Before Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings proved that fantasy films could be legit blockbuster entertainment, a trilogy that not only brought in huge box office but Academy Awards as well, there was very little in the way of “big-budget offerings” in the fantasy genre. The best examples I had while growing…
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The Most Dangerous Game (1932) – Review
Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” may be one of the most influential stories ever written, inspiring and influencing countless movies and television shows from Bill Bixby being hunted by a rich asshat in an episode of The Incredible Hulk to Jean Claude Van Damme being hunted by a group of rich asshats…
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) – Review
With this entry, special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen and fellow producer Charles H. Schneer would conclude their Sinbad trilogy, following the previous successful entries of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, but with Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger lightning was not going to strike a third time as…
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) – Review
With the success of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad it’s no surprise that Ray Harryhausen and company would eventually return to this particular hero of the Tales of the Arabian Nights and though actor Kerwin Matthews wouldn’t be returning as the titular hero the amazing creations by Harryhausen would still be front and center, not…
The Mole People (1956) – Review
Five years before the Fantastic Four would make their comic debut tackling the Mole Man and his legion of moloids you would find John Agar battling the under dwellers in the Universal Pictures classic monster movie The Mole People, and while these mole people may not have been in the same league as other Universal…