by mike | Sep 5, 2022 | Creature Features, Fantasy, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
One of my all-time favorite movies is the 1954 sci-fi/monster thriller, Them! That’s the one about nuclear testing in the New Mexico desert causing common ants to mutate into nine-foot giants. One thing about it that always struck me as funny was that the scream...
by mike | Sep 1, 2022 | Disaster Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Since presenting this post in 2019 the sixth film in the franchise, Jurassic World Dominion, hit the big screen and came out on Blu-Ray. This alters my rankings a bit, as you’ll see. Yes, I’m going to rate the six films in the Jurassic Park franchise (IMHO, of...
by mike | Aug 11, 2022 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
When it comes to “B” horror movies there’s bad cheesiness, and there’s good cheesiness. SEA BEAST slots among the latter, as I pointed out in this 2019 post. The 2008 monster flick, Sea Beast, originally titled Troglodyte, is one of many films in the SyFy Channel’s...
by mike | Jul 18, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Paleobotanist Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) uttered that awesome comeback line in Jurassic Park (1993). I’ll give you the full context shortly. There are a lot of great lines in what I consider the best of all the films in the Jurassic DinoVerse (my word). Here are a few...
by mike | Jul 7, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I wonder how many other films are “archaeologically inaccurate.” Gawd! This post first ran in 2018. The 2008 “epic adventure” film, 10,000 BC, would not be a guilty pleasure if judged only by its box office. It made a fair amount of money. But the reviews for its...
by mike | Jun 27, 2022 | Creature Features, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse almost ran out of steam with the lack of success of its third entry. Fortunately, the fourth film in the series bailed it out. So does that mean the franchise will continue? Read on. GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019) This...
