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Title: the manitou
Post by: kakihara on August 17, 2009, 03:04:44 PM
i bought it. i watched it........(sigh). it wasnt bad, or good. i guess considering the time that came out it was probably creepy. i guess i just expected this to be more of a horror movie. i remembered seeing the little naked indian as kid, freaky. the movie started out pretty good and had a little momentum. when the little guy finally crawled out of the ladys hump, i knew all hell was going to break loose. it didnt, it just turned into a crap fest. though funny at times. espescially all the corny special effects at the end.
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: hellbilly on August 17, 2009, 03:44:00 PM
Great cheesy movie. Tony Curtis getting down on Disco is classic. The Star Wars ending? Sheer corny genius  :cheers:
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Post by: Joe on August 17, 2009, 05:49:09 PM
i just watched this again the other night, i dig it.

QuoteTony Curtis getting down on Disco is classic.

Duly noted.
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: Javakoala on August 18, 2009, 12:34:34 AM
This has been a long-time guilty pleasure of mine.  Oddly enough, the book it is based on is barely better, but it does explain a few things in the movie that they showed you but didn't explain, namely, why is the guy who pops out of her back so deformed. He was mutated by all the x-rays they did of her hump as it was growing.
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: lester1/2jr on August 18, 2009, 09:19:24 AM
a great bad movie
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Post by: Saucerman on August 18, 2009, 10:04:55 AM
One of my favorites. 
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: RCMerchant on August 18, 2009, 04:20:40 PM
I raed the book in high school...I still own a copy!!! I saw the movie on late night tv in the late 70's too. I like the 'rock concert ' light show at the end! Groovy.
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: Rev. Powell on August 19, 2009, 11:56:18 AM
Very entertaining... I don't think it's an absolute bad movie classic, but it's one of the better ones. 
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: trekgeezer on August 19, 2009, 06:02:02 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on August 18, 2009, 04:20:40 PM
I raed the book in high school...I still own a copy!!! I saw the movie on late night tv in the late 70's too. I like the 'rock concert ' light show at the end! Groovy.


I read the book and was looking forward to the movie. I saw it at the drive-in where I worked as the cashier.  Don't remember too much other than the lump on the ladies back and the head coming up out of the coffee table.
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: lester1/2jr on August 20, 2009, 09:38:25 AM
one of the most ridiculous premises ever
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: Skull on August 20, 2009, 09:45:27 AM
Quote from: Javakoala on August 18, 2009, 12:34:34 AM
This has been a long-time guilty pleasure of mine.  Oddly enough, the book it is based on is barely better, but it does explain a few things in the movie that they showed you but didn't explain, namely, why is the guy who pops out of her back so deformed. He was mutated by all the x-rays they did of her hump as it was growing.

I remember them explaining it in the story because had I not read the book... It even made me wonder how many "deformed babies" were around from the 1920's - 1930's because everybody was toying with x-rays at that time... :)

I do find it funny how the story works with Poltergeist 2
Title: Re: the manitou
Post by: bladerunnerblues on August 22, 2009, 03:11:53 AM
Well my favorite memory of seeing this movie is"Wow!I am just a little kid and am seeing boobies in a PG rated movie!" :buggedout:

I thought the same thing when I saw Jennifer:The Snake Goddess and Psychic Killer(i think those were both rated PG..?)