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Shadow Chaser		#41	[-]
Dec 23 11 6:16 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've always been curious to see it. Here's a link to a VHS copy. As far as I can tell, no one has uploaded any clips. Black Dragons in color
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Monsterpal		#42	[-]
Dec 24 11 2:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I get a big kick out of this one, and I enjoy its unofficial remake on "The Outer Limits" almost as much.
Wich2		#43	[-]
Dec 24 11 4:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cool as premise; the standard Mongram Mess as executed!
Alias the Scarecrow		#44	[-]
Jan 30 12 7:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I recently picked up a used copy of the ROAN DVD, I seem to have no problems with playback, fortunately. I hadn't watched BLACK DRAGONS for a few years now, the last time being when I had it on VHS. I was pleasantly surprise at how much I still enjoyed it. Not high art, but it is entertaining to see Bela dispatch the Japanese spies with some gusto.
Rakshasa		#45	[-]
Feb 2 12 7:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I picked up the Roan DVD for a few bucks as I'd never seen any of the films. I watched BLACK DRAGONS today (I'm home sick) and I thought it was just god-awful. What a confusing and boring mess. Oh well, I gave it a shot... Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758 Last Edited By: Rakshasa Feb 2 12 8:30 PM. Edited 1 times.
Wich2		#46	[-]
Feb 3 12 12:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That about says it, Rak. Yeah, you can forgive cheapness in physical production, and overlook obvious speed in shooting - but geez, guys! - freakin' pay for a coherent script, huh?
bela lugosi		#47	[-]
Feb 3 12 6:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sorry to hear you are under the weather, Rak. Hope you're feeling better soon! Did the print you watched come from that "Black and Blue Collection"? I agree it's kind of messy plot, but I really enjoy this one, it's one of my favorites of Bela's cheapies.
Rakshasa		#48	[-]
Feb 3 12 7:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks, Bela. Yes, The Black & Blue Collection is what I have. I love Bela and all, but yeah, I just couldn't wrap my mind around this one. I had no idea what was going on half the time. When it was over, I was like "What?! What the hell did I just watch?!". Not my cup of Bela, I'm afraid... Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
jamesenstein31		#49	[-]
Feb 3 12 8:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The plot for Black Dragons could have made for a truly twisted and fun film, but unfortunately, the screenwriters weren't up to the challenge, even if Bela was. The first clip I saw of this film was the "reveal" at film's conclusion, with one of the spies revealing his grotesque face and Lugosi intoning, "You must go on living!" I saw this on the 100 Years of Horror documentary series and immediately wanted to see it. Boy, was that a disappointment! Last Edited By: jamesenstein31 Feb 3 12 8:10 PM. Edited 1 times.
Rakshasa		#50	[-]
Feb 3 12 10:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just had no idea what was going on. It was like having a bad, tedious, confusing, boring, and nonsensical dream that I couldn't wake up from. But other than that I loved it! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
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bela lugosi		#51	[-]
Feb 4 12 3:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rak, I have to be honest, that's kind of what I love about it! Can I ask you or anyone else, how is that print? I have this on the Mill Creek collection and the print is so-so. Thanks in advance!
MYST0		#52	[-]
Feb 4 12 4:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've seen it a number of times and it took a few viewings to warm up to it. Now I look forward to watching it every so often. This is not my least favorite of the Monogram 9. GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE is.
Rakshasa		#53	[-]
Feb 4 12 4:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The print is very good for a Monogram. I'll have to try watching it again some time and see if I can follow it. I love the title, if that's anything! Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
bela lugosi		#54	[-]
Feb 4 12 10:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I agree with you, Mysto. This is actually in my top 3 of the Monogram 9! Rak, thank you for the assessment of that print. I may have to get that one.
Rakshasa		#55	[-]
Feb 4 12 10:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	bela lugosi wrote: Rak, thank you for the assessment of that print. I may have to get that one. I think I paid all of about two bucks for a sealed copy of it on Amazon. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
MYST0		#56	[-]
Feb 6 12 12:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just to show you how crazy I am, one of my top favorites is SPOOKS RUN WILD. Probably because it was a staple of my childhood and it has a great spooky old house. Not to mention Bela and Angelo. I probaly saw GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE as many times when I was a kid and it just never did anything for me.
Rakshasa		#57	[-]
Feb 10 12 10:04 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MYST0 wrote: Just to show you how crazy I am, one of my top favorites is SPOOKS RUN WILD. Probably because it was a staple of my childhood and it has a great spooky old house. Not to mention Bela and Angelo. I probaly saw GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE as many times when I was a kid and it just never did anything for me. Exact same thing with me, MYSTO. SPOOKS RUN WILD is a classic in my eyes while the other spooky Bowery Boys movies are just "ehh". I think it's funnier, more memorable, and more entertaining than the others. That's the key word, I think, "entertaining". BLACK DRAGONS was not entertaining to me on any level. I felt every moment of it going by like a long wait in a doctor's office. Subjective for sure, but undeniable for me. Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758 Last Edited By: Rakshasa Feb 11 12 7:02 AM. Edited 1 times.
Gojira		#58	[-]
Feb 10 12 11:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I quite like BLACK DRAGONS but it's a real stretch to call it a horror film.
MYST0		#59	[-]
Feb 14 12 7:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The makeup of the lone survivor of the Japanese infiltrators at the close is a recognizable horror movie staple even today. Also the idea that the guys running our businesses could, in reality, be Imperial Japanese fiends had to be horrific in the days after Pearl Harbor. It is a horror film for sure. No big stretch for me. Just having Lugosi top the cast must have made it a horror film to the film-going public in the early ‘40s. GHOST ON THE LOOSE would be a better Lugosi 9 to pick as a non-horror film, but it does have the fake haunted house trappings. I am not sure how Lugosi’s character caused that facial decay or how, by touching the uncle on the back of the neck, was able to produce that character’s voice being projected through the door. The uncle seemed dead or out cold as his head was down on the table. Was the Lugosi character a ventriloquist? No way because that character even talks through the door while Lugosi is out in the hall with his niece! There are so many WTF moments in the film, which are the reason for its charm after multiple wide awake (a feat hard to accomplish at times) viewings. That script is one of the worst Hollywood hack jobs (along with INVISIBLE GHOST) ever. Even VOODOO MAN makes more sense, but I don’t think I will ever get to the point of never wanting to see it again. As Tom points out so well in POVERTY ROW HORRORS, all of the 9 Lugosi Monograms have pretty terrible scripts that are absolutely filled with plot holes. There are no attempts in the whole bunch to give reasons for much of the horror or supernatural elements anywhere in those screenplays. Yet so many of us go back and re-watch these things no matter how many years go by. And, is it just me, or are they trying to make Lugosi a sex symbol in BLACK DRAGONS? The dialogue where the niece seems to be flirting with him and embraces him when she is frightened totally boggles my mind. He says something like "Be careful, these arms are dangerous." It's almost like he is a pre-curser to James Bond. Another point to consider is that he is probably the hero of the film as he is killing off all these nasty Jap invaders when he is, in fact, a bloody nazi!! WTF? Last Edited By: MYST0 Feb 14 12 7:16 PM. Edited 1 times.
bela lugosi		#60	[-]
Feb 16 12 7:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Mysto, you put it so well, thank you! I agree, there are moments in BLACK DRAGONS that I still can't explain, nor do I want them to be! And charm is a good way to put it, in terms of my relationship with this film. I think, also, one of the reasons it remains one of my favorites is that it's the first of the Monogram 9 that I actually owned as part of a double VHS set.
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