Showing posts with label 1963. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1963. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Blood Feast (1963)


































  Suburban Miami during the 60's. An elegant lady is organizing a celebratory feast and decides to ask the help of a local, highly recommended caterer. Only this is no ordinary caterer and he will do anything to collec the body parts he needs in order to wake an ancient Egyptian goddess back to life...
  Man, how do I love these films?! When everyone sees just another ultra low fidelity, super cheap and sleazy shitty film, I see a revolution. An involuntary one, to be exact. Sure, this is another one of those cheap films that geeks only watch, but see how easily Herschell Gordon Lewis spits in the eye of the politically correct society and demeanor of his times. See how breezily he does not try to convince you of his artistic talent but rather grab you by the hair and drag you down the path that is Z-grade cinema, free of pretention, art for art. And when art is done for art, you know it has absolutely no meaning!
  Mal Arnold is the sick caterer with the dark motives, Connie Mason is the little innocent sacrificial (sic) lamb (and boy how soft her flesh looks), Lyn Bolton is her mother who unbeknown to her  has let the Egyptian slayer in their house and William Kerwin is the man who can put an end to it all! No tricks here, what you see is what you get. Raw acting or even raw absence of acting but the feeling is right. Downright filthy, straigt-edge cult! Dig in!
Must watch this : extra large portion of lamb chops, a big bowl of lettuce on the side (you gotta get those fibers,baby!) and a glass of brandy. You are going to need that taste of blood in your mouth while watching this gem!
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056875/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Gee! You are a real butcher...with your prices!
When you wrap some meat up for a meat roll-up. Mmmmm!
But, baby! I just could not resist that ass!

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Samson and the Slave Queen (1963) a.k.a Zorro Contro Maciste


































  The two nieces of late Nogara's King, Isabella and Malva, battle for the succession of the throne. Each one chooses a worthy hero to produce the will that will solve all matters. While Malva's ways are too malevolent, her strongman hero, Samson, eventually teams up with El Toro of Isabella to bring justice...
  Italian master Umberto Lenzi in one of his first films paves the way for future creations in the same category. The fairy tale-like atmosphere that the film creates is unique and is not for little girls only. With just the right scenes of sword-fighting and man-to-man wrestling, this film easily puts you in a feel-good mood with its simple storyline and classic but not boring plot twist. A manly adventure fantasy film for the sentimental but macho men out there!
  Pierre Brice plays El Toro a.k.a Zorro in this film and while his character's presence is not so dominant in the film, he smoothly co-stars Alan Steel as Samson a.k.a Maciste. This film is all about him, his jacked-up chest and ginger hair and his ultra-human power. Maria Grazia Spina beautifully plays Isabella, the good and naive of the two successors while Moira Orfei |(my personal favorite) is the foxy and cunning evil niece!
Must watch this : on a scorching hot day with chilli con carne and good lager beer. Turn on all the fans and air condition in the house, call up your friends, take a couch each and enjoy without moving a muscle!
Teaser Duel
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057467/
Damn, that hold-your-breath trick does not work














No, he found my Fap Cave














Huzzah!

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

The Sadist (1963)


































  Three school teachers on their way to Los Angeles for a Dodgers game get car trouble and stop at a wrecking yard. A gun-wielding teenage maniac and his non-speaking girlfriend appear and start terrorizing them, killing one of them and forcing the other two to cooperate. A twisted game of death ensues...
  James Landis directs what is believed to be the first film based on an actual serial killer's life. Following the deeds Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate (see Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers), the film creates a heavy thriller atmosphere filled with tense dialogues and close-to-cheesy lines that guarantee an enjoyable but shocking 90 minutes.Vilmos Zsigmond put his dirty little hand in the film so it is easy to see why it is so unique. Make no mistake. This film may be cheap and look like your average exploitation but it has the potential to be much more than that!
  Arch Hall Jr. does surprisingly good at portraying the maniac, half-crazed teen that feels nothing when he kills and so does Marilyn Manningas his mute girlfriend who shares the same brain damage! When everyone expected Arch Hall to fail, he proved them wrong. Richard Alden, Don Russell and Helen Hovey are the three teachers that were just too unlucky. They too show great talent in showing fear and anxiety for their lives but  Helen Hovey is too much of a scream queen for my taste!
Must watch this : definitely watch this when you get the chance. This is true cinema art. Ideally, watch it on a hot, quiet July night with your girlfriend and some orange juice. Don't speak throughout the film and let it speak to you with its heaviness! Then listen to this dirty homage to this spree killer !
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057465/
The worst nightmares come when I have to grade my students' test!
My parents are not around so I will drink all the sodas and kill all of you!
Oh, snap! Mother fucking lens!

Monday, December 23, 2013

Perseus Against the Monsters (1963) a.k.a Perseo L'Invincibile


































  Perseus fights the monstrous Medusa, her army of stone warriors and a monstrous dragon while he tries to save his lover and set things right between his town and the tyrannical ruler of Argos.
  Part of the great Italian school of sword-and-sandal, this film tells the story of Greek demigod Perseus. Alberto De Martino directs this piece and he does a great work. Medusa could have been a lot better I must confess but hey it was the 60's and I guess money was not enough. The sets, although, are amazing (beautiful Mediterranean scenery all up your face) and so are the battles and fights.
  Richard Harrison plays the mighty Perseo and Anna Ranalli is his lovey-dovey Andromeda. Perseo will often appear semi-naked throughout the film. Do not be scared that as it probably the only way to portray his heroic status and omnipotent character. Nevertheless, the entire cast does a great job portraying the myth in their own Italian finesse style.
Must watch this :  with a Greek salad, some bread and a glass of ouzo (or sambucca...una faccia una razza). Watch this on a hot summer day and after the film head to the nearest beach and battle with your imaginary sea monsters.
Petrification sequence
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056343/
I have just put my mask on
Get off, biatch! I warn you!
Raid the fap castle!