That speaks volumes. ::big grin::


I'm going to try to track it down, I can't help being as curious as a cat.

I've also heard horrible things but I've never seen it. Possibly some cosmic reason has kept this from happening. Could it be that the cosmos, knowing how much I love the original Rosemary's Baby, have kept me from seeing the horribleness of the sequel in order to keep my head from exploding?

The world may never know.

'Captain Blood' (1935)
-Errol Flynn
Plot: IMDB

Arrested during the Monmouth Rebellion and falsely convicted of treason, Dr. Peter Blood is banished to the West Indies and sold into slavery. In Port Royal, Jamaica the Governor's daughter Arabella Bishop buys him for £10 to spite her uncle, Col. Bishop who owns a major plantation. Life is hard for the men and for Blood as well. By chance he treats the Governor's gout and is soon part of the medical service. He dreams of freedom and when the opportunity strikes, he and his friends rebel taking over a Spanish ship that has attacked the city. Soon, they are the most feared pirates on the seas, men without a country attacking all ships. When Arabella is prisoner, Blood decides to return her to Port Royal only to find that it is under the control of England's new enemy, France. All of them must decide if they are to fight for their new King.

Phantom's Review:
For night five of "International Talk Like A Pirate Day" week, I've chosen, this, a true Hollywood classic. One of the great swashbuckling adventure, with one of it's greatest stars, Errol Flynn. Spectacular action, a gorgeous leading lady, and plenty of high seas adventure. This is one of early Hollywood's best films. If you like classic films, this one is for you.

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Found it on YouTube awhile ago and started to watch it. Stopped after about 10 minutes if memory serves me right. Couldn't believe it had anything to do with the original!

One of my favorite vintage films! Great filming, casting, acting, story, honestly what's not to love?! Not to mention it has Basil Rathbone in it too.

Alphaville (1965)

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Fascinating French film noir by Jean-Luc Godard set in a futuristic dystopia controlled by a supercomputer called Alpha 60. A pulp detective goes undercover as a reporter in a technocratic dictatorship where free thought, art, love and other emotions have been outlawed and the concept of the individual does not exist. Visually stunning, perfectly paced and scored with some excellent dialogue and interesting characters. Eddie Constantine is just damn cool as the protagonist Lemmy Caution. The voice used for Alpha 60 is absolutely creepy and it's very menacing how its presence is felt throughout Alphaville. The society itself is a pretty unnerving place particularly the mentality if it's citizens. People are forbidden to ask "why" and must instead say "because". There are dictionaries (referred to as Bibles) that are constantly being censored when certain words begin to evoke emotions in people as well as brainwashing and mass public executions of those who show emotion and "act illogically". The climax is tense and there's a bit of action even a car chase. I quite enjoyed the clever way the machine is beaten and found the ending to be pretty satisfying.

'Bell, Book And Candle' (1958)
-Kim Novak, James Stewart
Plot: IMDB
Gillian Holroyd is just your average, modern-day, witch, living in a New York apartment with her Siamese familiar, Pyewacket. But one day a handsome publisher, Shep Henderson walks into her building and Gillian decides she wants him--especially as it turns out he's marrying Merle Kittridge, an old poison penpal from Gillian's college days. So, Gillian casts a spell over Shep. But her powers are in danger of being exorcised by something stronger than the bell-book-and-candle routine: Love.

Phantom's Review:
A year after starring together in the classic Hitchcock thriller "Vertigo", Novak and Stewart re team for this delightful supernatural romantic comedy. The two actors have excellent chemistry and it;s fun to watch them work together.Jack Lemmon costars as Novaks younger brother, a greedy warlock and Elsa Lancaster is her ditsy Aunt Queenie. One of the inspirations for the classic sitcom 'Bewitched"this is a very entertaining light hearted film.

I Bury The Living, 1958

Sneaky good!

Frankensteins
 

Just saw Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein (1931/1935) for the first time. The original had a lot of pathos for the monster, his attempts at humanity, his fleeing the mob. The Bride, not so much, but some cool camerawork and a good ending, I thought.