Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules ~ 1962 -colour

QUICKIE: hmmmmm, look at his golden muscles. Huh? movie, what movie.

PLOT: A boring story of waring cave-men tribes. Really cool scenes with muscle man Reg Lewis fighting the hilariously fake monster and schmoozing the ladies.

SUMMARY: You must watch this movie if for no other reason than to learn the theme song! Ok, ok, because it's so great, I'll share it with you here from a different movie:




Isn't that just fabulous?!!! The movie is everything great about Saturday afternoon movies. Scantily clad girls in furs, he-men fighting, giant fake monsters and your standard he-man plot of good versus bad clans. Reg Lewis who plays our Hercules is wonderful to look at too.

Sandy The Seal ~ 1969 -colour

QUICKIE: Sandy the seal is made a house pet and the coast guard-ish/father is after seal poachers who are after Sandy who is after more fish and girl seals!

PLOT: When a lighthouse keeper takes in a seal in need and gives to his children to look after, the whole family is drawn into the shadowy world of illegal seal poaching. The family then finds themselves leading the fight to rid their coastal town of the criminals and save the seals.

SUMMARY: This is a great movie for kids. They can watch Sandy doing all kinds of tricks just like we're at the circus. The seal poaching story adds suspense and trouble, and there's always the happy ending as the bad guys are busted. In the meanwhile Sandy has a huge playpen built in the backyard for him, entertains the local kids with tricks, and then gets a wife. I guess when you live on the coast, marine life is a better choice for a pet than a cat or a dog? I found the story predictable and boring. But if you're a kid or thrilled by seal tricks then you'll enjoy this movie immensely.

The Smallest Show on Earth ~ 1957 -BW

QUICKIE: Watching a movie in this cinema will endager your life, but be the best movie you've never seen!

PLOT: Jean and Bill are a struggling married couple with Bill trying to scrape a living as a writer. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them that Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business - a cinema in the town of Sloughborough. They pack their bags and travel to Sloughborough expecting to sell the cinema to gain a huge inheritance, however, they discover the cinema is falling apart and is run by a comically incompetant staff who seem to have worked there forever. They set out with a plan to sell it but things don't quite go to plan.

SUMMARY: This is a wonderfull film by every measure. Very entertaining and some comedy that is actually funny. The crew make the defects of the cinema (like an over-active boiler, or the passing train that nearly brings the house down), coincide with scenes being shown on screen and the cinema becomes widely popular for it's "interactive" movies. Some truly funny scenes when the train pases by, shaking the whole building. Peter Sellers has a small part, yet is still good. Everything works out for a happy ending as always.

Happy Go Lovely ~ 1951 -Colour

QUICKIE: Rags to riches Cinderella story with a chorus girl and a Scottish millionaire.

PLOT: Late for work on a stage show, Janet Jones (Vera-Ellen) thumbs a ride with a millionaires' chauffeur. The chauffeurs' delivery of Jones' forgotten handbag backstage leads everyone to conclude Jones is dating the town's millionaire. The producer, desperate for financial backing, makes Jones the star of the show and sets up press interviews for her. The millionaire comes to confront Jones about some purchases mistakenly charged to him through the mix up, and through a case of mistaken identity, Miss Jones believes the millionaire is the news reporter. Courting ensues, with the millionaire eventually falling for the girl, backing the show and saving the day just when the truth comes out.

SUMMARY: Cesar Romero is completely intolerable as the frantic, constantly screaming insulting producer. I had to turn the sound down a few times because I just could not tolerate listening to any more of his shrill screaming insults at people. They were trying for humour and didn't even get close. Why more people didn't quit that job they weren't being paid for is beyond my tolerance level, but most scenarios in these films are situations that no one would ever tolerate today. Suspension of reality is always necessary in these films and here it's no different.

The story is sweet, the dance numbers are good. Vera-Ellen is a fantastic dancer. David Niven is David Niven again. Really, is he ever anything different than what he always is? A saltine cracker with a British accent. He's no Charles Boyer. Of course, no one is. All in all, it's good, wholesome entertainment.

The Indestructable Man ~ 1956 -BW

QUICKIE: Let's put a gangster into a vengefull frenzy, kill him, make his body indestructable, resurrect him and then watch the fun! Whee!

PLOT: A violent criminal called The Butcher is brought back to life by a scientist using electricity. The Butcher becomes an invulnerable mute, and seeks vengeance upon those who caused his execution.

SUMMARY: It's A-live!!!!!! Another DR creates a monster who goes beserk & kills folks. Lon Chaney is our monster this time, and there's hoochie mamas who work at the burlesque show to keep us from getting too bored with the vengfull killing spree. I fell asleep anyway.

Angel on My Shoulder ~ 1946 -BW

QUICKIE: Campaining judge is possesed by a gangster who's guided by the devil. I guess that's politics as usual, huh? Snicker.

PLOT: Gangster Eddie Kagel (Paul Muni) is killed by a trusted lieutenant and finds himself in Harry Redmond Jr's special-effects Hell, where Nick/The Devil (Claude Rains) sees that he is an-exact double for a judge who Nick doesn't approve of. Eddie is agreeable to having his soul transferred to the judge's body, as it will give him a chance to avenge himself on his killer. But every action taken by Eddie (as the judge) results in good rather than evil and, to Nick's dismay, the reputation and influence of the judge is enhanced, rather than impaired by Eddie. And Eddie also falls in love with the judge's fiancée, Barbara (Anne Baxter.) Even Eddie's planned revenge fails and Nick is forced to concede defeat. He returns to Hell, taking Eddie with him, after Eddie has extracted his promise that Nick will not molest the judge or Barbara in the future.

SUMMARY: Claude Rains as the Devil?!!! What great casting that was. Anne Baxter was also quite glamorous as well. There's some truly great lines in this film like when the devil says "what in my creation was that noise?" Or when Eddie calls the devil alot of wrong names like Bettlebub. This is a very amusing film, a different story, and just good entertainment.

Three Guys Named Mike ~ 1951 -BW

QUICKIE: Eenie, meanie, miney, MIKE!

PLOT: A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, she has to decide which one she loves the most.

SUMMARY: Ah! To be the girl everyone likes. 'Tis the 50s, when airlines were begining their booming business and being a stewardess, ahem, a flight attendant was such a glamorous profession. Marcy (Jane Wyman) gets courted by THREE guys named Mike and she must choose between them. Who wins? Why, the one who says he loves her of course! But everybody's a good sport about it. Reminds me of when I lived in Texas and all the guys I knew had names that began with a "J". My girlfriend & I frequently mixed their names up. I blame the alcohol. The character developement of Marcy is what's most engaging in this film. I wish I knew more people like her. She makes everybody feel good about themselves. Who wouldn't love Marcy? It's got it's funny bits too, so, all in all a cute film.