ALIEN ZONE - Stan V. Worth - "Last Stop On 13th Street" (1978)

In the 50's and 60's, a lot of times films were so bad, they were good, you understand the concept, but something happened in the 70's, and it wasn't just in the movies, what used to be bad, but fun and kitsch was now just bad, without any real redeeming qualities at all. That brings us to tonight's film, a terrible, cheap ass piece of crap that I don't even know why I'm taking the time to write about, except that it's pretty much the epitome of what happened, and how we've ended up where we are right now!!

The soundtrack music was composed by Stan Worth, and the title song had lyrics written by Ayn Robbins, and was sung by Steve March! I guess it did have one redeeming quality, the alternative name for the DVD release was "Last Stop On 13th Street!"

What a concept, you could listen to the music on your transistor radio in the kitchen or the bathroom! Amazing!! What will they think of next?? What's the coolest is, look how much our way of listening to music has changed, but toilets are exactly the same as they were 40 years ago!!!

WTF???

Happy New Year!!!

WTF???

I do think they got the music wrong, 1978, they should have used music from some band that sounded like a combination of "Cherry Vanilla", "Wizzard", and "Sweet!"

THE HAUNTING / MGM - 1963 / Music by Humphrey Searle

Director/producer Robert Wise hit homerun tonight with very great spooky flick from yesteryear! Other movie Robert direct you may not know... THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, THE BODY SNATCHER and THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN.

British music composer Humphrey Searle have decent career and work on THE BABY AND THE BATTLESHIP, THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN, THE MONSTERS and DOCTOR WHO!

Here was an excellent sample of Mr. Searle' work, and, truly spooky!

Julie Harris and Claire Bloom play psychic gurlies, and that why they there, to attract ghost!!

Creepy ghost like Julie best...

What the?!!

Oh, and not to fergit great performance by Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn. In 2008 Richard play Bernard Qualtrough on Brit TV series SPOOKS! In heyday, Russ be the dude!! Notice drink in Russ' hand?

Somebloody could get hurt aroun' here, so, might as well... have another beer!

Robert' wife show up and all Hell break loose!! Probably best to believe in spook!

DAMN PIGEON!!..

THE WITCHES - Sir Richard Rodney Bennett - "The Devil's Own" (1966)

What a bunch of Freaks! Have you ever sat around and wondered how many secret meetings or get togethers are going on in your own town right now?? Gangs, Covens, Nazis, Religious Fanatics, Sex Fiends, Money Lenders, Politicos, etc, etc! You're sitting home staring at your computer or watching TV, eating pizza, and drinking beer, just trying to relax, and at the same time there are all kinds of people out there still trying to figure out how to take over the world for one nefarious reason or another, and if it wasn't for movies like "The Witches," you probably wouldn't even bother thinking about it!!

Joan Fontaine plays Gwen Mayfield in her last film outing, and turns in what I find to be an incredible and fascinating performance!! The film begins in Africa, and the locals aren't real fond of Gwen!! That's all you need to know, because she has a breakdown after this scene, goes back to a small town in England and gets a job in a church school!

This is a Hammer film, so you know something's not going to be right with the townsfolk, and you'd be right!!

Joan notices strange things happening in the village! She finds weird footprints in the mud and gets 'accidently' trampled by some sheep, but is helped by all those kindly local people again!

She was getting way too close to something, so with a little help, the flashbacks start up!

Next thing you know, Joan's lost her memory and is tossed into this can of vegetable soup!!

I became a big Joan Fontaine fan after watching this film again!

So back to the meat and the music!! Seems Joan was on to something, all those weirdos are Devil worshippers led by the lady with the candles on her head

A one, and a two, and a three....Let's Go!!!!

The Soundtrack is by Richard Rodney Bennett, who was knighted by The Queen in 1998 for his service to music!!! He's that good!!!

"C'mon now baby and take a chance, Say that you'll let me have this dance, Well let's dance, well let's dance, We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too, Any old dance that you wanna do, But let's dance, well let's dance!!!!!!"

"Hey baby, yeah, you thrill me so, Hold me tight, don't you let me go, But let's dance, well let's dance, We'll do the twist, the stomp, the mashed potato too, Any old dance that you wanna do, But let's dance, well let's dance!!"

"OK, Wail Now!!!!"

THE AMAZING TRANSPARENT MAN / MCP - 1960 / Music by Darrell Calker

What you know?.. Tabonga finally decide to post lil' odd 57 minute flick everbloody remember from 1960, because play so damn many time on TV! Star Douglas (THE LAND UNKNOWN) Kennedy, Marguerite (FLIGHT TO MARS) Chapman and James (THE VAMPIRE) Griffith, director is Edgar G. Ulmer who also direct BLUEBEARD, THE MAN FROM PLANET X, DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL, THE NAKED VENUS and BEYOND THE TIME BARRIER. Okay, then makeup by Jack Pierce!.. HUH?!!

Wait, if guy transparent, why need makeup?

Dungeon pal Darrell Calker makin' music here, this time with theme that hard to forget... Dum, dum, dum, dum... Dum, dum, dum, dum!

Hey, Tabonga' pet tarantula Ralphie in the house!! HIT IT, RALPHIE!.. AMAZIN' TRANPARENT JOEY + A GUINEA PIG! Hey look, date on title card wrong!

Big-time criminal Joey Faust escape from prison and end up at the Major' house, and, he not too happy after he hear why he there... That make sense? One half second from now, Joey jump up and give Major major choking!

Here show how sparking atomic machine can make Guinea Pig transparent. Reason the Major need Joey is, hard to teach Guinea Pig how to rob bank and steal thing!!

Atomic vault guard take transparent fist to chin. Dude fighting Joey is best part of flick, no kiddin'! Look real.

Nothing ever go right for bad guy.

LOOKIT THOSE CARS!!!

Whoa, doc and friends (+ Guinea Pig) manage to blow up half of county!!.. Man, that one little county!

Goo'night everbloody!! Oh, and Ralphie say... squeek squeek!