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Post by Ish Kabbible on Nov 30, 2015 16:26:49 GMT -5
The Devil Bat (1940) Bela Lugosi, Arthur Q. Bryan (The voice of Elmer Fudd) Supposedly kindly doctor and mad scientist Bela wants revenge against a cosmetics company for profiting with his concoctions and not paying him appropriately. Bela microwaves a bat that make it grow 3 times its normal size. He also trains the bat to attack anyone wearing a particular aftershave lotion. "Attack mein devil bat". Several victims later, the voice of Elmer Fudd, managing a city newspaper, sends 2 intrepid reporters for the scoop. Back then most reporters were intrepid. Or at least smarter than the police. Can anything stop The Devil Bat? Bela, Big Bats, Elmer Fudd's voice, after shave lotion-what's not to like? Beware-1946's The Devil Bat's Daughter was not really a sequel I love this movie so much! It's hilarious! My favorite thing about it is the lousy ethics of the journalists! These guys are terrible! But they are intrepid. So what if the photographer builds his own giant bat so he can snap an exclusive picture. Thats being pro-active
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 30, 2015 17:19:48 GMT -5
I love this movie so much! It's hilarious! My favorite thing about it is the lousy ethics of the journalists! These guys are terrible! But they are intrepid. So what if the photographer builds his own giant bat so he can snap an exclusive picture. Thats being pro-active And admittedly for movies of this time period, this is actually pretty typical for journalists and their ethics. Have you ever seen Front-Page Woman with Bette Davis? I love that movie! Directed by Michael Curtiz!
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Post by Hoosier X on Nov 30, 2015 19:01:29 GMT -5
I'm watching Room for One More. I'm about 40 minutes into it. I was a little wary because I've been finding quite a few of Cary Grant's 1950s films to be not so good.
But it was on TCM last week and I remembered somebody on this thread saying it was good so I decided to give it a chance. And I have to say, I haven't teared up this much in a movie for quite some time. My eyes are wet. I'm very touched. I'm very glad I DVRed it.
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 30, 2015 20:14:03 GMT -5
I'm watching Room for One More. I'm about 40 minutes into it. I was a little wary because I've been finding quite a few of Cary Grant's 1950s films to be not so good. But it was on TCM last week and I remembered somebody on this thread saying it was good so I decided to give it a chance. And I have to say, I haven't teared up this much in a movie for quite some time. My eyes are wet. I'm very touched. I'm very glad I DVRed it. Toldja.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Dec 1, 2015 13:47:07 GMT -5
Gremlins (1984) Directed-Joe Dante Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke
Don't keep a Tribble, er... Mowgli as a pet. Sunlight can be deadly and they hate bright lights. Getting them wet can lead to interesting developments and never feed them after midnight. You might wind up with Gremlins
I'm sure members here who were of the proper age when Gremlins was released remember this film fondly. I was already an adult by then so on nostalgia is attached. But Stan Winston's animatronics (no CGI existed then) was amazing and made the movie for me. The story itself has all the hallmarks of writer Chris Columbus' other films he worked on like Home Alone and The Goonies- lots of young kids and plenty of action skewed to the cartoon variety. And for what it was trying to do the film is a success.
And, man oh man, Keye Luke, who I've seen many times in my Charlie Chan marathon is such an old man. Well, he's not in such good shape now but he was always fun to watch. Robbie The Robot also makes a brief appearance. Also the Time Machine from the 1960 movie of the same name.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2015 16:45:17 GMT -5
Gremlins (1984) Directed-Joe Dante Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke Don't keep a Tribble, er... Mowgli as a pet. Sunlight can be deadly and they hate bright lights. Getting them wet can lead to interesting developments and never feed them after midnight. You might wind up with Gremlins I'm sure members here who were of the proper age when Gremlins was released remember this film fondly. I was already an adult by then so on nostalgia is attached. But Stan Winston's animatronics (no CGI existed then) was amazing and made the movie for me. The story itself has all the hallmarks of writer Chris Columbus' other films he worked on like Home Alone and The Goonies- lots of young kids and plenty of action skewed to the cartoon variety. And for what it was trying to do the film is a success. And, man oh man, Keye Luke, who I've seen many times in my Charlie Chan marathon is such an old man. Well, he's not in such good shape now but he was always fun to watch. Robbie The Robot also makes a brief appearance. Also the Time Machine from the 1960 movie of the same name. I find it odd to see Robbie the Robot makes a brief appearance in this movie and I got an initial shock seeing it.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Dec 1, 2015 17:18:42 GMT -5
Gremlins (1984) Directed-Joe Dante Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke Don't keep a Tribble, er... Mowgli as a pet. Sunlight can be deadly and they hate bright lights. Getting them wet can lead to interesting developments and never feed them after midnight. You might wind up with Gremlins I'm sure members here who were of the proper age when Gremlins was released remember this film fondly. I was already an adult by then so on nostalgia is attached. But Stan Winston's animatronics (no CGI existed then) was amazing and made the movie for me. The story itself has all the hallmarks of writer Chris Columbus' other films he worked on like Home Alone and The Goonies- lots of young kids and plenty of action skewed to the cartoon variety. And for what it was trying to do the film is a success. And, man oh man, Keye Luke, who I've seen many times in my Charlie Chan marathon is such an old man. Well, he's not in such good shape now but he was always fun to watch. Robbie The Robot also makes a brief appearance. Also the Time Machine from the 1960 movie of the same name. I find it odd to see Robbie the Robot makes a brief appearance in this movie and I got an initial shock seeing it. If I remember correctly, he's even saying one of his lines from "Forbidden Planet" when he appears in the background.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Dec 1, 2015 17:33:45 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, he's even saying one of his lines from "Forbidden Planet" when he appears in the background. Yes, about not using some substance because it promotes rust I know its not possible, but Robbie The Robot looked very old. Almost as old as Keye Luke
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Post by DE Sinclair on Dec 2, 2015 8:51:46 GMT -5
If I remember correctly, he's even saying one of his lines from "Forbidden Planet" when he appears in the background. Yes, about not using some substance because it promotes rust I know its not possible, but Robbie The Robot looked very old. Almost as old as Keye Luke I think it was about the bourbon one of the guys in the movie had him producing.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 2, 2015 20:11:47 GMT -5
I was looking at Cary Grant's filmography and I was surprised to find that, since I saw Room for One More a few days ago, I've seen all of Cary Grant's post-1948 movies except for three - Kiss Them for Me, That Touch of Mink and Walk Don't Run.
Two of them are available on Netflix Streaming, so I've decided to watch That Touch of Mink. I'm a little wary of it. I love both Cary Grant and Doris Day, but they both made movies in this period that are kind of dumb. Especially Doris Day! OMG! After Pillow Talk and The Thrill of It All, I had kind of given up on Doris Day's late 1950s to 1960s romantic comedies. (The Glass Bottom Boat was OK.)
But I saw part of it on cable a few months ago and ... well, I'm still a little wary, but John Astin and John Fielder and Audrey Meadows are all in it, so it seems like a movie I can take a chance on. I hope to get to it tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2015 22:29:22 GMT -5
I was looking at Cary Grant's filmography and I was surprised to find that, since I saw Room for One More a few days ago, I've seen all of Cary Grant's post-1948 movies except for three - Kiss Them for Me, That Touch of Mink and Walk Don't Run. Two of them are available on Netflix Streaming, so I've decided to watch That Touch of Mink. I'm a little wary of it. I love both Cary Grant and Doris Day, but they both made movies in this period that are kind of dumb. Especially Doris Day! OMG! After Pillow Talk and The Thrill of It All, I had kind of given up on Doris Day's late 1950s to 1960s romantic comedies. ( The Glass Bottom Boat was OK.) But I saw part of it on cable a few months ago and ... well, I'm still a little wary, but John Astin and John Fielder and Audrey Meadows are all in it, so it seems like a movie I can take a chance on. I hope to get to it tonight. That Touch of Mink is a delightful film and I enjoyed it very thoroughly and Audrey Meadows did a terrific job acting in this film and I think you'll enjoy it. I would also recommend Kiss Them for Me and Walk Don't Run too and you can't go wrong with Cary Grant. His track record is unparalleled as an actor and always put in an effort in his films.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 2, 2015 23:37:58 GMT -5
I really liked That Touch of Mink a lot for the first half, but it started getting stupider and stupider. Doris Day's character is too stupid for words. She makes a big deal of paying her own way after she "disappoints" Cary Grant in Bermuda, and then she has a childish fit and costs Cary Grant's character a fortune after she found out he got her the job in the computer room. Just some really bad writing that takes Cary Grant being all smug and patient and paternal, and contrasting that with the shrill, irrational virgin (Doris Day) and the cynical, man-hating harpy (Audrey Meadows). I can put up with a lot of dumb stuff in old movies but I have my limits.
It has its moments. (Doris Day and Cary Grant watch a Yankees game from the dugout! With Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra as themselves.) I haven't quite finished. It was pretty solidly stupid for quite a while (the part where Gig Young's psychiatrist freaks out because he thinks Gig Young is gay is sooo dumb!) and I needed a break.
Very outdated. Cary Grant made some great films late in his career - Charade, Father Goose - but this isn't one of them.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 2, 2015 23:42:32 GMT -5
I was looking at Cary Grant's filmography and I was surprised to find that, since I saw Room for One More a few days ago, I've seen all of Cary Grant's post-1948 movies except for three - Kiss Them for Me, That Touch of Mink and Walk Don't Run. Two of them are available on Netflix Streaming, so I've decided to watch That Touch of Mink. I'm a little wary of it. I love both Cary Grant and Doris Day, but they both made movies in this period that are kind of dumb. Especially Doris Day! OMG! After Pillow Talk and The Thrill of It All, I had kind of given up on Doris Day's late 1950s to 1960s romantic comedies. ( The Glass Bottom Boat was OK.) But I saw part of it on cable a few months ago and ... well, I'm still a little wary, but John Astin and John Fielder and Audrey Meadows are all in it, so it seems like a movie I can take a chance on. I hope to get to it tonight. That Touch of Mink is a delightful film and I enjoyed it very thoroughly and Audrey Meadows did a terrific job acting in this film and I think you'll enjoy it. I would also recommend Kiss Them for Me and Walk Don't Run too and you can't go wrong with Cary Grant. His track record is unparalleled as an actor and always put in an effort in his films. I'm glad you like it, MG. I wanted to like it so bad! Poor Doris Day! Calamity Jane and The Man Who Knew Too Much are both such great movies, and she always has good scenes in every movie she makes! But a lot of her movies are just so dumb!
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 2, 2015 23:48:35 GMT -5
This movie is sooo frustrating. The whole plan of making Cary Grant jealous by going to a hotel with John Astin is moronic, but I just saw the scene where she's on the phone, making the date with John Astin and her facial expressions are hilarious! She was a great comic actress who was frequently let down by the material.
I guess the audiences ate this stuff up in the early 1960s.
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Post by Hoosier X on Dec 3, 2015 0:20:26 GMT -5
John Astin and Doris Day driving to Asbury Park in the poultry truck is hilarious, despite the stupidness of the plan. John Astin pointing to the TV dinners in a bag and also the convenient Muscatel (and the paper cups in the glove compartment) also made me laugh.
John Fiedler is pretty funny, but that's another badly written scene. He's going to leave his wife because Cary Grant and Gig Young were pestering him about his wife and then both of them just left without telling him it was a case of mistaken identity because he's short and bald and not attractive, so the tall, handsome men don't have to give him the time of day or explain themselves when it's inconvenient or embarrassing. NOT FUNNY!
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