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Super Movie Monday – Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Part 2
Back for our completely superfluous second week of recap for 1971’s Dracula vs. Frankenstein. As you may remember, Judith Fontaine, Vegas lounge singer, had headed to Malibu Beach in search of her missing sister, Joan. She is aided in her … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – Dracula vs. Frankenstein
So for the next couple of weeks, something a little different. The late 60’s and early 70’s were a tumultuous time for the nation, but a great time to be a kid. On Saturdays, you could watch shows like Space … Continue reading
Super Movie Monday – First Man Into Space
I apparently didn’t choose wisely for Halloween, spending my time with relatively high-quality fare like The Valley of Gwangi and Mighty Joe Young. I realized I never had time to indulge in the really guilty pleasure of watching absolutely awful … Continue reading
Scary Movie Monday – Mighty Joe Young, Part 2
Continuing our look back at 1949’s Mighty Joe Young, featuring effects supervised by the great Willis O’Brien and early stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. One thing that is really striking while rewatching it on DVD is just how sloppy the … Continue reading
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Scary Movie Monday – Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Okay, this one isn’t scary at all, but it still has a really big gorilla in it, and there’s some good tension in spots. Continuing our look at lesser-known Willis O’Brien movies and spin-offs (that aren’t King Kong–I’m planning to … Continue reading
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Scary Movie Monday – The Valley of Gwangi
Continuing with our theme of Willis O’Brien related films (that are not King Kong), we have 1969’s The Valley of Gwangi, from Warner Brothers/Seven Arts, featuring perhaps the worst studio logo in Warner’s history, a clunky ‘W’ in a shield … Continue reading
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Super Movie Monday – The Black Scorpion
Someday, since this is a superhero blog, I’ll have to cover the other Black Scorpion movie, the one about a black-clad female superhero. But since we’re in Halloween mode, we’re talking here about the cheapie released by Warner Brothers in … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 3
So we finally come to the conclusion of last year’s Marvel epic, Captain America: The First Avenger. When we left off, Steve had finally been accepted into the fight with Hydra and given a new uniform (based on his USO … Continue reading
Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 2
Continuing our look back at the Captain America movies, here’s part 2 of the recap of last year’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Â As we left off last week, Dr. Erskine’s secret serum had just transformed scrawny Steve into Big … Continue reading
Super Movies: Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 1
Yes, I am finally getting around to finishing the Captain America series with Captain America: The First Avenger, produced by Marvel Studios and released in 2011 by Paramount. And though this is the fourth version of Cap to be produced, … Continue reading
