Sunday, September 27, 2009

THE ALPHA INCIDENT / Bill Rebane - 1978

"So horrifyingly close to the truth, it will blow your mind!" read the tagline from maybe best Bill Rebane flick. One of Tabonga' very favorite thing is MST version of MONSTER A-GO GO! Bill is master of "curl your lip up funny" to look like horror has just struck!

Today story about microorganism from Mars brought to Earth by space probe, then get loose because of nosy backwood Doofustein and it terrorize people at train station! So, what else new around here?

Eegah!! put together 'nother great little soundclip for this Rebane monsterpiece! Music is by Richard A. Girvin who work on total of 5 project in his short film career.

Today is Ralphie the Tarantula' turn to push giant 'GO' button that always start show rolling... Today is no different, so hit it Ralphie! And, away we go!.. MARTIAN GERM AT MOOSE POINT! Great stills wif' excellent eye-popping decomposing Ralph Meeker!

UH... OH!!

What?.. WHAT??! Let me see!!

Kin I git ya a cup uh hot lava, George?!

Martian germ definitely not like white mouse! Show what kind of crazy effect you can get for 8 cent though!!

Dude going to Moose Point station because he want to tell everbloody he see a moose!

'Buck' open up the box of Martian virus on train and it get in a cut on hand, Jenny help him out and then she get it!.. Later, 'Buck' escape so Dr. Ted try to shoot him before he spread germ all around.

General have gazillion dollar command center but is still goddamn ignorant fool and should NEVER be in charge of nuffin' 'cept maybe shined up turd, but he part of 'The Family' and God want him to be in charge! BTW, that his gurlfiend there!

Gang is quarantine to station so have to kill time playing card, or...

Good time and bad, end of world or not, it always seem like most sensible thing to do!

Okay, fuck this, there ain't no freakin' antidote, we're totally incompetent and I'm going home, thank you and goodnight!

OH, LORDIE!!!

Poor lil' Ralphie never even have a chance!!

After Jenny see Ralph eyeball an' brain pop out of skull, she decide to blow own brain out in car before that happen to her... Ick!

Take no chances, exterminate everbloody at the train station!! We can't let anybloody know what bumbling fools we are!!.. Okay, good! Thanks! Have a nice weekend.

Friday, September 25, 2009

LA MUERTE VIVIENTE (Snake People) - Alice Uretta - "Enjoy The Privilege Of The Living Death!" (1971)

"Snake Peeps" is what would end up to be the second to the last film in the mighty Boris Karloff's long and winding list of credits! This film was made in Mexico, but Boris shot his scenes in Los Angeles, which wasn't a part of Mexico back then! Hey, if nothing else, it has a very cool title card!!!

Not the best or the worst movie you'll ever see, but I've kind of lost my tolerance for the whole concept of voodoo rituals and mangled chickens! It's just not funny anymore!!

This was the only Boris Karloff film that also had the Mexican Maestro Mini-Macho Santanón as a cast member!

Any, and I say any, movie with Boris Karloff in it is worth watching, even if all Boris had to do was show up, he would always be a scholarly gentleman and give it his best, no matter what, or how bad the circumstances were!!

Director and writer Jack Hill has etched his signature on the psyches of thousands of weirdos for his monsterpiece "Spider Baby" if nothing else!

Alice Uretta does an excellent job with the music in one of only two movies she ever worked on, the other being the 1968 Mexican Jack Hill - Boris Karloff less than classic "House Of Evil!" or "Dance Of Death" as it is sometimes known, where she shared decomposing credits with the fabuloso Enrico C. Cabiati!

Meet Yolanda Ivonne Móntez Farrington aka Yolanda Montes aka "Tongolele," or Cruella, the Devil worshipping queen! "Must be the season of the witch!!" Believe it or don't, Tongolele still works as a dancer today! I couldn't possibly think of a more prime candidate for "Death Dancin' With The Stars!"

Personally, I like my women poached, not fried!!

Can a lady get a drink around here? I'd really like a Cosmo or a glass of Chardonnay, Please!!!

Coming right up!!

So, that's a really unbelievable tale, sir, you mean to say, they pay you, and all you have to do is just sit here!! That is simply amazing!!

"Snake People" ends with this unimaginably incredible scene where this guy gets 4 swords shoved into every conceivable part of his anatomy, and he still gets his ass thoroughly chewed out by the boss!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

UNDERSEA KINGDOM / Republic Serial - 1936

Welcome to another edition of Dungeon Moldie Oldie Black an' White Wednesday Flick (whew) Night!! So, here is fun little serial which also star Lon Chaney Jr. as Captain Hakur. Then, Smiley Burnette play Briny Deep and Malcolm McGregor play Zogg!! Filmed at famous Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth in San Fernando Valley which was underwater at the time!

Ray (Crash) Corrigan play Ray (Crash) Corrigan, Monte Blue play Unga Khan and Raymond Hatton play Gasspon!.. GASSPON??!!! What kind of total 'loser name' is Gasspon?! He probably is big mommie' boy and wearing stinky diaper too!

Music director is Harry Grey using stock music from 6 other Republic composer. Harry Grey was also producer of 62 flick, mainly cowboy with title like: PRAIRIE MOON, MEXICALI ROSE, DOWN MEXICO WAY, SIERRA SUE, CALLING WILD BILL ELLIOTT, THREE LITTLE SISTERS, SONG OF NEVADA, SAMBA-MANIA and more...

Okay, so, Piff the gnat has been lifting toothpicks and has new muscle for pushing big old red 'GO' button again to start show rolling! Hit it Piffles!.. UNDER THE OCEAN FLOORBOARDS!

And you think football player today gots it rough?!!.. Riiiight!

Dude could drown!.. BTW, that 'Crash' there, hard to tell though!

Here is textbook example of punch that get loose an' go 'south-of-border!'

Oh, hell yeah!!.. 'Crash' kickin' butt all over place at Annapolis!

Then, Crash have to climb up like a monkey an' save Billy' ass who fall through a window and have to hang on for dear life, which he diserve!

It never fail, converted inline 6-cylinder engine does great job for whatever project you working on, even detection of mysterious Undersea Kingdom nobloody ever heard of!

And, look at statue found at antique store, physical proof of mysterious Undersea Kingdom too!

Hey, what you know, crazy old Professor right about his 'all whack-out and insane' theory, there really is Undersea Kingdom that have Chrysler with machine gun!

In meantime, Professor trust 6-cylinder machine and old statue so he get special submarine he make ready to look for lost world.

Back at underwater ranch, bad guy take secret weapon for spin to drop bomb on good guy!

"Jane, I'm home!"

Man, every kid dream back then - Atomic TV and Robot Lab!

Something the gang hear on radio have something to do with next chapter. Hmmmm...

Oh yeah, tune in next week!!

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