From Here to Eternity (1953)

February 14, 2015March 9, 2019 ~ monsterhunter ~ Leave a comment

From Here To Eternity won eight Academy Awards back in 1953, but not Best Actor. I assume that Montgomery Clift and Burt Lancaster split the votes in that category though it’s hard to argue with winner William Holden’s performance as the crabby lone wolf in Stalag 17 either.

Clift was the heart of the picture, batting his doe-like eyes to and fro, refusing to break under all the pressure heaped on him by a boxing-obsessed captain, while Lancaster was the libido of the film, testosterone practically oozing from every pore as he eyed the Captain’s wife in a way that only someone like Lancaster could get away with. Continue reading “From Here to Eternity (1953)” →

The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

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Things get off to a promising start with Vincent Price‘s Verden Fell arguing with small-minded church types who are refusing to let him bury his dead witch of a wife, Ligeia, in one of the official cemeteries with their fancy consecrated land just because she supposedly said something before she died about how she would never die. I was thinking, “heck Verden, why don’t you just keep her almost-dead ass in a secret room in your fancy abbey and let her screw with your mind for the rest of your miserable life” and by golly if that’s what Verden went and did. Continue reading “The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)” →

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

February 13, 2015February 17, 2019 ~ monsterhunter ~ Leave a comment

Right out of the gate this movie suffers from a major handicap: the suspension of disbelief that it requires as it relates to its casting is bigger than the size of the brood that is apparently supposed to be the major selling point of the film. Continue reading “Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)” →

Starquest II (1996)

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If I was an alien in charge of a secret plan to use humans in a crazy breeding experiment to preserve my own dying race, there’s a few things I would do differently than what is done in Starquest II. Continue reading “Starquest II (1996)” →

Slaughter Hotel (1971)

February 12, 2015 ~ monsterhunter ~ 1 Comment

I thought this would have been sort of obvious, but is it really a good idea for a mental hospital to have an assortment of weapons including battle axes, maces, swords and an iron maiden as part of the decor in the lounge where the patients and doctors hang out chatting and playing chess? Continue reading “Slaughter Hotel (1971)” →

Gigi (1958)

February 12, 2015March 13, 2019 ~ monsterhunter ~ Leave a comment

I’ve always said that when you’re a rich guy who gets bored with the endless parties, the mistress of the week, and the decision making that goes into what new country estate to purchase, the only thing that can snap you out of your rut is an affair with an underage girl. Continue reading “Gigi (1958)” →

Them! (1954)

February 10, 2015November 1, 2019 ~ monsterhunter ~ Leave a comment

I know it’s difficult to imagine ants growing suddenly huge and quite unfriendly. After all, we spent our childhoods alternately raising them in those cool little ant farms and setting them on fire with magnifying glasses. Those bonds formed between us and them aren’t easily broken. Continue reading “Them! (1954)” →