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Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 03:21:08 PMTales Of The UnExciting
Four Creepy Tales Of People Who End Up More Annoyed Than Anything Else
Four Creepy Tales Of People Who End Up More Annoyed Than Anything Else
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Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 02:46:28 PM35. WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971)
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Last post by Allhallowsday - Today at 01:49:48 PMBIG STAR Radio City
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Last post by LilCerberus - Today at 01:00:54 PMQuote from: M.10rda on Today at 10:38:44 AMYeah, Don Dohler remade ALIEN FACTOR at least once - in the 70s or early 80s! (Wasted no time with it.) I too don't remember if I saw the O.G. or a remake or maybe I've seen two versions... I guess you can't fault Dohler for, uh....... lack of attention span?His films are a laff riot, though.
Oh, yeah..... Kinda reminded of The Galaxy Invader(1985), which I saw on a local late night horror show, albeit, I was kinda thinking (at the time) about the Polonia Brothers movie.....
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Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 12:53:17 PM34. Harold and Maude (1971)
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Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:30:33 PMCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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Last post by Leah - Today at 12:26:37 PMQuote from: claws on Today at 04:05:03 AMYouTube is now offering me movies free of charge. Not many, but a few. I tested Kill or Be Killed (1976) and the quality was "ok". Someone else uploaded Kill or Be Killed as well, and the quality is about the same. So, what's the point? Literally thanks for nothing YouTube.I've seen a few bad flicks that YouTube was charging (Plan 9, Manos), whereas the second option was free because someone uploaded it.
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Last post by bob - Today at 12:15:39 PM33 Freddy Got Fingered
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 12:14:50 PMVERDENS UNDERGANG [THE END OF THE WORLD] (1916):
This is often billed as the first sci-fi/speculative "apocalypse" movie, as opposed to historical disasters like Pompeii etc. It's feature-length and, like some apocalyptic films from 60+ years later, the pre-apocalyptic stretch (about 45 minutes here) is stagey, melodramatic, and dreadfully dull. There's lots of stuff about businessmen doing business and workin' men doin' hard labor, a little bit of stuff about astrologers warning about an approaching meteorite and no one taking them too seriously, way too much stuff about a love triangle or maybe quadrangle or pentagon - who cares - all of it is boring and the two female leads (sorry to say this) are quite mediocre to look at. (To be fair, the men aren't hot either.) Also there are repeated lengthy shots of two old guys reading or playing cards or shooting the breeze at a drawing room table, waiting for the inevitable mayhem. I started referring to them as Statler and Waldorf to amuse myself, but they play no significant or entertaining role in the story, so.
All of this would render VERDENS UNDERGANG as a Bad Movie, but - when the meteorites eventually start to fall - they actually look pretty darn cool for 1916, and the last half hour of the film is impressive! The apocalyptic footage ranges from acceptable to cool, but best of all, the early slice-of-life exposition does pay off, as we get a mob of angry miners deciding, upon the imminent rain of fire, to storm the local millionaire's mansion (where he is having an opulent final supper w/ all his rich friends and a buncha' showgirls) and to murder them all! 
And that sequence is MUAH chef's kiss! 
3/5 Director August Blom has a bunch of other credits, including some films w/ cool titles like THE VAMPIRE DANCER, but this one wasn't quite so good to propel me down a Blom-hole........
This is often billed as the first sci-fi/speculative "apocalypse" movie, as opposed to historical disasters like Pompeii etc. It's feature-length and, like some apocalyptic films from 60+ years later, the pre-apocalyptic stretch (about 45 minutes here) is stagey, melodramatic, and dreadfully dull. There's lots of stuff about businessmen doing business and workin' men doin' hard labor, a little bit of stuff about astrologers warning about an approaching meteorite and no one taking them too seriously, way too much stuff about a love triangle or maybe quadrangle or pentagon - who cares - all of it is boring and the two female leads (sorry to say this) are quite mediocre to look at. (To be fair, the men aren't hot either.) Also there are repeated lengthy shots of two old guys reading or playing cards or shooting the breeze at a drawing room table, waiting for the inevitable mayhem. I started referring to them as Statler and Waldorf to amuse myself, but they play no significant or entertaining role in the story, so.
All of this would render VERDENS UNDERGANG as a Bad Movie, but - when the meteorites eventually start to fall - they actually look pretty darn cool for 1916, and the last half hour of the film is impressive! The apocalyptic footage ranges from acceptable to cool, but best of all, the early slice-of-life exposition does pay off, as we get a mob of angry miners deciding, upon the imminent rain of fire, to storm the local millionaire's mansion (where he is having an opulent final supper w/ all his rich friends and a buncha' showgirls) and to murder them all!
And that sequence is MUAH chef's kiss! 3/5 Director August Blom has a bunch of other credits, including some films w/ cool titles like THE VAMPIRE DANCER, but this one wasn't quite so good to propel me down a Blom-hole........