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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 11:28:04 AMTHE MAN FROM BEYOND (1922):
The elevator pitch and first 10 minutes of this one give powerful vibes of Carpenter's THE THING or Frankenstein's Arctic framing sequence. Two explorers find an old iced-in shipwreck and discover onboard a man in a block of ice. Like Captain America in the comics, he's been perfectly preserved. When they thaw him out and bring him back to civilization, the movie unfortunately becomes another non-spooky romantic melodrama/adventure. I guess it's more exciting than ICEMAN from the 80s but only a bit.
Harry Houdini (yes, again) plays the former popsicle "Howard Hillary"... not a reference to Everest-climbing Edmund Hillary, who was only 3 when THE MAN FROM BEYOND was released. As in TERROR ISLAND, short and boxy Houdini reminds one at best of Harvey Keitel (who played him in FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY), though most of the time he looks more like Stuart Pankin or Grandpa Al Lewis. Logically therefore, the entire film revolves around Houdini's timeless love affair w/ the great-granddaughter of the woman whose affections got him put on ice 100 years earlier. The great-granddaughter naturally looks identical to Harry's original love (shades of Dracula mythos) and even has the same name, "Felice". There's a sinister conspiracy to keep them separated, which leads to Harry being put in a straitjacket and thrown in a padded cell. You can do the math on how that one works out!
THE MAN FROM BEYOND is never as fun as one would like but it's better than it could have been. A major character is named "Doctor Strange", which is often good for a chuckle. It's also funny how long it takes for "Howard Hillary" to figure out that it's 1921 instead of 1821. Finally "Felice" shows him a newspaper w/ the date on it, and I almost fell out of my chair when I saw it was a copy of the Courier - the second daily newspaper from Buffalo, NY, until it closed in 1982. (The Buffalo News is barely hangin' in there these days.) Wait, MAN FROM BEYOND was shot and/or takes place in Buffalo??? Sure enough, the climax of the film is a footchase along the Niagara River which culminates in an icy swim near the very edge of the American Falls.
For hometown pride alone, 3/5!
The elevator pitch and first 10 minutes of this one give powerful vibes of Carpenter's THE THING or Frankenstein's Arctic framing sequence. Two explorers find an old iced-in shipwreck and discover onboard a man in a block of ice. Like Captain America in the comics, he's been perfectly preserved. When they thaw him out and bring him back to civilization, the movie unfortunately becomes another non-spooky romantic melodrama/adventure. I guess it's more exciting than ICEMAN from the 80s but only a bit.
Harry Houdini (yes, again) plays the former popsicle "Howard Hillary"... not a reference to Everest-climbing Edmund Hillary, who was only 3 when THE MAN FROM BEYOND was released. As in TERROR ISLAND, short and boxy Houdini reminds one at best of Harvey Keitel (who played him in FAIRY TALE: A TRUE STORY), though most of the time he looks more like Stuart Pankin or Grandpa Al Lewis. Logically therefore, the entire film revolves around Houdini's timeless love affair w/ the great-granddaughter of the woman whose affections got him put on ice 100 years earlier. The great-granddaughter naturally looks identical to Harry's original love (shades of Dracula mythos) and even has the same name, "Felice". There's a sinister conspiracy to keep them separated, which leads to Harry being put in a straitjacket and thrown in a padded cell. You can do the math on how that one works out!
THE MAN FROM BEYOND is never as fun as one would like but it's better than it could have been. A major character is named "Doctor Strange", which is often good for a chuckle. It's also funny how long it takes for "Howard Hillary" to figure out that it's 1921 instead of 1821. Finally "Felice" shows him a newspaper w/ the date on it, and I almost fell out of my chair when I saw it was a copy of the Courier - the second daily newspaper from Buffalo, NY, until it closed in 1982. (The Buffalo News is barely hangin' in there these days.) Wait, MAN FROM BEYOND was shot and/or takes place in Buffalo??? Sure enough, the climax of the film is a footchase along the Niagara River which culminates in an icy swim near the very edge of the American Falls.
For hometown pride alone, 3/5!
#12
Television / Re: Britain’s Worst Teeth
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 11:08:40 AMDoctor's/Dentist's receptionists are such a treat, right? 
#13
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 10:07:30 AMBOUCHRA (2026): A Moroccan immigrant making a film about her experience tries to understand her mother's reaction to her coming out as lesbian; all the characters are CGI-animated as different animals, leading to oddities like a jackal-cow sex scene. The animal-animation gimmick and a soupcon of meta-confusion adds a novelty to what is otherwise an ordinary outsider drama. 2.5/5.
#16
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
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#17
Good Movies / Re: Films with shocking ending...
Last post by Jim H - October 21, 2026, 09:18:30 PMPieces. An abrupt basically supernatural turn is quite a thing.
Quite similarly, the 1980 Macabre. Both true WTF moments, though Pieces wins out.
Quite similarly, the 1980 Macabre. Both true WTF moments, though Pieces wins out.
#18
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Jim H - October 21, 2026, 09:17:18 PMLeprechaun: Back 2 the Hood. This one is also bad. David is still pretty good, in his final appearance. The lead girl actually is a decent actress I guess, but man this is badly written and kind of lackluster. It's not super boring. I don't know. Two more to go.
#19
Good Movies / Re: 9 films that made me
Last post by bob - October 21, 2026, 05:39:03 PMdoing this again 
#20
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - October 21, 2026, 05:03:39 PMTHE DOORS Strange Days
