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John Carter (of Mars) - Which I really think has structural problems - especially at the beginning but LOOKS great. My 13 years old son, who has not (yet) read any of the books, enjoyed it
The Lost Continent (1968; dir. Michael Carreras; starring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef; Suzanna Leigh)
I recall seeing this in my late teens or early 20s and thinking the best special effect was Dana Gillespie. Watching it 40+ years later, I'm still inclined to think so, though the ships and sea scenes hold up pretty well (nicely obscured by fog as they often are), even as the monsters show their fabric-y essence.
I was scrolling on Vudu last night and found a movie about a giant killer croc, Rogue.
I watched that one on the big screen. It was a roller coaster and had me on the edge of my seat. I love EVERYTHING to do with gators and sharks (unless it's something like Sharknado). I want to actually go to Australia and do the tube where you swim with the gators!Netflix's Crawl is pretty entertaining (alligators instead of crocodiles, but still...).
What more does one really need in life? Big lizards and good looking cast? I could get by pretty well with that!I bet that was pretty exciting! I saw it on a laptop and it was exciting enough. To be honest I only watched it because (a) big lizards and (b) good-looking lead, but it turned out to be a pretty decent film.
El Supremo is stronger than all! All of you will soon know the iron hand of El Supremo!The Lost Continent (1968; dir. Michael Carreras; starring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef; Suzanna Leigh)
The Lost Continent (1968; dir. Michael Carreras; starring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef; Suzanna Leigh)
I recall seeing this in my late teens or early 20s and thinking the best special effect was Dana Gillespie. Watching it 40+ years later, I'm still inclined to think so, though the ships and sea scenes hold up pretty well (nicely obscured by fog as they often are), even as the monsters show their fabric-y essence.
Story: Ship carrying highly explosive canisters springs a leak, loses power, crew mutinies trying to abandon ship followed by much hubbub. After some fighting and not being able to regain power, the captain concludes abandoning ship isn't a bad idea. Their lifeboat drifts into seaweed that wants to eat them. Further drifting finds them back at the ship, now caught in the seaweed and being dragged into an old ship graveyard where other survivors live -- Gillespie for one -- some of them descended from Spanish Conquistadors and having formed an odd God-fearing society led by a teenager. As we've all seen, teenagers are known for their rationality and leadership abilities. Uh huh. Most famous scenes from the movie include survivors walking across the seaweed buoyed by balloons and wearing water-wing galoshes (feel free to offer a better description).
Based on a Dennis Wheatley novel (one scene shows a passenger reading a Wheatley novel) who appears to have been doing his William Hope Hodgson impression, it's really not a bad movie if you're in the mood for a non-Victorian Hammer production which usually means a low budget but pretty good acting.
I saw that one, though it was several years ago. Liked it.The Lost Continent (1968; dir. Michael Carreras; starring Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef; Suzanna Leigh)
I recall seeing this in my late teens or early 20s and thinking the best special effect was Dana Gillespie. Watching it 40+ years later, I'm still inclined to think so, though the ships and sea scenes hold up pretty well (nicely obscured by fog as they often are), even as the monsters show their fabric-y essence.
Story: Ship carrying highly explosive canisters springs a leak, loses power, crew mutinies trying to abandon ship followed by much hubbub. After some fighting and not being able to regain power, the captain concludes abandoning ship isn't a bad idea. Their lifeboat drifts into seaweed that wants to eat them. Further drifting finds them back at the ship, now caught in the seaweed and being dragged into an old ship graveyard where other survivors live -- Gillespie for one -- some of them descended from Spanish Conquistadors and having formed an odd God-fearing society led by a teenager. As we've all seen, teenagers are known for their rationality and leadership abilities. Uh huh. Most famous scenes from the movie include survivors walking across the seaweed buoyed by balloons and wearing water-wing galoshes (feel free to offer a better description).
Based on a Dennis Wheatley novel (one scene shows a passenger reading a Wheatley novel) who appears to have been doing his William Hope Hodgson impression, it's really not a bad movie if you're in the mood for a non-Victorian Hammer production which usually means a low budget but pretty good acting.
Trollhunter (Trolljegeren) is my favorite Norwegian film I've seen so far. For other Scandinavian films, I suggest Border (Swedish: Gräns) and The Hunt (Danish: Jagten). The latter stars the very talented Mads Mikkelsen.The two Norwegian movies sound pretty interesting. I sometimes thing foreign movies are so refreshing.
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