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Gammera the Invincible, 1966

26 October 2008 – 10:47 pm +0800

Ah, Gamera.
One of the major joys of Mystery Science Theater 3000 was the onslaught of Gamera movies (dubbed courtesy of Mr. Sandy Frank) in the third season. I saw every one they did, and have since seen at least one Gamera film that eluded them (the dubbing of that one provided, somewhat more competently, [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Movies, Reviews, Spook-A-Thon 2008, Yesterday's movie | Also tagged american actors, atomic bomb, bad movie, brian donlevy, detonation, Evolution, fighter jets, gamera films, gamera movies, giant monsters, Japan, japanese children, kaiju, lighthouse, Mars, Monster, mystery science theater 3000, precambrian era, sandy frank, soviet fighter, turtle | Comments (0)

I Bury The Living, 1958

7 October 2008 – 10:49 am +0800

Gaudy title1, competent little flick.
I Bury The Living opens by competently setting up the situation — Richard Boone has been made chairman of a cemetery for a year (it’s a responsibility that’s passed around the family, for some reason that I missed), and is walked through the duties and responsibilities he’ll have. In the [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Movies, Reviews, Spook-A-Thon 2008, Yesterday's movie | Also tagged burial plot, car accident, demise, edgar allen poe, horror, horror movie, richard boone, simpsons character | Comments (2)

The Screaming Skull, 1958

6 October 2008 – 10:53 pm +0800

This is almost like a real movie.
The Poverty Row movies I’ve reviewed have, even the good ones, been old-fashioned in ways that American International Pictures-produced drive-in movies are not. Poverty Row movies, at least the horror ones, tend to be set-bound, stagy, and drag on for long stretches in individual scenes, following one character [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Movies, Reviews, Spook-A-Thon 2008, Yesterday's movie | Also tagged aip, bad movie, burial expenses, drive-in movies, horror, Mill Creek, screaming skull, showmanship, strange things, william castle | Comments (0)

Beyond the Law, 1968

22 September 2008 – 8:39 am +0800

Now this is one of the reasons you should get Mill Creek Entertainment’s Spaghetti Western 20 Movie Pack!
No, it’s not a classic, but Beyond the Law is fun and interesting for its entire running time. And it features one of Lee Van Cleef’s best performances, in a role that was rather atypical for him.
The [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Movies, Reviews, Yesterday's movie | Also tagged Antonio Sabato, Bud Spencer, classic performances, duel, geologist, horse, italian movie, Lee Van Cleef, Lionel Stander, Mill Creek, mining, mining company, Outlaw, payroll, preacher, silver mine, spaghetti western, stagecoach, western | Comments (0)

White Comanche, 1968

2 September 2008 – 10:49 pm +0800

William Shatner.
Playing twins.
Who are half-breed Indians.
In the old west.
In a movie shot in Spain.
Can it get any more awesomer?1
As a matter of fact, White Comanche does.

That’s Wild Bill Shatner under the credits, as Johnny Moon, the twin who chose the path of light. You can hear his frankly bizarre theme here:
[Audio clip: view full [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Movies, Reviews, Yesterday's movie | Also tagged awesomer, bill shatner, Captain Kirk, Comanche, duel, fist full of dollars, horn section, jazz, jazz trio, johnny moon, joseph cotten, movie, mp3, Notah, real actor, rio hondo, spaghetti western, tribute to the duke, western, William Shatner, yojimbo, Yojimbo-ish | Comments (0)

The Legend of Bigfoot, 1975

25 August 2008 – 11:34 pm +0800

Recently there was another Bigfoot farce. The hoaxers held a press conference claiming they had a Bigfoot body1, but brought little to show — a couple blurry pictures, and DNA test results that led to some truly entertaining rationalizations.
I’ve always been fascinated by cryptozoology. When I was quite young, and gullible, I tended [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Yesterday's movie | Also tagged 1970s, ape suit, backroads, bad movie, bigfoot, bushman, cabin, California, cryptid, cryptozoology, cult, documentary, drive-in movies, DVD, evidence, expedition, fake documentary, film, Fossil, glowing red eyes, hoax, hoaxes, how not to think, Ivan Marx, limp, Movies, narration, public domain, review, Reviews, sasquatch, voiceover | Comments (0)

Abbott and Costello Go To Mars, 1953

14 July 2008 – 3:27 pm +0800

This movie was probably a huge influence over who I am. Frightening thought.
As Abbott & Costello movies go, it’s really not that great. Better than the worst, certainly watchable with moments that are genuinely funny, but hardly top of the line. (We’ll be getting to the top of the line next week.)
But [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Yesterday's movie | Also tagged Abbott, abbott and costello, Anita Ekberg, Central Casting, comedy, Costello, Mardi Gras, Mars, Miss Universe, Movies, New Orleans, New York City, science fiction, Universal Studios, venus | Comments (1)

Maniac, 1934

28 June 2008 – 3:50 pm +0800

Wow. This is one hell of a movie. It’s positively loony.
Plus it has 1934-era women getting disrobed to various degrees.
I am tempted to just link to Dr. Freex’s memorable review of this flick and leave it at that, but no, I can’t.
Maniac was written and directed by Dwain Esper. [...]

By Ian Michael Hamet | Posted in Yesterday's movie | Also tagged bad movie, badness, breasts, coroner, cult, dead bodies, Dr. Meirschultz, Dwain Esper, exploitation flicks, film, german accent, mad scientist, maniac, maxwell, morgue, morgues, movie, reefer madness, review, serum | Comments (1)