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#41

Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...

Last post by LilCerberus - September 14, 2026, 10:02:28 AM

Tonight's Stinker
The Wild Women of Wongo(1959)
The prince of Goona shows up asking for help fighting against ape men,

I bought the DVD cheap on the strength of the title, and made it about 15 minutes in

Do the ape men ever show up?

Yes, a pair of the "ape men" (who look like everybody else) show up about forty-five minutes in, for a really lame fight with the women at the temple....

#42

Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie Doctors

Last post by Alex - September 14, 2026, 09:32:34 AM

13. Dr Giggles.

#43

Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...

Last post by Rev. Powell - September 14, 2026, 09:30:48 AM

SCARLET WARNING 666 [AKA It Happened One Weekend, Love Is Deep Inside, Scarlet Love] (1974): A detective, and his twin, investigate the murder of their sister at the hands of a money-worshiping cult. As far as I can tell, at least. Long unavailable, Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius championed this as the worst movie ever made. Probably not, but it is in contention for the title of most confusing movie ever made. The director, Palmer Rockey, plays multiple roles, sings the awful soundtrack, and frequently narrates in voiceover discoursing (only half-jokingly) about what a genius the director is. Rockey exhibits a complete failure to communicate to the audience whatever his intentions were with this thing: legitmate attempt at an occult thriller, spoof, avant-garde meta-movie? You'll have no idea. File it with "After Last Season" as one of those movies you can't believe was ever made. 2/5, though it can be quite a slog if you try to follow the "plot" (I'm still not sure if there was one or not).

#44

Trouble Tickets / Re: Is this forum running extr...

Last post by Rev. Powell - September 14, 2026, 08:37:15 AM

Yes. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it but hope it will get better. Last time this happened it did improve on its own.

#45

Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...

Last post by M.10rda - September 14, 2026, 08:21:03 AM

Tonight's Stinker
The Wild Women of Wongo(1959)
The prince of Goona shows up asking for help fighting against ape men,

I bought the DVD cheap on the strength of the title, and made it about 15 minutes in

Do the ape men ever show up?

#46

Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie Doctors

Last post by Rev. Powell - September 14, 2026, 08:14:52 AM

12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

#47

Games / Re: Movie Title Chains

Last post by Rev. Powell - September 14, 2026, 08:08:47 AM

#48

Trouble Tickets / Re: Is this forum running extr...

Last post by Alex - September 14, 2026, 07:51:56 AM

Incredibly slowly for me too.

#49

Trouble Tickets / Re: Is this forum running extr...

Last post by Trevor - September 14, 2026, 06:33:12 AM

Or is it just me?

The site is painfully slow.

I've tried to log on 5 times today and no luck until now.

#50

Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...

Last post by M.10rda - September 14, 2026, 04:34:24 AM

It's possible that neither FOOL AND HIS MONEY nor THE EMPRESS are good median representations of Guy-Blanche as a craftsperson. She made over a hundred films, I think, and only a handful survive. Maybe we have one of the best and one of the worst, and most of her output was somewhere in the middle.

THE OCEAN WAIF (1916):
This might be the Alice Guy-Blanche "median" - competent and clear, though not too exciting. Doris Kenyon again stars as the title character, looks lovely, and appears competent. There are English intertitles that make the story more or less transparent, though not necessarily logical. Kenyon is in some kind of abusive relationship w/ a guy who looks like a cross between Italian ghoul Luigi Montefiori and horror host "Mister Lobo". She runs away from their home and hides out in a mansion that quickly becomes inhabited by a handsome author and his cowardly (and effete) manservant. The butler (who I'm pretty sure is in love w/ his boss) thinks the mansion is haunted but it's just Doris. When they finally discover her, she inspires the author to write his next masterpiece and (natch) they fall in love. Then George Eastman re-enters the picture and the film goes off on a long final tangent involving the author framed for murder, which feels totally tacked on.

THE OCEAN WAIF neither speaks poorly of nor particularly well for Guy-Blanche's abilities as a filmmaker. It's a pretty standard (dull) silent melodrama. Maybe short films were her strong point. This'll probably be my last AGB joint.    2.5/5