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Joe Blevins 
"Don't I look handsome?"
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 Posted - 01/05/2011 : 02:51:14
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Originally posted by damalc
OK, i said i wasn't going to comment on every film in my 50 collection but i watched the first one today and this set is promising.
the first film was "Carnival of Souls (1962)." proof that a good story and good acting don't need $100M worth of special effects or even color. genuinely creepy and clearly the ancestor of films like "Repulsion," "The Sixth Sense," "Black Swan," and, though i've never seen it, i think "Final Destination."
perhaps i'll have to start a thread for this one after all.
By all means, keep us updated on your progress, either in this thread or in a new one! Carnival of Souls is a long-time favorite of mine, and I still have a crush on Candace Hilligoss. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 01/26/2011 : 03:49:41
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Well I got my copy today. The list has changed somewhat since Joe's edition, I'll just post it here in case someone else is thinking of grabbing this. Here's what I've got (I IMDb-linked the new ones, i.e., the ones not in Joe's edition):-
Alien Zone
Alpha Incident, The
Bell from Hell
Blancheville Monster, The
Bloody Brood, The
Bucket of Blood, A
Cathy's Curse
Cold, The
Death Rage
Demon, The
Demons of Ludlow, The
Devil Times Five
Devil's Hand, The
Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon
Driller Killer, The
Drive-in Massacre
Funeral Home
Ghost, The
Hands of a Stranger
Haunts
Hearse, The
Horror Express
Horrors of Spider Island
I Bury the Living
I Eat Your Skin
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein''s Daughter
Lady Frankenstein
Land of the Minotaur aka "The Devil's Men"
Legend of Big Foot
Man in the Attic
Medusa
Messiah of Evil
Metamorphosis
Murder Mansion, The
Naked Massacre
Nightmare in Wax
Oasis of the Zombies
Panic
Passenger to Bali, A
Revenge of Doctor X, The
Scream Bloody Murder
Shock
Silent Night, Bloody Night
Sisters of Death
Slashed Dreams
Snowbeast
Track of the Moon Beast
War of the Robots
Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory
Witches Mountain, The
so, the following were removed from the collection
*BAD TASTE
CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD
*DEEP RED
*GOTHIC
MEMORIAL VALLEY MASSACRE
SNAKE PEOPLE
VIRUS
Incidentally the Amazon description is only partially correct, they incorrectly list the ones I've asterisked as included; they aren't. Unfortunately the two highest-scoring (on IMDb) have been removed.  If I was anal I'd return it to Amazon for a refund (to prove a point) but I'd have bought it anyway so I won't bother. I'm guessing there are numerous different versions of this compilation floating around, and Amazon list an intermediate one. It may be something of a lucky dip, but who buys these collections because they really want a particular movie? |
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Joe Blevins
"Don't I look handsome?"
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Posted - 01/26/2011 : 22:37:15
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Originally posted by Se�n
so, the following were removed from the collection
*BAD TASTE
CRYPT OF THE LIVING DEAD
*DEEP RED
*GOTHIC
MEMORIAL VALLEY MASSACRE
SNAKE PEOPLE
VIRUS
For the most part, no big loss. Bad Taste and Deep Red are good films which can -- and should -- be seen in DVD versions that WEREN'T ripped from VHS tapes. They deserve better than what Mill Creek can offer. (Gothic is a middling film which would benefit greatly from a better transfer.) Memorial Valley was my least-favorite picture in the collection... and that includes the reprehensible Slashed Dreams. Virus is mostly a snooze, despite the all-star cast. Crypt and Snake People are interesting curios, but you can live without ever seeing 'em.
Some of the films I just mentioned I'm sure are under copyright, so I don't know what they were doing in 50 Chilling Classics in the first place. |
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My summer film project: 50 Chilling Classics
