TEN FILMS WITH LINKS!
Here is a page from which you can link to 10 different fantastic films (some with alternate versions). I'm kind of like your TV GUIDE!
gappa the triphibian monster 1967 90m
AKA monster from a prehistoric planet
https://archive.org/details/MonsterFromAPrehistoricPlanet_201701
4/25/2019 - Stupid people take monster baby from "lost" island, find themselves under attack in Tokyo by monster parents. Basically, a remake of Gorgo with some Rodan thrown in for good measure. This movie takes a lot of hate, but the effects and cameras took some doing, and most of the actors are suitably agog. Also, the love interest subplot is cutely done. The most annoying thing is the islander boy (in blackface yet) yelling "Gappa!" every two seconds. You could do worse, believe it! One more thing, Gappa is not from another planet, but rather a homegrown creature. (B) [Archive upload is the USA TV print, and is FULL picture, while most others online are cropped]
man in half moon street 1945 92m
https://ok.ru/video/677082172046
4/25/2019 - Slow methodical take on the Barre Lyndon play, wherein the secret to eternal youth is fleetingly held and felt. Gently acted, the sweet Helen Walker superb, the Miklos Rozsa score evocative. I really loved the ending, so casually offbeat. (A-) [ok.ru upload was very good, even if the print had been spliced many moons ago]
man who could cheat death 1958 82m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/zGWp5ldP-the-man-who-could-cheat-death.html
4/26/2019 - Hammer rendition of Man in Half Moon Street, this is quite histrionic, especially after watching the 1945 version, and even Hazel Court looks lost. If it weren't for Anton Diffring's monstrous makeup, this really wouldn't have anything going for it, not even Chris Lee as the good-guy hero. (B) [CafeHulu is a great upload with English subs, and the only rub is Cafe has buffering issues]
picture of dorian gray 1945 110m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/QG3EDPvo-the-picture-of-dorian-gray.html
4/27/2019 - Due to a wish to an Egyptian god statue, an aristocrat's portrait absorbs his sins, keeping the man eternally young, but his conscience eventually gets the best of him. About as classic a film and faithful-to-the-book as it gets. (A+) [CafeHulu a terrific upload, again with buffering issues]
the tingler 1959 82m
https://www.cda.pl/video/149930469 (Polish subs)
4/28/2019 - Fright causes a separate organism ("The Tingler") to break the victim's spine. William Castle vehicle. Vincent Price hams it up in this silly outing. (B/B+) [CDA superb]
the black sleep 1959 82m
AKA dr. cadman's secret
http://cafehulu.com/watch/OGgr11xR-the-black-sleep.html
4/30/2019 - A doctor convicted of murder by malpractice is rescued from the gallows by a seemingly benevolent scientist with a suspended-animation formula. Where else can you see Bela Lugosi (older, mute), Lon Chaney Jr (who also doesn't speak), Tor Johnson (ditto!), Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, and John Carradine chew the scenery so grandly, and also not cringe, because this is a pretty good story/film. (B+) [Cafe Hulu is more than adequate]
tarantula 1955 80m
https://my.mail.ru/mail/eng.sub.movies/video/4/135.html
5/1/2019 - Radioactive experiments on a nutrient to feed the world leads to a classic 1950's giant-insect flick with plenty of action, nice desert scenery, and decent writing. (B+) [My.Mail upload was full HD, a beautiful picture, but get ready for buffering if your system isn't attuned, and I enjoyed the English hardsubs]
five million years to earth 1967 97m
AKA quatermass and the pit
https://my.mail.ru/mail/eng.sub.movies/video/4/206.html
5/2/2019 - Renovations in a London subway stop lead to a discovery which could set the question of man's origin on its ear. The cleansing of the hive as a metaphor for socialism, or any forced society, is a powerful statement, even if not their intent. Excellent acting with many English quirks. (A) [My.Mail upload was full HD, a beautiful picture, but get ready for buffering if your system isn't attuned, and I enjoyed the Enflish hardsubs]
i walked with a zombie 1943 69m
https://gostream.site/i-walked-with-a-zombie/
5/3/2019 - Hired nurse travels to West Indies to care for catatonic wife of dashing young plantation owner. Nice creepy atmosphere by low-budget genius Tourneur, underlined with a magnetic voodoo ritual scene. (A) [GoStream using OpenLoad was a smooth and very nice print, even if a few age spots]
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
FREE Online Fantastic Film Project 16: TEN films with LINKS and info!
TEN FILMS WITH LINKS!
Here is a page from which you can link to 10 different fantastic films (some with alternate versions). I'm kind of like your TV GUIDE!
incredible shrinking man 1957 81m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/QG3bZrxo-the-incredible-shrinking-man.html (subs)
https://gostream.site/the-incredible-shrinking-man/ (subs)
4/16/2019 - Vacationing husband gets irradiated while his wife is below deck of their borrowed boat, mutates smaller and smaller due to pesticides in his system. Always a good watch. Valid nuclear fears, squawks on medicine, health, and public safety. Great cast, story, script, and of course special effects. (A+) [GoStream solid]
i was a teenage werewolf 1957 76m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmdasKbpsdk
4/17/2019 - Michael Landon is the misunderstood angry teen who can't help lashing out, and finally visits a psychiatrist who happens to be a power-mad social engineer with a regression formula. Starts out strong, even the catch-song "Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo," but after the gym scene it just goes downhill fast.(B+) [this YouTube upload excellent]
i was a teenage werewolf 1957 (MST3K) 2hrs
https://archive.org/details/MST3K_I_Was_A_Teenage_Werewolf_Sci-Fi_WOC_1998-10-17
dracula: prince of darkness 1966 90m
https://ok.ru/video/551774915138 (Spanish subs)
4/18/2019 - Christopher Lee returns as king of the vampires, resurrected by the blood of English travelers. In this one, Dracula does not speak, is not particularly super-human, can't fly, and can be killed by fire and water. The talents of Andrew Keir and Barbara Shelley (who worked together on FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH) keep this at a high level. (A-)[while the 86m version is everywhere, it was difficult to find the uncut, but ok.ru provided it in widescreen, even if some buffering]
dracula: prince of darkness 1966 86m cut
http://cafehulu.com/watch/Oox0Lqxe-dracula-prince-of-darkness.html (no subs)
(information >) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059127/alternateversions
countess dracula 1971 93m
https://www.cda.pl/video/2412574e8 (Polish subs)
https://gostream.site/countess-dracula/ (subs)
4/19/2019 - Ingrid Pitt is sexy but that's really all this has going for it. The plot is slight, the script pretty horrendous, the logic baseless, the characters primitive and unlikable, the action sparse, the gore lame, and not even a pair of fangs. (C) because I can't go lower on Hammer [cda.pl fine, 1080p option; Amazon Prime grainy and hangs!]
magic sword 1962 80m (aka st george and the seven curses)
https://archive.org/details/TheMagicSword1962HD720pMovie
4/20/2019 - Teen, medieval, good witchcraft vs. bad witchcraft, love story, adventure. Very pretty women, Basil Rathbone hamming it up, Bert I. Gordon dragon (short screen time) and other decent visual effects. Tropes and social commentary give a little food for thought. A swift 80 minutes that will leave you saying, "Wait, I wanted a bit more!" (B+) [this Archive upload was very good, only stuttery lateral movement, but a vast improvement over most or all other YouTube and Archive finds, which were either poor transfers or short duration @ 76m~, the latter also the length on Amazon Prime!]
the raven 1935 61m
https://archive.org/details/UniversalStudiosMonsters1935TheRaven
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the criminal on the lam who needs a new face, Lugosi is the retired doctor who has a fascination for Poe and a mad infatuation with a female patient. Trouble ensues. One hour of pure fun, the characterizations done well in haste, the thrills real, the makeup old-fashioned scary, and Karloff growls! The fantastic-film content is that Lugosi knows just how to disfigure a man with a scalpel. (A) [Archive upload terrific]
the black cat 1934 65m
https://archive.org/details/UniversalStudiosMonsters1934TheBlackCat (65/70m)
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the Satanist cult leader who was once a war butcher, Lugosi is a former prisoner who lost his wife to Karloff and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, the married David Manners and Jacqueline Wells become pawns in the game at Karloff's castle. WATCH Bela and Boris wrestle! I mean that as a publicity stunt. Actually, you don't need any excuse to enjoy this great film. The plot is contrived but perfectly played, the actors rock (the high drama warranted here), and it absorbs you from start to finish. There is technically no fantastic-film content, but Karloff-Lugosi-Manners is too good a team to say no, and the torture-Satanism angles are horrific enough. Originally, the censors suggested Edgar Ulmer tone it down, but he didn't, and as a matter of fact the 65-minute cut is the released cut, even if IMDB and AFI claim 70m max. (A+) [Archive upload wonderful] (information >) https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/4590?cxt=filmography
the body snatcher 1945 77m
https://ok.ru/video/194804845122 (UNCUT, Spanish subs)
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the grave-robber who is also a murderer, providing cadavers for his old friend "Toddy" who is now a doctor-teacher. Lugosi is the doctor's servant who knows too much. WATCH Bela and Boris wrestle again! This is more melodrama than anything, nothing fantastic-film per se, but a good bit of violence and suggested gor. It's a good film, well-acted, nice costuming and sets. (A-)[ok.ru upload was pretty good, but seemed to "skip" every once in a while, and that was OK because Archive didn't have it, DailyMotion was terrible, CDA was Polish-only, and nothing on the streamers]
(information >) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037549/alternateversions
the mummy's shroud 1967 86m
https://my.mail.ru/mail/svetac77/video/misvideos/472.html (Spanish subs)
4/21/2019 - Most of this is almost played for laughs, but the end sequence where the mummy disintegrates is worth watching repeatedly on a reel of such visual effects. (C) because I can't go lower on Hammer [my.mail.ru was a very good view and I like this site]
lady frankenstein 1971 99m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/gdVp4mxD-lady-frankenstein.html (UNCUT, no subs)
4/23/2019 - Italian period-piece isn't bad, the classic Frankenstein, with Burke and Hare, and some early 1970's raunch that has its moments. (B) [cafehulu had a wonderful uncut print]
Here is a page from which you can link to 10 different fantastic films (some with alternate versions). I'm kind of like your TV GUIDE!
incredible shrinking man 1957 81m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/QG3bZrxo-the-incredible-shrinking-man.html (subs)
https://gostream.site/the-incredible-shrinking-man/ (subs)
4/16/2019 - Vacationing husband gets irradiated while his wife is below deck of their borrowed boat, mutates smaller and smaller due to pesticides in his system. Always a good watch. Valid nuclear fears, squawks on medicine, health, and public safety. Great cast, story, script, and of course special effects. (A+) [GoStream solid]
i was a teenage werewolf 1957 76m
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmdasKbpsdk
4/17/2019 - Michael Landon is the misunderstood angry teen who can't help lashing out, and finally visits a psychiatrist who happens to be a power-mad social engineer with a regression formula. Starts out strong, even the catch-song "Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Mo," but after the gym scene it just goes downhill fast.(B+) [this YouTube upload excellent]
i was a teenage werewolf 1957 (MST3K) 2hrs
https://archive.org/details/MST3K_I_Was_A_Teenage_Werewolf_Sci-Fi_WOC_1998-10-17
dracula: prince of darkness 1966 90m
https://ok.ru/video/551774915138 (Spanish subs)
4/18/2019 - Christopher Lee returns as king of the vampires, resurrected by the blood of English travelers. In this one, Dracula does not speak, is not particularly super-human, can't fly, and can be killed by fire and water. The talents of Andrew Keir and Barbara Shelley (who worked together on FIVE MILLION YEARS TO EARTH) keep this at a high level. (A-)[while the 86m version is everywhere, it was difficult to find the uncut, but ok.ru provided it in widescreen, even if some buffering]
dracula: prince of darkness 1966 86m cut
http://cafehulu.com/watch/Oox0Lqxe-dracula-prince-of-darkness.html (no subs)
(information >) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059127/alternateversions
countess dracula 1971 93m
https://www.cda.pl/video/2412574e8 (Polish subs)
https://gostream.site/countess-dracula/ (subs)
4/19/2019 - Ingrid Pitt is sexy but that's really all this has going for it. The plot is slight, the script pretty horrendous, the logic baseless, the characters primitive and unlikable, the action sparse, the gore lame, and not even a pair of fangs. (C) because I can't go lower on Hammer [cda.pl fine, 1080p option; Amazon Prime grainy and hangs!]
magic sword 1962 80m (aka st george and the seven curses)
https://archive.org/details/TheMagicSword1962HD720pMovie
4/20/2019 - Teen, medieval, good witchcraft vs. bad witchcraft, love story, adventure. Very pretty women, Basil Rathbone hamming it up, Bert I. Gordon dragon (short screen time) and other decent visual effects. Tropes and social commentary give a little food for thought. A swift 80 minutes that will leave you saying, "Wait, I wanted a bit more!" (B+) [this Archive upload was very good, only stuttery lateral movement, but a vast improvement over most or all other YouTube and Archive finds, which were either poor transfers or short duration @ 76m~, the latter also the length on Amazon Prime!]
the raven 1935 61m
https://archive.org/details/UniversalStudiosMonsters1935TheRaven
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the criminal on the lam who needs a new face, Lugosi is the retired doctor who has a fascination for Poe and a mad infatuation with a female patient. Trouble ensues. One hour of pure fun, the characterizations done well in haste, the thrills real, the makeup old-fashioned scary, and Karloff growls! The fantastic-film content is that Lugosi knows just how to disfigure a man with a scalpel. (A) [Archive upload terrific]
the black cat 1934 65m
https://archive.org/details/UniversalStudiosMonsters1934TheBlackCat (65/70m)
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the Satanist cult leader who was once a war butcher, Lugosi is a former prisoner who lost his wife to Karloff and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, the married David Manners and Jacqueline Wells become pawns in the game at Karloff's castle. WATCH Bela and Boris wrestle! I mean that as a publicity stunt. Actually, you don't need any excuse to enjoy this great film. The plot is contrived but perfectly played, the actors rock (the high drama warranted here), and it absorbs you from start to finish. There is technically no fantastic-film content, but Karloff-Lugosi-Manners is too good a team to say no, and the torture-Satanism angles are horrific enough. Originally, the censors suggested Edgar Ulmer tone it down, but he didn't, and as a matter of fact the 65-minute cut is the released cut, even if IMDB and AFI claim 70m max. (A+) [Archive upload wonderful] (information >) https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/4590?cxt=filmography
the body snatcher 1945 77m
https://ok.ru/video/194804845122 (UNCUT, Spanish subs)
4/20/2019 - Karloff is the grave-robber who is also a murderer, providing cadavers for his old friend "Toddy" who is now a doctor-teacher. Lugosi is the doctor's servant who knows too much. WATCH Bela and Boris wrestle again! This is more melodrama than anything, nothing fantastic-film per se, but a good bit of violence and suggested gor. It's a good film, well-acted, nice costuming and sets. (A-)[ok.ru upload was pretty good, but seemed to "skip" every once in a while, and that was OK because Archive didn't have it, DailyMotion was terrible, CDA was Polish-only, and nothing on the streamers]
(information >) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037549/alternateversions
the mummy's shroud 1967 86m
https://my.mail.ru/mail/svetac77/video/misvideos/472.html (Spanish subs)
4/21/2019 - Most of this is almost played for laughs, but the end sequence where the mummy disintegrates is worth watching repeatedly on a reel of such visual effects. (C) because I can't go lower on Hammer [my.mail.ru was a very good view and I like this site]
lady frankenstein 1971 99m
http://cafehulu.com/watch/gdVp4mxD-lady-frankenstein.html (UNCUT, no subs)
lady frankenstein 1971 83m cut
(information) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067321/alternateversions4/23/2019 - Italian period-piece isn't bad, the classic Frankenstein, with Burke and Hare, and some early 1970's raunch that has its moments. (B) [cafehulu had a wonderful uncut print]
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Free Online Fantastic Film Project 15: KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (1962)
GENERAL NOTE: This online genre-watching project is intended for me, as an experiment to see how many fantastic films I can watch for free, without Netflix, rentals, or purchases.
KING KONG VS. GODZILLA (1962). 4/14/2019. Archive.org.
Japanese Version (1:37:02) click for link American Version (1:30:48) click for link |
Free Online Fantastic Film Project 13: SON OF KONG (1933)
GENERAL NOTE: This online genre-watching project is intended for me, as an experiment to see how many fantastic films I can watch for free, without Netflix, rentals, or purchases.
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