Last Seen 70s/80s Movie

[Corndweller]

Chopping Mall (1986). Featuring Barbara Crampton, with cameos from the legendary Dick Miller and also Paul Bartel. Have to say that this was a truly dreadful movie!


Xtro (1982). I haven't seen this movie since I rented the VHS way back in the mid 80's. It's basically a crap movie, but I found it strangely enjoyable this time around.

[Tommy Jarvis]

The atmosphere, the kills, the girls and most of all the scenery (so beautiful at times)... Inferno was awesome. - 9/10

[FryeDwight]

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). While not a keeper, probably my favorite James Bond... Richard Kiel is awesome as "Jaws", Curt Stromberg a good villain and so many beauties in here...Barbara Bach, Caroline Munro and Valerie Leon. ***

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by FryeDwight

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). While not a keeper, probably my favorite James Bond... Richard Kiel is awesome as "Jaws", Curt Stromberg a good villain and so many beauties in here...Barbara Bach, Caroline Munro and Valerie Leon. ***

For 70's Bond, I was much more taken with Live and Let Die. How would you rate the top 6 bond films?

[Smeg Head1]

Suspiria (1977)
I.M.D.B.
A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders.

A lot of atmosphere, and interesting use of colours. Felt like a stage play in places. There were a few great shots. However I found the obnoxiously loud music that overpowered so many of the scenes quickly lost its atmospheric effect and became annoying. And like so many movies from this era, a lot of scenes were painfully drawn out.
6.5/10

[FryeDwight]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

For 70's Bond, I was much more taken with Live and Let Die. How would you rate the top 6 bond films?

Loved them when I was a teen, but not really crazy about any of them anymore, but have decent memories of DR NO, GOLDFINGER, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, LIVE AND LET DIE, NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.




DAY OF THE DEAD (1985). Big disappointment when I first saw it and wondered what the hell George was thinking. A couple years later, saw it for rental and decided to check it out again and kind of liked it and grew to very much like it after a few more viewings and finding out the details involved in its making. There are just some films to have to see more than once to appreciate.
Watching it this weekend, still like it very much, but think NIGHT and DAWN are superior, although Savini's work in here is amazing, although there's too many shots of exploding heads and excessive gut shots(much the same for THE WALKING DEAD in many episodes). Not a lot of sympathetic characters other than Bub, although Joe Pilato's Captain Rhodes is SUCH an asshole, that he almost is likeable (Pilato is a lot of fun at cons, as he "stays in character") ****

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by FryeDwight

Loved them when I was a teen, but not really crazy about any of them anymore, but have decent memories of DR NO, GOLDFINGER, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, LIVE AND LET DIE, NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS.

Agreed, some of them were fairly juvenile, cheezy, or just not very good. Some were very adult and had decent stories to go with the rest of the fanfare. Of the past ones, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die and Golden Eye were good. Of the new set with Daniel Craig, I thought Casino Royal was one of the best Bond films yet. I liked all four of the new ones, with the last one Spectre, being good as well.

Originally Posted by FryeDwight

DAY OF THE DEAD (1985). Big disappointment when I first saw it and wondered what the hell George was thinking. A couple years later, saw it for rental and decided to check it out again and kind of liked it and grew to very much like it after a few more viewings and finding out the details involved in its making. There are just some films to have to see more than once to appreciate.

Watching it this weekend, still like it very much, but think NIGHT and DAWN are superior, although Savini's work in here is amazing, although there's too many shots of exploding heads and excessive gut shots(much the same for THE WALKING DEAD in many episodes). Not a lot of sympathetic characters other than Bub, although Joe Pilato's Captain Rhodes is SUCH an asshole, that he almost is likeable (Pilato is a lot of fun at cons, as he "stays in character") ****

Initially, I liked 'Day' better than 'Dawn', only because it seemed like more of a film with a story: beginning, middle and end. About 30 minutes after 'Dawn' hits the mall, it really peters out to me -- which of course, is what, 70% of the film?

I think Day had some really good qualities, like the realism, moving things along, and of course, experimenting with the zombies. I think it missed a great opportunity with the later. It really needed to center and expand on experimenting the zombies is it's own grotesque symbolic detail.

[RollinFan]

Twins of Evil (1971) - one of the harder to find Hammer films, but sadly, not one of the better ones. The twins are great, but the good guy kills more young women than the bad guy. WTF?

The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires (1974) - another hard to find Hammer flick. Part Dracula movie, part Kung Fu movie. Stars Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, filmed in Hong Kong with a mostly Chinese cast. Not a bad movie, but certainly an odd one.

[Repo'd]

Satans Cheerleaders

[Sculpt]

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
3/10

A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.

Hard to sit through this two hour film. It opens with a horridly unrealistic static fight scene. I cringed. It wouldn't be the last cringe. Although the film is cut rather tightly, there is very little of this film that I wanted to see. It's often ridiculous and campy. It's also rather void of thrilling stunts and gadgetry. All the characters are woefully wooden. Certainly no one will care where this story is going, with practically no over arching suspense plotting, and then there's the ride, that is itself rather tedious.