What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Blood From the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

A slo-burn Hammer film based on Stoker's Jewel of the Seven Stars is one of the 'Studio that Dripped Blood's' output that improves with repeated viewings.

Swapping the typical bandaged undead fella for the statuesque Valerie Leon as a young woman possessed by the spirit of a long dead Egyptian queen.

Leon is actually rather tasty in the role and shows a good range from vulnerable to decidedly sinister and is my favourite of Hammer's latter day femme fatale's whilst James Villiers makes for a remarkably fun sneery villain. The film naturally looks great and features gory neck wounds Tom Savini would have been proud of.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Some Like it Sexy (1969)

The fantasies of of a young man (Christopher Matthews - who you may remember as Paul in 1970's Scars of Dracula) who zips about London in his E-Type seducing a variety of swinging sixties 'dolly birds'.

This is largely plotless affair with Matthews seemingly wishing he was Michael Caine's Alfie but actually coming across like a knock off Robin Askwith and is memorable only for his sex scene double having a ridiculously hairy arse and dozens of moles on his back. It's amusing to begin with but quickly smacks of film making incompetence.

The only decent and slightly sexy scene involves Matthews threesome with the Collinson twins, Mary and Madeleine, soon to be seen in 1971's Twins of Evil. It soon becomes clear that they prefer each other to the floundering Matthews so director Donovan Winter clearly filmed a surprisingly graphic and lengthy lesbian sex scene (Sans Matthews) to spice things up.

Is there anything worse than an incestuous lesbian scene ruined by a big hairy arse

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Is there anything worse than an incestuous lesbian scene ruined by a big hairy arse

That nearly made me spit my coffee!

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Is there anything worse than an incestuous lesbian scene ruined by a big hairy arse

Water off a duck's back to a Franco fan

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Is there anything worse than an incestuous lesbian scene ruined by a big hairy arse

No hairy arse in that lengthy scene. Just the twins.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

No hairy arse in that lengthy scene. Just the twins.

Not that i dont believe you but i think i better see it myself just to be sure

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020)

A very low budget film with a surprisingly starry cast (Derren Nesbitt, Jane Merrow, Caroline Munro, Garrick Hagon, Judy Matheson) as well as some paranormal investigators - all young actors probably friends of the producer with minimal acting ability but at least they try hard. Speaking of acting ability of the 'stars' only Nesbitt seems comfortable in front of a camera and he gives an enjoyably natural performance. Merrow speaks like she hasn't acted in years and Munro yet again proves she only got acting gigs back in the seventies because she looked good in a bikini holding a bottle of rum.

The film itself is deeply flawed and factually incorrect (For example Merrow tells a tale of the Pendle witches being burnt alive on Pendle Hill by Matthew Hopkins - Complete nonsense on every level, plus can you believe a group of ghost hunters had never heard of the Necronomicon?). It's also not in the least bit horrifying (although there were one or two really cool ghostly shots). However there's also a lot i really enjoyed.

Margam Castle (A genuine Victorian mansion in South Wales) is a stunning location - Seriously, every old dark house movie should have been filmed there - and the cinematography complements it beautifully with some amazing shots. The score is also excellent. A mixture of known public domain classics beautifully arranged and new music which as an accompaniment to the photography brings a soothing calmness to the ham fistedness of other parts of the film.

Yet despite all the negative things i've written i know it's a film i'll return to in the future. It actually had enough about it technically to make it an enjoyable watch and i was never bored.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Trouble with Eve (1960)

'Cosy teas with tasty tarts and crumpets'.

So says the sign on new arrival Hy Hazell's cottage tea room on the edge of a quaint English village inhabited by suspicious church going locals.

If you can see anything remotely funny in that tea room sign then this comedy will be right up your street.

Needless to say. I loved it!

[MrBarlow]

Phantom Of 42nd Street. 1945.

A theater critic and a police Lt. team up to investigate the death of a stage actor during a performance.

This was a decent film apart from some daft dialogue and the actors try to make it better in this murder mystery thriller that does leave you scratching your head as to who was the killer. Dave O'Brien plays critic Tony Woolrich who is reluctantly forced to look into what happened and Jack Mulhall plays Lt. Walsh who hates the idea of a critic investigating and with no clues joins forces. Kay Aldridge plays the daughter of the actor who may be next in the line of fire and tries to help with the mysterious figure in the back. There is some comedy in this but not side splitting mere more smirk and a grin but enjoyable enough for 58 minutes.

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[MrBarlow]

The Phantom Light. 1935.

When a lighthouse keeper dies, his replacement Sam Higgins takes over, he is told the stories of a mysterious light that appears that lures ships to be shipwrecked.

This was a decent ordinary British mystery set around the coast of Wales with some good light humour (Pun intended), Gordon Harker stars as Sam who takes the role of the lighthouse keeper and brings in some good comedy lines. Binnie Hale the stranded woman at the train station who then becomes some sort of heroine, her acting may tend to go overboard at times but doesn't stop her trying to outsmart the men round her.

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