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End totals: 33 Films Watched 14 First-time Viewings 2008 SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE 01) Chamber of Horrors (1966) **1/2 02) Indestructible Man (1956) **1/2 03) The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) ** 04) Village of the Damned (1960) *** 05) Children of the Damned (1963) **1/2 06) Dr...

Okay -- last movie of the Halloween Season: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) :star::star::star::star: This is always my main choice for Halloween Night... a classic featuring all the great Universal Monsters, very fun and festive and perfect for the occasion. Since there's not...

Freddy vs. Jason (2003) :star::star::star: I'm a huge fan of FRIDAY THE 13th and Jason, and I'd waited for this movie to be developed for 10 long years. I also couldn't wait to see Jason kick Freddy Krueger's wisecracking ass. When the movie first came out I thought it was excellent, and gave...

Sure it's okay to have different tastes and overlap. I didn't mean to be offensive. But it's still my opinion (and that's all it is - my opinion) that THE THING is overrated. I arrive at that "label" because it is so universally well-regarded and enjoys a grand reputation. I think it's just...

I'm going to be sad to see this end this year, Russell. Which is why I've thought up a new idea to keep this fun routine going on all year long from November 1st through September 30th every year - but without jeopardizing this traditional "SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE" in any way!. Check out a new...

"Overrated" is usually applied when someone doesn't appreciate a movie that generally enjoys a "good" or "great" reputation - that is, as an overall understanding (like CASABLANCA or CITIZEN KANE generally being considered an exceptional film by the majority of viewers). Many films have a...

SAW V :star::star:1/2 I thought the first SAW was the most original horror film in years, and I also like parts 2 and 3. But after the horribly confusing PART 4 (which I rated a BOMB) I thought I'd be done with this franchise at this point. But what the hell --- time heals some wounds and so I...

Oh, I'm able to keep a sense of perspective. But THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD still makes me yawn. I think it's the most Overrated of the '50s.

Rating them too high? Not to me, you're not! I give 'em both 3/4. Just a lot of fun and very entertaining giant monster flicks.

You're not kidding, Pat! This is hands down one of my all-time favorites. I grew up with it on TV at age 8, when it played on New York's CREATURE FEATURES under the title HORROR HOTEL. Pretty intense back at the time.

WHEW!! For a while I thought my computer would be down for the rest of this month... I had a 1-minute blackout in my house the other night and it burned out the motor in my computer. Had to go back to have a new motor put in, but luckily I'm now good to go. Here is some brief catching up...

The Walking Dead (1936) :star::star:1/2 Boris Karloff stars in this interesting Warner Brothers production which blends their gangster formula in with horror. He plays an ex-convict who's released after doing time for striking and accidentally killing a man, but then is newly set up by a gang...

Just thought I'd take a moment to post this great Halloween tune: YouTube - Herman Singing Dry Bones

I couldn't agree more, Tim. I love Lugosi, and MARK OF THE VAMPIRE has some really creepy and impressive stuff in it. But by the end, you're really let down.

My Son the Vampire (1952) :star::star:1/2 Although this isn't saying much, I've always thought this was Bela Lugosi's best turn in a 1950's film. It's a British horror-comedy and the last in the Old Mother Riley series, which starred Arthur Lucan in drag as the chattering old biddy. Mrs. Riley...

You mean the movies themselves? They're essential, IMO. There is also an INVISIBLE MAN LEGACY, if nobody has mentioned it here yet (I haven't read beyond this post).

The House of Seven Corpses (1974) :star::star: A movie crew shoots its latest satanic flick at a house which had experienced seven actual murders. John Carradine plays the grim groundskeeper who warns of the impending dangers. This felt very much in the spirit of the superior CHILDREN SHOULDN'T...

I'm always happy to see some love for THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US. It's my personal favorite of the three films. Great monster rampage at the end, too.

I watched CHAPTER 27 the other night and didn't count it, even though I guess it's more of a "horror" story than Mario's THE SILVER CHALICE! :D I decided to stretch it a bit this year with DECOY and NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES, though (DECOY had men being returned from the dead; NIGHT was about a...

I ask myself the same questions, Lucia. Frankly, even though I have been home sick from work for the last few days, I still haven't managed to watch more than a couple of films a day (I think I did 4 one night). I could have spent something like 12-16 straight hours watching movies all of the...

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) :star::star: Not quite as unwatchable as I feared, but still a limp and rather average affair that I don't see myself revisiting any time soon, if ever. A typical group of treasure seekers uncovers another bandaged carcass which ultimately gets put on public...

I like this movie very much myself, Pat. I give it the same star rating that you do. It was a film I actually did not enjoy much when it premiered in 1990 and I saw it at a theater in New York City. But when I revisited it on video, it worked incredibly well. Unlike you though, I liked the idea...

All I know is, I'm dreading putting CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB on. I don't think I've ever heard a good thing about it.

Paranoiac (1963) :star::star::star: I'd never seen this Hammer film before and I finally dug it out from my Universal Hammer Collection. What a pleasant surprise it was. It is so refreshing sometimes to see black and white photography at a time when Hammer was known for its colour, and that...

I agree completely that SHE-WOLF OF LONDON is a terrible film. But I part ways with you when you quibble about how "this has nothing to do with the franchise so why is it part of this DVD collection". Because although you're right -- SWOL has nothing to do with the WOLF MAN franchise (but...

The vampire gags in FROM DUSK TIL DAWN ("You know what they say about me -- I SUCK!!") are more of that AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON comical crud I hate. But I do like the way the film changes its genres midway, and I can always look at Salma Hayek.

It's the latter. Not that I can defend poor continuity, but at the time these films were made there was no TV or home video, no thought that people would be watching them together in a row on DVD! Still, it's sloppy.

A friend came over last night and said he'd bring a couple of horror films, but he brought a couple of noir movies with elements of horror and mystery. So I'm still going to count them... Decoy (1946) :star::star::star: A ruthless femme fatale (Jean Gillie) does whatever is necessary to the...

The Woman Who Came Back (1945) :star: I saw this a long time ago and forgot how boring it was. An old witch who was burned 300 years earlier returns to take over the body of a young woman. Her great-something grandpa was the judge who condemned the witch. Despite a promising opening, this thing...