Category: Movie Discussions
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The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Added to the many miracles performed by modern science that have accounted for the saving of thousands upon thousands of human beings, comes its newest and most modern discovery – frozen therapy. Estimates of how long frozen therapy can produce a state of suspended animation range from days to years. But on the fact that…
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From Hell It Came (1957)
At least I found two brief references to Destination Inner Space (1966) in my vintage monster movie reference books. I found none for From Hell It Came (1957.) This made me realize how many genre films must have been “discovered” sometime after the 1980s. Not worth mentioning in two decades’ worth of publishing, it’s well…
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Dinosaurus! (1960)
In Horrors from Screen to Scream, Ed Naha calls Dinosaurus! (1960) an: Amusing romp for the small fry… It’s been a long time since I’ve been considered a “small fry,” but the movie was plenty amusing for me. Somehow I was able to overlook its flaws and watch it through the eyes of a child,…
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Destination Inner Space (1966)
How many times have you watched a movie that’s really good, and then… it’s ruined by a horrible-looking creature? I don’t know that I’ve ever seen one that’s not that good, and then… it’s rescued by a great-looking creature. Such is the case with Destination Inner Space, during which I was about to doze until…
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The Hyena of London (1964)
Thanks to Derek M. Koch and Monster Kid Radio’s Social Distance Saturday, I discovered a real gem from 1964, La jena di Londra (The Hyena of London.) Not only had I never heard of it, I could not find a single mention of it in any of my film reference books. It sounds like I…
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The Return of Doctor X (1939)
Talk about a bad rap! All right, The Return of Doctor X (1939) isn’t a fantastic movie; however, with a running time that’s barely an hour, It’s perfectly fine. It certainly doesn’t deserve the reputation that precedes it. Ironically, the one feature of the film that is usually mentioned is the one that works the…
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Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
If you believe IMDb trivia, Eyes of a Stranger (1981) was originally meant to be a more straightforward thriller; however, somewhere along the way, the producers decided to capitalize on the slasher craze and added some gore. In fact, they added so much gore that it had to be trimmed to receive an R rating.…
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The World, The Flesh and The Devil (1959)
Besides wanting to watch it ever since I read its synopsis, I was encouraged when TCM host Ben Mankiewicz spoke highly of The World, The Flesh and The Devil in its introduction prior to a recent airing. Sadly, I was disappointed on both fronts. While there are interesting elements of the “last man on earth”…
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Chosen Survivors (1974)
Bats. I don’t know how to spell the sound that comes out of my mouth when I watch a movie with bats, as I curl into a ball shuddering in my seat. I don’t cover my eyes, but I raise my hands to my face in case I have to suddenly duck and cover should…
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Nightmare Beach (1989)
On the news last week, I saw a clip of a young man in Florida for spring break during the current COVID-19 crisis. In a sunburned, what looked to me like drunken state, this kid said he didn’t care if he got Coronavirus; it wasn’t going to stop him from partying. Well, I’ve got a…
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