Archive for August, 2009

  • This is the very first sequel to Godzilla and easily takes its place in the Godzilla pantheon as a classic since it’s the first time that Anguirus gets completely humiliated...

    Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

    This is the very first sequel to Godzilla and easily takes its place in the Godzilla pantheon as a classic since it’s the first time that Anguirus gets completely humiliated…

  • A madman has seized control of Malaysia’s newest chemical plant! His team of terrorists control thousands of gallons of the deadliest nerve gas ever created! Their demands are simple –...

    Stranglehold (1994)

    A madman has seized control of Malaysia’s newest chemical plant! His team of terrorists control thousands of gallons of the deadliest nerve gas ever created! Their demands are simple –…

  • If this movie stayed on task and was solely about the wondrous odyssey of a giant sheep and his befuddled and alcoholic owner, you would have had a classic on...

    Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973)

    If this movie stayed on task and was solely about the wondrous odyssey of a giant sheep and his befuddled and alcoholic owner, you would have had a classic on…

  • Pint-sized film noir icon Alan Ladd (This Gun For Hire, The Blue Dahlia) returns to familiar territory in this adaptation of a novel by Dashiell Hammett. Ladd plays Ed Beaumont,...

    The Glass Key (1942)

    Pint-sized film noir icon Alan Ladd (This Gun For Hire, The Blue Dahlia) returns to familiar territory in this adaptation of a novel by Dashiell Hammett. Ladd plays Ed Beaumont,…

  • I’ve always said that when you’re a rich guy who gets bored with the endless parties, the mistress of the week, and the decision making that goes into what new...

    Gigi (1958)

    I’ve always said that when you’re a rich guy who gets bored with the endless parties, the mistress of the week, and the decision making that goes into what new…

  • This Italian version of Jason And The Argonauts and Jason’s hunt for the golden fleece listed as badly as Jason’s boat did the during the first half hour of the...

    The Giants of Thessaly (1960)

    This Italian version of Jason And The Argonauts and Jason’s hunt for the golden fleece listed as badly as Jason’s boat did the during the first half hour of the…

  • The danger of any movie series that spans several sequels is that you’ve got a lot of backstory to catch people up on who might not have seen or remembered...

    Karate Warrior 6 (1993)

    The danger of any movie series that spans several sequels is that you’ve got a lot of backstory to catch people up on who might not have seen or remembered…

  • Supposedly, The Giant of Marathon was a relatively big budget affair and I thought that with Hercules emeritus Steve Reeves (Goliath and the Barbarians) in the title role and director...

    The Giant of Marathon (1959)

    Supposedly, The Giant of Marathon was a relatively big budget affair and I thought that with Hercules emeritus Steve Reeves (Goliath and the Barbarians) in the title role and director…

  • This one gets criticized quite a bit for generally being a disgusting piece of trash. Normally, I’m inclined to dismiss claims such as this as the ravings of oversensitive bluenoses...

    Giallo a Venezia (1979)

    This one gets criticized quite a bit for generally being a disgusting piece of trash. Normally, I’m inclined to dismiss claims such as this as the ravings of oversensitive bluenoses…

  • Long thought lost, The Ghoul resurfaces in its complete form some seventy years after audiences were first bored to tears by it. Starring Boris Karloff, this is an old time...

    The Ghoul (1933)

    Long thought lost, The Ghoul resurfaces in its complete form some seventy years after audiences were first bored to tears by it. Starring Boris Karloff, this is an old time…