tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56383412009006838032024-03-18T21:20:03.139-07:00Baker's LogRock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.comBlogger1121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-82283012930689257472024-03-18T21:19:00.000-07:002024-03-18T21:19:31.872-07:00A Quick Look: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3 DREAM WARRIORS (1987-color)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf91-junsrwl7tyxI_V7zw_prKO6VG7uic4SUVBEGHS46FJvxdwueHaUFzhWgHABVbEFzBO0zONARyukUpKOBR2QCCbM_JOl3nosgnl3MhXgqpZkLIeC-4eRj3tRrtvxelqd9Nb89HxVkYKrjcmCqrqMQQqwL69wP6ZeTDD80naKAKSjy-28piV5qrkBY/s1000/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1000" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf91-junsrwl7tyxI_V7zw_prKO6VG7uic4SUVBEGHS46FJvxdwueHaUFzhWgHABVbEFzBO0zONARyukUpKOBR2QCCbM_JOl3nosgnl3MhXgqpZkLIeC-4eRj3tRrtvxelqd9Nb89HxVkYKrjcmCqrqMQQqwL69wP6ZeTDD80naKAKSjy-28piV5qrkBY/s320/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> In the 80's cycle of slasher horror, one franchise stood apart with a degree of intelligence and special effects, although the series could be hit or miss. Wes Craven delivered a superior horror epic called <b><i>A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET</i></b> which did boffo box office. In it, teenager Nancy found her friends being bumped off by supernatural killer Fred Kruger, a murderer who had been killed by the parents of his victims only to come back in their dreams as a monster which could kill them in reality. A sequel film, <b><i>A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART 2, FREDDY'S REVENGE</i></b>, found Kruger trying to take over the body of the young man who had moved into Nancy's old room in an effort to exit the dream world and step into our world. This one was pretty good too, as 80's monster movies go, but New Line Cinema felt it wasn't quite on par. Craven was brought back to provide the script for the third entry, which stands as the high water mark of the series.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Heather Langenkamp returns as Nancy, now a dream psychologist who discovers Kruger is again trying to slay the teenage children of Elm Street. Said kids have been gathered at an asylum to which Nancy enters the staff. With nobody but Nancy willing to believe the truth of the situation -that the kids can't risk going to sleep lest they be horribly slain by Kruger, the gang must unite to defeat the bogey man. This is possible thanks to one of the inmates, a young lady who has the power to actually pull others into her dreams.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> This was easily the best entry in the series, not to be matched until Wes Craven and Heather Langenkamp, along with John Saxon, returned for <b><i>WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE</i></b> -which was a stand-out bit of fiction that fizzled at the box office possibly due to it's being too intelligent. Meanwhile, <b><i>A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, DREAM WARRIORS</i></b> stands as one of the best horror movies of the 80's, and certainly one of the better sequels offered up by a decade noted for it's numerous sequels. (In fact, as a kid, that was how I figured a series was a success or a flop: if it reached a third entry.)<br /></span></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-2787233783085738492024-03-06T14:45:00.000-08:002024-03-06T14:46:15.363-08:00Gwangi drawing for Jim Main, inks by Jeff Austin<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k3xy1hSBOyvSv-1htLfaO1EEJEIQrg7xnLCEb5HSVvGT8UEKWGyV0tQMH8qH2uI-wuChaWdBAoD5XalROPERB1fXJTpWqHvmPzmnvbL3tB9_nyt3bKnN3wELaMzB-ZcTbqiWWLULK8h5Tp574qnvpheU-ZddFciP4ZcgzFIXWwPbD9vgNBUkoEI6TSM/s1442/430823549_7646853508672465_1880317344010877708_n.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5k3xy1hSBOyvSv-1htLfaO1EEJEIQrg7xnLCEb5HSVvGT8UEKWGyV0tQMH8qH2uI-wuChaWdBAoD5XalROPERB1fXJTpWqHvmPzmnvbL3tB9_nyt3bKnN3wELaMzB-ZcTbqiWWLULK8h5Tp574qnvpheU-ZddFciP4ZcgzFIXWwPbD9vgNBUkoEI6TSM/s320/430823549_7646853508672465_1880317344010877708_n.jpg"/></a></div>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-18102802435830293652024-02-27T13:44:00.000-08:002024-02-27T13:44:19.066-08:00What if...?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwfyEbjAMGtxJu__8-F-cEMeGSNMxAPaDsi5FcvfqwE5Nav45PS8gC0uGsiNN_h_nKEJhTgkMMYwZr_wo92NV-Tg-QMyR2kCx_otYswR0JDS5panZfjJMX_6m1Jj_g0IIEdDOtWEXG6dDRlV8MDfgKSKwUxgugopckghK6hq3m7tkaRJlBgbipLJs9gk/s3508/236-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwfyEbjAMGtxJu__8-F-cEMeGSNMxAPaDsi5FcvfqwE5Nav45PS8gC0uGsiNN_h_nKEJhTgkMMYwZr_wo92NV-Tg-QMyR2kCx_otYswR0JDS5panZfjJMX_6m1Jj_g0IIEdDOtWEXG6dDRlV8MDfgKSKwUxgugopckghK6hq3m7tkaRJlBgbipLJs9gk/s320/236-2.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> What if Cartoon Cuties had been a Saturday morning show back in the 80's? Is this what Crissy and Roger would've looked like?<br /></span><p></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-76470318868516644052024-02-21T12:35:00.000-08:002024-02-21T12:35:10.327-08:00A Quick Look at TV: PIGGSBURG PIGS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTxAt2NiloZHM5OUSPoA9e5ZclHQBGNzBmrVDEzM1Z-DeGlW4RwddWQwOEt-rJ2lQUjDdv7fG3mFbj_Re6N8ZRFYddnon-KTuE_UQksJWI2jQMx8uoU27IX_beGS0uCduacvJORWJCHfP7d3GRa1B5Pl6pFnhJPQsRe-kp_TqkrsPPzQBoIdPuiZw4zc/s3000/lf-702762678.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3000" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTxAt2NiloZHM5OUSPoA9e5ZclHQBGNzBmrVDEzM1Z-DeGlW4RwddWQwOEt-rJ2lQUjDdv7fG3mFbj_Re6N8ZRFYddnon-KTuE_UQksJWI2jQMx8uoU27IX_beGS0uCduacvJORWJCHfP7d3GRa1B5Pl6pFnhJPQsRe-kp_TqkrsPPzQBoIdPuiZw4zc/s320/lf-702762678.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> Here's an obscure one. Produced in 1990 for the Fox Network, this was one of the last classic shows from Ruby-Spears. It was an odd one, too. Basically, it was a funny animal version of a classic Archie-style teen comedy -with monsters. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Somewhere along the coast, evidently in California, was Piggsburg -a town populated entirely by cartoon pigs. It bordered a gloomy forest region called The Forbidden Zone, and was prone to visitation by monsters of all variety. The first episode involved body-snatching mummies from outer space! The main characters were the Bacon brothers. Bo was the regular guy supported by his more comedic brothers Portly (modeled on Curly Howard) and Pighead (based on Art Carney). They had a pet duck named Quackers (the pigs had fowl as pets rather than dogs). Portly and Pighead competed for the affection of their friend Dotty, while Bo favored a blonde piggette named Lorelei. Also interested in Lorelei was rich-but-shallow snob Rembrandt Proudpork. Others in the regular cast included frequent babysitting subjects children Piggy, Pokey, and Prissy. Piggy and Pokey were troublemakers who loved to pull pranks on the others, Prissy their sweet sister who tried to keep peace. Peripheral to all this was a pair of wolves named Huff and Puff, who kept trying to snare Piggsburg citizens in order to eat them. Fortunately, their attempts usually backfired with the pigs being entirely unaware that the wolves were even on the scene. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> For some reason, Piggsburg was a magnet for the supernatural, with monsters frequently trying to invade and use the city as a base for world conquest. All this was evidently set in the real world, too, and the characters occasionally interacted with human beings. Unfortunately, they tended to be mad scientists and the like. The results felt akin to the old Bowery Boys pictures in a way. Strange as it sounds, it could be a pretty good show. It didn't quite catch on, however, and was cancelled in the first season. Only 13 episodes were made, and they remain difficult to find. The only known DVD release was in the UK, which consisted of but six episodes spread over three disks.<br /></span></p><p></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-14582141681833950002024-02-17T17:39:00.000-08:002024-02-17T17:39:04.370-08:00A Quick Look: HOMEBODIES (1974-color)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTaisnS9Yq0gjlInLnhhJtAVXCmzR8wjc74bGhsPaxxMhMfGqzCKKWLeHLKACuxZHJm5fgDDP6LxJiHqs_xS5g-r5NYOUXgunLbAisvt5jJYujbNq4t59edG_oPVgluty6kg3_SzbXanwzPVMYmIDJVfYKhTHPRk9OrBQ5A9MwtNQp78EANOSAShMOdE/s1600/homebodies2-3334431328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1600" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTaisnS9Yq0gjlInLnhhJtAVXCmzR8wjc74bGhsPaxxMhMfGqzCKKWLeHLKACuxZHJm5fgDDP6LxJiHqs_xS5g-r5NYOUXgunLbAisvt5jJYujbNq4t59edG_oPVgluty6kg3_SzbXanwzPVMYmIDJVfYKhTHPRk9OrBQ5A9MwtNQp78EANOSAShMOdE/s320/homebodies2-3334431328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"> One of the quirkiest flicks I've run across. <b><i>HOMEBODIES</i></b> tells the story of a group of elderly folk who live in a condemned building in a city slum area. The block is being cleared for an industrial project by it's owner, but the tenets of this building refuse to move out of their familiar surroundings. When an accident causes delay in construction of a new skyscraper, the elders begin arranging for more accidents to keep their building standing a little longer... One oddball picture. It's opening sequences imply it's going to be about the hardships of the elderly in an uncaring world, but we eventually figure out that these people are just insane (standing in the way of progress out of selfishness more than anything else, but beyond being able to realize it). A weird one, to say the least, but I gotta admit that it kept me engaged. Plenty of familiar faces here, including Ian Wolfe, Peter Brocco, and Ken Tobey. An odd one you might not return to very soon, but intriguing in it's own quirky way.<br /></span><p></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-90767122939860496092024-02-17T17:38:00.000-08:002024-02-17T17:38:12.086-08:00Daisy Duck, Pinup Girl?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlF93haDMZQKewozsh_3nvE2qdjY0FvSVWSCN3-nuNhZrzIPGT0k22uWWNv0UTVJZVX80Nia0CxWJ1GpCaOMD4hHB0cnLo12HLc9fODjCAIFourph4HJTMdl2bn3L56Rjgky2TkqRJLdqwLfO5hnP_V7XW0j1sbM1UMcs6Dv4Z1caiezEkB5iI9B_8Cc/s3508/235-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlF93haDMZQKewozsh_3nvE2qdjY0FvSVWSCN3-nuNhZrzIPGT0k22uWWNv0UTVJZVX80Nia0CxWJ1GpCaOMD4hHB0cnLo12HLc9fODjCAIFourph4HJTMdl2bn3L56Rjgky2TkqRJLdqwLfO5hnP_V7XW0j1sbM1UMcs6Dv4Z1caiezEkB5iI9B_8Cc/s320/235-07.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Truly, the Jackson sound defined 80's pop music. Once a member of the Jackson Five, Michael embarked on a solo career which produced hit after hit and really defined the new entertainment form of the music video (while the format went back to the dawn of the cinematic age, it really became a force in the opulent 80's). Still considered one of the best music videos ever made, <b><i>THRILLER</i></b> was an ambitious project directed by John Landis, co-written by Landis and Jackson. The two-reeler was a tribute to classic monster movies, which is somewhat ironic as Jackson reportedly hadn't seen all that many monster flicks. (Despite his performance here, he thought the genre too scary!)<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> The plot is fairly simple. We open with a sequence in which a young lady is shocked to discover her fella is a werewolf, but this turns out only to be a movie being viewed by Jackson and his girl (Playmate Ola Ray) at the theater. Despite the fact that the couple is IN the movie they're watching, she finds the picture more terrifying than enjoyable so Michael walks her home and begins singing the title tune to calm her down. Unfortunately, as they pass a cemetery, the corpses start crawling out of their graves. When they surround the couple, Michael becomes a zombie himself and leads the undead in an elaborately choreographed production number.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Running a full 14 minutes, the film is an incredible work of art. Rick Baker (no relation) provides the make-up (amusingly, within the zombie horde is a fella meant to resemble Tor Johnson). Elmer Bernstein provides the "scary" music in between the song sequences. Vincent Price provides some spooky voice over during the scene where the zombies are emerging from their graves. Co-producing with Jackson is legendary music man Quincy Jones. Forry Ackerman and Charlton Heston are visible in the theater audience. The budget for the film, that was released theatrically, was five times what the average video cost. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Reportedly, it only took four days to shoot, which is pretty impressive. Jackson proves a decent actor as well as a great singer, although at this point he's already had his nose reduced beyond the point of no return (which makes his zombie makeup effective, but I could never figure why a singer would risk his craft by having his nose operated on -not that he was the first by any means, Dean Martin had his nose reduced and obviously his voice never suffered for it). Given his later escapades, it's difficult to praise his work with such relish, but there's no denying the incredible talent on display here.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>THRILLER</i></b> remains one of the most popular music videos of all time, and like so many of Jackson's tunes from this period has you humming the song endlessly after hearing it. <br /></span></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-86997269454241426592024-02-10T14:00:00.000-08:002024-02-10T14:00:26.971-08:00A Quick Look: BLINKY BILL (1992-color)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sM5msOdpcsFvH81x7LF228_bgv0vP5P1p0LbDgjqTHU0hrMpkT1f6BuPAWMKZkLdFNplZbSa6-nMcbks9J232Mhx3NuZnnZPtjEyNW1LjTTKbQH-bLmmGAF8BDZwpo7nV8K55TkQ2xrjU2kKfaA4UiS6K2dPcWPyb7DmprVHodP89CoJ6l4eKtUd7lw/s1920/blinkybill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sM5msOdpcsFvH81x7LF228_bgv0vP5P1p0LbDgjqTHU0hrMpkT1f6BuPAWMKZkLdFNplZbSa6-nMcbks9J232Mhx3NuZnnZPtjEyNW1LjTTKbQH-bLmmGAF8BDZwpo7nV8K55TkQ2xrjU2kKfaA4UiS6K2dPcWPyb7DmprVHodP89CoJ6l4eKtUd7lw/s320/blinkybill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">America has Mickey Mouse, England has Winnie The Pooh, Canada has <i><b>The Raccoons</b></i>, and Australia has Blinky Bill. Ironically, the pride of Australian kiddie fare was actually the creation of an immigrant from neighboring New Zealand. Reportedly, Dorothy Wall invented the character to entertain her young son, but the books she authored became huge hits. Almost from the start, Dorothy knew the character would be perfect for the animated screen and she simplified the (originally more realistic) character designs before shopping the the idea around to every major animation studio in Hollywood. She failed to generate much interest, and then she suddenly passed away in, I think, 1946. Blinky lay dormant for decades, but continued to become ingrained in Aussie culture. It was Australian cartoon studio Yoram Gross which finally brought Blinky to the screen in 1992.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>BLINKY BILL</i></b>, in short, tells of the sudden calamity which befalls the animal community of Greenpatch when loggers (illegal ones, the film stresses, lest it come across as an attack on the logging industry as a whole) crash through and harvest all the trees for lumber. As the villagers seek shelter in some caves, Blinky Bill mounts a rescue operation to save his friend Nutsy, who has become trapped in the loggers' home where their young daughter wants to keep her as a pet. During the rescue operation, Blinky finds his missing mother, who has been trapped inside the tree they lived in and has been stranded inside the wood pile slated to become wood chips. The mill, as one might expect, suffers heavy damage before the animals drive away in the loggers' own truck.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Most of the characters that would carry into the resulting series are present. There's Blinky the young, and quite 'cheeky' koala, of course, and his very sweet feminine counter-part Nutsy. Their friends include the insecure marsupial mouse Marcia, who after being rather frightened in this picture would go on to front a courageous personality. Flap is the amusing young platypus who would go on to become one of the most visible characters in the franchise. Splodge is Blinky's closest friend, a young kangaroo. The sage of the group is the elder Mr. Wombat (whom everybody calls "Wombo" much to his dislike). Mayor Pelican is the loud-mouthed windbag he would continue to be throughout the resulting series, and so on. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> The movie seems to rely on the audience being aware of the characters, and it helped me that I'd already seen the resulting TV series (it pretty much HAD to go to series, since the movie ends with the animals still in exodus). It's notable for the Yoram Gross trademark of laying animation over live-action background plates. All the following series would opt for traditional drawn backgrounds. I'm not sure the film works all that well as a stand-alone vehicle, but it was a success and television was quick to continue the story.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <i><b>The Adventures Of Blinky Bill</b></i> followed the animals as they set down roots in a new territory and rebuilt their town of New Greenpatch. This included an uneasy co-existence with a family of dingoes, which is interesting to watch develop over the course of the series and it's sequels -as the dingoes go from trouble-making neighbors to strong allies. Notable is the character of Daisy Dingo, a figure of womanly proportions who became first crush to a lot of Aussie boys.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Essentially the second season of the show, the follow-up series was <i><b>Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion</b></i>. Starting and finishing with more typical Greenpatch adventures, the larger middle of the series found Blinky and his friends getting lost and wandering the outback as they searched for home. That was the last of the 90's episodes, but the series continued to be popular and in 2003 a new series came along simply titled <i><b>Blinky Bill</b></i>. This one was basically one long serial as Blinky, Nutsy, and Flap rescued some abused circus animals and then traveled the globe to return them to their families. This series was noted for it's slight change in aesthetic (which might be best described as looking more like a comic book than a cartoon series), but it was also a bit more energetic than the first two series (which grow on you, but it must be admitted start kinda slow).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Finally, in 2005 came a second movie <b><i>BLINKY BILL'S WHITE CHRISTMAS</i></b>, which returned to the more comfortable aesthetic of the first two seasons. The cast was reduced somewhat for this vehicle, as it mostly follows Blinky and Flap as they search for a pine tree to present to Wombo as a Christmas present. Following this, the whole franchise was re-tooled and the results are reportedly pretty weak. Despite all this material, the only bit of it that has gotten to the US so far is a DVD set of the first season of the teleseries (and it was rather weirdly packaged, showing the show opening, then all the episodes playing back-to-back without titles, and the end credits playing on the last episode).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> In the end, it may not have been the most perfect franchise, but it was incredibly charming. Those interested in some relaxed fun could do far worse. As to the movie itself, well, I think it helps if you can follow it up with the teleseries. Particularly if you can follow it through to the delightful Christmas special.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> An odd little side note is the interaction betwixt the animals and humans. In the movie and the first series, neither understands the other when they speak. In the second series, the animals can understand humans if they actively listen to them. By the third series, there's no language barrier at all!<br /></span></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-38490964314092244582024-02-07T12:58:00.000-08:002024-02-07T12:58:14.763-08:00Moth Girl experiments<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCRYrNHMnaz3j__MJdxSyjtFT6oYuHyFEXS0NOG8yFeyhFV_V86oU7hcRdbRbYVLUZr2AHDGMzBnfdJOGr4DS4L22LiSAq5A9UR9wHCaDieBco9cs9AoL2DM6gzUS6gCj7QdlDDSH34UhRUYYyjltiv4lBz70_7jy0M3Z4SHgZ9XeBBECKRjSNKw0NCA/s3508/M-212-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCRYrNHMnaz3j__MJdxSyjtFT6oYuHyFEXS0NOG8yFeyhFV_V86oU7hcRdbRbYVLUZr2AHDGMzBnfdJOGr4DS4L22LiSAq5A9UR9wHCaDieBco9cs9AoL2DM6gzUS6gCj7QdlDDSH34UhRUYYyjltiv4lBz70_7jy0M3Z4SHgZ9XeBBECKRjSNKw0NCA/s320/M-212-6.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="font-size: large;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <i><b>THE
"LEGEND OF DINOSAURS"</b></i> is legendary in bad movie circles. Filmed in
1977, it was Japan's answer to <i><b>JAWS</b></i>. The plot (if it can so be
described) tells the discovery of an ice cave near Mt. Fuji. There's a
heatwave hitting Japan, and this has caused the cave to begin melting,
which naturally exposes some viable dinosaur eggs. From one egg comes a
massive, flesh-hungry water monster that takes up re<span class="text_exposed_show">sidence
in one of the local lakes. From another egg hatches (twice, apparently)
a pterodactyl. For some reason, the reviving dinosaurs cause natural
disasters, including massive earthquakes and the eruption of Mt. Fuji!
Nothing here makes sense, and the dialog is astoundingly bizarre. The
film didn't hit the States until about a decade later, when Sandy Frank
imported the film as part of Celebrity Video's <i>Just For Kids</i> line (which
included a number of Japanese genre films, including a few of the
Gamera movies and the infamous <i><b>TIME OF THE APES</b></i>). <i><b>THE "LEGEND OF
DINOSAURS"</b></i> was a bit rough for the supposedly kid-friendly series,
including as it does some mild gore and even a tiny nude scene. The film
has recently been released on DVD under the title "<i>The Legend of
Dinosaurs and Monster Birds</i>" -a direct translation of the Japanese
title. This presents a nice scope transfer, which helps greatly and
gives the film a tad more polish. It's still literally insane, of
course, but it's prettier than it was when I saw it as a kid!</span></span></span>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-63346508614803694532024-01-03T15:51:00.000-08:002024-01-03T15:51:33.534-08:00Toon Nose Art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUx1wNzSPbG0FinyDcv2PwZW6ExhVAGyalmvd_kqR7aOOpHK0qeHqyLpkwGy6mxIJM81Rx8Z46BvB2lPHDJPwaFw2JoXbKo2qeggkcsmXj9P6bvyztn0iT0zNy6Olk_TC5CfyvbHPilYLuBI5555EX3pS3AjlmrzwChZ3o1zU2EMG1btrvMk1idY0YGk/s3508/233-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrUx1wNzSPbG0FinyDcv2PwZW6ExhVAGyalmvd_kqR7aOOpHK0qeHqyLpkwGy6mxIJM81Rx8Z46BvB2lPHDJPwaFw2JoXbKo2qeggkcsmXj9P6bvyztn0iT0zNy6Olk_TC5CfyvbHPilYLuBI5555EX3pS3AjlmrzwChZ3o1zU2EMG1btrvMk1idY0YGk/s320/233-4.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i><b>MOTHRA</b></i> was one of those uniquely Japanese concepts, a film more fairy
tale of the Atomic Age than outright science fiction. In the film, some
shipwreck survivors are rescued from an area heavily contaminated by
radioactive fallout from recent tests conducted by the mythical
superpower of Rolisica. The survivors show absolutely no signs of
exposure to radioactivity, and even tell of natives on the officially
uninhabited island where they washed ashore. This prompts an investig<span class="text_exposed_show">ation,
and sure enough the island is found to be populated by primitive
natives and killer plants. Most extraordinary is the discovery of twin
girls, standing less than a foot high! Corrupt Rolisican
showman/gangster Nelson returns to the island and abducts the girls to
appear as a theatrical attraction. Unknown to Nelson, during the nightly
performances the girls sing a song of rescue to Mothra -the
indestructible giant insect the natives worship! Soon enough, Mothra is
headed toward Japan, and no weapon of warfare seems able to stop it!
Entertaining stuff, provided you never try to put too much thought into
it. Mothra would go on to be one of the major players of the Toho
monster universe, returning a couple years later to take on the Big Blue
Dinosaur in <i><b>GODZILLA VS THE THING</b></i>. Following that, Mothra became a
series regular through the end of the decade. Mothra was revived again
for the 90's cycle of Godzilla movies, and was then spun-off into a
colorful-but-goofy trilogy of it's own. Mothra seemed to re-surface
periodically after that, even making it into the new American Godzilla series.</span></span>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-21783707629205670722023-10-26T14:07:00.006-07:002023-10-26T14:07:43.107-07:00My new book is here!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixruHDWz1N9xDZIzCMd1P-pK_YUO08Tg5uNDs4NvMFI_Icf-D2t8frOpSABX7t-3Nz8oYr_kkgwmzF6DsKoPdc_5xmRt-OH8eQiDPY2dfP-fUvAujoCcXlt35CiBFnpsDT9H-gJW76wBKTNilKKB6i4AlLoS3s_JXwQqMG8jTog7tcIx3zNINwYg13YQk/s1250/0-0-Barefoot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixruHDWz1N9xDZIzCMd1P-pK_YUO08Tg5uNDs4NvMFI_Icf-D2t8frOpSABX7t-3Nz8oYr_kkgwmzF6DsKoPdc_5xmRt-OH8eQiDPY2dfP-fUvAujoCcXlt35CiBFnpsDT9H-gJW76wBKTNilKKB6i4AlLoS3s_JXwQqMG8jTog7tcIx3zNINwYg13YQk/s320/0-0-Barefoot.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> For sale now on Amazon!<p></p><p>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLS1BLMQ<br /></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-30017998623245933682023-10-21T14:07:00.000-07:002023-10-21T14:07:03.628-07:00A Quick Look: VIRUS (1980 - color)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /> <span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" style="font-size: large;" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The late Robert
Vaughn was one of a dozen major stars to headline the 1980 disaster
epic VIRUS, a Japanese-Canadian co-production shot around the world. In the film, a super-virus is accidentally released and rapidly reduces the world's population to a handful of survivors in the antarctic. Though they escape the titular virus, they soon find themselves endangered by an automatic atomic strike when a coming earthquake triggers a fail-safe device in Washington! This while the survivors of the virus are already having trouble preserving some sense of civilization in a world where man has largely been destroyed... Despite being a minor masterpiece of it's subgenre, the film
under-performed and went by with barely a notice (though it did enjoy a
long life as a video rental title). Co-star George Kennedy figured this
was because the title simply didn't impress people,<span class="text_exposed_show">
who would hear the word VIRUS and think of nothing more serious than
the common cold. (Ironically, recent years have seen the media latch onto the label, which now increases fearful reaction to illness...) Amid the star-power on display is Glenn
Ford as the US President, Chuck Connors as a submarine captain, and, oh, too many others to name! The only weak performance is from Henry Silva,
who for some reason has been directed to overact wildly and broadly.
Still, the film is a dandy forgotten gem. At least such can be said
about it's American form. Reportedly, the Japanese cut runs much longer
but deviates into some supremely goofy sub-plots. Seeing how perfectly
structured the US cut is, it's hard to believe it was whittled down from
a larger mess. The film as it exists on American video and DVD is so
tight! Worth a look.</span></span></span>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-72552240861642620622023-10-06T14:33:00.002-07:002023-10-06T14:33:09.654-07:00New collaborations with Jeff Austin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QAh8-2K4v2rBfJPyqd5f2WXuVzSzZw35kUvIemKlgizFzZ-dEUbUtcw4sOD1lA8Ij9XhaZKSVdK9l6XiwvxJqQVl88MBuWCOuDAniYYhpW2RgB7RJOah4Qzm_JHiANPHBd2NJvR6O3hhMMl8Tz1nfkQXYJdE4nEmlOxqlIadu9cd3NZLhyMHtbSg1mQ/s2048/387116701_7062297833794705_280208162209813528_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1615" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QAh8-2K4v2rBfJPyqd5f2WXuVzSzZw35kUvIemKlgizFzZ-dEUbUtcw4sOD1lA8Ij9XhaZKSVdK9l6XiwvxJqQVl88MBuWCOuDAniYYhpW2RgB7RJOah4Qzm_JHiANPHBd2NJvR6O3hhMMl8Tz1nfkQXYJdE4nEmlOxqlIadu9cd3NZLhyMHtbSg1mQ/s320/387116701_7062297833794705_280208162209813528_n.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WbzPCsYFrBgMGeFfMIsqFx0xzeSB8_zz9O7U-OSNTdIS7IEAJ1YJeh6O-5hBphelhelb-lieX_dLiS7PvWIOCqTdT96uqbQfVbnj3nC1r5vHc_MtkYb5dyn34kG9edLWQdoLVQnC0EiJBufOr-NI4ScjNeiD_ZqCdhOIkOl85NfBxxO7nxU4ky_czqM/s2048/385045286_7057021567655665_2687486701012666267_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WbzPCsYFrBgMGeFfMIsqFx0xzeSB8_zz9O7U-OSNTdIS7IEAJ1YJeh6O-5hBphelhelb-lieX_dLiS7PvWIOCqTdT96uqbQfVbnj3nC1r5vHc_MtkYb5dyn34kG9edLWQdoLVQnC0EiJBufOr-NI4ScjNeiD_ZqCdhOIkOl85NfBxxO7nxU4ky_czqM/s320/385045286_7057021567655665_2687486701012666267_n.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> After many years, inker Jeff Austin and I have re-teamed to do a series of drawings for sale on Ebay. Here are two examples. </span><br /><p></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-88735244809071088812023-09-24T16:20:00.001-07:002023-09-24T16:20:15.408-07:00Cartoon Pinup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyHWlB6rudpDWP31yhhSY_0QuHmRWm8KZgfQeQlXH0HRuWdkyTu1c6SzYcjJRfy3tjt7m3q28TIQwBTs-JGWAPDHLjxifFoqZAZXXbw86bX8YwP8VggAhClzAJiUPTZXxbWHKZV-mF0VjKoLCpZSf1PoZnQXMQpt_8Y7MtYk1VSLIq0FNZngjKkM6OHk/s3508/228-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyHWlB6rudpDWP31yhhSY_0QuHmRWm8KZgfQeQlXH0HRuWdkyTu1c6SzYcjJRfy3tjt7m3q28TIQwBTs-JGWAPDHLjxifFoqZAZXXbw86bX8YwP8VggAhClzAJiUPTZXxbWHKZV-mF0VjKoLCpZSf1PoZnQXMQpt_8Y7MtYk1VSLIq0FNZngjKkM6OHk/s320/228-3.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> This was supposed to be a cartoon version of Laura Petrie... I think my hand is better at true cartoon subjects, which is why the previous post has so many sketches of Daisy Duck. Even that sort of thing is hit or miss, though. I'm not my biggest fan!</span><br /><p></p>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-61379005433473951152023-09-19T14:30:00.000-07:002023-09-19T14:30:13.272-07:00Crazy over Daisy? It sure looks like it...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst68MtAOWsR0ATW8Ls0wpE5aLmBH5zn9ABAgmxv08y-2ckOaPszcYlNnLdwuYclKsNrCutVY2L-3_moLQfHoT3jNoU30Bt1NdA_Id52TI-jnFFuD-6yebxVnrojBG2QyxtBwLmyksD7uErzUbD9xyr1JqbUUZwRtrZIuk8MzrYG3g-SJIfBTzRpBNRuw/s3508/220-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjst68MtAOWsR0ATW8Ls0wpE5aLmBH5zn9ABAgmxv08y-2ckOaPszcYlNnLdwuYclKsNrCutVY2L-3_moLQfHoT3jNoU30Bt1NdA_Id52TI-jnFFuD-6yebxVnrojBG2QyxtBwLmyksD7uErzUbD9xyr1JqbUUZwRtrZIuk8MzrYG3g-SJIfBTzRpBNRuw/s320/220-16.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoPOwJfTsfLDlYy-haK0xRkkSDxsvs_SyikUsxsL8vh6uvBbfJodBqxDUW6KoCGVuXfnWWCYhsw4KQoKqAFvMKFVFC2OJSS4qxY0pJpQs4Vk1Gp86UtIt0qOJSYFj8YvD7TPrEHltLmL9TVkOhsts4J85Geqs8v3dvcZrEQloIhKxHvrbEltxIQlAjdM/s3508/220-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> There
was a spy even cooler than Bond, and his name was Flint. </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Ask
most movie spy fans which secret agent is our favorite, and the
majority of us will tell you, without hesitation, Derek Flint. James
Coburn scored his first major lead role as the strong-willed,
unstoppable human computer known as Flint in 20th Century Fox's <i><b>OUR MAN
FLINT</b></i>. In this adventure, a secret organization known as Galaxy has perfected a weather control machine and the only man who has a chance of saving the day is Flint! Coburn would return for the more elegant sequel, <i><b>IN LIKE FLINT</b></i>.<span class="text_exposed_show"></span> (<i><b>OUR MAN FLINT</b></i>
made Coburn a star, but he didn't want to get tied down a series.) In <i><b>IN LIKE FLINT</b></i>, Flint swings into
action to help his former boss at Zonal Orga<span class="text_exposed_show">nization
World Intelligence Espionage and happens onto a plot to replace the US
President with a look-a-like, arm an experimental space platform, and
shift the balance of power in favor of the female sex. During the course
of events, Flint is assumed dead. (So, we have a thought-dead hero, an
imposter president, and an armed space platform. I must wonder if that
second G.I.JOE movie is officially a remake or not....) A little more
elegant than the first film, <i><b>IN LIKE FLINT</b></i> is just as delightful. </span></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Unfortunately, saturation of the genre meant there wouldn'<span class="text_exposed_show">t
be a third film.* The
two pictures have a breezy quality, a comic book mentality, that often has them
written off as comedies. Unabashedly over the top, the films none the
less deliver the goods. The two Flint films remain among my favorites in
espionage entertainment.</span></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show"> When I think of great spy music, it's Jerry
Goldsmith's Flint theme that first comes to mind. For the tops in pop
adventure, you can't go wrong with Flint!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">(*Like
Matt Helm, Derek Flint was revived for a TV movie in the 70's. While
<i><b>MATT HELM</b></i> tried to capture the character played by Dean Martin, however,
<i><b>OUR MAN FLINT: DEAD ON TARGET</b></i> shows absolutely no connection to the
Coburn films. Ray Danton, who had played a Flint-like character in <i><b>
SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON</b></i>, plays this Flint as a supposedly intelligent
private detective in an adventure so bland and dull and poorly produced
that it staggers the imagination. The action highlight is an exploding
file cabinet, and the fireball might've at worst singed Flint's
eyebrows. Really, the thing was terrible. And weirdly, Danton -with his
dark greasy hair combed over his forehead- more resembles Harvey Lembeck
than he does James Coburn.)</span></span></span></span>Rock Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684830823305443583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638341200900683803.post-64696538899426803362023-08-24T14:26:00.000-07:002023-08-24T14:26:14.086-07:00I've been keeping busy...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIIMP7Xr4ElrPseWbaTdq3YPSTxEKjNTYzTOszdTqdWzqNjkFgkRoisCFpiU_ZjVVHlm5JrTHKLJjSgarxsHqHBBe20ITInxI-4hT7sA3uGkSLVSwbxFhbNGx7Cm8nz378sSHWSTb9wDCyW6qQ4WWhLLt9jkJJi1oyVHmJPIrkLlYC60ta1uQTGW3SAg/s3508/212-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIIMP7Xr4ElrPseWbaTdq3YPSTxEKjNTYzTOszdTqdWzqNjkFgkRoisCFpiU_ZjVVHlm5JrTHKLJjSgarxsHqHBBe20ITInxI-4hT7sA3uGkSLVSwbxFhbNGx7Cm8nz378sSHWSTb9wDCyW6qQ4WWhLLt9jkJJi1oyVHmJPIrkLlYC60ta1uQTGW3SAg/s320/212-5.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> KING
KONG</b></i>'s effects master Willis O'Brien had been trying to pitch a sequel,
evidently since the 1930's. "King Kong vs Frankenstein" would've
featured the giant ape confronting the latest monstrous creation of Dr.
Frankenstein. It wasn't until the early 60's that he finally sold the
idea to producer John Beck, who in turn sold the idea to Japan's Toho
studio. Toho chose to replace the Frankenstein<span class="text_exposed_show">
monster with their signature giant, and thus was born <i><b>KING KONG VS
GODZILLA</b></i>. The film remains one of the most popular and successful of
Toho's releases. It was the first Godzilla movie many monster kids saw,
and it remains sheer enjoyment.</span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> In short, a Japanese pharmaceutical company is eager to capitalize on a legendary giant that feeds on some island berries the company has purchased. Whether it exists or not, some employees of the company are sent to the tropics to find the creature. They do, and soon Kong is headed toward Japan on a raft. Meanwhile, Godzilla has emerged from an iceberg and is heading straight for Japan... The result is one of the most enjoyable giant monster movies ever made. Just fun. At least for those who can take the movie on it's own merits... <br /></span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> O'Brien passed away before the film was released, and some have put forth that maybe it was best he never saw the final results since it departed so far from his initial idea. Obie's beloved stop-motion magic obviously couldn't be employed, and the man-in-suit Kong is light-years departed from anything as good as the master craftsman could've done. Honestly, it's a pretty shabby costume in general, far outclassed by iconic suits like those worn by George Barrows, etc. Conversely, Godzilla looks great, and the effects work really shines if you can just get around that crummy Kong suit. It's easy enough to do, though, and clearly the original audience didn't have any misgivings. It remains one of the top Godzilla movies of all time. This is the one really responsible for the continuing series of the 60's.<br /></span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span></div><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_588bbd01549ec2525588204"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show"> The studio did hang onto the
Frankenstein idea, though, and couple years later made <i><b>FRANKENSTEIN
CONQUERS THE WORLD</b></i> (only they would've turned the Frankenstein
monster into an ever-growing giant who does battle with a fire-spitting
dinosaur...). Toho made another, unrelated Kong movie in 1967, <b><i>KING KONG ESCAPES</i></b>, which itself was based on the Saturday morning cartoon series of 1966!<br /></span></span></div>
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