ONE MILLION YEARS BC (1966). Loved dinosaurs when I was little (think every child goes through that) and certainly enjoyed this when in Third grade. Was drawn into the prehistoric world and thought the dinos were beyond awesome. Sadly, as it was a school night, had to go to bed after the Allosauraus episode::sad::::sad::.
Of course, got it later on VHS and then DVD-still find it enjoyable and find Harryhausen's work exceptional, but not the same impact as when younger. It's wonderful to have the films we love at such close proximity, but there was something so exciting about perusing the TV Guide, waiting to see it and not sure when You would see it again. ***

Me too. When the Sunday newspaper came, I grabbed the TV guide and looked up all the Horror films that were on that week. You'd never know what you were going to get. Sometimes you'd get something both very rare, and well renowned.

The stop animation dinos in ONE MILLION YEARS BC are the show for sure. The real iguana was horrid. ::big grin::

I made sure the TV guide was the first thing I grabbed, also. A usual Saturday when I was 9-10 (San Francisco area) would be up at 8 or so, watch cartoons for a few hours, go play, watch SCIENCE FICTION THEATER at 2:30 (usually awful), play when that was over, watch TV wrestling from 5 to 6, have dinner and play a little more, SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE at 7:30, take a shower, and at 9:30 watch CREATURE FEATURE with Bob Wilkins hosting and , if there was a decent one playing and/or I had the energy would check out THE GOOD OLD SCARY MOVIE around 1 AM::cool::..not a bad way to spend the day.

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963). Very enjoyable film with Harryhausen at his peak (Those skeletons!::love::). Story and cast are stellar as well...only complaint I have is how quickly it wraps up. Would have liked a sequel a few years later showing all of Jason's adventures on the way home with the golden fleece. *****

Yes, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) is a ton of fun. The skeletons scene is really amazing. Harry had such a touch with that.

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956). One of the best from the 50's...still compelling and still scary too. Really good cast with Kevin McCarthy (He was great when we met him at MONSTER BASH in 2007..wickedly funny) and the beautiful Dana Wynter shining in their scenes togeather. *****

EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1959). While the music score is a little too jaunty, find this one of the best. Truly creepy with a couple of scenes that must have really packed a punch back when (Still effective today). Make sure it's the French language with sub-titles. ****1/2

I watched the original Psycho (1960) last night on TCM. Always a classic!

THE GREEN SLIME (1968). Ridiculous fun about a group of monsters aboard a space ship whose two commanders are trying to undermine each other to snuggle with Luciana Palluzzi (THUNDERBALL). Pretty bad, to be honest, but watch and You can see that ALIEN and the awful ARMAGEDDON took a LOT from this. **1/2

The Gorgon (1964) - Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Need I say more? ::wink::

Indeed not...LOVE Peter Cushing in just about anything.

CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957). While I love them, a lot of the Hammers, like the Universals, have not aged well...lot of my enjoyment these days is nostalgia factor when most of then scared me to death when I saw them as a young FD! COF has aged rather well and still moves with panache, and as always, "Props" Cushing is first rate. Kudos also to Christopher who does a very good job as the monster as a very small child who doesn't realize his own strength...along with both Hazel Court AND Valerie Gaunt::love::::love::. ****

Gammera the Invincible

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YES. EXCELLENT. ::smile::

that fuckin theme song though

Love the big monster movies!

Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Frankenstein (1931)

Have you seen any of the three 1990's Gamera films? They were pretty nifty. Got some good reviews.

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (1999)

In fact, wide consensus is each successive film is better than the previous.

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER...https://www.grandmasbigteeth.com/bla...y-and-Religion

Not yet, I had just literally watched Gamera for the first time last night when I posted this. But after that I certainly plan to watch the others. Are there just the three other sequels then?

Probably something for ''upcoming movies'' but I happened to notice on youtube when I was looking up the clip in my last post that there was a trailer for a Gamera movie for either this year or next. It's all hazy and I need to know if it's coming out or not cause Jesus H Christ it was a beautiful trailer. Gamera is awesome. Better than Godzilla (THAT'S RIGHT I SAID IT COME FIGHT ME).

Yes, I just noticed that last night too -- there's a new Gamera film is being planned, but it's not final.

There's a lot of Gamera films, looks like 12. The three 1990's ones are quite updated from the 60s ones.

If you liked Gamera: The Giant Monster 1965, there are some Gamera films I thought were fascinating when I was a kid, and most (if not all) are for kids and pretty darn cheesey.

I can't really recommend any Gamera film, but the imagery in Gamera Vs Viras was very cool, and has 'kid stars'. Gamera Vs Barugon (which is the 2nd film after the one you saw) I found fascinating. As I recall, it has no kids in it, and plays as a straight kaiju horror film.

Most Gamera fans say the original, Vs Gyaos, and Vs Guiron, were the better films, having the best effects. And most folk brave enough to watch them thought the 1990s ones were straight up good films.

Oops, double post...

Let's see, what pre-1970 film have I seen recently?

I just rewatched The Wolf Man 1941. It's funny that Larry Talbot goes home to England and there's so many Americans in the town. The "inspector" is American. The love interest is a local who's American. Pretty weird.

The werewolf that attacks Larry is totally a wolf, but Larry turns into a furry man. That's a head scratcher.

The nighttime moonlit fog filled forest sets are great -- probably the most iconic set in horror film history.

Lon Chaney Jr has a knack for evoking audience compassion for his aching heart. That helps the film tremendously, cause it needs it. The scenes with the gypsies are the gold standard of the film; Bela Lugosi and Maria Ouspenskaya steal the show. Other than that, re-watching the film... it's a bit cringey for me.

Planet of the Apes 1968

THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927). While it has some great sets/effects for the time, it also has a plot that was probably clichéd even then, uneven acting and "Comedy Relief" which isn't. Worth a look, but not a keeper. **

Watched this a couple of nights ago...pretty good, but found it overrated, although it makes a telling case of how hellish a child's world can be with unhelpful adult figures around. Rachel is the closest thing to a savior for John and Pearl. ***

Black Sunday / Mask of Satan (1960)

Love me some Bava.

Bava! Love his work too. Black Sunday may be my favorite of his many great flicks.

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
5/10

Successful box office film in 1962. Academy Award nominations for Costume, Sound, Black and White Cinematography, Best Supporting Role for Victor Buono, and Best Actress for Bette Davis. Davis does an excellent full-tilt job as a mean, dilutional, elderly sister.

The plot is truly ridiculous. The character creations and motivations, revealed at the end, are absurdly unsatisfying. I found it subpar as suspense. The black humor was shallow and unrooted as compared to Arsenic and Old Lace. The meanness of Bette Davis' character floated without purpose or satisfaction, blunting the sting. I didn't enjoy the film... worse than a wacko without a cause, but also without any fun.

Have to agree with You on this..it hasn't aged well at all. This was a movie I was forbidden to watch as a little one by Mom as it was "...a horrible movie!". Finally saw it when I was 16 and found it more amusing than anything else. The book by Henry Farrell is MUCH better.

FRANKENSTEIN (1931). Was listening to the Rudy Belmer commentary and still marveling how much zip this has for an early talkie and how good Colin Clive, Boris Karloff and Dwight Frye are-how cruel Fritz is! He's probably the most responsible for the monster's anti-social nature. ****1/2

THE BLUE BIRD (1940). Finally saw this based on Sculpt's mention and while Shirley Temple had definite screen presence, way too cutesy in parts and a LOT borrowed from A CHRISTMAS CAROL and THE WIZARD OF OZ. Nice seeing Nigel bruce and Gale Sondergaard though. **

THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959). Silly, but fun little flick with tough Dame Beverly Garland trying to find her husband in the steamy Bayous. Good support by Freida Inescourt (THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE) and George Macready (PATHS OF GLORY, GILDA and COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE). However, nothing can top Lon Chaney Jr's hammy and boisterous overacting as a drunken Hooked Cajun. Also, dig the Doctors mode of transportation...I sure would like one of those! ***

Time of their Lives
An Abbott and Costello movie where Costello plays a ghost from the Revolutionary War. It's a cute film, I enjoyed it enough. I would've liked to have seen it stay in the same time period and take a bit of a different route, but it had a good ending and it was cute. When Bud and Lou are involved I can't complain. Still no "Meets Frankenstein", but I recommend it.

Love that one! Goes without saying Lon was my favorite. ::big grin::

DOCTOR OF DOOM (1962). Cheesy, campy and silly , but so much damn fun! A Mad Doctor, Half Man/Half Ape creature and two gorgeous Women wrestlers (especially Lorena Velaquez::love::::love::) are all in the mix. A true highlight of early 60's Mexi-Movies. ***1/2

Alligator People
Man Made Monster
Son of Dracula
The Wolfman

Had a Lon-a-thon on the 44th anniversary of his passing.

THE BLACK CAT (1934). Wife and I usually take one big vacation every year and she usually flips through the cable channels bemoaning the sorry state of things. was appalled when catching JAWS/THE TEMINATOR and having editingplus commercials ruining the experience. Find AMC all but unwatchable these days.
Went to Maine last month and while flipping around came to TCM and seeing Bela Lugosi ::love:: on a train and knew it would be both Bela and Boris. While there is a lot of stagnancy and occasional incomprehension here, the two give it a great deal of weight. Boris is quite creepy as the decadent traitorous Satanist ("Cum Grano Salis!") and Bela is so moving through most of it, although quite scary when he opens up a big case of payback towards the end. If you look closely, you can see John Carradine playing the organ. ***

Very cool film. I've never seen a film quite like it.

Night of the Living Dead, 1968. 10/10


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Rest in Peace Sir.. : (

I'll also second this...my favorite film and one of my top directors.
Thanks for all the movies, George and RIP.

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935). Still one of the best films ever, in any genre. Scary, moving and extremely funny throughout, especially with Ernest Thesiger providing the chuckles. *****

I only ever got in The Devil's Messenger. 8(

Which was very good! Never accept anything from Lon Chaney. ::big grin::

The Haunting

Robert Wise deserves a special place in the haunted house hall of fame for his work on this gem. The atmosphere he manages to create is unparalleled in the genre. Part horror, part whimsy, part history and mostly creepy! Together with the wonderful performances and Shirley Jackson's amazing source material, Wise created what may be the perfect celluloid ghost story.

Yes! Not to mention one of the best horror film sound tracks all-time, speaking particularly of the sound effects.

So true. I love the sound design in general and the score is, well...Haunting. The opening piece in particular is just beautiful

Phantom Planet

Who's idea was it to give Magmar a movie?? ::big grin::

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It was a good watch actually, so give that person a cookie.