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Old 05-29-2011, 01:20 PM
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Night Of The Living Dead

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Old 05-29-2011, 03:14 PM
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The Monolith Monsters - a Universal 50's sci fi!
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Old 05-29-2011, 03:18 PM
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The Flesh & the Fiends is defianlly underrated..



Remake of the Todd Browning silent movie and Chaneys last flick. Its pretty stagey and a bit forced but I so love the basic premise of the films. Chaney is amazing and I always have a soft spot for HArry Earles. A personal fave..

Weirdly I have yet to watch the original.
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.
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Old 05-30-2011, 10:38 AM
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The Monolith Monsters - a Universal 50's sci fi!
I love that movie.
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Old 05-31-2011, 10:37 AM
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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.

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"The Pirates Of Blood Island" (1962)
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 03:01 PM
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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.

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Old 06-05-2011, 11:28 AM
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"The Valley Of Gwangi" (1969)
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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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Old 06-06-2011, 10:54 PM
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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.

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Old 06-07-2011, 12:28 AM
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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.
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