Which one were you thinking of?

So in the one im thinking of there is a woman who is in a voodoo trance and dying slowly. There is also a very tall thin black man with totally white eyes and he is also a zombie. I also remember them trying to sneak the dying woman to a voodoo practitioner. But i dont think Bela Lugosi was in it ?

The one You're thinking of is I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1942)

THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (1944). Decent cast in here; John Carradine, Lester Matthews (THE RAVEN, THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON), Gale Sondergaard (SPODER WOMAN) and Evelyn Ankers (looking lovely , but not a whole lot to do) and while You can see strings being used, the invisibility special effects are still pretty good.
What makes this difficult is the Invisible Man himself; Claude Rains in the original had temper outbursts from the Monocaine, but Jon Hall, right from the very first scene is just a nasty, demanding unrealistic ball busting Prick::mad::!
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Such a "Richard with Ears", that You'll want to buy a whole case of Milk Bones for the Dog who takes him out. **

Yessss! Thank-you, Frye.

You're very Welcome::smile::

THE GORILLA (1939). 20th Century Fox film that looks a lot like a Monogram, this is the dark and stormy night in the big house with a madman on the loose. Lionel Atwill receives threats from a killer as his niece and her fiancee arrive . He hires a Detective firm for protection and retain his household staff. While Patsy Kelly gets off some good wisecracks, her screaming is almost akin to nail on the blackboard.
Even more sadly, the Detective Firm/"Comedy Relief" comes from The Ritz Brothers, whose endless mugging/pratfalling/buffoonery is really too painful to endure. Mrs FD has said over the years that without the Brothers, TG is a pretty good little film.
Also for Genre fans is Bela Lugosi as another Butler, but to be honest, I find most of the laughs in the film come from him. **

Attack From Space
 

This one is a Japanese drive in cult classic about their super hero called Starman, in the old fashioned black and white format with most scenes taking place out in outer space. It has overall cool looking picture quality wiht good classic appeal, along with an interesting story about greedy people from a different planet coming to make the people of Earth their next victims, only to have Starman, the super hero from outer space, coming to the rescue. After they kidnap a lot of people from Earth, and take them to their main space station to enslave them, also thinking they had killed off Starman with their missiles, a few of the kids do not get brainwashed, and come up with some decent well thought out plans of their own at stopping these aliens and escaping from that station, and those aliens do not know for sure if they have actually eliminated Starman or not. There is plenty of great action and suspense throughout the whole film, along with overall well developed characters. The Starman action is also overall cool looking for standards back then. It is definitely not the Marvel Justice League universe of today by any stretch of the imagination, but those who enjoy the old black and white space movies should enjoy this one as well. ::cool::

Oh God...The Starman movies::big grin::::shocked::! saw a couple of them on one of those 100 Horror Classic sets. They are pretty out there!

DEMENTIA 13 (1963). Very early Francis Ford Coppola film about an eccentric Irish family and their yearly ceremony for a deceased family member. While it doesn't hit all the Balls out of the Park, it has one of the most boffo openings I've ever seen and a pretty scary scene involving aqua chicanery. ***

Yes! They are pretty out there! I'm looking forward to seeing more of them myself! I have not seen Dementia 13, but that one sounds interesting, too. I'll probably give it a look some time myself.

King Kong 1933
 

I also looked back at this one, and it is also more amazing than I remembered. This is definitely a timeless classic that never gets too old. One scene I had forgotten about is when they go rafting on his island, then get attacked by a dinosaur that looks like the Loch Ness Monster. Another scene that was scarier and more intense than I remembered is when he stormed through the village, picking up, throwing down, and stomping on the natives. His battle with that winged serpent is always an epic memorable scene, along with when he escapes the chains on stage, and storms off into the city, as well as when he picks up the train and shakes it. Even the near ending scene of the shadow man tripping and falling off the top of the Empire State Building is done with style and has a good classic appeal to it. This is definitely one of the better monster movies ever made. ::danger::

Yeah, cool stuff. When I saw it on TV, basically all the village people being killed was cut. So seeing that for the first time as an adult was bizarre.

You mentioned Kong's fight with a 'winged serpent'? Are you talking about his fight with the Pterodactyl (Pterodactylus) on the mountain cliff, just before they man and woman rope down off it? Or you talking about the snake with little flippers Kong fights inside the cave? Or something else?

I was lucky enough to see KONG in a theater in 1970 and just loved it...surprised I was not thrown out of the theater during Kong's throw down with the T Rex::big grin::! There was a lot cut out for TV and looking at the time, it is pretty violent.

I think He's talking about the Pterodactyl.

I was referring to the Pterodactyl. All of the fight scenes between Kong and other giant creatures on his island are very well done, more so with what they had to go with back then, though. Despite Kong: Skull Island being very amazing overall, the original from 1933 still remains to be my favorite of the King Kong movies. Its sequel, Son Of Kong, is also worth seeing if you haven't already.

Yeah, Son of Kong was good too. King Kong 33 I think is probably the best. I've liked most all Kong films:
King Kong 33
Son of Kong
Godzilla Vs King Kong
King Kong Escapes
King Kong 76
king Kong 2002
Kong: Skull Island

King Kong Lives was horrible, but other than that, it's had a good run. Have you seen Kong 1976? What'd ya think? I was particularly impressed with the soundtrack.

I have seen King Kong 1976 many times, and even saw it again last year on AMC. I like that one a lot, too. I especially like the scene where he fought and killed the giant boa. I also like where he killed the two men who tried to blast him with their flame guns. That is a very worthy remake, in my opinion.

Very much a film of it's time (76), choppers and flamethrowers, concern for the Kong species. I thought Kong looked good, except the faces for romance or love. ::big grin::

BLOODLUST (1961). Another variation on "The Most Dangerous Game" has a lot of slow parts, but some surprisingly brutal scenes. June Kenney (ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, THE SPIDER) is an early example of Girl Power with her fighting prowess (unlike the other one who mentions "I'm scared" a few times) and probably the most frightening part of the whole film is an early performance by Robert Reed (the Dad on THE BRADY BUNCH) as one of the heroes walking as though he has a couple of pebbles in his shoe.
Loved TBB when younger and still enjoy it as a guilty pleasure, but was astounded as a Teen that Robert HATED the show ("It was a piece of shit") and in Barry William's (Greg on the show) entertaining book GROWING UP BRADY, Rob thought the show would only be on for a few weeks and He could move on. Lots of Head butting with producers over many episodes He found particularly odious, involving long detailed memos and just not showing up for the last episode "The Hair Brained Scheme" where Greg buy's Tonic from Bobby that turns his hair orange-and right before Graduation. **1/2

Robert Reed played a good dad on Brady Bunch. He must have been channeling his dad or something. ::big grin::

Could be, Sculpt::big grin::, for all his griping He did do all those later Brady specials and had heard He truly loved the Kids. He did seem to go on to play more edgy characters after TBB, especially in NIGHTMARE IN BADHAM COUNTY.


BELL BOOK AND CANDLE (1958). This and 1942's I MARRIED A WITCH were the main inspiration for the show BEWITCHED, and indeed, can see a lot of similarities. Lovely blond Witch (Kim Novak) makes regular Joe Jimmy Stuart fall in love with her via spell and then is worried if he loves her because of the spell or is it true. There are quite a few truly humorous scenes here, but I think some physical offbeat antics would have made it more enjoyable, although good acting by all, especially Elsa Lanchester, wonderful as the dotty Aunt (and practically a coming attraction for "Endora" in the TV show). ***

THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957). Some decent special effects and for once radiation not responsible for the menace are all that save this deadly dull story, which is loaded with Stock Footage and needless narration. Only part I really like is when a train wreck is mentioned in Laurel, MD, my wife's hometown and where we lived before NH. *1/2

Wife's hometown... I'd watch your head if I were you...

It's funny how they use a gorilla roar for the giant Mantis. LOL! seems legit.

Horror of Dracula (1958) (Hammer)

Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968)

[QUOTE=Sculpt;1043031]Wife's hometown... I'd watch your head if I were you...

Honestly, I think a Mantis would be an improvement as Laurel has grown from a small town where You knew everyone and could walk everywhere to an extremely congested and more crime ridden area. In Laurel history, some of the 9/11 perpetrators stayed in a fleabag motel (since demolished) taking flying lessons nearby and George Wallace was shot while Presidential campaigning in 1972, right across from a store I worked at for several years.

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1964). While some of the actors are bland (think what Christopher Lee could have done!), I rather enjoy this gothic melodrama. Jennifer Daniel is very appealing, Clifford Evans is quite intense, a pretty decent finale (originally meant for BRIDES OF DRACULA) and the sets are absolutely stunning. I do wonder; who cleans the castles in the Hammer Vampire films as they always look immaculate. Knew a guy in JR High who had seen all the Hammer Dracula's-much to my chagrin as I had not-and remarked that in DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE, "That castle was spotless!" ***1/2

I developed a huge crush on Edward de Souza after seeing this film!

So after further review, which Hammer Drac film do you think are the best two?

Horror of Dracula and Taste the Blood of Dracula

Never seen the later, I'll have to check it out.

Taste the Blood of Dracula was the first Hammer Dracula I had seen when I was young, so, it has a special place in my horror-heart!

I had that impression as You've listed TTBOD a few times over the years::big grin::. My first Hammer was THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES on TV, but the initial Hammer Dracula for Me was HORROR OF DRACULA on a big scream...er..Screen::wink::

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One of my favorite Disney films. Pongo (voiced by Rod Taylor of THE IME MACHINE and THE BIRDS) decides to bring romance into his owner's (called his "pet") and his life which he does. With domestic bliss and imminent arrival of puppies, all seems well until the arrival of Cruella Deville who wants to make a fur coat out of the puppies::devil::, kidnapping them and it's up to Pongo, his wife Perdita and assorted animals to stage a rescue.
Really good animation here, Pongo is cool as can be (LOVE his Grin::love::!), and Cruella is one of the most memorable Disney villians-so loud and obnoxious, though it's quite distasteful what she wants to do; sure if this was released today, PETA would be up in arms over it.
Fond memories of taking my daughter to see this when she was little; her first picture on the big screen (a few months past two). Really enjoyed it, so we went about six months later to see it again with Mom in tow. She totally freaked out this time where Cruella is trying to run the truck off the road, so wife had to take her out into the lobby to calm her down and assuring her the puppies would be fine. ****

Twisted Nerve, 1968. 10/10


Director: Roy Boulting


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MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (1932). Michael Curtiz film made around the same time as the better DOCTOR X also has Lionel Atwill and Fay Wray::love::. >>>>>>>
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MOTWM is Pre-Code, so gritty throughout with Drug Addiction, Bootlegging, Racism, Police Brutality towards a "Junkie" and a quite effective scare towards the end; apparently Fay had no idea what she would see, so her shriek is genuine. Lionel's character reminds Me a lot of The Phantom of the Opera; dangerous and hideous, but through no fault of his own and despite the antisocial slant of his activities, You still feel for Him.

Sadly, one cannot say the same for Glenda Farrell's Hardboiled Wisecracking reporter who, much like Lee Tracy in DX, seriously puts a damper on enjoying this. Her annoying character is in here far too much and You will be disgusted by the end::confused::::mad::. Worth seeing for the historical aspect, but HOUSE OF WAX is much more rewarding viewing. **

I was just watching the scene on youtube. Of course they generally shot with just one camera 99% of the time. There's only one angle where she knocks off his wax mask: shot from her back and the dude's front. The shot of her shrieking was from her front, which would have been a take after she had already seen his face. Unless you've read they used multiple camera's for that scene.

Actually, in the book Horror Stars on Radio: The Broadcast Histories of 29 Chilling Hollywood Voices, page 237, Fay said when she knocked the mask off she froze, and stopped, she didn't scream at all. She said they had to make a second mask and shoot it again when she recovered. Watching the scene you can see they cut away from the shot after she freezes, but when they come back to that angle, she just takes the head part off of him. If you compare the shot before and after the cutaway, you can see the angle has a changed a fair amount (Fay's shoulders are much lower in the shot).

I should add, although we can see there's a second take/angle, as the face part is already missing (in the shot after the cutaway), there was no need to make a second mask. If they did make a new mask and shot her destroying it again, they still cut away from it.

This was an interesting tidbit from wiki "The extremely bright light required for filming under the Technicolor process melted the wax figures, and they instead had to be played by actors.[6] Some actors even received eye damage from the lights."

I guess I'll take a look at Mystery of the Wax Museum. Sounds like it's good.

That one's actually the original "House Of Wax," only with a little different title. That is also the best version out there, in a lot of people's opinions. ::danger::

Spanish Version Of Dracula 1931
 

I looked back at this one recently, and still enjoy it very much. Aside from a Spanish cast and it taking place in then modern times for back when it first came out, it basically tells the same story as the one with Bela Lugosi. It does get into more detail on Renfield's backstory from before he was put under Dracula's spell, to develop the character a bit better. The cast and crew did just as equally a good job as the English cast, making it just as equally enjoyable as the English version with Bela Lugosi. The actors and actresses also played and brought out their roles in their own original ways, and did not try to imitate the English cast at all, keeping this version good, unique, and original, as well as holding up on its own. One big mistake a lot of remakes and alternate versions have made is when the cast and crew tried to mimic the original cast and crew, with that being one of the main things that messed their version up, which is not the case at all for this version. Those who like the version with Bela Lugosi should enjoy this one as well if they can understand Spanish or if they don't mind subtitles. ::danger::

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, 1963. 8/10


Director: Roger Corman



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Didn't know about another take, Sculpt. Had read a FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND article about Lionel ("The Maddest Doctor") and the impression I got was it was a one take shot

HOUSE OF WAX (1953). This was on the same disc as MYSTERY IN THE WAX MUSEUM and as Classic Horror Fan observed, this is the superior version, although quite similar in parts. Vincent Price is awesome-I thunk this is the film that got people thinking of him as a Horror actor-, the rest of the cast is good (A blonde Carolyn Jones!), great makeup and absolute barnstorming opening/closing of the film.
Saw this at a Midnight movie back in the early 80's in 3-D and thought it was OK, but not much else. Have to say this time I found it quite enjoyable (really good sets also) and would recommend it heartily. Also, check out a very young Charles Bronson! ****

I liked this one! Bronson as Igor! Although the film layout is a bit odd in that the opening fire scene is the most exciting part, and the revenge killing happens early too, and the rest of the killing is innocent folk.

Charles Bronson, even at this early stage, still looked craggy!

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My all time favorite film, which I try to watch at least 1-2 times a year. This time, was reminded of when I went with my roommate in college. NAPS (his initials and an activity he engaged in) was an Exchange student from Caracas, Venezuela and when watching THAT 70'S SHOW, amazed at how much FES was like him, although NAPS was more lucid. Living with him and "Lefty", our other roommate probably resulted in more laughing/fun than I had previously experienced (For the record, for whatever reason, I was "Slats").
NAPS and I saw a lot of films, particularly F13, which scared him out of his wits...when You realize the killer is outside the cabin, the final battle had him curled up in his seat At the finale, when Alice has survived, the lovely photography, the soothing music, the arrival of the police etc had him all relaxed until the "Boo!" which resulted in popcorn flying through the air::big grin::!
We tried to see NOTLD at a local university, but drunken frat boys made it impossible to enjoy it::mad::. A few months later tried again, in an area that wasn't the nicest part of town. NAPS had enjoyed DAWN OF THE DEAD very much, but maybe the gritty filmstock and the overall tone of NOTLDwas more conducive to dread. He jumped a few times and during the cannibal scene, he was grossed out and at one point, I heard him draw in his breath and exclaim "Oh, Sheet! The LEEVER!"::big grin::::big grin:: Still smile when thinking about it.
NAPS::cool::, a salute to You and also a big one for NIGHT and its talented cast/crew; the ones I've met from the film were nothing but nice, making me enjoy the film even more. *****