Showing posts with label 1961. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1961. Show all posts

The Flight That Disappeared (1961) - Movie Reivew

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"]Official Score = 3 Devils Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

I have to admit that Science Fiction movies involving Planes are almost always just completely awesome! I mean, there is just something truly chilling about what happens when a plane just vanishes out of thin air, and then just magically reappears... Both with the people on the ground, as well as the people on the plane and what happened during the time that they vanished!

Now I am going to say that I am happy to report that I have just recently seen one of the ancestors of the modern Science Fiction movie that is based on our around a plane in the movie, The Plane That Disappeared (1961)!

Written by: Ralph Hart (The Outer Limits), Judith Hart (Attack Of The Puppet People), Orville H. Hampton (Rocketship X-M) & Directed by: Reginald Le Borg (Weird Woman). Starring: Craig Hill (All About Eve), Paula Raymond (The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms), Dayton Loomis (The Wrong Man), Harvey Stephens (The Bat), John Bryant (I'll Give My Life), Nancy Hale (Sea Hunt), Bernadette Hale (The Doomsday Flight), Meg Wylie (Major Dad), Stephen Ellsworth Crowley, Francis De Sales (A Majority Of One), Joe Haworth (Mission Impossible) & Jack Mann (Police Dog Story).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="605"] The Captain & his Co-Pilot taking off for a flight that they surely will forget![/caption]

Now before I go on, let me say this, there is something about movies that was lost from about the beginning of the 1970s on, but I really enjoyed about horror/science fiction movies that came before that... It's sort of an indefinable quality that I feel is what made the writing and the acting in these movies so great... Yet I think most people found to be cheesy... what is this I am talking about? Well it is a sort of naive nature about the people going in to these terrifying events, and it is done so well... And this movie is no different!

You see, on Flight 60 from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. are 3 scientists that have been summoned to D.C. because even though they have developed this independently, they have created what put together would be a weapon of such a tremendous force that in the end could destroy an entire country with just one bomb...

What these scientists, Dr. Thomas Endicott (Craig Hill), a mathematician by the name of, 'Marcia' (Paula Raymond) & Dr. Morris (Dayton Loomis) don't know, is that they are being summoned by humans from a potential future as well!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="605"] The three scientists as they are about to stand trial for their crimes against time...[/caption]

So after a harrowing flight that puts the flight crew and passengers asleep, these scientists, (who up to this point are set to develop a bomb that will destroy humanity) are taken out of time and are set to stand trial for the crimes against time that they haven't committed yet!

During this time, the people on the ground are frantically trying to search for the missing airplane!

In the this movie is total blast and well worth a watch, if you are in to classic Black & White movies!

Pit And The Pendulum (1961) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_557" align="alignright" width="307"]Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils Official Score = 3 1/2 Devils[/caption]

Before I became a fan of both the Horror and Science Fiction genres my father was the huge fan of both Horror and Science Fiction movies (and to some degree, books.)

As a matter of fact I would have to contribute my love of horror movies and Science Fiction movies to my father, and the times that we would watch horror movies and Science Fiction movies together (such films as the Alien movies series, some of the, 'A Nighbtmare On Elm Street' movies, etc...)

Anyway a couple of the scary stories that he told both me and my sister was the story of, 'The Crawiling Eye' and, 'The Pit And The Pendulum'.

Now the first time I heard these stories, I thought that they were just stories, (The Pit And The Pendulum as it turns out really was a story that had been written by Edgar Allan Poe, and had been turned in to a movie by American International Pictures), but the rest of these stories that my dad had told us actually had been movies that my Dad had seen when he was a kid!

And now that I have had a chance to see, Pit And The Pendulum (1961), I can understand why my Dad liked it so much!

Written by: Richard Matheson (I Am Legend) and Directed by: Roger Corman (Death Race 2000). Starring: Vincent Price (Madhouse), John Kerr (South Pacific), Luana Anders (Dementia 13), Anthony Carbone (A Bucket Of Blood), and Barbara Steele (Black Sunday).

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) with Frances Barnard (John Kerr) as Nicholas is about to play a deadly game with his house guest![/caption]

During the, 'Inquisition' people were being tortured as a regular practice, Pit And The Pendulum tells the tale of a post, 'Inquisition' family by the name of, 'Medina', (a family who's father, 'Sebastian' (Played by Vincent Price), used to torture people as a regular practice!)

Now this family has started getting past their horrible past, Sebastian's daughter, Donia Catherine (Anders) is living with her love in Barcelona, and Sebastian's son Nicholas has taken over the family home, and married an English noblewoman by the name of Elizabeth Barnard (Steele).

Now for the longest time, Nicholas and his wife are living a very happy and contented life as husband and wife, but when Elizabeth discovers the tragic past of her new family, she ends up killing herself in one of Sebastian's torture devices!

After her death though, various people start hearing Elizabeth's voice, hearing her play the harpsichord, etc, this happens to be slowly driving Nicholas insane (A role that Vincent Price played excellently!)

Anyway, after Doctor Charles Leon (Carbone), and Elizabeth's brother, 'Francis' shows up to investigate the death of his sister, these strange encounters start getting stronger and stronger and driving Nicholas worse and worse!

As these encounters start getting worse and worse, people begin to wonder if Nicholas has already lost his mind, or perhaps, has Elzabeth become one of the many ghosts that are sure to be haunting these tortured halls!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Don Nicholas (Vincent Price), with his wife Donia Elizabeth (Barbara Steele) in, 'Pit And The Pendulum' (1961)![/caption]

Now I have to say that everyone did a great job in this movie, but the truth is, is that besides the story, the best thing about this movie is Vincent Price!

I mean Vincent Price plays the role of, 'crazy' and, 'going crazy', perfectly! So much so that in my opinion, there is no one who has played these types of roles as well as Vincent Price did since!

So if your looking for a fun classic horror movie to really sink your teeth in to, then check t this one out as it is a fun one!

http://youtu.be/8xzdrffJ91E

Top 5 Films For Halloween 2012

With Halloween coming up real quick, and with the release of Hellinspace.com, A friend of mine and CEO of AwesomeBMovies.com, Matt Dowling helped give me this great idea for doing my top 5 choices for Halloween…

So please enjoy this list, and I hope you are able to find something to enjoy this Halloween from my top 5 list of films for Halloween 2012!

At Number 5: Slumber Party Massacre (1982):

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A truly classic horror movie that is a fun way to kick off a Halloween extravaganza![/caption]

The name may not win some people over, but the truth is, is this is a great scary Corman/slasher that is really worth sinking your teeth in to!

Number 4: Friday The 13th (1980):

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Alice as she is about to meet the woman that will change her life forever![/caption]

Come on, you know I had to put it in there… I mean it is a truly genuine classic horror fest that is definitely worth watching on Halloween!

Number 3: The Changling (1980):

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A truly great paranormal classic that I do think you guys might truly enjoy!

Number 2: The Pit And The Pendulum (1961):

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Damn if that ain't the biggest butchers block ever![/caption]

A great Vincent Price classic that was based on an Edgar Allan Poe novel and has some great scares in it!

And finally, for number 1 we got: Halloween (1978):

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] This guy is taking out trick 'r treaters left and right![/caption]

The truth is folks, is that this movie is my absolute all-time favorite movie in general… And let’s be honest here… The name says it all!

Anyway folks I hope that this series of movies helps you in your decision making on what to watch on Halloween night… and hey… Happy Halloween to all you fright fans out there!

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