The Devil-Doll (1936)

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A beautiful sci-fi revenge thriller from Tod Browning where Lionel Barrymore on the lead almost steals the show by his terrific performance. The special effects were pretty great and loved the ending...quite touching indeed.

>>: B+

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

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>>: B

Great to see you getting into the films of Russ Meyer! I recommend Mudhoney.

Nosferatu - 1922

"Monster On The Campus" (1958)

Loved Faster Pussycat and also watched Vixen in the same sitting. I think that was his as well....right? Is Mudhoney as expletive as the rest, hope so. Didnt he direct or produce Easy Rider as well?

Vixen is his, but Easy Rider is not.

Mudhoney is a bit of a different bird for Meyer. It's more of a Southern white trash soap opera.

And no, there's no explicit sex in it.

Not sure how or why i had the Easy Rider reference. Some reason it just popped in my head. Over the top sex or not still gonna watch and probably enjoy Mudhoney though. Thanks for the non-direct recommendation.

Rummaged through my old VHS collection (which I hadn't done in quite some time now), and found a 60s sci-fi gem...

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Fantastic film. Oliver Reed steals every scene he is in as the merciless King. The continuously paced script adds a lot to the suspense which builds till the end. I would love to see a complete restored DVD of this film. (It's really surprising that they haven't released one yet)

Recommended to all my friends here. See if you can track this one down - NE, Newb, Chrono, Doc, Zwoti, Elvis, Ferox, Psycho, Return, Alky, Fort, Roshiq, MissMacabre...and those who I missed.

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Im assuming the late Mrs. Pitt is in this Hammer film.
Just looked it up on netflix. Comes in a double feature with Never Take Candy From A Stranger. Twice the fun.

used to have this on video, before i threw them all away.

:eek: any sweet pre-cert stuff?

had a few of the nasties, loads of asian films (mostly action) that i haven't found on dvd yet

Eastern Eye over here brings out some great Asian titles but there's so much that hasn't made it onto DVD from the Chinatown Video days.

one day i'll find a nice copy of prison on fire 1&2, pedicab driver and others :mad:

Damn Prison On Fire was great ...never caught the second one. I used to be obsessed with Chow Yun-fat round the time Woo broke big in the US with Hard Target. I've still cut my uncut tape of The Killer with the terrible english dub :D

The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

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>>: A-

Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)

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>>: B+

Tomb of Ligiea is one of my favorite Price performances.

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...back to back.

Wife loved it. She is really digging these 50s and 60s sci-fi/horror stuff. I think what appeals to her most is the originality of these films.

War of the Colossal Beast is the film that got me hooked on this junk.

Haven't seen any of the 'Colossal' films yet. Sounds pretty interesting...:)

I'll second that!

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Caught this on late night TV. Lovely! :cool:

The Beast from 20000 Fathoms (1953)

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Fantastic creature, awesome feature! Surprised to see Lee Van Cleef as the sharpshooter in the final climax. :)

>>: A-

One of my all time favorite films. A classic monster movie. One of the best

The Horrible Secret of Dr. Hichcock (1962)

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>>: B+

The Ghost (1963)

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>>: B+

Both are fantastic, atmospheric Gothic horror films with great background scores. Though Barbara Steel looked stunning in the Horrible Secret but liked that almost unrelated sequel bit more than the original as the story, characters and the way everything unfolds found a slight more interesting. Now want to check out some more Riccardo Freda films in future.

Freaks (1932). This discomfiting classic from Tod Browning cannot be labeled a horror movie proper, but more a drama whose characters are deemed horrible to contemplate. Far from exploitative, Freaks works instead to reveal that these humans, relegated to a sideshow, are just as normal as everyone else. In fact, they might be more community-minded than many "normal" people, as will be revealed by their "code." With science today, human disfigurements, oddities, are much the rarer. This leads to an interesting trick of the mind as it searches to find evidence of cgi for scenes that seem too bizarre to be awarded as genuine. Freaks serves a greater purpose as a documentary of a bygone era, of the circus lives of human aberrations that today's world deems politically incorrect to an exponential degree. Maybe this is fair, but this film divulges that these freaks seem perfectly content in their community, where they feel at home with themselves, and where their special condition can actually be a profitable affair. The story itself was classic simple, but the canvas upon which it plays out is compelling. With the use of actual circus performers for many of the roles, the acting ranges from pretty good to deplorable, which by no means detracts from its overall puissance. In fact, it might just humanize these characters all the more. Again, while not a horror flick proper, at least to this simpleton, the ending is one that cannot but be indelibly burned into the nightmarish recesses of the mind, where the characters that we have come to empathize with suddenly admit to our childish specters of human monstrosity by reverting to a mud-stained enterprise that only the gelatinous soils of Hell could produce.
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These are the Damned (1963)

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>>: A-

The Bells (1926)

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Wonderful to see Barrymore & Karloff together in this beautiful silent feature.

>>: B+

"A Study In Terror" (1965)
-John Neville

Plot: Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper

Phantom's Review: Very entertaining, highly fictionalized mystery thriller. Has a kind of a "Hammer Film" feel to it . Not as good as 1979's "Murder By Decree" but still very enjoyable.

The Penalty (1920)

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Remarkable...simply remarkable! Another outstanding performance from Lon Chaney...even 90 years later, who's still amazing to watch today. A master craftsman in world cinema not only for silent era, undoubtedly for all time.

>>: A

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

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A wonderfully moving & brilliantly made human drama about guilt and redemption, with a bit of supernatural overtones and jaw dropping special effects that was even far ahead of its time.

>>: A

I saw the Phantom Cairrage about a year ago. Full of amazing images and effects. A remarkable film.

The Tingler (1959). The Tingler was top-shelf B horror fun, no doubt about it. This wonderful flick reminds us just how much fun horror movies should (and could) be today; movie makers take note. I love how director William Castle would have the movie theaters rigged in order to physically scare its audience. No doubt such a gimmick today would find its way into the endless caverns of litigation. The Tingler's set of characters was perfect. Vincent Price dominates as always in his role of delicate moral ambiguity. The rest of the cast sets the stage for the fun that is to follow, a splendid array of good, evil, and equivocation. The story itself, based on the fascination of fear, moves from scene to scene with ease. Vincent Price's bout with lysergic acid was especially remarkable. The special effects were laughable, but in an adorable fashion. In the end, this cheesy schlock-fest will have achieved its nefarious designs through the sheer puissance of unfiltered entertainment.
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One of my all time favorites! I find more to this than a schlock-fest. The set piece of the deaf woman's death is harrowing. Castle could scare!

Totally agree. Moreover it was my first Vincent Price movie...so have a very special fondness about this one. :)

Dracula (1931). Dwight Frye's inimitable Remfield initiates this classic in his carriage ride to the depths of Hell, and thus thus begins Dracula, one of the greatest renditions of Bram Stoker's novel. This talkie unfairly shoves Nosferatu aside as Bela Lugosi single-handedly creates a caricature of Dracula that stands unhinged even today. Unlike the vermin-like Nosferatu, Count Dracula carries himself with the compelling air of a foreign aristocrat, even charming at times. But the core of Dracula cannot be sequestered, almost as if the evil within cannot but help to ooze to the surface of this unctuous entity. He is but a nefarious monstrosity of savagery cloaked in aristocratic garb. Only his barely checked temperance keeps his secret, for the moment anyway. Much has been said that Bela carries this whole flick, and while his puissance cannot be denied, his newly created groveler comes close to equaling Bela's performance. Dwight Frye's depiction of Remfield, real-estate agent turned supernatural kowtower, is a chilling a performance of a mooncalf that can nary be replicated. From what evil depths did he pull that laugh might best be left undiscovered. In an industry still finding its purchase, Tod Browning's Dracula stands tall as a dark beacon that helps illuminate the way for horror masterpieces yet to come.
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Castle of Blood (1964)

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Damn! I think I could have even liked it more if I haven't seen the 1971 remake before.

>>: B+

Fiend Without a Face (1958). This 50s B movie sci-fi classic somehow made the grade with Criterion, and at first glance this seems an inexplicable maneuver. The story goofy, the acting fun but not stellar, of what importance could such a little flick find discharge? First and foremost, for the time, the stop-action effects must have been remarkable. But more than that, this is one of the first gore-fests ever produced, at least in its day. Coupled with the terrifying sounds of the monsters, this new imagery could not but terrify any child whose eyes were glued to the set, afterward found to be clogging up their windows with Legos or Lincoln logs. Lastly, Criterion's import can be elicited in the message, this time with man forging blindly forward in imaginative technology without proper consideration of the consequences, a time-honored and important practice of movies since the first director decided to foist his dispatch upon the world. Even without all of the cerebral ruminations, Fiend Without a Face is truly an entertaining piece of work, a classic whose horribly fresh animation might frighten adult and child alike. As such, it is the perfect way to spend a lightening-filled afternoon in the glory of 50 sci-fi fun.
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Those brains STILL scare me!

This has been one of my favorite monster movies for years. A classic of it's kind.

Dracula's daughter 1936.

Island of Lost Souls
Freaks