In what would be the fourth adaptation of an H.G. Wells story, having already made three films loosely based on the novel “Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth,” producer Bert I. Gordon would tackle the short story “Empire of the Ants” in another “In name only” adaptation, and that’s if we’re…
Tag: B-Movie
Dinosaur Island (1994) – Review
When Roger Corman’s Carnosaur made some nice pocket change this legendary B-movie producer turned to Jim Wynorski and Fred Olen Ray to come up with another film that could also cash in on the dinosaur buzz surrounding Steven Spielberg’s colossal hit, but instead of a Jurassic Park rip-off what Wynorski and Ray decided to make…
Carnosaur (1993) – Review
When a hot property is in the wings, one that looks be a potential blockbuster, it’s a sure bet that legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman will be thinking on how to capitalize on such a product with a cheap quickie of his own, thus when Steven Spielberg was in the midst of making his adaptation…
Valley of the Dragons (1961) – Review
From Georges Méliès Trip to the Moon to Walt Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, filmmakers have taken to adapting the works of science fiction giant Jules Verne like a duck to water, with even lesser-known pictures like Master of the World earning a certain amount of screen cred. But in 1961, producer Al Zimbalist…
Laserblast (1978) – Review
There are low budget movies, there are next-to-nothing budgeted movies, and then there are movies like 1978’s Laserblast, which looked as if it’s budget consisted mostly of whatever loose change producer Charles Band managed to find under the seat cushions of a Tijuana brothel.