In the subgenre of “Weird West” we have been treated to some truly fun stuff ranging from Billy the Kid Versus Dracula to Cowboys and Aliens but in the late 50s a film dealing with cowboys versus dinosaurs was released and credited as being “From an idea by Willis O’Brien” the man who created the…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
The Howling Franchise: From Great to Goofy (1987-2011)
When it comes to cinematic monsters, the werewolf has always been the bastard stepchild to the vampire, with the sheer amount of vampire films outnumbering werewolf movies by a staggering amount, but that’s not to say there haven’t been some great werewolf movies over the years. In the early 2000s, we got the female coming-of-age…
The Last Dinosaur (1977) – Review
When one thinks of Rankin/Bass Productions images of rampaging dinosaurs don’t readily leap to mind as that studio was mostly known for putting out such animated holiday classics as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town, yet in 1967 they stepped out of their comfort zone and teamed up with Toho…
Never Say Never Again (1983) – Review
Twelve years after departing the franchise, for the second time, Sean Connery returned to go head-to-head with the official Eon Production’s Bond film, Octopussy, in what was is considered a non-canon remake of Connery’s 1965 Bond outing Thunderball – due to a successful lawsuit by producer Kevin McClory which allowed him to maintain the movie…
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) – Review
With the commercial success of the Brendan Fraser led adventure comedy Journey to the Center of the Earth the people over at New Line Cinema obviously wanted a sequel but as Jules Verne’s original novel didn’t have a sequel they decided to mine for ideas from other stories, taking elements from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure…