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Nothing better to fight off a persistent bout of fever than a couple of giant-monster Harryhausen classics.

Absolute treats to watch.

Both - * * * ½

Twisted Nerve (1968)

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>>: B+

I've never seen The Twisted Nerve- but if it has Billie Whitelaw, I need to!

metropolis - restored and remastered

Its an amazing film - I love the disclaimer at the begining too.

"The Cyclops" (1957)

Plot: IMDB
Susan Winter undertakes an expedition to a remote area of Mexico, hoping to find her fiance, Bruce Barton, whos plane-crashed there some time ago. The area is suspected to have a good supply of uranium, so Susan has promoted this to wealthy Martin Melville to get money for her expenses. In addition to Melville, she is accompanied by guide Russ Bradford and pilot Lee Brand in his small-engine craft. But the plane crashes, stranding the four in an isolated valley, which they soon discover is highly radioactive and inhabited by mutated life forms - giant insects, enormous lizards, and a 25-foot-tall human male with a deformed face, just one eye, and only brute animal instincts to feed and protect its turf...

Phantom's Review: Terrible acting ! Lousy FX! It can mean only one thing ! Another Bert I Gordon Classic! One of Gordon's earliest efforts at the "Giant Monster Genre". While not as "good" as later films like "The Amazing Colossal Man" or "Earth vs The Spider" this is still lots of cheesy fun. Sit back, leave your brain at the door and have fun.
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Ditto. A very solid Brit Psycho-thriller with some interesting characters.

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A novel take on the Stevenson legend, this slightly Bizarro version is actually much better than the other Hammer offering I watched a couple weeks ago. Found it quite entertaining, although the ending felt a bit ham-fisted. Look out for Martine Beswick at her best - a hot looker (if you remember her from the early Connery-as-Bond films) and a standout performance.

Overall, very watchable and recommended.

* * * ½

"Destroy All Monsters" (1968)

Plot: IMDB

Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race.

Phantom's Review: One of my all time favorite Godzilla films. Plenty of monster action, decent FX (for it's time) and damn near every monster in the Toho stable. One of the best.

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Obscure little Corman flick, made by Jack Hill of Spider Baby fame. Very campy, very low-budget stuff with a confusing and bizarre story, and the execution will make your eyes roll more than once. Watch it if you are a fan of trashy cinema. It will help immensely if you make this a double-bill with Spider Baby. Just a note - don't be surprised out of your wits when the film suddenly stops and a dance ensues for a long while.

* * ½