. :D -I'm not that old, I got a lot of time to watch movies in!

I just watched Child's Play a lil while ago, that's a classic! -Still not a before-1969-movie tho, lol.

Everyone has their own favorites, so the lists are pretty comprehensive of everyone's tastes.

My personal favorite movies are the ones from Hammer Studios with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, obviously.

Right now im into foreign horror and old classics and sci-fi greats. Love Roger Corman movies as well.