A scientist makes the creature into a being that can live on the ground rather than just in water. Which means Ol’ Fish Face starts killing people on land instead. On the surface, this last Universal Classic Monsters film plays like a solid horror movie which is pretty good but not anything to write home …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 36- The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The duo star as guardians of a mummy during its transportation. However, the mummy is stolen after its owner is murdered. The bumbling leads are left in possession of a pendant which holds the location of hidden treasure. They team up with a treasure hunter to find it. So, what is one of the last …
Ol’ Fish Face is back. He gets captured and turned into an aquarium attraction in South Florida. He falls in love with a female scientist there, escapes and kidnaps her. However, her real life (human) partner is hot on their trail. Let’s get the obvious out of the way first- no, it’s not as good …
Continue reading Universal Classic Monsters Reviewed- Day 34- Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Fossil researchers in the Amazon venture to the Black Lagoon where they, inadvertently, attract the attention of a beast from the deep. The Creature From The Black Lagoon may be one of the later Universal Classic Monsters film but that doesn’t mean it’s one of the weakest. In fact, history has cemented its iconic status. …
The duo play a couple of private investigators who are investigating the murder of a boxing manager. When boxer Tommy Nelson is in the frame for the homicide, he takes an invisibility serum to (literally) hide from the police. With Tommy’s help, the duo must try and ensnare the man who is responsible for the …
This second Carry On film is set at Haven Hospital and features an eclectic bunch of characters- the boxer, the bookish nuclear physicist, the bothersome colonel… The cast of favourites are all present and correct, with Hattie Jacques’ first turn as a matron. And how fantastic she is! Watch how she patrols the ward like …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 2- Carry On Nurse (1959)
The first Carry On film in the popular series concerns a new platoon of soldiers entering National Service. If Sergeant Grimshaw treats them nicely rather than with hostility, will they all turn out as perfect recruits? He has £50 riding on it. For a first film, Carry On Sergeant is very self-assured and very funny. …
Continue reading What A Carry On!- Day 1- Carry On Sergeant (1958)
Janice Starlin sees that the sales of her cosmetics company are slumping as her customers see that she appears to be (shock horror) getting older (!) Dr Eric Zinthrop, a scientist, finds that he has been able to extract chemicals from royal jelly that can reverse the ageing process. Starlin agrees to become a human …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween- Day 13- The Wasp Woman (1959)
Along with most other households in the UK for members of Gen X (the best generation by the way), we had the soundtrack for the film Grease. When the film was finally shown on UK TV I recorded it and watched it fat too much. It was a 'go to film' for a time when …
I have a long history with this film as I seem to remember it being shown on daytime TV here in the UK in the early 80's. The thinking probably went along the lines of 'We have such extreme horror movies now and so it will be safe to show this old 1950's horror film …
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