Directors DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of ROGER CORMAN (1 Viewer)

[Jim_K]

DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY - The Films of ROGER CORMAN

Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.

[SIZE= 12px] ROGER CORMAN[/SIZE]


[SIZE= 12px]Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]Deathsport (1978) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]The Red Baron (1971)
Gas-s-s-s (1971)
Bloody Mama (1970)
Target: Harry (1969)
[/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]De Sade (1969) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]The Wild Racers (1968) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]A Time for Killing (1967) (uncredited) [/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]The Trip (1967/II)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
The Wild Angels (1966)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
The Secret Invasion (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
The Terror (1963)
The Raven (1963)
The Young Racers (1963)
Tower of London (1962)
Tales of Terror (1962)
The Intruder (1962)
The Premature Burial (1962)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Atlas (1961)
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
House of Usher (1960)
The Wasp Woman (1960)
Ski Troop Attack (1960)
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
War of the Satellites (1958)
I Mobster (1958)
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)
Sorority Girl (1957)
Teenage Doll (1957)
Rock All Night (1957)
The Undead (1957)
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Not of This Earth (1957)
Carnival Rock (1957)
Naked Paradise (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956)
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Day the World Ended (1956)
Gunslinger (1956)
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[SIZE= 12px]The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) (uncredited)[/SIZE]

[SIZE= 12px]Five Guns West (1955)
Apache Woman (1955)
Swamp Women (1955) [/SIZE]

 

[Jim_K]

Ratings out of :star: :star: :star: :star:


[SIZE= 14px]ROGER CORMAN (1926 - )[/SIZE]


Frankenstein Unbound (1990) :star: :star:
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) :star: :star:

Deathsport (1978) :star:

The Red Baron (1971) :star: :star:
Gas-s-s-s (1971) :star:
Bloody Mama (1970) :star: :star:
De Sade (1969) :star:

Target: Harry (1969)
The Wild Racers (1968)

A Time for Killing (1967) :star: :star:

The Trip (1967) :star: :star:
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) :star: :star: 1/2
The Wild Angels (1966) :star: :star:
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star: :star: :star:
The Secret Invasion (1964) :star: :star:
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star: :star: :star: :star:
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) :star: :star: :star:
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star: :star: :star:
The Terror (1963) :star: :star:
The Raven (1963) :star: :star: :star:
The Young Racers (1963)
Tower of London (1962) :star: :star: 1/2
Tales of Terror (1962) :star: :star: :star:
The Intruder (1962) :star: :star: :star:
The Premature Burial (1962) :star: :star: :star:
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) :star:
Atlas (1961) :star: 1/2
Last Woman on Earth (1960) :star: :star: 1/2
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) :star: :star: 1/2
House of Usher (1960) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
The Wasp Woman (1960) :star: 1/2
Ski Troop Attack (1960)
A Bucket of Blood (1959) :star: :star: 1/2
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) :star:
Teenage Cave Man (1958) :star:
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) :star: :star: 1/2
War of the Satellites (1958) :star: 1/2
I Mobster (1958) :star: :star: 1/2
The Saga of the Viking Women (1957) :star:
Sorority Girl (1957)
Teenage Doll (1957) :star: :star:
Rock All Night (1957)
The Undead (1957) :star:
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) :star:
Not of This Earth (1957) :star: :star:
Carnival Rock (1957)
Naked Paradise (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956) :star: :star:
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Day the World Ended (1956) :star:
Gunslinger (1956)
The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) :star:

Five Guns West (1955)
Apache Woman (1955)
Swamp Women (1955) :star:

 

[Steve Christou]

Frankenstein Unbound (1990) :star: :star: :star:
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star: :star: :star:
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) :star: :star: :star:
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star: :star: :star:
The Terror (1963) :star: :star:
The Raven (1963) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Tower of London (1962) :star: :star:
Tales of Terror (1962) :star: :star: :star:
The Premature Burial (1962) :star: :star: :star:
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) :star: :star:
House of Usher (1960) :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
It Conquered the World (1956) :star: :star:

Volume #100!! Congrats Jim!! 100 threads in just a few weeks, I think that has to be a record for the forum, keep em coming Jimmy!

Roger Corman's a great choice for your milestone thread, I love his Poe classics! And we agree on our number one, Masque of the Red Death is magnifico! Sad to see you didn't like The Raven much, a fun horror fantasy with a fantastic cast of horror greats, Price, Karloff, Lorre plus a young Jack Nicholson as Lorre's son.

Rankings

1)Masque of the Red Death
2)Pit and the Pendulum
3)The Raven (1963)
4)House of Usher
5)Tales of Terror
6)The Haunted Palace
7)The Tomb of Ligeia
8)The Premature Burial
9)Frankenstein Unbound
10)X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes

Average Rating 3.2 out of 5

 

[Brook K]

1. Masque Of The Red Death - A
2. House Of Usher - B+
3. Pit And The Pendulum - B+
4. The Premature Burial - B
5. Tales of Terror - B
6. The Tomb of Ligeia - B
7. X: The Man With X-Ray Eyes - B-
8. Attack of the Crab Monsters - C

Own: 0 (May buy Masque)

I'd like to see a lot more of Corman's stuff. He has a very strong visual quality. Last weekend I caught part of St. Valentine's Day Massacre and was impressed with what I saw of it.

 

[Michael Elliott]

Frankenstein Unbound (1990) :star:1/2
Gas-s-s-s (1971) 1/2:star:
The Trip (1967/II) :star:
The Wild Angels (1966) :star::star::star::star:
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star::star:1/2
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star::star::star:
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) :star::star::star:
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star::star::star:1/2
The Terror (1963) :star::star:1/2
The Raven (1963) :star::star::star:
Tower of London (1962) :star:1/2
Tales of Terror (1962) :star::star:1/2
The Premature Burial (1962) :star::star:1/2
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) :star::star::star:
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) BOMB
Last Woman on Earth (1960) :star:1/2
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) :star::star::star:
House of Usher (1960) :star::star::star:
The Wasp Woman (1960) :star:1/2
Ski Troop Attack (1960) :star::star::star:
A Bucket of Blood (1959) :star::star::star:
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) BOMB
It Conquered the World (1956) :star::star:1/2
Day the World Ended (1956) :star::star:1/2
Swamp Women (1955) :star:

 

[george kaplan]

ROGER CORMAN

Seen: 3*
Like: 0
Own: 0

Rank order:

The Raven (1963)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Wasp Woman (1960)


* - I'm sure I've seen more, probably many more, but I couldn't tell you which ones.

Corman points out a difference between films that are badly made, and films that are well-made, but bad. I don't like any of Corman's bad movies anymore than I like well-made movies like Cries & Whispers or Do the Right Thing, but Corman's films, while bad, don't do anything to particularly irritate me, except just being bad. In other words, I have no respect for Corman, but I don't hate him the way I do directors like Roeg or Sirk.

Corman's films are benignly bad, and while they would never make their way into my dvd collection, they'd also never make my list of the worst movies ever made, which is filled with films that are technically better, but malignantly bad.

 

[Jim_K]

Updated Master list...............................

 

[Michael Elliott]

Isn't that a tad bit harsh considering you've only seen three of his films?

In reality, Corman probably could have made better films but he was more interested in making money. There's no denying he had an eye for talent and those who hold JAWS and STAR WARS to such high praise should also give Corman a lot of credit. It did take the studios 20+ years to figure out how to make big cash on less than stellar topics.

 

[Brook K]

Agreed Michael, given the reputation as a schlock-meister he's accrued the last 20 years or so, I found movies like Masque and St. Valentine's Day surprisingly well made. He could have turned out good studio films (St. Valentine's Day has Jason Robards and a few other "names") or quality independents, but I believe it was John Sayles who said that Corman was more interested in making money than in making a good movie.

 

[george kaplan]

Perhaps. But it's based on seeing 3 of his films spanning a good chunk of his career, and a general impression of the rest of his work as described by others. I've heard people say good and bad things about his movies, but I've never heard them described as anything other than quickly produced B movies.

 

[Michael Elliott]

I'm not sure where to stand really, George. Most people love his Poe/Price films but I actually find these less fun, if technically better, than some of the "B" movies. I do however think he deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award. Again, I think his eye for talent is pretty much untouched by anyone in history and he had a major part in what these "B" movies could do. Not to mention the thing with JAWS and STAR WARS, which is credited as starting the summer blockbuster. Considering Corman would make films for $5,000-$10,000 and bring back millions is pretty good considering some of the studio films that were bombing at the same time.

With the grindhouse, drive-in and midnight showings gone, we'll probably never see anyone else like Corman, which is somewhat sad and somewhat good.

I'd personally put THE WILD ANGELS at the top and I think it's every bit as good as EASY RIDER.

 

[Bill McA]

Rated from :star: to :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Roger Corman
Apr 5, 1926 -

Frankenstein Unbound (1990) :star: :star: :star: (Used to own the LD)
The Red Baron (1971)
Gas-s-s-s! Or It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It (1971) :star:
Bloody Mama (1970) :star: :star: :star:
Target: Harry (1969)
The Trip (1967) :star: :star: :star:
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) :star: :star: :star:
The Wild Angels (1966) :star: :star:
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Secret Invasion (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star: :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
X (1963) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Terror (1963) :star: :star:
The Raven (1963) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Young Racers (1963) :star: :star:
Tower of London (1962) :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
Tales of Terror (1962) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Intruder (1962) :star: :star: :star:
The Premature Burial (1962) :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) :star:
Atlas (1961)
Last Woman on Earth (1960) :star: :star:
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) :star: :star: :star:
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) :star: :star: :star: (Own the DVD)
The Wasp Woman (1960) :star: :star:
Ski Troop Attack (1960) :star:
A Bucket of Blood (1959) :star: :star: :star:
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
Teenage Cave Man (1958) :star: :star:
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) :star: :star: :star:
War of the Satellites (1958) :star: :star:
I Mobster (1958)
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)
Sorority Girl (1957)
Teenage Doll (1957)
Rock All Night (1957)
The Undead (1957) :star: :star:
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) :star: :star:
Not of This Earth (1957) :star: :star:
Carnival Rock (1957) :star: :star:
Naked Paradise (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956) :star:
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Day the World Ended (1956) :star: :star:
Gunslinger (1956)
Five Guns West (1955) :star:
Apache Woman (1955)
Swamp Women (1955)

Seen 35
Own 10

 

[Joe Karlosi]

deleted

 

[Joe Karlosi]

ouch

 

[SteveGon]

Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
The Red Baron (1971)
Gas-s-s-s (1971)
Bloody Mama (1970)
Target: Harry (1969)
The Trip (1967/II)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
The Wild Angels (1966)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
The Secret Invasion (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
The Haunted Palace (1963)
The Terror (1963)
The Raven (1963)
The Young Racers (1963)
Tower of London (1962)
Tales of Terror (1962)
The Intruder (1962)
The Premature Burial (1962)
Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
Atlas (1961)
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
House of Usher (1960)
The Wasp Woman (1960)
Ski Troop Attack (1960)
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
War of the Satellites (1958)
I Mobster (1958)
The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)
Sorority Girl (1957)
Teenage Doll (1957)
Rock All Night (1957)
The Undead (1957)
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Not of This Earth (1957)
Carnival Rock (1957)
Naked Paradise (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956)
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Day the World Ended (1956)
Gunslinger (1956)
Five Guns West (1955)
Apache Woman (1955)
Swamp Women (1955)

Bolded films I've seen.

Probably seen a few of the others back in the day...

 

[Mario Gauci]

In order of merit:


1. The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) ***1/2
2. The Masque of the Red Death (1964) ***1/2
3. House of Usher (1960) ***
4. Pit and the Pendulum (1961) ***
5. The Intruder (1962) ***
6. The Raven (1963) ***
7. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) ***
8. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) ***
9. A Bucket of Blood (1959) ***
10.Tales of Terror (1962) ***
11.The Trip (1967) ***
12.The Haunted Palace (1963) ***
13.Tower of London (1962) **1/2
14.The Premature Burial (1962) **1/2
15.The Wild Angels (1966) **1/2
16.The Secret Invasion (1964) **1/2
17.The Terror (1963) **1/2
18.Gas-s-s-s (1971) **1/2
19.Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) **1/2
20.Bloody Mama (1970) **1/2
21.The Red Baron (1971) **1/2
22.The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) **
23.Ski Troop Attack (1960) **
24.The Young Racers (1963) **
25.Five Guns West (1955) **
26.Gunslinger (1956) **


At this point, I should get around to purchasing the R2 DVD of THE UNDEAD (1957). But where's my most-wanted Corman title, NOT OF THIS EARTH (1957)?!


P.S. Mike, I'm shocked you think so highly of THE WILD ANGELS (which I've only just watched for the first time) and, at the same time, were so hard on THE TRIP - which I found to be even better than I had hoped! While I admit to being let down by GAS-S-S-S on first viewing, my recent reacquaintance with it via MGM's double-feature DVD proved to be a more satisfactory experience and I actually liked it quite a bit. As for THE TOMB OF LIGEIA, I think you need to watch it again: it is simply one of my favorite horror films ever.

 

[Joe Karlosi]

UPDATED (some I have deleted because I need a new viewing):

The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star::star::star:
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star::star::star:
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star::star::star:
The Raven (1963) :star::star::star:1/2
The Premature Burial (1962) :star::star:1/2
The Intruder (1962) :star::star::star:
Last Woman on Earth (1960) :star:
House of Usher (1960) :star::star::star:
A Bucket of Blood (1959) :star::star::star:
Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) :star::star:
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) :star::star::star:1/2

 

[Michael Elliott]

Frankenstein Unbound (1990) :star:1/2
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971) :star::star:
Gas-s-s-s (1971) 1/2:star: Director's Cut
Gas-s-s-s (1971) BOMB AIP cut
Bloody Mama (1970) :star::star:1/2
Target: Harry (1969)
The Trip (1967) :star:
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
The Wild Angels (1966) :star::star::star::star:
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965) :star::star:1/2
The Secret Invasion (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964) :star::star::star:
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) :star::star::star:
The Haunted Palace (1963) :star::star::star:1/2
The Terror (1963) :star::star:1/2
The Raven (1963) :star::star::star:
The Young Racers (1963)
Tower of London (1962) :star:1/2
Tales of Terror (1962) :star::star:1/2
The Intruder (1962)
The Premature Burial (1962) :star::star:1/2
Pit and the Pendulum (1961) :star::star::star:
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) BOMB
Atlas (1961)
Last Woman on Earth (1960) :star:1/2
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) :star::star::star:
House of Usher (1960) :star::star::star:
The Wasp Woman (1960) :star:1/2
Ski Troop Attack (1960) :star::star::star:
A Bucket of Blood (1959) :star::star::star:
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958) BOMB
Teenage Cave Man (1958) :star::star:
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) :star::star:1/2
War of the Satellites (1958)
I Mobster (1958)
Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957) :star::star:
Sorority Girl (1957)
Teenage Doll (1957)
Rock All Night (1957)
The Undead (1957) :star::star:1/2
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) :star::star:
Not of this Earth (1957) :star::star:1/2

Carnival Rock (1957)
Naked Paradise (1957)
It Conquered the World (1956) :star::star:1/2
The Oklahoma Woman (1956)
Day the World Ended (1956) :star::star:1/2
Gunslinger (1956)
Five Guns West (1955) :star::star:
Apache Woman (1955)
Swamp Women (1955) :star::star:

 

[Michael Elliott]

I loved THE WILD ANGELS and think it's better than EASY RIDER. It's not as "technically" well made but it sure is a lot of fun. I'm really iffy on the Poe stuff even the ones that I like. I'm sure TOMB will get another viewing at some point. I've still got a couple here to watch but I did finish the Lions Gate double feature of VIKING WOMEN/SEA SERPENT and TEENAGE CAVEMAN.

 

[Mario Gauci]

Hey Mike - thanks for the reply, even at this late stage!

By the way, where did you get hold of the "Director's Cut" of GAS-S-S-S (1971)?