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Koukol 5		#81	[-]
Jun 22 12 8:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I guess I'm the only one not impressed with the makeup. My problem is with the plastic eyes and that the makeup stops around the mouth. It's going to look worse on BD.
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jamesenstein31		#82	[-]
Jun 23 12 3:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE REPTILE is a pretty underrated horror film. It's plenty spooky and the plot is surprisingly twisted. Plus, it's nice to see Michael Ripper in something of a lead role. The monster is kind of cool too.
lencandraw		#83	[-]
Jun 23 12 5:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Makeup for the film only seems horrible in stills. In the film, one hardly gets to see the flaws. I think this movie is well above average, and I agree with jamesenstein in his assessment of Ripper- and it is plenty spooky!
John Van Helsing		#84	[-]
Jun 24 12 1:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Who is that wonderful lady in your avatar,Jamesenstein? JVH
John Van Helsing		#85	[-]
Jun 24 12 1:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Alot of people have been dissing The Reptile lately! If it ain't the makeup it's the script! The film is a sixties masterpiece and one of Hammers best! JVH
jamesenstein31		#86	[-]
Jun 24 12 2:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	John Van Helsing wrote: Who is that wonderful lady in your avatar,Jamesenstein? JVH Alison Brie, a nerd favorite I may be in the minority, but I do consider THE REPTILE among the ten best Hammer horrors.
Rick		#87	[-]
Jun 24 12 3:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'd have to give it some deep thought, James, and it hurts too much to do that, but I might agree with you. Offhand, I can think of a top 7 Hammers, excluding REPTILE. So it might well make my top 10, as well. The makeup in THE REPTILE has always seemed fine to me -- in motion -- in still pictures, it does look pretty fakey.
MacXoftheMounted		#88	[-]
Jun 25 12 11:59 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It would be in my top ten. I also prefer it to Plague, although that would likely come in just one or two below Reptile in my list... MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
Rick		#89	[-]
Jun 26 12 12:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Having nothing better to do (in others words, it was a typical day), I endured the pain and kinda figured out my Hammer top 10, and THE REPTILE doesn't quite make the cut for me. Not the top 11, either. It'd be either my 12th, 13th, or 14th choice, can't quite decide. Still pretty good though.
Franny6422		#90	[-]
Jun 26 12 12:39 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Come on' Rick, decide! :-)
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Rick		#91	[-]
Jun 26 12 2:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Uh, okay....it's... #13. Sure. Why not? Till tomorrow, anyway.
jamesenstein31		#92	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm surprised that top ten Hammer Horrors isn't a topic!
Rick		#93	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, James, I think I know the man for the job... There are threads somewhere on "favorite Hammers" and "Single all time best Hammer" or something like that. But, no, I don't recall a top 10.
Franny6422		#94	[-]
Jun 26 12 3:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Off you go' James. Start a new thread! Mind you' state your ten.
skelton knaggs		#95	[-]
Nov 7 12 8:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This one too looks to be news to me.... I've not seen this one.It looks to be a behind the scene shot, or a scene rehearsal as one can see a guy or gal in the background. Someone from another website filled me in on this... <<I.[[2]">.[[2].">.[[2]..[">t appears to be a stunt double for Jennifer Daniel in the back of the shot, who'll take over when the flames take hold in the fiery climax.>> "You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Grant		#96	[-]
Nov 7 12 10:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	jamesenstein31 wrote: John Van Helsing wrote: Who is that wonderful lady in your avatar,Jamesenstein? JVH Alison Brie, a nerd favorite I may be in the minority, but I do consider THE REPTILE among the ten best Hammer horrors. If SHE'S a nerd favorite, it's time for people to stop making fun of nerds once and for all. (I thought it might be Hannah Minx, who does a routine in that kind of make-up too, or something similar.)
Helrunar		#97	[-]
Nov 8 12 12:17 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I never saw "The Reptile" until I was well into adulthood, and I thought it stood up really well. It is amazing how effective the makeup is in the film thanks to lighting, editing, music cues, etc. Of course it helps that Jackie Pearce is one of my all time favorite actresses--her superb characterization of "Servalan" in Blake's 7 seduced me utterly, and I think she's very good here, with much more to do than was the case in the Zombie film. I don't own the movie but it is on my shopping list. I'm still highly doubtful of the need for a "Blu Ray" contraption so I will probably just get it on regular DVD at some point. H.
Allen Champion		#98	[-]
Nov 8 12 1:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Of all the Hammers, REPTILE was the only one that really scared me.
etrigan.thelatarniaforums		#99	[-]
Nov 8 12 4:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I encourage people to go for BD for this one, it is really awesome! I think the movie is great in building so much suspense not showing very much.
auwins57.auburnfootballf...		#100	[-]
Nov 8 12 12:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love The Reptile and happy to see that I am not the only one. Anytime Hammer went outside the box of it's more traditional Dracula or Frankenstein fare with films like The Gorgon, Devil Rides Out, or the Reptile, I loved it. Also, on a similar note, who here has seen and enjoys Blood Beast Terror starring none other than Peter Cushing. It is not a Hammer film, but only in name is it not. Every aspect / element of that movie screams Hammer production and storyline, which is very, very similar to The Reptile. Now, the moster is a joke, but still a ton of fun. There is one scene that is very eerie (where we see the "developing" monster in its cocoon in the background. For a film with really silly monster fx, this one element (the cocoon) is very impressive and eerie looking. The issue everyone has including me is the film transer for Blood Beast. It's horrible. If it were to get the same love and attention as Hammer films on dvd, it would look great with the settings and scenery.
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