Posted on 08/14/2005 8:45:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
There's an old topic by this name, and it seems like it would be of some interest in casual moments.
"Left me with a creepy feeling about the higher elevations... and fog in them."
Yes, me too. To this day, whenever I am in higher elevations, see a cable-car, or am in fog...I want a .30-30 lever action rifle.
'Splains a lot, don't it.
The original The Thing was great, and so was Them. Any time I am around a dam, or even a sign for one, I suspect giant ants or spiders up in the hills. Maybe they will move today. I hope the Highway patrol still has their Thompsons, and can call in the Sherman tanks and bazooka teams. Maybe a saberjet or two. They knew how to deal with them monsters back then, all right. The original Blob was great too. Did you know that there are still giant crabs in the hidden caves buried under the beach? Well there are. The Martians are training them...for LATER...
......The End.....?
I always liked Ray Milland in "X! The Man With The X-Ray Eyes!"
And his No Budget Classic: "The Little Shop Of Horrors!"
Jack.
Remeber the Viaducts in LA where the giant ants and their Queen was hiding in "Them!", Poor Muttly?
The same viaduct was used in part of the Chase Scene in "To Live And Die In L.A.". I always thought that was a nice touch by Friedken.
And Muttly is so right about Monsters, Martians and Aliens being dealt with "Old School". With Shermans, and M-1 Garands, Flame Throwers, Tommy Guns, .30 caliber air cooled Brownings Maching Guns and F-86s.
Clint Eastwood flew an F-86 that dropped lethal Napalm and White Phosphorus on the giant "Tarantula!"
Never much cared for "friendly" monsters and aliens.
Jack.
They only "seem" friendly until they get you into their clutches...then you'll be in the beach cave changing vaccuum tubes for Bela Lugosi's transmitter.....
I'm glad you suggested Forbidden Planet, Miss Knitting. Monsters from the id, wheeee!
Jeepers, we seem to have a lot in common. I enjoyed Troopers too, including the quasi-Brucknerian music.
While this might be slightly off-topic (even though there are a lot of sci-fi movies made from comic books), this MP3 (PC speakers required) has a funny bit on the sci-fi origin of many superheroes:
http://www.imaopodcast.com/podcast/IMAO-Aug15.mp3
More info at:
http://www.imaopodcast.com/download.html
It's Freeper Friendly/Work Safe comedy (and the best part is you don't need an iPod to listen)!
A superb example of No to Medium Budget, Black & White Science Fiction perfection, P.O.E.
"Demon With The Glass Hand" is still a nearly unknkown gem.
Same with "The Chameleon", "The Invisibles" and "The Zanti Misfits". Loved the way the directors used light and shadow to heighten the tension in a scene.
A wonderful collection that directors should be studying in the genre of getting "The Most Bang For The Buck!"
Have the entire Original Series on DVD. The later, color version of the show just didn't work for me.
Jack.
Used to love this series, along with "Twilight Zone" and "Night Gallery".
The only movie that, as a kid, scared the HELL out of me. Other favorites of the horror/sci-fi were "Night of the Living Dead", "Day of the Triffids", "Them", "Last Man on Earth", "Horror Hotel", "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The Fly".
The Creeping Unknown.
Sure, it was descended lineally from the original Frankenstein movie, but other movies followed more or less directly, such as The Blob.
Honorable mention, Gattaca, which is an updated story of We, a 20s novel from Russia.
As a kid, I savored a weekly diet of 50s and 60s Sci-Fi Cinema each Thursday night on WTTG's "The World Beyond!" Cut my teeth on Hammer, Corman and Quatermass.
I did forget to add "The Day Of The Triffids" on my original list.
D'OH!
Jack.
So you've got the fever for the flavor of a Fingal then?
Absolutely the BEST! Also like THEM!, Target Earth, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (early black and white version).
Any movie with one of those has to make some list somewhere. ;')
I might have gone to see "Dune", but I really don't like Sting, and his shrill "I will kill him!" was in every preview for that movie that I saw. Never read the book(s).
Arthur C. Clarke was a self-aggrandizing blowhard, IMO.
We is an excellent sf story from the utopian/dystopian spectrum...haven't seen Gattaca yet, but it's on my intend to one day list.
Hmmm...how could I not notice your screen name? From the movie TRANCERS, right? Another excellent low budgeter, and Tim Thomerson (sp?) is one of my favorite underrated actors. Loved the tagline for that movie-"Jack Deth is back. And he hasn't even been here yet." How many sequels are they up to now-five?
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