Saturday, October 26, 2013

Kaiju Friday: Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1974)


Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1974)


Plot Summary

 Aliens intend to take over the planet and, just in case Godzilla tries to interfere, have built a mechanical version of him to put an end to his interference. The Earth humans summon the legendary King Caesar to assist Godzilla in the battle.


Sunday, October 20, 2013

Sincerely Yours (1955)






Sincerely Yours (1955)

Plot Summary


 Tony Warrin (Liberace) has it all: a popular pianist who plays any style, he has money, great clothes, a penthouse overlooking Central Park, a rich blond fiancée, (Dorothy Malone) a loyal brunette secretary secretly in love with him, (Joanne Dru) and a date at Carnegie Hall. On concert night, disease deafens him. While medical science works on a cure, he must find other ventures. He learns lip reading and, using high-powered binoculars, eavesdrops on conversations in the park. When he finds people in need, he plays God, interceding with help. Meanwhile, his fiancée is falling in love with another man, his secretary quits, and his doctors give him new hope. Carnegie Hall and true love may be within reach.


Friday, October 18, 2013

Kaiju Friday: Godzilla Vs. Megalon (1973)


Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)


Plot Summary

 The underground kingdom of Seatopia sends out Megalon, a giant beetle, and Gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. In an attempt to stop them, an independently thinking robot brings Godzilla into the fight.


Sunday, October 13, 2013

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)


Before I get into the review at hand let me explain my absence as I haven't really had the time and whatnot to watch and review movies however in light of this i've found a few ways to make this blog even better as i've figured out how to make screencaps and thus starting soon you'll be seeing my own screencaps of the flicks i've been watching. I won't be continuing the X-Men retrospective for a couple or so weeks for various reasons but i'll continue to do some classic movies and of course the Godzilla stuff.



A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Plot Summary


Whitney 'Cam' Cameron (Joseph Cotton) returns to Manhattan to visit his widowed sister-in-law Lynn (Jean Peters) and her stepchildren, his niece and nephew. His niece has suddenly fallen ill with a mysterious malady whose symptoms mirror those of his deceased brother. After being hospitalized, the girl seems to be rallying but quickly takes a turn for the worse and dies from the undiagnosed illness. Cam's friend and lawyer Fred Sargent (Gary Merrill) and his wife Maggie (Catherine McLeod) believe that the symptoms may suggest strychnine poisoning, and as Lynn stands to inherit a fortune if nephew Doug dies also, Cam now views her with suspicion. Despite circumstantial evidence that she murdered her step-daughter, Lynn is released for insufficient cause. When she tells him that she intends to take Doug to Europe, Cam realizes that desperate measures are needed if he is to save the boy's life

Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Iron Mistress (1952)


The Iron Mistress (1952)


Plot Summary









In 1825, Jim Bowie (Alan Ladd) travels to New Orleans to sell the output from the sawmill he runs with his brothers. He soon meets the beautiful Judalon de Bornay (Virginia Mayo) who seems to have most men wrapped around her little finger. She clearly likes him but when he tells her he's leaving, she manipulates one of her beaus into challenging him for a duel. Bowie survives the confrontation but devises a plan to sell the not only his lumber but also the family mill and invest it in land. Within a couple of years, the Bowie brothers are quite rich and Jim meets Judalon again - only this time she is married. It doesn't stop her from manipulating those around her. Jim's business interests lead to a bloody duel where several people are killed and a confrontation with local saloon owner and crook Black Jack Sturdevant. (Anthony Caruso) After Sturdevant tries to kill him on the trail, Bowie is rescued by a beautiful Mexican woman and decides to make his home in Texas.

Kaiju Friday: Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)


Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)

Plot Summary

Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla and Anguirus.


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

(Delayed) Modern Movie Monday: X-2: X-Men United






X-2: X-Men United (2003)


Plot Summary


After the events on Liberty Island, everyone at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters is settling in. Magneto (Ian McKellen) is locked up in a plastic cell, Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Bobby Drake (Shawn Ashmore) have finally gotten together, and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) has set off to find his origins. But it won't stay quiet for long. After a mutant attack on the President, everyone starts to fear any type of mutant. William Stryker, (Brian Cox) a military man cum scientist who plans to stop all mutants, takes over the school, causing Wolverine and his team of mutants to go into hiding. Stryker has managed to capture Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and will use him to create another version of Cerebro. Wolverine and the team must now team up with their enemy, Magneto, to stop Stryker before it's too late