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Subject: Re: Scary Movie Time

Author: sasha grey

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:00:34 10/08/09 Thu In reply to: Conrad 's message, "Scary Movie Time" on 18:29:26 09/27/08 Sat I love old scary movies! >Well, it's almost that time of year again, when scary >movies are all over TV and in theaters. Even though >it's not Hallowen yet, most stores have already got >goodies and costumes up for sale. So I'll begin my >annual reviews of fright films just a little bit early >with an oddball movie, "Horror of the Blood Monsters." > > >This is one of the B-movies made by schlockmeister Al >Adamson, who directed numerous low budget films >throughout the 1960s and 1970s, everything from horror >to biker flicks. Though he did work along the same >lines as Ed Wood, he never gained the name-recognition >that Wood did. Part of the reason was certainly >because some of his films were unsavory or downright >reprehensible. But they also tended to be confusing >and baffling as well, due to Adamson's tendency to >pile on unneccessary sub-plots. > >"Horror of the Blood Monsters" (1970) is just about >the only film of his that's gained any kind of a >"cult" following, and even some decent reviews. It's >even had a special DVD edition with commentary and >special features, perhaps because it's one of the few >movies he did that had a half-way understandable >storyline. It also has a likeable quality, and even a >strange low-budget charm, that's in sharp contrast to >the normally grim atmosphere of his other films. > >The movie begins with an amaturish introduction, >showing various people wandering around in the dark >acting like vampires. A narrartor, doing a clumsy >Bela Lugosi imitation, explains that people of Earth >are turning into vampires due to some sort of virus >from outer space. > >Then we quickly switch to more professional looking >sequences involving the launch of a spaceship. A crew >of exploreres, both men and women, are being sent out >to discover the source of the virus. Their leader is >none other that the great John Carridine himself, once >again giving a decent performance in a cheaply made >film. Seeing him play the captain of a spaceship is >fun in itself! > >They land on a prehistoric world where they befriend >some cave people and help them fight off monsters and >various enemies. What's this got to do with vampires, >you might ask? Well, apparently this is the planet >the virus is coming from. Most of the cave people >sport fangs, showing that they're slowly turning into >vampires. There's also some weird looking flying bat >people in a cave. But as it turns out, the disease >will eventually kill them all and evidently the virus >will die with them. > >In real life, Adamson actually purchased footage from >a cave-man movie made in the Phillipines and never >released here in the USA. Then he filmed the scenes >with American actors as space cadets and pasted them >into the Fillipino movie. It's a clever use of stock >footage. And the American cast deliver some >surprisingly engaging and in some cases even touching >performances. > >"Horror of the Blood Monsters" is no masterpiece, but >it does show how a low-budget movie can rise above its >material. It's a shame that Adamson didn't do more >enjoyable films like this in his career, rather than >resorting to "shock" value in his other work, which is >very seldom shown anymore. If he'd made more films >like "Horror of the Blood Monsters" he might have >become as well known as Ed Wood is today. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Author: sashagrey [Edit]

Date Posted: 10:40:45 10/20/09 Tue >I love old scary movies! > >>Well, it's almost that time of year again, when scary >>movies are all over TV and in theaters. Even though >>it's not Hallowen yet, most stores have already got >>goodies and costumes up for sale. So I'll begin my >>annual reviews of fright films just a little bit early >>with an oddball movie, "Horror of the Blood Monsters." >> girls fucking machines bondage sex femdom lesbian bondage rope bondage >>This is one of the B-movies made by schlockmeister Al >>Adamson, who directed numerous low budget films >>throughout the 1960s and 1970s, everything from horror >>to biker flicks. Though he did work along the same >>lines as Ed Wood, he never gained the name-recognition >>that Wood did. Part of the reason was certainly >>because some of his films were unsavory or downright >>reprehensible. But they also tended to be confusing >>and baffling as well, due to Adamson's tendency to >>pile on unneccessary sub-plots. >> >>"Horror of the Blood Monsters" (1970) is just about >>the only film of his that's gained any kind of a >>"cult" following, and even some decent reviews. It's >>even had a special DVD edition with commentary and >>special features, perhaps because it's one of the few >>movies he did that had a half-way understandable >>storyline. It also has a likeable quality, and even a >>strange low-budget charm, that's in sharp contrast to >>the normally grim atmosphere of his other films. >> >>The movie begins with an amaturish introduction, >>showing various people wandering around in the dark >>acting like vampires. A narrartor, doing a clumsy >>Bela Lugosi imitation, explains that people of Earth >>are turning into vampires due to some sort of virus >>from outer space. >> >>Then we quickly switch to more professional looking >>sequences involving the launch of a spaceship. A crew >>of exploreres, both men and women, are being sent out >>to discover the source of the virus. Their leader is >>none other that the great John Carridine himself, once >>again giving a decent performance in a cheaply made >>film. Seeing him play the captain of a spaceship is >>fun in itself! >> >>They land on a prehistoric world where they befriend >>some cave people and help them fight off monsters and >>various enemies. What's this got to do with vampires, >>you might ask? Well, apparently this is the planet >>the virus is coming from. Most of the cave people >>sport fangs, showing that they're slowly turning into >>vampires. There's also some weird looking flying bat >>people in a cave. But as it turns out, the disease >>will eventually kill them all and evidently the virus >>will die with them. >> >>In real life, Adamson actually purchased footage from >>a cave-man movie made in the Phillipines and never >>released here in the USA. Then he filmed the scenes >>with American actors as space cadets and pasted them >>into the Fillipino movie. It's a clever use of stock >>footage. And the American cast deliver some >>surprisingly engaging and in some cases even touching >>performances. >> >>"Horror of the Blood Monsters" is no masterpiece, but >>it does show how a low-budget movie can rise above its >>material. It's a shame that Adamson didn't do more >>enjoyable films like this in his career, rather than >>resorting to "shock" value in his other work, which is >>very seldom shown anymore. If he'd made more films >>like "Horror of the Blood Monsters" he might have >>become as well known as Ed Wood is today. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]