Category: Movie Discussions
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The X from Outer Space (1967)
Since I take every chance I can to defend the appearance of the bird that’s as big as a battleship in The Giant Claw (1957), it would be hypocritical of me to criticize the kaiju, Guilala, in The X from Outer Space (1967). Therefore, let me just get it out of the way. The appearance…
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The Wasp Woman (1959)
At 63 minutes, the theatrical version of The Wasp Woman (1959) is perfectly efficient with its storytelling, and that story is perfectly simple. It’s the 23rd movie directed by Roger Corman, who also makes a cameo appearance as a doctor at the hospital, and I’d say his creative machine was firing on all cylinders. It’s…
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The Vampire & the Ballerina (1960)
The way that The Vampire & the Ballerina (1960) begins, you’d think we were going to experience a standard vampire tale. Brigida, a pretty young farm girl, is pursued by a shadowy figure as she returns from fetching water. A caped figure overcomes her and some men later find her lying in the woods, “the…
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The Uncanny (1977)
Although one of its producers is Milton Subotsky, it’s not an Amicus Production. Nevertheless, The Uncanny (1977) would fit nicely among the studio’s horror anthologies. A Canadian/British co-production, the movie was made three years after Amicus had transitioned from anthologies to adventure films like The Land that Time Forgot (1974) and At the Earth’s Core…
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Teenage Zombies (1959)
There’s no reason I should have any fondness for Teenage Zombies (1959), a movie that, perhaps not surprisingly, does not feature any teenage zombies. Well, two young women do become under the influence of an experimental gas that causes them to stand speechless for a few minutes. Somehow, though, I enjoyed it. It’s not a…
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The Strangler (1964)
Supposedly based on the real-life Boston Strangler, The Strangler (1964) wants us to take it seriously. It opens with some words that lead us to believe what we are about to see is true: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the police departments of some of the major cities of the United States who have…
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The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (1958)
A large part of The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (1958), I’m guessing about two-thirds of it, is told in flashback, which makes sense because only about one-third is original material. The flashback sequences are actually recaps of two previous movies: The Aztec Mummy (1957) and The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (1958). It’s an…
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Queen of Blood (1966)
The final third of Queen of Blood (1966) is a great little film; however, the first two-thirds is a hot mess. You can easily find trivia about the making of the movie and it’s interesting to read. What I conclude from it is that it’s pretty amazing Queen of Blood is as good as it…
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The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
Here’s one justification for not rushing to consume every movie in a particular genre, from a particular studio, or from a particular actor. As much as I love Hammer Films, there are still several I still haven’t seen. I’m not in any hurry, either, because once I see them all, there will never be anything…
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The Old Dark House (1963)
Let’s get one thing out of the way up front. While The Old Dark House (1963) is technically a remake of the superior 1932 version, any comparison of the two is going to automatically devalue the newer version. Therefore, I’m going to make every attempt to judge it on its own. In doing so, for…
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