....I don't think I saw this the first time around. I met Tura very shortly before she passed. She was a great , great lady.

Ever see this this one, Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA2GY3AcwLQ

This is from 1983, slightly later than the period you're talking about, and I bring it up solely because it was the only 3D film I'd seen until the recent wave of 3Dness that's assaulting multiplexes currently, 3D films being rarer than hen's teeth in the provincial south of England in the early eighties. I guess it was made to cash in on the post-Star Wars sci-fi craze, and it's renowned as a bit of a turkey, but I have reasonably fond memories of it, being young and stoned at the time. I wouldn't necessarily sully those memories by watching it again, mind...

As for the 3D itself, I think I preferred that old red/green style over the modern type, which doesn't add much to the cinematic experience, for me anyway. The comic head in me wouldn't mind seeing what they've done to Judge Dredd in the new film, but here in the UK it's well nigh impossible to find a cinema showing it in 2D, so I probably won't bother.

Does anyone remember the gallant attempt to bring 3-D Movies back , in the Late 70's?

The first 3-D film I ever saw was "House of Wax" with the late , great Vincent Price and the second - most important Lithuanian - American in the history of show business (#1 , of course , being Alan Freed.) , Charles Bronson. That was in the very early 70's , maybe '71. Around this time , Paul Naschy's Horror debut "Frankenstein's Bloody Terror" flopped in 3-D in the states , as Spanish 3-D was more about suggesting depth . The movie recouped it's losses in a 2D run , deceptive title still in place.) . 

Upon seeing "House of Wax" , I was'nt aware that 3-D was a phenomenon that had peaked almost 20 years earlier. The only example I recall after this quickie run , which probably did modest business at the box office , was Paul Morrissey's "Flesh For Frankenstein"  (Erroneously titled "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" for many years.). But , that was rated "X" upon initial release. I had to wait to see it on cable , and finally , on film , in 3-D (WITH MR. MORRISSEY , ALSO IN 3-D, IN ATTENDANCE.)...... THERE DID'NT SEEM TO BE A REAL REBIRTH OF INTEREST IN 3-D UNTIL ABOUT 1976 OR '77. "House of Wax" was brought out , again (I saw it three times.) , and , in some markets , 50's faves like "It Came From Outer Space" and "Creature From The Black Lagoon", as well as the 60's anomaly "Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth" ran in limited engagements , mainly in second run theatres.

The first big 3-D revival was over faster than the initial wave crashed. The stray Porno flick and the critically panned "Comin' Atcha" (Not , in itself , a Porno Movie.) tried , unsuccesfully , to hold up the fort.  Still , in the early 80's , it was finally made possible to show 3-D movies on TV. Some of 'em.  "Bwana Devil " looked terrible , while "Revenge of The Creature" looked great. Elvira popularized this new , though actually retro , trend , but later complained of not getting any residuals from the sale of 3-D glasses , with her name on them , by 7-11......

Popular Horror series , running bone - dry for ideas , like "Jaws" , "Friday The 13TH" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" were introducing 3-D sequels , and now , the same mainstream mega - blockbusters that have chased all the "B" pictures out of our movie houses (Discounting festivals and one - offs that often work at a loss .) are offering alternate , higher - priced 3-D versions. SO , NO , 3-D NEVER LEFT US .....Not for long , anyway.....

New World Pictures is the Trademark of Quality , baby. Even when PAUL BARTEL , DICK MILLER AND , ESPECIALLY , MARY WORONOV , ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND....That IS Caroline Munro , tho' , right? Bonus points to 'em there. New Era saw us through the last true B- movie era , which came to a (Star) CRASH AS EARLY AS 1980. oF COURSE , THOUSANDS OF LOW BUDGET NON - STARTERS MADE IT TO VIDEO , BUT , BY THE 80's , the glory days of trash matinees were over , with  few exceptions....

At 1st view, I thought it was a classic 60s B movie!!! This movie is new to me...I must see it....thanx :)

Rock n Roll

sent you a message, Idon Mine... :)

Yeeeeah, we should move it here more often, thanks for the charge - looks fun!

Leco Rezende said:

old discussion, old pic. ink+PS

old discussion, old pic. ink+PS

Just quit. 7 days in and counting. So far no big withdrawals or cravings, but going through plenty of gum. Onwards and upwards...

I stopped a couple of years ago; patches on prescription. It's easier to separate drinking and smoking thanks to the smoking ban in pubs, so by that point you no longer sat down and lit up. I'm happy, and I can go a bike faster too! D.

I don't smoke.

Congratulations to anyone who quit smoking and succeeded.  For those struggling to stop, my best wishes and don't ever stop trying.  For those who don't care to stop.....wake up.

Pains me to see anyone stuck on this habit.  Don't let the cigarette companies control your minds with their addictive product.

OHHHHHH, GOD , THERE'S SO MANY.....And always many others I'm just finding out about.....

Somehow ,I don't think I've ever seen "A Face In The Crowd" , but I've heard Griffith was outstanding in it.....I did pick up "No Time For Seargents" , recently , which was his big Broadway Comedy hit , captured on film. He's great , a different kind of character than Andy Taylor , but one that could have come from The Magical Land of Mayberry. Don Knotts is underused , with only ONE scene (A scene , of course , that he steals.).

I would suggest you grab up any and all Betty Boop cartoons you can , even the public domain , EP speed VCR tapes , they're all great, and a legitimate release of Max Fleischer's back catalogue of Booptoons is looking less and less like a reality.....even though his Superman and early Popeye masterpieces were finally released , I might add , with little fanfare , on DVD in the last few years. The ghost singing "St. James' Infirmary" in  that cartoon (Well , I guess he does look a bit like a clown....and one of Betty's would- be suitors was Koko , the Clown) was actually Cab Calloway , they filmed his one-of - a kind moves , then drew around the footage. I'm pretty sure Fleischer developed this process (Disney did the same with Bela Lugosi in "Fantasia".), like he did with the first 3-D sets for animated cartoons (Disney was on it , like stink on shit.)......

I've recently been on quite the old film kick. What are some of your favorites? I've been checking out shorts as well as full length films, mostly made before the 60's, although I won't say to limit suggestions by that. I saw on another discussion that someone had mentioned "A Face In the Crowd" with Andy Griffith, which I watched last night and thoroughly enjoyed. I think that one was made around '57 (a few years before he did the Andy Griffith Show). I've also been checking out stuff from the very beginning of motion pictures.
This one, known by several names, is believed to be the very first horror movie by many:

The Devil's Castle (Manor of the Devil, etc) circa 1896

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBArxsdF2rs

Here's another one from around that time, The Astronomer's Dream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54MvucWisow

I'll also leave this pretty badass cartoon, a clown singing St. James Infirmary (to a scene of a Betty Boop Snow White thing):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDATXtewPrg&feature=related

Any input, guys and gals? I value the opinions, comments, suggestions, etc. of y'all Hideout com padres (which I probably spelled wrong, but whatever).

I had an extremely hard time sitting through that Ghost Rider sequel. I thought it was horrible, Cage's acting was just a little too over the top, and it didn't feel connected at all to the first film. I didn't even like the style that the director(s?) used, especially the graphic novel imagery that was utilized to explain certain plot points. I know that the director of that first film (which I liked) was credited as being a producer, but it doesn't seem like he had much input, judging by this "waste of a Saturday night".

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, those are the Mole Men.  Yeah, that would be cool movie.  Again we have to hope that the rights expire with whoever is holding them now.  I think this Marvel/Disney collaboration has been pretty good so far.

I finally saw that second Ghost Rider and it really wasn't very good I thought.  There was a character named Carrigan (played by an actor named Johnny Whittiker(?)) that looked more like Johnny Blaze the way I remember him.  Flowing blond hair and what not.  Nickolas Cage is just all wrong but I guess it was his idea to try and get the character on screen if I remember that correctly.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Chris Pine would be perfect, Rod! On another note, it would be interesting to see the FF cross over to an Avengers film. The cover of "Fantastic Four" #1 with the creature coming up out of the streets of NY would be cool to see on the big screen, with the inclusion of that villain they clashed with that had hordes of those little green guys that lived underground. And a Hulk/Thing battle would be awesome!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I liked the first two movies but never cared for the casting except Michael Chikilis as the Thing.  the other three never struck me as who they were, besides the playfulness of Johnny and Ben that you mention.  Personally I'd like to see Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) as Johnny Storm.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Those choices weren't bad at all, and I could see the possibilities of a darker, edgier film than the previous ones. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the other FF films because they kept that innocent goofiness that you had in the comics (Johnny's spats with Ben Grimm, for example). If I remember right, the second film was to be a springboard for a Silver Surfer project, granted if it was a success at the box office, which it apprently wasn't.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I've been letting this go through my brain the last few weeks:a revamped Fantastic Four cast and I guess others do the same.  Don't know this website too well, but one of their members was on the same wavelength when it came to Mr. Fantastic, Josh Brolin http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=55202  The guy got critics for his choice but I feel that's how old and mature he's supposed to be.  Picture of Mr. Fantastic is kind of off but if you ever come across a 70s picture of the hero, you'd think it was a good choice.

Yeah, those are the Mole Men.  Yeah, that would be cool movie.  Again we have to hope that the rights expire with whoever is holding them now.  I think this Marvel/Disney collaboration has been pretty good so far.

I finally saw that second Ghost Rider and it really wasn't very good I thought.  There was a character named Carrigan (played by an actor named Johnny Whittiker(?)) that looked more like Johnny Blaze the way I remember him.  Flowing blond hair and what not.  Nickolas Cage is just all wrong but I guess it was his idea to try and get the character on screen if I remember that correctly.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Chris Pine would be perfect, Rod! On another note, it would be interesting to see the FF cross over to an Avengers film. The cover of "Fantastic Four" #1 with the creature coming up out of the streets of NY would be cool to see on the big screen, with the inclusion of that villain they clashed with that had hordes of those little green guys that lived underground. And a Hulk/Thing battle would be awesome!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I liked the first two movies but never cared for the casting except Michael Chikilis as the Thing.  the other three never struck me as who they were, besides the playfulness of Johnny and Ben that you mention.  Personally I'd like to see Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) as Johnny Storm.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Those choices weren't bad at all, and I could see the possibilities of a darker, edgier film than the previous ones. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the other FF films because they kept that innocent goofiness that you had in the comics (Johnny's spats with Ben Grimm, for example). If I remember right, the second film was to be a springboard for a Silver Surfer project, granted if it was a success at the box office, which it apprently wasn't.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I've been letting this go through my brain the last few weeks:a revamped Fantastic Four cast and I guess others do the same.  Don't know this website too well, but one of their members was on the same wavelength when it came to Mr. Fantastic, Josh Brolin http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=55202  The guy got critics for his choice but I feel that's how old and mature he's supposed to be.  Picture of Mr. Fantastic is kind of off but if you ever come across a 70s picture of the hero, you'd think it was a good choice.

Chris Pine would be perfect, Rod! On another note, it would be interesting to see the FF cross over to an Avengers film. The cover of "Fantastic Four" #1 with the creature coming up out of the streets of NY would be cool to see on the big screen, with the inclusion of that villain they clashed with that had hordes of those little green guys that lived underground. And a Hulk/Thing battle would be awesome!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I liked the first two movies but never cared for the casting except Michael Chikilis as the Thing.  the other three never struck me as who they were, besides the playfulness of Johnny and Ben that you mention.  Personally I'd like to see Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) as Johnny Storm.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Those choices weren't bad at all, and I could see the possibilities of a darker, edgier film than the previous ones. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the other FF films because they kept that innocent goofiness that you had in the comics (Johnny's spats with Ben Grimm, for example). If I remember right, the second film was to be a springboard for a Silver Surfer project, granted if it was a success at the box office, which it apprently wasn't.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I've been letting this go through my brain the last few weeks:a revamped Fantastic Four cast and I guess others do the same.  Don't know this website too well, but one of their members was on the same wavelength when it came to Mr. Fantastic, Josh Brolin http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=55202  The guy got critics for his choice but I feel that's how old and mature he's supposed to be.  Picture of Mr. Fantastic is kind of off but if you ever come across a 70s picture of the hero, you'd think it was a good choice.

Yeah, I liked the first two movies but never cared for the casting except Michael Chikilis as the Thing.  the other three never struck me as who they were, besides the playfulness of Johnny and Ben that you mention.  Personally I'd like to see Chris Pine (the new Captain Kirk) as Johnny Storm.
 
Joey Fuckup said:

Those choices weren't bad at all, and I could see the possibilities of a darker, edgier film than the previous ones. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the other FF films because they kept that innocent goofiness that you had in the comics (Johnny's spats with Ben Grimm, for example). If I remember right, the second film was to be a springboard for a Silver Surfer project, granted if it was a success at the box office, which it apprently wasn't.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I've been letting this go through my brain the last few weeks:a revamped Fantastic Four cast and I guess others do the same.  Don't know this website too well, but one of their members was on the same wavelength when it came to Mr. Fantastic, Josh Brolin http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=55202  The guy got critics for his choice but I feel that's how old and mature he's supposed to be.  Picture of Mr. Fantastic is kind of off but if you ever come across a 70s picture of the hero, you'd think it was a good choice.

Those choices weren't bad at all, and I could see the possibilities of a darker, edgier film than the previous ones. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the other FF films because they kept that innocent goofiness that you had in the comics (Johnny's spats with Ben Grimm, for example). If I remember right, the second film was to be a springboard for a Silver Surfer project, granted if it was a success at the box office, which it apprently wasn't.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I've been letting this go through my brain the last few weeks:a revamped Fantastic Four cast and I guess others do the same.  Don't know this website too well, but one of their members was on the same wavelength when it came to Mr. Fantastic, Josh Brolin http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=55202  The guy got critics for his choice but I feel that's how old and mature he's supposed to be.  Picture of Mr. Fantastic is kind of off but if you ever come across a 70s picture of the hero, you'd think it was a good choice.

I'd love to hear Johnny recite "Tommorrow is a Drag". 

Crazy casting in HSC , former child star (Coogan), Contenders to their respective thrones (Mamie "Hey , I eat punks like Jayne and Marilyn for breakfast , with Diana Dors for a chaser ! " Van Doren , Jerry Lee "All Elvis ever did was take dope that I could'nt git a holt of." Lewis.), and sons of legends of the Silent era (John Drew Barrymore , Charles Chaplin , Harold Lloyd , Jr.) whose own careers never really took off.......AND The older Brother of a future Standell (Russ Tamblyn).
 
CHAS D said:

Johnny Legend showed "High School Confidential" at the old Hawaiian Gardens (former porno theater) here in Hollywood (next to the Florentine Gardens dance club). AMAZING.

Graci for being the guinea pig, sounds yummy!

Okay, at best I can make a decent cup of coffee or tea. therefore I opted out of opening my own distillery.

I found myself in Oakland over the summer and remembered Alameda as being the home of the St.George Spirits distillery. I stopped in and picked up a bottle each of their Hangar One Vodka, Breaking & Entering Bourbon and Absinthe Verde. Far better than anything I could have come up with. The absinthe is brandy based and... well you can see all the herbs and what not that goes into it. It has that distinct licorice flavor from the star anise. Not overpowering but stil there. a single ice cube turned it from clear to milky and definitely helped release the botanicals of the herbs. And its 60 percent alcohol by volume.

No sugar cubes or flames. I was there far too early for the "tour" but I definitely need to get back there. okay, that's all i have to report. 

Anyone here ever read the book?  I read it for the first time many years ago, and I read it again very recently.  I still find it to be a very compelling book after all of these years, and I just wondered what others here thought of it.

Haha, yeah please do so! Haven't heard about one either, those come out kinda spontaneously.

John Battles said:

I LIKED THE RESET SERIES , BUT I'M JONESIN' FOR A NEW HATE ANNUAL. IF IT'S OUT , I HAVE'NT SEEN IT , BUT , I'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT.....YOU KNOW , LIKE A POPPED - OUT EYEBALL LIKE A CLASSIC BAGGE CARTOON PISSOFF.