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Wow, never thought Svengoolie would result in such a heated debate. My favorite demon of all time-
As with most Hammer, I found last night's offering a complete bore. The players seem to be over-acting but maybe that's a result of really lousy dialogue - I'm never engaged by a Hammer film.
As with most Hammer, I found last night's offering a complete bore. The players seem to be over-acting but maybe that's a result of really lousy dialogue - I'm never engaged by a Hammer film.
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My favorite demon too!TikiSoo wrote: ↑January 22nd, 2023, 6:55 am Wow, never thought Svengoolie would result in such a heated debate. My favorite demon of all time-
As with most Hammer, I found last night's offering a complete bore. The players seem to be over-acting but maybe that's a result of really lousy dialogue - I'm never engaged by a Hammer film.
Last night's film was indeed a bore. I had never seen it. They seemed to be trying to conflate a vampire movie with a devil-worshipping cult movie, like The Black Cat (1934). Just didn't work.
There was so much Latin at the beginning, I was wondering if it was authentic and really meant something!
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unfortunately, it looks like it's Creature from the Black Lagoon
...again
was "mr6666" @ TCM
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Aw, too bad. I've never seen Killer Clowns From Outer Space. But I've seen Creature numerous times-several times in 3D in a theater.
The Universal horror library is limited and I've been over-exposed, but well, I'm a senior citizen.
I'm glad there's a TV show that introduces a new audience to these classics. Especially with 3 Stooges shorts first, replicating my childhood theater-going experience.
The Universal horror library is limited and I've been over-exposed, but well, I'm a senior citizen.
I'm glad there's a TV show that introduces a new audience to these classics. Especially with 3 Stooges shorts first, replicating my childhood theater-going experience.
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This month on Svengoolie...
2/4: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) w/ Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning.
2/11: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) w/ John Vernon, Royal Dano and Christopher Titus. So you still have the opportunity to catch it, TikiSoo!
2/18: Duel (1971) w/ Dennis Weaver. Written by Richard Matheson. And directed by Steven Spielberg.
2/25: War of the Gargantuas (1966) w/ Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara.
2/4: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) w/ Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning.
2/11: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) w/ John Vernon, Royal Dano and Christopher Titus. So you still have the opportunity to catch it, TikiSoo!
2/18: Duel (1971) w/ Dennis Weaver. Written by Richard Matheson. And directed by Steven Spielberg.
2/25: War of the Gargantuas (1966) w/ Russ Tamblyn, Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara.
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YAY! Thanks for the list! I've never seen Duel & don't recall the other. But I'm a huge Russ Tamblyn fan, so sure to like it.
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War of the Gargantuas is a Japanese movie, with Tamblyn added to generate international appeal. It's interesting, but really goofy.
Watching until the end.
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Did they add Tamblyn in the style of Burr, or was Tamblyn in it from the start?
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He was in it from the start, much as Nick Adams was in Invasion of Astro-Monster and Frankenstein vs Barugon, the latter of which War of the Gargantuas is a sort-of sequel to.
Watching until the end.
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IMO, The War of the Gargantuas is a superior kaiju eiga, distinguished by the hit song (Number 1 with a bullet on Monster Island!) The Words Get Stuck in My Throat by Kipp Hamilton ("Miss Optometry of 1953"!).
"If I had a hidden microphone inside of my heart
I would turn the power on"
I would turn the power on"
Eat your heart out, Cole Porter!
"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with." -- W.C. Fields
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Thanks for that EP! I'm not familiar with the movie, or the song. I love the musical scenes in horror films, my favorite being Ann Codee as Tante Berthe singing "Hey You" at the top of The Mummy's Curse.EP Millstone wrote: ↑February 2nd, 2023, 9:19 pmIMO, The War of the Gargantuas is a superior kaiju eiga, distinguished by the hit song (Number 1 with a bullet on Monster Island!) The Words Get Stuck in My Throat by Kipp Hamilton ("Miss Optometry of 1953"!).
"If I had a hidden microphone inside of my heart
I would turn the power on"
Eat your heart out, Cole Porter!
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Funny you should mention that. In another thread I was talking about Bollywood Horror. I said, "You've never seen a Vampire movie until you've seen one with song & dance numbers"
This is my favorite:
The most famous is from Gunum '65, the one Thora Birch dances to in GHOST WORLD, but you do not get a sense of how it fits in. Here's a better example (super corny) from the same movie:
https://youtu.be/pgeyRvKTFdc
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If you love Ann's performance in The Mummy's Curse, I suspect that you also enjoy "Faro-la Faro-li" performed by Adia Kuznetzoff in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman.
"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with." -- W.C. Fields