New reviews at 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting:
Amazon Jail (1982), in which I like Oswaldo de Oliveira better when he’s being Joe D’Amato than I do when he’s being Andy Sidaris…
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), in which Strother Martin is just the cuddliest little old devil-worshiper you ever did see…
Fright Night (1985), in which Susan Sarandon’s ex does nearly as good a job with his 80’s vampire movie as she did…
Georges Melies Trick Films, 1898, in which our Georgie starts to spread his creative wings a little…
Targets (1968), in which a nearly wheelchair-bound Boris Karloff is still more of a badass than any little punk with a sniper rifle…
and…
X: The Unknown (1956), in which Hammer steals a march on The Blob, and does it with portentous style.
#1 by The Rev. on October 25, 2010 - 7:03 am
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Were a few of those choices a coincidence, or has someone been watching TCM a bit lately?
I know my DVR is swollen right now…
#2 by El Santo on October 25, 2010 - 12:37 pm
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Three from TCM (although two of those were taped almost a year ago), plus one each from some other cable channel, Netflix, and my own DVD collection.
#3 by KeithA on October 25, 2010 - 1:08 pm
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Friday night was the first time I’ve seen X the Unknown, and it moved me to make the comment, ” I like science fiction movies featuring scientists solving scientific mysteries with science.” Not that the science is rock solid or anything, but even garbled fake science being worked through by serious men and women in labs reminded me that sci-fi used to be something more than action films with bad lighting, set in metal corridors.
Also, while watching Quatermass and the Pit, I realized it’s basically The Devil Rides Out, but with science mumbo jumbo instead of black magic mumbo jumbo.
#4 by El Santo on October 25, 2010 - 2:03 pm
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”I like science fiction movies featuring scientists solving scientific mysteries with science. Not that the science is rock solid or anything, but even garbled fake science being worked through by serious men and women in labs reminded me that sci-fi used to be something more than action films with bad lighting, set in metal corridors.”
You’ll certainly get no argument from me on that score.
#5 by maggiesmith on September 27, 2023 - 11:00 am
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One nice touch in Fright Night is Dandridge whistling ‘Strangers in the night’ as he enters Charlie’s house.