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Monsterpal wrote: Jazz was the music of choice for a lot of young adults in those days. Indeed, West Coast Jazz was the cool new thing in the fifties and early sixties. It's all subjective, of course, but I enjoy the Carmichael and Katz jazz scores in context and find them refreshing compared to the many science fiction films of the period that use library music. Some of them work better than others, of course, but you pays your money and you takes your chances.
"Boot me that glove man." "Cause I got in at six chimes." "So I'll dig you in a few ticks." " But don't play me cut rate, Hep cat!" "Cause when it comes to dancing, I'm a gasser." "Do you dig this jive?"
Aug 10 08 2:10 AM
Monsterpal wrote: I like 'em both. It's interesting that none of the teen monster movies had any rock and roll in them until HORROR OF PARTY BEACH, at least none that I can recall.
I don't know that I would call them "rock and roll," but tons of the 50s movies, particularly the AIPs, stopped the action for a song or two. TEENAGE WEREWOLF, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, BLOOD OF DRACULA spring to mind. Maybe it's just Herman Cohen's movies? Oh wait, isn't there a particularly awful one in GIANT GILA MONSTER?
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Aug 10 08 12:53 PM
capmonte wrote: Monsterpal wrote: I like 'em both. It's interesting that none of the teen monster movies had any rock and roll in them until HORROR OF PARTY BEACH, at least none that I can recall. I don't know that I would call them "rock and roll," but tons of the 50s movies, particularly the AIPs, stopped the action for a song or two. TEENAGE WEREWOLF, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, BLOOD OF DRACULA spring to mind. Maybe it's just Herman Cohen's movies? Oh wait, isn't there a particularly awful one in GIANT GILA MONSTER?
I sure wouldn't call any of those anemic songs genuine rock'n'roll. They seem more like novelty tunes to me. Everyone of them is dreadful, but they're pretty amusing. "Eeny-meeny" is a work of musical genius compared to Don Sullivan's numbers. Gila Monster does have a brief instrumental that sounds vaguely like rock just before the monster attacks the sock hop in the barn, as does The Spider's re-animation scene in the gym. Revenge of the Creature has the bit at the seafood place on the Florida pier. But to me none of these musical interludes sounds like the rock'n'roll that kids actually listened to in those days, just a pale imitation. The Carmichael and Katz scores at least sound like authentic jazz of the period, although a jazz expert may disagree.
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Wich2 wrote: Let us know what you think, Doug - I think there's a lot of film there for a little money, and Lansing's really good.
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Bill Warren wrote: That first "penetration" scene was done very easily--we see the EDGE of the block Lansing is holding with his left hand; Lansing mimes the rest--very believably. The carefully-chosen camera angle wouldn't work as well as it does without Lansing being able to suddenly stop his hand moving. The shot that still amazes me is when he reaches into the mail box. At first, it looks as though clever lighting hides the fact that there simply is no front on the box, just darkness. But then his hand and/or the letter he's holding pass through the paper notice on the box. No detectable matte lines.
Jun 24 10 11:10 AM
What a cool flick! Loved the music, the effects, acting, and yes, lots of creepy unsettling scenes. I recognized the older gentleman from THE TWILIGHT ZONE episode "Long Live Walter Jameson". His name is Edgar Stehli. He's great. I've always had a crush on Lee Meriwether. Thank you.Did anybody notice Patty Duke as the little girl?
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