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Let's make a separate thread for that, and keep this thread what it is meant to be- Last Classic Horror Film Watched.
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Comedy of Terrors.
Still one of the greatest horror comedies, and the only film to feature 4 of the reigning horror greats of the time- Peter, Vincent, Basil & Boris. And directed by the great Jaques Tournier! |
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Mark of the Vampire, visually striking and Lugosi's best vampire portrayal, in my opinion. I only wish Browning had used the imagery in this and London After Midnight (of which it's a remake) to serve a coherent plot. Listening to the commentary, Kim Newman is pretty confused by this movie and it's numerous plot holes and I don't think it's a good sign when somebody like Kim Newman is puzzled by something as much as he is.
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House of Frankenstein.
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I just watch the Creature From The Black Lagoon trilogy back-to-back last weekend.
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The Fly with Vincent Price. I know, it's hard to beat the scene in the re-make where Jeff Goldblum breaks the bully's arm in the bar, but the original just does it for me;)
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The Monster Maker (1944)
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters
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Have you seen Gojira yet?
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Nope. That one is hard to track down over here.
The Raymond Burr version I watched yesterday is surprisingly easy to get, very common in the shops, and also in sales. I bought some used dvds in a sale recently and got it as a part of a 10-dvd "Godzilla bundle" for around $25 (Rs 1200). The other ones in the bundle are - Godzilla Raids Again, Godzilla vs King Kong, Godzilla vs Mothra, Ghidrah The Three Headed Monster, Godzilla vs Monster Zero, Godzilla vs The Sea Monster, Son of Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters and Godzilla's Revenge. Last Seen - Godzilla Raids Again. |
Gidrah & Mothra are both wonderful, and Destroy All Monsters is great for bringing all the beasties together!
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last seen classic movies
the werewolf 1956
probably one of the best wolf man style horrors made the haunting 1962 still an unsettling movie especially against today so called ghost stories |
Godzilla vs King Kong
Godzilla vs Mothra |
Had a pretty strange, strong and inexplicable urge to watch...
The Haunting ...so I did. |
"The Mummy's Hand" (1940)
Plot: IMDB A couple of comical, out-of-work archaeologists (Dick Foran and Wallace Ford) in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician (Cecil Kellaway) and his beautiful daughter (Peggy Moran), they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest (George Zucco) and the living mummy Kharis (Tom Tyler) who are the guardians of Ananka^Òs tomb. Phantom's Review: Fun, but weak sequel to the original classic film. Nowhere near as good as Karloff's film, but I enjoyed it. |
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The Unknown (1927)
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5...knownfinal.jpg A silent masterpiece from Tod Browning & excellent collaborations with Lon Chaney. In this emotionally moving macabre tale of love, I didn't notice carefully the cast list at the beginning, so after finishing it while I was reading more about it on wikipedia then came to know with a big surprise that the wonderfully acted gorgeous female lead Nanon was played by Joan Crawford...(only 2 of her later works I have seen before & both of them are my very favorite...Whatever happened to Baby Jane? & Straight-Jacket). The small but brilliant cast showcased some excellent talents in their respective roles...specially the scene when Nanon tells Alonzo (Lon Chaney) who she is actually going to marry & then with shock & grief Alonzo starts to cry & laugh at the same time...was marvelous! also like to add the scenes when Alonzo almost forget to use his hands & lights a cigarette with his feet...simply amazingly done. Nonetheless in an important supporting role the actor who played Cojo, Alonzo's assistant was also splendid with his griping facial expressions in his little part. I'm now just wondering what was the original title that the maker of such a beautiful masterpieces (Dracula, Freaks) had given...I guess it was bit simple but surely effective & catchy. A fantastic film from silent era, fans should definitely need to check it out if missed before. >>: A The Man Who Laughs (1928) A king made me a clown! A queen made me a Peer! But first, God made me a man! http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8...wholaughs1.jpg A remarkable portrayal in celluloid from one of the very compassionate greatest writers in the world--Victor Hugo's novel with the same title. A magnificent film where your love & care for the lead characters will grow & touches the core of your heart as the story progress. Conrad Veidt was again played a emotionally authentic part in the title role...the laughing man that significantly played a major role for Bob Kane's classic comic character "The Joker". Masterpieces like Hunchback of Notre Dame, Phantom of the Opera, Freaks & Bride of Frankenstein, this is another important piece in the history of cinema that we can't afford to deny at all. >>: A I'm more than glad that just for a curiosity I checked the above 2 films yesterday. Both gave me immense pleasure & inspires me to dig more films of this very significant era of world cinema. |
Awesome reviews of 2 great films, Roshiq!
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@Roshiq - very nicely written reviews. The Man Who Laughs is a fave of mine. |
Thanks guys.:) Hope to see some more 20's & 30's classics in coming days.
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Mark of the Vampire aka Vampires of Prague (1935)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9168/moftv4.jpg A great intelligent 'Vampire' tale from Tod Browing. Absolutely loved it...I had no idea about the ending would turn up this way...awesome! "I was more real than any real vampire!"...yes Mr. Lugosi, surely you were...hat's off to you.:) >>: A Night of the Demon (1957) http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3...ofthedemon.jpg So far the films I have seen of Jacques Tourneur's he has been one of the greatly sophisticated & clever film maker to me. After watching his masterpieces like Cat People & I Walked with a Zombie I didn't expect to see a monster like demon really could be shown in this movie. So while & after watching this movie I was thinking it was bit less of classic Tourner style..."What we don't see but feels something out there lurking in the dark'. But I'm glad to know (as I was reading about the film & its production story on wikipedia ) that Tourner & the screenwriter Charles Bennett were actually totally opposed to this idea which was demanded by the producer. But still he was successfully able to made a fantastically gripping film out of it. The scenes when Holden breaks into Karswell's mansion & someone started to follow him while he was coming down from the stairs but we can only see a hand...were really creepy. >>: A All I can say for now that is both the films will going to alter the rankings & most probably manage to grab a good spot on my currently working Hundred Horror Films of all time/I have seen so far. |
Yes, it's truly a shame the studio had to mess with Tourneur's vision for this film. A classic still.
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Village of the Damned
truly classic i didn't watched the newer version of the movie... |
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Haven't seen that one since I was 7.
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Repulsion (1965)
Like the way _V_ had an urge & watched The Haunting few days ago...for the last couple of days I had kinda same feeling about this Polanski masterpiece, so gave it a watch last night.:) |
I love that movie!
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Black Sabbath (1963). A superb trilogy from the inimitable Mario Bava. The set designs are wonderfully rich, setting scene for its rich colors and great camera work. The tales themselves are simple though effective, with lots of eye candy to keep your eyes glued to the terror. Eroticism is used to further this lure, which must have gotten the attention of the morality police of the day. Boris Karloff blesses one of the tales as a creepy father whose love of family might just lead to their demise. This was simple great, classic Italian horror fun. Ashe.
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Recently watched White Zombie & then prior to that, I watched The Gorilla, both Bela Lugosi films, with my lady's two boys. Just now getting them into horror & starting them with the classics.
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Faust (1926)
http://content8.flixster.com/movie/4...060698_pro.jpg After Fritz Lang's Metropolis this is another masterpiece from silent era that almost made me speechless! This unbelievably visually stunning epic story of love & hate or good & evil is not only a brilliant adaptation of an ancient popular German folk tale but also a great dramatization of timeless tale of our dreams & redemption in a never ending conquest of happiness & satisfaction in life. Faust is a landmark of cinematic achievement not only for its great visual effects but also the efforts & skills delivered by the actors were spellbinding. A must see for the fans of Murnau's 1922 classic Nosferatu. Get ready to see his another magnificent spectacle in cinema. >>: A |
The Robot Vs. the Aztec Mummy
Classic Mexican horror so bad it's surreal. |
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
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Les Diaboliques (1955). The back drop of this mystery classic is the analogy of the human condition in the film, portraying the decaying, depressing, and mean-spirited essence that is the human condition. Director Clouzot has helmed this wonderful movie perfectly, starting out a bit slow and then slowly building steam until it is almost unbearable. The two conniving women play their parts with antipodal aplomb, each able to fill the void in the other. The story itself was an incredible mystery with a suitable ending. The black and white film captured the essence of the movie, dark with a rotting sense of moral depletion. All in all a magnificent movie experience. Merci beaucoup.
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"Ghidrah, The Three Headed Monster"
Godzilla. Rodan and Mothra (caterpiller version) put aside their differences and fight their common enemy, the space monster Ghidrah. One of the best in the series. |
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