Produced in 1953, this little Public Domain Gem follows the typical scientist hero as he and his OSI (Office of Scientific Investigation) partner try to track down a deadly new radioactive isotope which if left alone, would eventually destroy the earth. This is in my top ten favorite list for Tacky Drive in Horror and Scifi.
SoLaRiS's movie reviews at www. solsun.blogspot.com One of the better creature features from the 50's. Most notable for Ray Harryhausens stop motion animation which certainly raises this to a cut above average. Enjoy!
Most people think of a B movie as something concocted by the denizens of post WW II Hollywood, so I thought to include this little piece of cheese to prove that other nation's can also be known for the ripe smell of Lingerger (sp) emanating from their TV sets. This movie is a prime example of why it is important to not Film and Drink at the same time. It has some of the most unbelievably tacky scifi hardware ever put into a movie. The writing is funny and it sometimes seems that the writers had just returned from an all night wine tasting festival when they shlocked this one together. I hope you alien robots of undetermined origin with bad taste in sound effects, Zombified (Is that even a real word?) dead people with light bulbs for eyes, and some of the most fake screaming you ever heard. Enjoy the flick and try not to laugh too hard. :)
Theatrical trailer for THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON (1959), starring Robert Clarke, who also co-wrote and co-directed this science-fiction cult classic. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.
Well, just when you thought no movie would ever exceed the cheese factor of Plan 9 from Outer Space, along comes the Creeping Terror. This movie is the ultimate in Tacky B movies. The story is a bit weak, but the creature (which is made of hair and plastic tubes glued to a dirty shag carpet) has to be seen to be believed.. Its hilarious to watch the scantily clad bikini babe actually have top help the monster eat her. The audio is mostly gone due to an accident before the film was released, and 90% of it is simply a narrator filling in the gaps. Now sit back and enjoy the flick. And make sure you have plenty of cheeze wizz for this one.
Scientist at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out!
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome forcing the military to take drastic action.
Here's another little jewel from the not so golden age of B movies. This one has everything, submarines, flying (or swimming) saucers, cyclopian monsters from space, and of course the overly melodramatic acting one would expect from these movies. Sit back and enjoy!
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