Blow-Up (1966)

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This fascinating film from Michelangelo Antonioni delivers a brilliant study of a character, through portraying a dilemma between the perception and expectation from an event or a moment; that also produce some glimpse of an inside look in a generation set on swinging 60's London. Though in the middle it's seems like a thriller of Hitchcockian flavor but at the end it comes with a totally unexpected & unsettling finale that can blow your mind away like a sound of a ball in a tennis court where a group of mimes are the only players & spectators.

>>: A-

Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)

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A beautiful adaptation of a M.R. James story with great camera work & brilliant performance from the lead...Michael Hordern. Though some viewers may find it not as spooky as it seems initially but I loved the setting & find that final encounter pretty creepy.

>>: A-

"Dead Of Night" (1945)

Plot: IMDB
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

Phantom's review: A true horror classic. This is the way an anthology film should be. a great collection of stories, a little bit of humor, and some genuine chills. Plenty of atmosphere and fine acting all around. "The Haunted Mirror" and "The Dummy" are probably the best of the stories, but their are no real duds here. A fine example of old school British horror.

Attack of the Giant Leeches
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I love old monster movies like this

Attack of the Giant Leeches is great. Lot's of fun.

A beautiful adaptation of a M.R. James story with great camera work & brilliant performance from the lead...Michael Hordern. Though some viewers may find it not as spooky as it seems initially but I loved the setting & find that final encounter pretty creepy.

>>: A-[/QUOTE]

I didnt know there was a movie version of Oh whistle and Ill come to you, Ive always like that story. There was another movie they made from one of M.R. James stories, Curse of the Demon from his story Casting the Runes. It was quite good, a good performance by Dana Andrews and the guy who played the villian, I dont recall the actors name but he was very good. They could have left out the part with the monster, that part was dumb.

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Cheesy little Amicus sci-fi from the 60s.

Watch it if you are a fan of Freddie Francis, and of low-budget cheesy stuff from the era. Oh, and watch out for a cameo by Michael Gough as the alien leader.

Gojira aka Godzilla (1954)

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This is not just another monster flick where a prehistoric beast roused from the ocean depths and made a rampage of massive destruction in a city. This masterpiece of cinema brings back the horrors of nuclear war to a country that experienced it first hand. In early August, 1945 the rest of the world witnessed as Japan experienced the most terrifying result that a war can produce, the ultimate act of barbarism that ever demonstrated on such a vast scale; a horror that the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki haunted & carried through generation after generation.
Ishiro Honda & his crew beautifully played their magic tricks and introduced Godzilla to the world cinema. Though it gradually become the most popular giant movie-monster of all time but Honda's first Godzilla was not just a portrayal of a monster of death & destruction, it competently symbolize the "Little Boy" detonated over Hiroshima or the "Fat Man" exploded over Nagasaki near the end of World War II. The echoes of nuclear apocalypse come through Godzilla's roar; the devastation wreaked by Godzilla eerily mirrors that of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and thus as a whole "Godzilla" is not just another entertaining product of celluloid art; it's a bleak metaphor that illustrates a black-and-white nightmare about the threat of nuclear experimentation in the ghastly game of world domination.

I saw it only once before and that was almost 15 years ago when I wasn't mature enough to understand the significance of this film. But after giving it a watch yesterday I like to put it in my list of all time favorites where it now holds a place in the top 10.

>>: A

Gojira no Gyakushu aka Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

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>>: B+

Quartermass and the Pit [Five Million Years to Earth] (1967)

I'll be writing a review of it soon. I thought it was pretty good, and really it's topics and depth are very impressive.

One of my fave Hammer films.

"The Invisible Man" (1933)
-Claude Rains

Plot: IMDB
A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to terrorize the countryside as an invisible killer.

Phantom's Review: One of Universals Great horror films. Claude Rains excellent performance highlights this classic. The story sticks close to the original novel and the FX are still brilliant to watch, even after 78 years. The only complaint I have is that the actor who plays Dr. Kemp is a little wooden in his performance. Other, than that, this film is great and belongs in every classic horror fans collection.