Saturday Night at the Movies 1/11/14!

Who cares what picture we see?


Joan Collins might - if you play your cards right - in the meantime - we'll go with this one:

A terrifically fun horror anthology based on the old EC comic books decades before the HBO series, this movie was made in England and serves up five tales of terror with the usual grisly EC humor - though none from the Crypt Keeper - here played by Sir Ralph Richardson in a pretty mundane way. Still in all an entertaining flick.




Its success led to a sequel - so why don't we go ahead and make this post 2014's first

Saturday Night at the Movies Double Feature!

Next up - from the next year -

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A second set of five creepy stories - again taken from 1950's EC comics. Another corker cast makes this an equally entertaining scarepic.




Both movies reside on one flipper DVD in the video vault - so we could be watching flipping and watching both movies any time - even this very night - if you felt like coming by!







Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #149!

Let's go Theme Week, and let's make it a Malibu Maniacal Movie Poster Monday!






Malibu Beach  (Crown International Pictures, 1978)

I have very fond memories of watching this one on Showtime back in my misspent youth - it's a sorta sequel to The Van (1977) with a crossover character - the mighty Dugan (Stephen Oliver).










The Malibu Bikini Shop  (International Cinema, 1986)

This one is a very pleasing T+A romp with a young Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek Into Darkness) co-starring.










Malibu High  (Crown International Pictures, 1979)

This looks a lot like the other two posters, doesn't it? Another sorta innocuous beach romp with boobies, right? Well, no - Crown International really tried to pull a fast one here - this is one of their weirdest and sleaziest flicks - and brother, that's saying something right there! Kim (one time actress Jill Lansing - not the grinning chickie on the poster) is an unlikable lout who mopes through life screaming at her mother and wanting more money. So first she starts turning tricks for some extra cash; then starts seducing her male teachers for better grades, then somehow makes the jump from there to mob hit girl (!) Watch and be boggled - especially with music cues from SCTV and The People's Court thrown in for extra WTF-ness!















Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Bikini, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Saturday Night at the Movies 1/4/14!

Who cares what picture we see?


My wife certainly does - and I was thrilled to find this movie under the Christmas tree...

The original flick - which inspired Quentin Tarantino to make his excellent spaghetti western pastiche Django Unchained - is a fine example of that well populated genre. Nero is a cool character, and he's well supported by a fine cast of dubbed Europeans.




The movie is on a Blu-Ray disc - I'm hoping the transfer is extraordinary - if you want to come over we could be taking a look at it anytime - even tonight!





Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2014 - let's take a fast trip into the Video Vault of Mora Tau for something spiffy...


How about we ring in the annum circa thirty five years ago?

I hope this year proves to be amazing and robust for all - best wishes from Let's Get Out of Her








Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #148!

Six Pack Annie  (American International Pictures, 1975)

I don't even know what it's about - but it's got Lindsay Bloom heading a cast with people like Ray Danton, Sid Melton, Louisa Moritz, Doodles Weaver, and Stubby Kaye - it's rated R, and American International released it - of course I want to see it!











The Godsend  (Cannon Film Distributors, 1980)

I saw this one on Showtime back in the early 80's - don't remember much about it, to be honest. Consequently I would like to see it again...wonder if it's in the video vault?












The Manson Massacre  (Duffy Films, 1971)

This one was made in 1971 as The Cult, then re-released under this title in the mid 70's after the popular TV movie version Helter Skelter had aired, hence the "Guaranteed never to be shown on T.V." blurb. I haven't seen it - but they made good hippie horror flicks in the early 70's sometimes...











Until next post - in 2014 - you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Saturday Night at the Movies 12/28/13!

Who cares what picture we see?


I am completely sure that Barry Nelson would - so let's pick this:

The movie that singlehandedly set off the Disaster Movie Cycle of the 1970's - this prototype flick wraps a lot of drama and maybe even some soap opera around the disaster - but it's a corker movie - with an "All Star Cast!"




Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin are very good - especially as they're at odds instead of playing pals - and the rest of the cast is fine - but the clear standout is George Kennedy - who made such an impression as Joe Patroni he becomes the only returning character in all of the sequels!




I have this one on DVD - and it's ready for takeoff at any time - even tonight - if you felt like flying by!



Until next post, you Can Poke Me With A Fork, Cause I Am Outta Here!

Maniacal Movie Poster Monday #147!

Three posters and almost no words this week...

 

 

 

Until next post - you Can Poke Me With A Christmas Tree, Cause I Am Outta Here!