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bob57		#61	[-]
Apr 21 10 10:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wished that I would have gotten into the R2 thing a couple of years earlier and maybe I could have snagged a copy of Caltiki. Does anyone still offer this? I have the Sinister one and thats probably where it's from anyway. One of the favorites from my childhood!
Koukol 5		#62	[-]
Apr 21 10 2:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	bob57 wrote: I wished that I would have gotten into the R2 thing a couple of years earlier and maybe I could have snagged a copy of Caltiki. Does anyone still offer this? I have the Sinister one and thats probably where it's from anyway. One of the favorites from my childhood! I would say your best bet now would be E-Bay Italy.
MYST0		#63	[-]
Nov 17 10 4:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am still trying to locate a copy of the R2 Caltiki, il mostro immortale. If anyone wants to sell or trade a copy of the original, I would be willing to pay the price. I REALLY need to get this one! A copy of it in the mean time will be most welcome. I have a list of MODS, LDs, Foreign DVDs, and VHS never on DVD for trade if anyone is interested. PM me PLEASE!
Rakshasa		#64	[-]
Nov 17 10 7:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MYST0 wrote: I am still trying to locate a copy of the R2 Caltiki, il mostro immortale. If anyone wants to sell or trade a copy of the original, I would be willing to pay the price. I REALLY need to get this one! A copy of it in the mean time will be most welcome. I have a list of MODS, LDs, Foreign DVDs, and VHS never on DVD for trade if anyone is interested. PM me PLEASE! I got ya covered, MYSTO. Check your e-mail. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
MYST0		#65	[-]
Nov 17 10 11:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks Rak! I also need the Italian sub-titled DVD. I think yours is an American print. I would like to see your copy too. Thanks so much! M
MYST0		#66	[-]
Nov 27 10 2:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rak, Your copy is the best I have ever seen. I wonder if it is off an official DVD release somewhere. Did that Italian DVD with the English subs also have an English soundtrack?? Oh man, I wish I could find a copy of that. I even had it in a shopping cart and then couldn't figure out how to pay for it. It seemed like the next day it went oop. Anyway, Rak..THANKS SO MUCH!!
SteveZodiak		#67	[-]
Jan 23 11 11:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I read somewhere that Caltiki was made of cloth, like a pile of writhing drapes. Though, I'm not sure how they pulled off the divisions of Caltiki, where the blobs separated - pretty effectively. The science was a little weak. I mean, a massive single celled organism. The organism splits, like cells dividing, then merges into a single organism (now multi-celled?) but the most unbelievable thing, they didn't amputate that arm! And he is running around partially using it. Ah, you can't move a skeletal arm, even a little. Still, pretty good late night TV. Why do I have to waste my time outwitting morons?
Godziwolf		#68	[-]
Jan 24 11 5:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	SteveZodiak wrote: The science was a little weak. I mean, a massive single celled organism. The organism splits, like cells dividing, then merges into a single organism (now multi-celled?) Slime molds basically work that way. They are more or less a colony made up of thousands of smaller amoebae. Frankly, Caltiki looked and acted a lot like a slime mold, so it's not a total reach to think it could do that. Incidentally, slime molds can run mazes.
Koukol 5		#69	[-]
Jan 24 11 7:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	SteveZodiak wrote: I read somewhere that Caltiki was made of cloth, like a pile of writhing drapes. Though, I'm not sure how they pulled off the divisions of Caltiki, where the blobs separated - pretty effectively. The science was a little weak. I mean, a massive single celled organism. The organism splits, like cells dividing, then merges into a single organism (now multi-celled?) but the most unbelievable thing, they didn't amputate that arm! And he is running around partially using it. Ah, you can't move a skeletal arm, even a little. Still, pretty good late night TV. I heard that tripe was used...which stunk under the hot lights.
atenolol		#70	[-]
May 31 11 10:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Caltiki is an old favorite of mine since the early sixties. I recently purchased the DVD-R from Sinister and thought it held up very well. The dubbing was poor, and the miniatures obvious at times. The script did well in establishing atmosphere. The "scientific" mumbo-jumbo was hokey but that sort of thing doesn't bother me. The script was perhaps less successful in charactorization, but Max and Linda were an unusual couple and the love-hate, dependent relationship was a bit deeper than usual for the time. The big pluses were the wonderful atmosphere, the clever directing, and the beautifully orchestrated gruesome scenes. Max's demise was probably the best pure horror scene done in the fifties. *like others here, I would be very interested if an original Italian print with subtitles were offered.
joegut		#71	[-]
Sep 4 11 9:59 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw Caltiki in 62, 63 at my neighborhood drive in. My Dad had taken me. I was interested in the main feature, GORGO, but was I surprised at Caltiki the opening movie. When they pulled that diver up and took off his mask I nearly flew out of the car! LOL! You can get Caltiki on DVD at Amazon. I think it's a homemade VHS transfer, but it's clear enough until a legit one comes around.
skelton knaggs		#72	[-]
Sep 4 11 2:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	joegut wrote: I saw Caltiki in 62, 63 at my neighborhood drive in. My Dad had taken me. I was interested in the main feature, GORGO, but was I surprised at Caltiki the opening movie. When they pulled that diver up and took off his mask I nearly flew out of the car! LOL! You can get Caltiki on DVD at Amazon. I think it's a homemade VHS transfer, but it's clear enough until a legit one comes around. Agreed! But what I think was even worse and more horrifying was the fact that the body was pulsating like heavy breathing! Jeez..... "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
joegut		#73	[-]
Sep 4 11 4:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, he was still alive. Yech.
Babetician		#74	[-]
Feb 25 12 3:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The DVD copy I got from Amazon that includes Attack of the Monsters is not too clear a bootleg. Is the one from Sinister Cinema better? I was hoping for a nice clear copy like From Hell it Came from Warners Archives. Perhaps I'm dreaming.
Koukol 5		#75	[-]
Feb 25 12 5:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Babetician wrote: The DVD copy I got from Amazon that includes Attack of the Monsters is not too clear a bootleg. Is the one from Sinister Cinema better? I was hoping for a nice clear copy like From Hell it Came from Warners Archives. Perhaps I'm dreaming. It depends if SC ripped off the R2. They're a bootleg outfit too.
joegut		#76	[-]
Apr 13 12 9:47 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://www.amazon.com/Cal...F8&qid=1334327814&sr=8-1 This is the copy I bought. It's from PR Studios. and it's a decent VHS transfer, not great, just OK. Like I said before, it'll do until it's released legitimately.
bob57		#77	[-]
Apr 14 12 11:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The one from Sinister I'm guessing came from the R2. I'ts the best transfer I have been able to find.
kochillt		#78	[-]
Jul 5 12 5:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Saw this for the first time, quite impressive. This must have been the film Bava finished that convinced the grateful producers to offer him a movie of his own, which became BLACK SUNDAY (wait, that was GIANT OF MARATHON). CALTIKI aired twice on Pittsburgh's CHILLER THEATER, both times in 1964, before I was born. My print is dubbed into English but with the original Italian title. The credits are also in Italian, plus most of the newspaper headlines, leading me to wonder if the American version was issued this way. And all these years, I thought it was Mexican because it was set there! Last Edited By: kochillt Jul 8 12 5:45 PM. Edited 2 times.
The Mighty Bongo		#79	[-]
Jul 6 12 5:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just for watching purposes, there is a decent print on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cf3PKqN3Ho Chris Want to hang out with the ultimate party animals ? Come see us at; http://www.hollywoodgorillamen.com/
vayapues		#80	[-]
Aug 5 12 12:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Over at Latarnia forums, in the Classic Italian Horror section, someone the other day posted a link to Amazon Italy where what looks like the much-sought after Italian CALTIKI DVD -- the one originally released by No Shame that quickly went OP -- will be issued by an entity called "Cult Media" in September 2012. This smells like DVD-R, but I could be wrong . . . Cuz it's too cheap to make sense, 8.53 euro or @ $10.50! Anyone know about this? http://www.amazon.it/Calt..._t_2?tag=vglnkitc1498-21 Last Edited By: vayapues Aug 5 12 1:38 PM. Edited 1 times.

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