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mictlan 01-25-2004 08:24 PM

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Originally posted by Dr.Kelvinstein
Lon is great in Spider Baby, but I just like him in everything. I thought his dopiness actually added something to the Larry Talbot character.
Yeah, I'll give you that. I do like how he's dressed up and primed to be the New Hollywood Hunk in Wolf Man... and just seems bewildered by it all.


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An interesting tidbit---according to the new Lugosi bio by Arthur Lenning, a drunken Chaney once punched an ailing Lugosi just before the latter's Ed Wood years. Strange.
Ah, what a great fantasy... to get in a bar fight with a surly Lon Chaney Jr. We shoulda been alive back then.

Dr.Kelvinstein 01-25-2004 08:57 PM

No doubt that would have been a great bar fight, and I can only hope that Cameron Mitchell would have our backs.

The_Return 01-15-2005 07:35 AM

Ive only seen one Hammer production [As far as I know], Hound of the Baskervilles. I loved it, but I much prefer the Universal films Ive seen. I really want to see any of Lee's outings as Dracula, however....

phantomstranger 01-15-2005 12:19 PM

Oh you evil bastard, how am I suppose to choose between the two greatest horror studios ever? I guess I will go with Universal because I have great love for black and white horror movies. but I will say that Christopher Lee's Dracula is still the best

Tat2 01-15-2005 08:08 PM

Universal with out a doubt. I like alot of the Hammer films, most notibly, the Christopher Lee Dracula series, but when I think "Monster" I think Lon Chaney Jr's Wolfman, Boris Karloffs Frankensteins Monster, Bela Lugosis Dracula, Boris Karloffs Mummy etc... I grew up watching these films on late night TV and they were the driving force behind my affection for Horror Movies!

urgeok 01-16-2005 03:29 AM

apples and oranges ...you cant compare the 2 so its hard to pick one over the other.
Universal for the classic old feel and the rich grand feel, Hammer for the grittier spin and stylish productions

Gojira 01-16-2005 06:13 AM

This is a very tough question to answer I think there are alot of great Universal horror movies and alot of great Hammer horror movies. I cant choose just one from either Hammer or Universal as being a fave when I have so many faves.

tom-tom 01-21-2005 12:26 AM

Universal VS Hammer Horror
It's got to be Hammer Horror that wins, and for one very good reason: Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

Gojira 01-21-2005 04:56 AM

Well you know the ole saying what Universal invented Hammer perfected.

ClassicHorror 01-21-2005 11:15 AM

I didn't notice this thread when I made that Hammer Horror thread, oh well, Horror of Dracula for me.


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