Tuesday, February 17, 2009

ATOMIC RULERS Of The World / Japan - 1964 / Music by Michiaki Watanabe

Welp, look like Tabonga giving Starman last send off back to Emerald Planet for good tonight. Goo'bye, old pal...

And, if music sound familiar, that because composer is awesome Mr. Michiaki Watanabe and he do all the Starman flick!!.. By self!

Okay, give Ralphie second to get in room... Now, finally by big red button... Hit it!.. ONE MORE TIME!

When Tabonga say 'atomic' then Tabonga mean 'atomic!'

If you not know story of Starman' special watch, then, you need to watch this, ATTACK FROM SPACE, EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE or INVADERS FROM SPACE!!

Anyway, before he go kick bad guy' ass, Starman help out airliner in trouble with tail fin!

Dang!.. Starman can follow bad guys easy!

Now, that one damn good trick, there!!

Here is bad guy' lab. Did you notice devil head on wall?

Starman can sword fight!

Bad guy dude try to hide from Starman.

Starman can stop car in tracks...

Can tear living crap outta steel bars too!!

Atomic maniacs runnin' show from Texas!

And, Starman not need help, he take care of ever'bloody by self!

Monday, February 16, 2009

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF TIME - John Barber (Music Editor) - "Time Warp" (1967)

You know stuff, like mole persons and black lagoon creatures is all right, but is it better if a movie is cheap as Hell, but in colour? Whaddaya think?? Tonight's film would be a prime example!!

From 1967, it's "Journey To The Center OF Time" starring perennial Dungeon favorite, the amazing Anthony Eisley and a lady whose talent is only overshadowed by her beauty, the utterly fantastic Gigi Perreau!!!

"How long does my Father have to be dead before you bury him?" That's what classic A-Hole played by Scott Brady needs to know!!

What's really important; I think the Pop-Tarts are ready!!!

What the heck does RAE stand for???

It's okay, it won't matter in about two seconds!!!

Why in the world are they watching "Angry Red Planet" on the big TV?

The laid off construction workers of the future show up just in time to create havoc!

In the future you're not special unless you have your own pedestal to stand on, so that your admiring environs can gaze up at you wistfully from below!

I can't figure it out, and you can't figure it out, and Anthony says it's not even worth trying!!!!

Gigi just keeps standing around looking as hot as a red hot flame, and that's hot enough!!

Long before the late Robert Palmer thought of it, the producers of this film knew how to have a winner, get rid of all the ugly dudes and surround yourself with women!!!! Right On!!

There doesn't seem to be a specific composer for the score of "Journey To The Center Of Time," but a Mr. John Barber, gets credit as music editor in his only outing. Back when we wrote about "The Mighty Gorga", we knew we'd heard the music before, but couldn't identify the source, well, now we know, it's this film, and it's no coincidence that el cheapo recycler, producer, director David L. Hewitt was indeed the man responsible for both!!!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON / Universal - 1954 / Music by Mancini, Salter & Stein

This is The Dungeon's 650th posting! The next two Sundays are going to have George Pal movies, so, get ready for those! We did THE MOLE PEOPLE last night, so, we'll just keep the dial tuned to the same channel!

Tonight's excellent Universal movie probably features their finest creature, and, they have designer Milicent Patrick to thank! Her other uncredited creature design credits for Universal are The Mutant in THIS ISLAND EARTH, The Alien in IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE, and, the monster masks in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE... She was also an actress.

Again, Universal uses bits and pieces from their uncredited composers Mancini, Salter and Stein that we've already written about before. If you didn't really know yer stuff, it'd be hard to discern the difference among a number of their themes in the fifties like THE LAND UNKNOWN, THE MOLE PEOPLE, THE THING THAT COULDN'T DIE and MONOLITH MONSTERS.

Let's take a trip to THE BLACK LAGOON!

You would have probably heard that eerie keyboard right about here.

When you find the fossil of an unknown creature in the Amazon, well, you get a bunch of people together and go lookin' for stuff, no?

Good call, bringing along Julie (Julia) Adams!!

Nice album cover!

Its a good thing Julie's got TWO hunks to keep an eye on her!.. Love those guys!

Lots of posters tonight. And, why not, they're great!

That's one tricky Creature!

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE CLAWS!!!

The background in the poster actually looks like the Amazon.

You better have some backup if you go up against the Creature!!

Alas, poor Creature, but, you'll be back!!

Super 8 artwork von Deutschland!!

Monster Music

Monster Music
AAARRGGHHH!!!! Ya'll Come On Back Now, Y'Hear??