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Old 12-09-2016, 04:37 PM
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SHE (1935). Pretty decent flick based on the H Rider Haggard story. Sort of surprised to see lots of KING KONG et al people assigned to this like Merian C Cooper, Max Steiner and Helen Mack (SON OF KONG-she is pretty good in here). Wildest part is seeing Nigel Bruce (Dr Watson himself) getting into fist fights, leaping and shooting it out!! ***
Just saw SHE (1935) for the first time, as I had heard it mentioned a few times in life. Wow, this was a big production! Scariest avalanche I've ever seen. Nifty effects, premise and cool message.

One can see some cinematic similarities to King Kong. And I noticed other films have copied some scenes from She.

But I can see why She didn't stand the test of time. I think the characters are way too shallow, dialogue too clunky, there's not enough going on for that amount of time.


Hey FryeDwight, have you seen The Blue Bird (1940) with Shirley Temple? Definitely recommend.
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Old 12-11-2016, 05:59 PM
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Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
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When Ygor brings the Monster to Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein for care, Ludwig gets the idea of replacing the Monster's current criminal brain with a normal one.
Very B-movie script. Pretty ridiculous. Seems like they're just going through the motions of a series of cliche events happening in this Frankenstein universe. There's nobody to root for here, very little suspense or horror. Rather boring.


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An evil scientist and his hunchbacked assistant escape from prison and encounter Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster.
This one takes itself a little more serious with the soundness of Boris Karloff's acting. But once again the script and plot are ridiculous, and it just feels like the characters are walking through the motions of this Universal Monsters' homage of events. Extremely unimaginative. Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman never appear in the same shot.

Bela Lugosi was slated to play Dracula, but had prior commitments when Karloff was available. The Dracula part was very small, and the monsters' plot roles were not intertwined.
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Old 12-13-2016, 07:02 AM
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Just saw SHE (1935) for the first time, as I had heard it mentioned a few times in life. Wow, this was a big production! Scariest avalanche I've ever seen. Nifty effects, premise and cool message.

One can see some cinematic similarities to King Kong. And I noticed other films have copied some scenes from She.

But I can see why She didn't stand the test of time. I think the characters are way too shallow, dialogue too clunky, there's not enough going on for that amount of time.


Hey FryeDwight, have you seen The Blue Bird (1940) with Shirley Temple? Definitely recommend.
Well, if the All Wise Sculpt recommends it, I'll put it on the NETFLIX queue

THE DEVIL BAT (1940). Very silly very cheaply made little flick, but Bela Lugosi is so good in here. He ALWAYS gave 150% no matter the film.
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Old 12-13-2016, 04:01 PM
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Well, if the All Wise Sculpt recommends it, I'll put it on the NETFLIX queue

THE DEVIL BAT (1940). Very silly very cheaply made little flick, but Bela Lugosi is so good in here. He ALWAYS gave 150% no matter the film.
Know a few people I would like to send my own Devil Bat to... ***
Really?! If anyone on this site saw The Blue Bird (1940), I would have guessed you. You won't find it on Netflix, but it's on Youtube. It's a good copy (360p standard definition). Nice holiday film for families.

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Old 12-20-2016, 02:52 AM
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It! (Curse of the Golem)

Great little British flick with an easy on the eyes Roddy
My only "problem" with it (and a reason why I almost ended up roasting the thing), was... SPOILERS IN WHITE the random Psycho angle... The dead mother thing was unnecessary. Honestly, take it out, you wouldn't miss it, the plot would still work just fine. If it was thrown in because it made Roddy's character look more nuts then that wasn't really needed either. He had a moment of regret and attempt to redeem himself, that was fine by itself as an interesting character trait, why make him crazy on top of that? If anything it just confuses the audience.

My second guess as to why it was in here at all is because the director wanted to be another Hitchcock. Well your attempt in doing so, sir, caused the opposite effect. Congratulations.
Recommend if you like something cheesy.

(It's also on YouTube, Bloof!)
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Old 12-20-2016, 04:56 AM
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It! (Curse of the Golem)

Great little British flick with an easy on the eyes Roddy
My only "problem" with it (and a reason why I almost ended up roasting the thing), was... SPOILERS IN WHITE the random Psycho angle... The dead mother thing was unnecessary. Honestly, take it out, you wouldn't miss it, the plot would still work just fine. If it was thrown in because it made Roddy's character look more nuts then that wasn't really needed either. He had a moment of regret and attempt to redeem himself, that was fine by itself as an interesting character trait, why make him crazy on top of that? If anything it just confuses the audience.

My second guess as to why it was in here at all is because the director wanted to be another Hitchcock. Well your attempt in doing so, sir, caused the opposite effect. Congratulations.
Recommend if you like something cheesy.

(It's also on YouTube, Bloof!)

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Old 12-20-2016, 06:42 AM
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THE BIRDS (1963). One of the first films I remember seeing, back in kindergarden, probably 1968 or so. When we lived near San Francisco, my Mom took my brother and me to Bodega Bay, Spring 1971.
While it takes awhile to get going, really still delivers the goods, in particular the Jungle Gym sequence. One of Hitchcock's best. ****1/2
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Old 12-20-2016, 08:06 AM
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Really?! If anyone on this site saw The Blue Bird (1940), I would have guessed you. You won't find it on Netflix, but it's on Youtube. It's a good copy (360p standard definition). Nice holiday film for families.

Actually was able to put it on my NETFLIX queue, so will check it out once it arrives...will probably be awhile...I have so much on there.
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Old 12-25-2016, 08:20 PM
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