I think I know who that "someone" is...:D

Neways I agree bout the Triffids being scary. It used to scare me as a kid, thinking about plants grabbing out and catching hold of anything in front of it. geez I m glad they cant do that!

You know, I think what freaked me out so bad is their Trifid feet....they made them so squishy and,well, organic. The whole squishing along thing really bothered me and still does....not to mention the whole poisonous-plant-waiting-for-you-to-die-and-eating-you thing.....
And that noise they make.....ughhhh.....(shudder)

Night Creatures (1962)

Had never seen this before. What a great little film. It's a Hammer film about a pirate named Captain Clegg, liquour smuggling undertaken by a small community, and the legendary marsh phantoms. Not so much a horror film as a period film with horror elements. Well worth a watch.

7.5/10

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

I am in two minds about this Hammer Frankenstein film. The plot is OK, but nothing groundbreaking.

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The Baron, along with his assistant, are caught experimenting with the organs of stolen bodies, and are chased out of town. So they return to the Baron's old chateau in Karlstaad, which he finds has been ransacked. The Baron is angered, and this leads to conflict with the local authorities. So they need to hide out, and are assisted by a local deaf/mute girl (and if there is a better looking deaf/mute girl in any film, I haven't seen it). They soon discover that this girl has the frozen body of the Baron's creation in her cave, and they transport this body back to the laboratory at the Baron's chateau to reanimate. However the monster is largely non-responsive when reanimated, so they enlist the help of a local carnival mesmerist. He is able to control the monster, but uses the monster to do his own bidding, including stealing gold ornaments from the local church. Naturally, the locals don't take too kindly to the monster's return...

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The sets themselves are impressive, especially the laboratory. As this film was distributed by Universal, Hammer was able to use Universal concepts re: sets and make-up. The old Universal laboratory hardware in vivid colour looks amazing. The scenery, with snow-covered alpine landscapes, were equally pleasing.

Unfortunately, the monster looks anything but amazing. Even thought the make-up was based on the Universal monster, it just does not hit the mark, and previous hammer monsters were far more impressive.

So, this film is a bit of a mixed bag. The plot is passable, and Peter Cushing is always good. However, it doesn't really "fit" into the Hammer Frankenstein series, and the creature was a poor interpretation of the Karloff original.

6/10

The Blob (1958)

I have seen this film many times and still love it. I think it is one of those films that manages to transcend its obviously low budget and simple plot to create something greater than it had any right to be. It's a fast-paced film that feels like it is full of energy. And it is so 50's rock and roll that it could be Happy Days with monsters.

I first saw this film when I was a young child - before video so I had to wake up in the very early hours of the morning to catch it. I loved it then, and it continues to be a special movie for me.

9.5/10 because nothing is perfect.

You know, not only is "The Blob" a nice-looking movie, but it has outstanding character work. There aren't any real bad guys in it and it sort of promotes a compassion for everyone (except the Blob, which is a horrible oozing monster); it's a real people-lovin' movie, and this gives it a very endearing quality. I think it rises above most films of its type because of that.

I watched the Creature From The Black Lagoon late the other night. I love that movie. I would think that silly heifer would have been grateful that she ended up being chased by a huge fish that had the hots for her instead of a pack of pirhanas.....that's what you get for swimming in scary water on the Amazon.....

I love this movie. One of the great Universal monster movies. In fact.. I think I'll go and watch all 3 of the "Creature" movies right now

Yah, CFTBL is great. Awesome setting.

Haw! I watched Night of the Living Dead yesterday. Funny I came across this thread. However...

I've always wondered, and maybe some of you know... What's the significance of the dead woman at the top of the stairs? If you don't want to answer it in this thread (causing a diversion) feel free to PM me with the response.