Well, I've been doing this page for
almost two years now and, by and
large, it's been a lot of fun. One of
the main reasons I enjoy doing it is
to share my enjoyment for SF and
horror movies that are both good
and not very good at all; I hope
you folks get a smile out of it too.
My inspiration for this update was
from a reader who said simply:
"Bring on the scare, man!" So, to
oblige her and you---in my own
little way---I offer a group of films
from a period that was abundant
with cinematic limburger. Yes,
friends, it's the '70's again.
Once upon a time there was a
movie about a killer shark, and
it made a lot of money. A lot.
And as the Tinseltown adage
goes, "if something succeeds,
beat it into the ground." Here are
two carbon copies that have a
crackpot charm of their own.
First: the most imitative of them
all, but with a great 'B squad'
cast, beautiful scenery (shot in
Georgia) and a wonderfully
goofy theme, featured here along
with a standard hype-laden trailer.
Equally fun---and farther down the
rip-off ladder---is this loony yarn
about a desert town terrorized by
custom Lincoln Mark III possessed
by The Devil. (Well, of course it is.)
The dialogue is weak and most of
the acting is atrocious (especially
the female lead...unbelievable), but
the title vehicle looks cool and has
a memorable horn that sounds like an
evil laugh ("Ha! Ha-ha-haaaa!!")
Leonard Rosenman's score is better
than the movie deserves, but the
flick's still funny in its 'bad/good' way.
Enjoy, and thanks for tuning in. :D
