The sub genre of science fiction/comedy was certainly no stranger to the Disney Studio, as they made good money off such classics as The Absent-Minded Professor and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, but it was in 1979 that the studio decided to tackle Mark Twain in their adaptation of his satiric tale of A Connecticut…
Category: Reviews
Atlantis, The Lost Continent (1961) – Review
Legendary filmmaker George Pal is known for being the man behind such classics as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but he also had a few stinkers on his resume such as Conquest of Space, Doc Savage, as well as today’s entry, Atlantis, The Lost Continent.
The Apple (1980) – Review
There are many reasons for a film to fail, from a rotten script to awful production values, poor marketing and even something as simple as bad timing can be a major factor in whether a film succeeds or fails, but in the case of Canon’s The Apple it suffered from all of those issues and…
Howard the Duck (1986) From Comic Book to the Big Screen
It’s hard to believe that the first Marvel character to make its way to the big screen was something as off-beat and off-brand as Howard the Duck; both Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk had earlier managed to make it to the small screen with varying degrees of success but no attempts at a cinematic venture…
Son of Flubber (1963) – Review
With the success of The Absent-Minded Professor, a sequel was certainly not out of the question but Walt Disney himself abhorred sequels and despite the original making over $25 million dollars a sequel would never have been made if not for the fact that there were several unused Flubber gags sitting on the shelf.