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I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve either walked out of a movie at the theater or turned one off on TV. I can endure almost anything. I came awfully close recently, though, when watching Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962). If not for my commitment to this website, I would
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aka Ju jin yuki otoko (1955) There’s an exception to every rule. While I consider myself a purist and almost always prefer my foreign horror in its original, unadulterated condition, there’s one movie that I enjoy more in its edited American version: Half Human. Imagine a movie that’s overlong at 94 minutes: that’s Ju jin
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Since the original Japanese poster for Gorath (1962) features a giant walrus monster, I expected it to appear at some point in the movie. However, unless I slipped into a coma while watching it recently on Comet TV, I never saw it. I mention this with the risk of loss of any credibility whatsoever, because
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The Flame Barrier (1958) offers a simple, yet intriguing sci-fi concept, but the minutes between the points the plot is established and is then ultimately resolved (in other words, the bulk of the movie) are comprised of an odd hybrid of jungle adventure and romance. The movie it evoked most for me is, strangely enough,
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When is one movie really three movies (or four, or five)? When it’s an anthology! It’s Halloween season and there’s no better way to maximize your movie-watching time than by consuming as many bite-sized stories as you can. As we call this month’s meeting to order, Jeff & Richard lead a discussion about three anthology
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The physical characteristics of a 1960s low-budget American horror movie are distinct, but similar characteristics of a 1960s low budget Euro-horror film are usually masked by unique style and exotic locations; they somehow just don’t feel as cheap. There are exceptions to every rule, though, and The Embalmer (1965) is one in this instance. The
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When I posted on Facebook that I was watching Death Curse of Tartu (1966), I received comments like, “I irrationally love this movie” and “an interesting flick that’s more entertaining than it should be.” I don’t know that I can be as enthusiastic about it; however, there is something oddly fascinating about this bargain basement
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Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) opens with credits you don’t often see in an “old” movie: a Star Wars-type crawl in which the words roll up toward the top of the screen and become smaller before fading away. Considering the blockbuster film it evokes, this movie is no epic space opera; however, it takes some
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Creature of Destruction (1967) reminds me an awful lot of a movie released two years earlier, The Beach Girls & the Monster. This is funny, because it’s actually a remake of the 1956 film, The She Creature. I’ve seen the former; the primary difference is that, in its twist ending, we learn the monster is
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The problem with invisible man movies, as I’ve said before, is that no one seems to take advantage of the power invisibility potentially provides. Be honest, if no one could see you, would you simply play pranks on your friends, or would you at least consider using it in some way to make financial gain?
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