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Amicus - The (other) Studio That Dripped Blood 25 Attachment(s) The Amicus Poll (with thanks to Reaps' Ultimate Hammer Poll for the inspiration). Vote for your favourite Amicus film - only one vote per person, so choose wisely. (I've left off the completely non-genre films - It's Trad, Dad!, Just for Fun and A Touch of Love). Also, what are your memories of seeing these films; were you lucky enough to have seen any on original release, do you have fond memories of seeing them as a kid (as I do), or do you just not like them at all? All comments gratefully received... |
Very difficult to choose! As much as I love the anthology films, I had to pick Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. . Must have seen it over 50 times now but it's still one of my favourite sci-fi films and it's responsible for making me a fan of Doctor Who. |
A very difficult decision indeed... but, I think The Skull just edges it for me. |
Tales from the Crypt (1972) 3 Attachment(s) Just luv Tales from the Crypt (1972),can't remember when i first saw it,must of been the beeb's double bill on sat nite,but it has always stuck with me,especially Peter Cushing as Arthur Edward Grimsdyke (segment 3 "Poetic Justice"),one of his finest moments on screen. |
Tough as hell this one. Asylum, House That Dripped Blood, Dr Terror's and Tales From The Crypt are pretty much on a par for me. If I really had to pick one it would probably be Tales. Not a weak story in it. |
Not sure Amicus actually claim the Dalek films are theirs. Aaru Productions are the proper producers and although they are Amicus by any other name, the company (Amicus) are not credited as so. I only watched Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD last night again actually. Pedantic git aren't i. |
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Even more of a pedantic git I am. :D |
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From Beyond the Grave for me. It's one I caught on BBC1 back around 1985 and I loved it and have ever since. I was lucky enough to catch The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth's Core and People That Time Forgot on the big screen upon their original release. Good times. Although I did start to form the idea that Doug McClure was in every film ever made. :lol: |
I Monster for me just great film. Its very hard to pick from such a great list but that just sticks out for me. |
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The best segment ever in an Amicus anthology. I love them all though! One of Cushing's finest turns. A Classic by any standards! |
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Does it need re-evaluating? |
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Worth seeing, just speed through the third story. |
It's got to be Tales from the Crypt for me too, as has been said the segment "Poetic Justice" is superb.The scene where Peter Cushing's zombified corpse rises from a fog-enshrouded graveyard oozes atmosphere.My second favourite is From Beyond the Grave.They're both classics of the genre IMO, and would both easily make my Brit horror top 10. :nod: |
Tricky, I can't pick between; Torture Garden (1967) Asylum (1972) Tales from the Crypt (1972) The Vault of Horror (1973) From Beyond the Grave (1973) ...And Now the Screaming Starts (1973) Which is a super long list. I do love a good portmanteau though, but "...And Now the Screaming Starts" is such a good title, this isn't my only reason to short list it. I think I might have to go with Asylum though as I have fond memories of it and I'm really looking forward to watching it again now I have a copy. |
So i'm the solitary Deadly Bees fan then? Twas a hard choice really, great posters btw, love that Psychopath one ;);) |
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I just don't seem to have seen either of them, they do appear to come in a set together though. They will have to go on my list. I really liked The Birthday Party which I don't think anyone else would vote for (I voted for Asylum in the end) |
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Yeah, region locking is annoying, but the price of a region free machine is pretty cheap nowadays. I don't think I'd be able to handle being region locked again! As for the quality, it's pretty good; especially for the price. Here's a review: The Skull / The Man Who Could Cheat Death Blu-ray |
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But for me getting a blu-ray player was an early investment just last year I didn't even think of multi-region. Saying that I have seen a lot more region free out than in the early years of dvd. |
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The Skull is an excellent film, as is The Man Who Could Cheat Death. |
I'm a Skull fan. It just plays like a long segment of one of their good anthology stories. Admittedly in my case, it could be absolutely crap and I'd still like it just because it has Cushing and Lee in the same scene. |
As well as Tales from the Crypt and From Beyond the Grave, I'm also a big fan of: Asylum, The Vault of Horror, The House That Dripped Blood, Madhouse, The Beast Must Die, ...And Now The Screaming Starts, and The Skull. |
Got to be honest, I much prefer Amicus to Hammer. |
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No.... Do not rise..... to this.... slander Count to ten....1...2.....3....4....5..... :D |
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Anyone get the new THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE dvd? |
i'm a big horror anthology fan so i would go for either asylum or tales from the crypt.both excellent. |
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