"Ahhhh my wife Sybil likes Harold Robinson. After a hard day’s slaving under the hairdryer she needs to unwind with a few aimless thrills...hah!”
Bravo!
(Am I the only one that got this? For serious?)
"Ahhhh Harold Rob-bins?????? I thought you meant that awful chap ..err...Harold Robinson!" Lol
Harold Robbins was so famous in the sixties, his books were everywhere (my mum loved them), almost totally forgotten now. It just goes to show, er...something or other.
I first saw this a year ago, delighted to discover that it was a clip from this used in the Martin Scorsese-directed Amazing Stories episode "Mirror Mirror." (The nightmarish scene in the graveyard - Brook Williams surrounded by zombies, bloody puddles, mist, shifting Dutch angles.)
I was a fan of The Avengers years before I started watching a lot of these 1960s British movies, so actors Williams and Jacqueline Pearce, who have major roles in this, I only knew for years for their guest shots with John Steed. (There's an abandoned mine in this that I think was also used for The Avengers episode "The Living Dead.")
I do tend to prefer the one-shot Hammer films like this one, The Witches and The Devil Rides Out over the series entries. All three of these are of the "weird underground cult" variety - always good for bizarre tales.
Jacqueline Pearce, who have major roles in this, I only knew for years for their guest shots with John Steed. I do tend to prefer the one-shot Hammer films like this one, The Witches and The Devil Rides Out over the series entries. All three of these are of the "weird underground cult" variety - always good for bizarre tales.
One can ogle Jacqueline Pearce in The Reptile ('66). Plus there are plenty more vintage British television shows besides THE AVENGERS. Pearce appeared twice in MAN IN A SUITCASE and was a BLAKE'S 7 regular.
One can ogle Jacqueline Pearce in The Reptile ('66). Plus there are plenty more vintage British television shows besides THE AVENGERS. Pearce appeared twice in MAN IN A SUITCASE and was a BLAKE'S 7 regular.
Indeed. I've been catching up on other shows like The Saint, Strange Report, and, yes, a couple of Man in a Suitcase episodes.
Restoration of the Hammer catalogue-good news. Remakes of them maybe not so much. The vibrant colors that add so much to them would disappear..
The vibrant colours of Dracula (1958) disappeared on the BFI "restoration" whenthey decided on a cyan/blue look for some reason, & the Warner Archive release is too dark. This great film is still in need of a decent HD version. A lot of the films do look great. The Sony restoration of Revenge Of Frankenstein, & a lot of early sixties Hammer's look very nice. I hope we get a decent She (1965) from Warner Archive next year.
Yup, the Universal vintage horror films (those Blu-rays look amazing), American International & Hammer. Mix & match that lot & have your own little horror film festival.
...& looking two posts up from 2021, where I hoped She (1965) was coming on Blu-ray this year, well no joy, so hopefully She for 2023.
The above montage has inspired to watch the seven Hammer Frankenstein films this month, having only seen a couple in the past before.
Tonight was Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, the final entry. It has a bad rep, but I found it engaging. Peter Cushing's Baron Frankenstein is now working from within an insane asylum, assisted by a young acolyte, Shane Briant, and the corrupt asylum director's daughter, Madeleine Smith (a Bond girl a year before). David Prowse is the simian-looking tragic creature this time. A classic ick effect occurs when Cushing and Briant open up a skull to extract a brain - a saliva-like bit of brain matter ooze sticks to the skull...
I'm in a fortunate position where a close friend of mine takes pity on me and often gives me his old dvds when he routinely upgrades to Blu ray. I moaned about the fact that some third party hadn't yet come up with Hammer horror sets grouped like the Universal's. Y'know.. a Dracula set, Frankenstein, Mummy. All feasible in my book. So he put me the first two together in his own custom made sets complete with single box and new cover.
Anyway I was able to watch all the Hammer Frankensteins during the lockdowns. And I have to say the only one I didn't take to was the Ralph Bates Horror of Frankenstein. Of course we know it's not part of the Cushing series. After that I think Evil is the only Cushing one that's poor. Again not really part of the series as such. From Hell compared quite well with those two. In the case of Horror and Hell it was a first viewing.
I'm in a fortunate position where a close friend of mine takes pity on me and often gives me his old dvds when he routinely upgrades to Blu ray. I moaned about the fact that some third party hadn't yet come up with Hammer horror sets grouped like the Universal's. Y'know.. a Dracula set, Frankenstein, Mummy. All feasible in my book. So he put me the first two together in his own custom made sets complete with single box and new cover.
Anyway I was able to watch all the Hammer Frankensteins during the lockdowns. And I have to say the only one I didn't take to was the Ralph Bates Horror of Frankenstein. Of course we know it's not part of the Cushing series. After that I think Evil is the only Cushing one that's poor. Again not really part of the series as such. From Hell compared quite well with those two. In the case of Horror and Hell it was a first viewing.
I double-billed Curse and Revenge last night and will continue the Hammerfranks in order over this week. From what I've read, I'm already aware that the continuity in this series is a bit off the rails but that doesn't bother me. I'm mainly in this for the style and the atmosphere. I also have to keep in mind how grotesque the red blood and severed limbs must have been for 1950s cinema. It still is grotesque in 2022, of course, but that type of gore is more commonplace now.
My all-time favorite Hammer Horror movie is "The Curse of Frankenstein." I love the way that the movie builds suspense and keeps you guessing until the very end. From the beginning of his journey, to his eventful demise, Victor Frankenstein travels through a broad range of emotions and experiences, almost all of which his creature endures as well. Btw, the determination Victor carries with him to succeed is paralleled by the creature’s as they work towards different goals; it is the consuming facet of their drives that engenders destructive obsession (resource: https://assignbuster.com/victor-frankenstein-creature-as-the-mirror/). The acting is superb, and the atmosphere is perfect for a horror movie. I also enjoy the fact that the movie deviates from the traditional Frankenstein story, giving it a fresh twist.
My all-time favorite Hammer Horror movie is "The Curse of Frankenstein." I love the way that the movie builds suspense and keeps you guessing until the very end. From the beginning of his journey, to his eventful demise, Victor Frankenstein travels through a broad range of emotions and experiences, almost all of which his creature endures as well. The acting is superb, and the atmosphere is perfect for a horror movie. I also enjoy the fact that the movie deviates from the traditional Frankenstein story, giving it a fresh twist.
I watched the 7-film Hammer Frankenstein series earlier this month. Not for fans of continuity (as every film has its own take on the Creature and the Baron), but great colorful fun for fans of bizarre melodrama. I reiterate my stance that Veronica Carlson is the most beautiful Hammer "hottie".
The Brides of Dracula tonight. This is one of the better Hammer films with a story that keeps you engaged all the way through (not always the case with every Hammer horror.); I love the eeriness/"hamminess" of Marie Devereux's resurrection with Freda Jackson's insane over-the top performance as the loyal servant to the vampire baron:
Oct. 1 - Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (first time) 3 - The Curse of Frankenstein The Revenge of Frankenstein (first time) 5/6 - The Evil of Frankenstein (first time) 7 - Frankenstein Created Woman (first time) 8 - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 9 - The Horror of Frankenstein 14 - The Brides of Dracula 20 - Dracula Prince of Darkness 21 - The Satanic Rites of Dracula (first time) 23 - Taste the Blood of Dracula 24 - The Reptile (first time) 27 - Paranoiac 28 - Vampire Circus 29 - The Kiss of the Vampire 30 - Countess Dracula (first time) 31 - The Plague of the Zombies
Did anyone else here revisit any old Hammers? I will certainly be continuing this kick into November.
