Mr. Darcy
Andrew Morgan I watched that movie when young. Thrilling! My mother told me about the Orson Welles radio broadcast, when was it 1939 maybe. He was so convincing that people jumped out of their windows. Fortunately the highly advanced Martians had philosophical aversion to the use of vaccines.
Finally got around to watching this... solid movie, but still vastly overrated
Alex Morton Far better than most current movies. It has something to say, rather than just horror nonsense and comic book heroes.
Neighborhooder Moderator Sometimes horror or comic book action is just what the doctor ordered. We have enough real-world garbage to think about during these harrowing times.
Alex Morton I feel that the aggrandizement of violence is a terrible thing ... even if it's perpetrated by a so-called super hero. I also firmly believe that any game that has violence ... ie. shooting, wiping out the enemy and the rest of what's portrayed in so many games ... is terrible for society. A total lack of respect for human life, even in a simulation, can't be something good ... particularly for kids. I'm of the view that violence only begets more violence. If you've ever read Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur ... The Death of Arthur ... (written in 1470, so my view is nothing new)... which brings together all the Arthurian legendry ... then you know that's the theme of that book. Yet, we put games in the hands of children in which violence is the only way to win. Blood flies and people disintegrate under the guns of the player without consequences. No wonder there are so many school shootings, especially in the US, where (incredibly) guns are considered a "right" even though that's entirely due to a miss-parsing of your Constitution, brought about by the gun lobby for their own benefit.
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Happy 38th Anniversary
Released on this day in 1988
(Limited Theatrical Release)
After escaping a psychiatric hospital, Angela (Pamela Springsteen) becomes a camp counselor and enforces her strict moral behavior with deadly consequences for those who defy her. This sequel adopts a more tongue-in-cheek tone, with exaggerated violence and nods to other horror films.
Directed by Michael A. Simpson
On August 23, 1985 “Godzilla 1985” was released in theaters! Directed by R. J. Kizer (Hell Comes to Frogtown) and Koji Hashimoto. The film is a heavily re-edited Americanized version of the Japanese film The Return of Godzilla, which was produced and distributed by Toho Pictures in 1984. In addition to the film being re-cut, re-titled, and dubbed in English, Godzilla 1985 featured additional footage produced by New World Pictures, with Raymond Burr reprising his role as American journalist Steve Martin from the 1956 film Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, which itself was a heavily re-edited American adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla. The Godzilla suit was created by suit-maker and sculptor Nobuyuki Yasumaru, under the supervision of producer Tomoyuki Tanaka and special effects director Teruyoshi Nakano. Producer Tony Randel decided to retitle the film Godzilla 1985, because he was inspired by one of his childhood favorites, Frankenstein 1970. Dr Pepper launched a $10 million advertising campaign for the film. The soda brand is prominently featured in the new footage, such as a vending machine at The Pentagon.
