A respectable number of reviews and my much-delayed contribution to November’s roundtable:
Battle Beyond the Sun (1963), in which Francis Ford Copolla somehow makes The Heavens Call less interesting by trimming it down to just over an hour and throwing in a couple of gleefully obscene hand-puppet monsters…
Cheeky! (2000), in which you could attempt to engage with Tinto Brass’s extremely eccentric notions of what romance ought to look like, or you could just sit there for 100 minutes drooling over Yuliya Mayarchuck’s butt…
Chopping Mall (1986), in which a terrible career sustains its deceptively promising start…
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), in which… crap, I don’t even know where to begin…
Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954), in which Roger Corman literally makes a whole movie just to prove to himself how far one can stretch a buck, and makes history doing it…
and…
Monstrosity (1987), but you already knew that.
#1 by Blake on December 28, 2010 - 7:49 am
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Lyz once mentioned in her review of MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR that the original monster looked like a giant diaphragm, which would’ve made a great third monster for BATTLE BEYOND THE SUN.
#2 by DamonD on December 28, 2010 - 7:50 am
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Exorcist II is the gift that keeps on giving. Bad films are a dime a dozen, but bad films that are so fascinating and hilarious in turn should be treasured.
A ‘casting call for Kaiju Big Battel’, indeed!
#3 by JessicaR on December 28, 2010 - 12:28 pm
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“Jean Gray for Jesus”, that’s about the size of it. And I would be interested in a good movie about the rise of spirtual warriors to keep the cosmic balance in check, but again, that is so not material for an Exorcist sequel.
It’s a shame the soundtrack is out of print, it’d be a great thing to inflict on on the b-fest raffle prize pile.
#4 by Ken Begg on December 28, 2010 - 6:55 pm
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For what it’s worth, Lost Empire is indeed a pretty great B-movie.
#5 by supersonic on December 29, 2010 - 12:10 am
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You’re right, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone else discuss the idea of Corman being an engineer tweaking a system.
#6 by Anarquistador on December 29, 2010 - 6:50 am
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Ah, finally someone else who believes as I do: that Roger Corman was always a far better administrator than he ever was a director.
Wait, Corman got THREE movies out of his Young Racers cast? Or…two and a half, I guess…
#7 by Ed on December 29, 2010 - 11:40 am
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Wynorski’s Not of This Earth was also watchable. Not exactly good but I’ve certainly seen worse. Then again three movies out of however many the man has made…Yeesh! I think even Fred Olen Ray has a better track record.
#8 by anktastic on December 30, 2010 - 9:02 am
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Great reviews!
I may never agree on that high 3 star rating for I am Legend, but these are a pleasure to read. Thanks!