Reviews (34)

Day of the Triffids
Wonderful 1960's science fiction movie based on John Wyndam's book. The film follows the book's plot reasonably well. In a world gone blind beset by killer plants, Howard Keel tries to save what he can and hold the line until help arrives. A classic 1960's film that I am pleased to see return to availability when so many other classics have gone out of print. After I wrote this review, I viewed this version and was not pleased with the poor quality of the film. See my other review about this particular copy for more details.

Attack of the Giant Asparagus
One other review and they use the asparagus line!!! Well, maybe my perceptions aren't really all that unique, after all. "Day of the Triffids" was my Halloween rental this year. It's good campy fun, and although it's been many a year since I've read the (quite good as I recall) book, I didn't get the impression that it did its source work as great an injustice as some other reviewers seem to feel.

Today's audience would laugh out loud at the cheesy special effects on display in this 1962 magnum opus, and musical buffs will likely be dismayed to see the depths to which latter day musical star Howard Keel (the only name in the cast I recognized at all) had sunk. And how the heck did the couple in the lighthouse ever get off that damn island anyway? Let alone share their discovery about how to kill this evil weed. Don't expect answers. This movie is clunky, awkwardly acted and poorly edited--but it's good fun in the way only late 50s-early 60s horror or sci-fi flicks could be. See it with someone you love to laugh with.

Looks better on LASERDISC!!!
This is an o.k. film for the SF exploitation genre, however, all of the existing DVD transfers are either in the wrong aspect ratio or very badly mastered. There IS a decent print out there, somewhere, as I have it on letterboxed laserdisc (...My laserdisc player is alive and well, thank you--after two of my VCR's have conked out--SO THERE!!!) Wait and see. Maybe someone like THE ROAN GROUP (Roan Group, are you listening?) who specialize in restoring and remastering forgotten films will pick up the distribution.

Awesome movie, Sh*tty DVD
I would have given this movie the full 5 stars... but this DVD is of awful quality, not to mention it's pan and scan. I recommend the "Cheesey Flicks" DVD over this P.O.S. since it's in widescreen and is a better presentation of the movie.

LOOKING FOR A BAD FILM WITH FEW REDEEMING QUALITIES?
This movie is just begging for the folks from "Mystery Science Theatre" to take a seat in the front row. Killer plants from outer space terrorize Earth and dismay movie fans everywhere. How do these plants manage to stay rooted while transversing across Europe? Don't ask but they need not be plants for all their maneuverability. Why not killer frozen TV dinners from outer space? How about terrifying air freshener from Mars? The plants, kind of a cross between walking cactuses and seaweed, are finally lured away by a Spanish ice cream truck with a melody that sounds like the tune from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" as sung by an out of key doorbell. It gets no better than this for lovers of bad film. Favorite line: As a scientist is dissecting a plant to learn it's origin, he screams in exasperation, "Dammit, I'm not even a botanist!" I howled. ... Read more

Reviews (34)

Day of the Triffids
Wonderful 1960's science fiction movie based on John Wyndam's book. The film follows the book's plot reasonably well. In a world gone blind beset by killer plants, Howard Keel tries to save what he can and hold the line until help arrives. A classic 1960's film that I am pleased to see return to availability when so many other classics have gone out of print. After I wrote this review, I viewed this version and was not pleased with the poor quality of the film. See my other review about this particular copy for more details.

Attack of the Giant Asparagus
One other review and they use the asparagus line!!! Well, maybe my perceptions aren't really all that unique, after all. "Day of the Triffids" was my Halloween rental this year. It's good campy fun, and although it's been many a year since I've read the (quite good as I recall) book, I didn't get the impression that it did its source work as great an injustice as some other reviewers seem to feel.

Today's audience would laugh out loud at the cheesy special effects on display in this 1962 magnum opus, and musical buffs will likely be dismayed to see the depths to which latter day musical star Howard Keel (the only name in the cast I recognized at all) had sunk. And how the heck did the couple in the lighthouse ever get off that damn island anyway? Let alone share their discovery about how to kill this evil weed. Don't expect answers. This movie is clunky, awkwardly acted and poorly edited--but it's good fun in the way only late 50s-early 60s horror or sci-fi flicks could be. See it with someone you love to laugh with.

Looks better on LASERDISC!!!
This is an o.k. film for the SF exploitation genre, however, all of the existing DVD transfers are either in the wrong aspect ratio or very badly mastered. There IS a decent print out there, somewhere, as I have it on letterboxed laserdisc (...My laserdisc player is alive and well, thank you--after two of my VCR's have conked out--SO THERE!!!) Wait and see. Maybe someone like THE ROAN GROUP (Roan Group, are you listening?) who specialize in restoring and remastering forgotten films will pick up the distribution.

Awesome movie, Sh*tty DVD
I would have given this movie the full 5 stars... but this DVD is of awful quality, not to mention it's pan and scan. I recommend the "Cheesey Flicks" DVD over this P.O.S. since it's in widescreen and is a better presentation of the movie.

LOOKING FOR A BAD FILM WITH FEW REDEEMING QUALITIES?
This movie is just begging for the folks from "Mystery Science Theatre" to take a seat in the front row. Killer plants from outer space terrorize Earth and dismay movie fans everywhere. How do these plants manage to stay rooted while transversing across Europe? Don't ask but they need not be plants for all their maneuverability. Why not killer frozen TV dinners from outer space? How about terrifying air freshener from Mars? The plants, kind of a cross between walking cactuses and seaweed, are finally lured away by a Spanish ice cream truck with a melody that sounds like the tune from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" as sung by an out of key doorbell. It gets no better than this for lovers of bad film. Favorite line: As a scientist is dissecting a plant to learn it's origin, he screams in exasperation, "Dammit, I'm not even a botanist!" I howled. ... Read more

Reviews (34)

Day of the Triffids
Wonderful 1960's science fiction movie based on John Wyndam's book. The film follows the book's plot reasonably well. In a world gone blind beset by killer plants, Howard Keel tries to save what he can and hold the line until help arrives. A classic 1960's film that I am pleased to see return to availability when so many other classics have gone out of print. After I wrote this review, I viewed this version and was not pleased with the poor quality of the film. See my other review about this particular copy for more details.

Attack of the Giant Asparagus
One other review and they use the asparagus line!!! Well, maybe my perceptions aren't really all that unique, after all. "Day of the Triffids" was my Halloween rental this year. It's good campy fun, and although it's been many a year since I've read the (quite good as I recall) book, I didn't get the impression that it did its source work as great an injustice as some other reviewers seem to feel.

Today's audience would laugh out loud at the cheesy special effects on display in this 1962 magnum opus, and musical buffs will likely be dismayed to see the depths to which latter day musical star Howard Keel (the only name in the cast I recognized at all) had sunk. And how the heck did the couple in the lighthouse ever get off that damn island anyway? Let alone share their discovery about how to kill this evil weed. Don't expect answers. This movie is clunky, awkwardly acted and poorly edited--but it's good fun in the way only late 50s-early 60s horror or sci-fi flicks could be. See it with someone you love to laugh with.

Looks better on LASERDISC!!!
This is an o.k. film for the SF exploitation genre, however, all of the existing DVD transfers are either in the wrong aspect ratio or very badly mastered. There IS a decent print out there, somewhere, as I have it on letterboxed laserdisc (...My laserdisc player is alive and well, thank you--after two of my VCR's have conked out--SO THERE!!!) Wait and see. Maybe someone like THE ROAN GROUP (Roan Group, are you listening?) who specialize in restoring and remastering forgotten films will pick up the distribution.

Awesome movie, Sh*tty DVD
I would have given this movie the full 5 stars... but this DVD is of awful quality, not to mention it's pan and scan. I recommend the "Cheesey Flicks" DVD over this P.O.S. since it's in widescreen and is a better presentation of the movie.

LOOKING FOR A BAD FILM WITH FEW REDEEMING QUALITIES?
This movie is just begging for the folks from "Mystery Science Theatre" to take a seat in the front row. Killer plants from outer space terrorize Earth and dismay movie fans everywhere. How do these plants manage to stay rooted while transversing across Europe? Don't ask but they need not be plants for all their maneuverability. Why not killer frozen TV dinners from outer space? How about terrifying air freshener from Mars? The plants, kind of a cross between walking cactuses and seaweed, are finally lured away by a Spanish ice cream truck with a melody that sounds like the tune from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" as sung by an out of key doorbell. It gets no better than this for lovers of bad film. Favorite line: As a scientist is dissecting a plant to learn it's origin, he screams in exasperation, "Dammit, I'm not even a botanist!" I howled. ... Read more

Reviews (34)

Day of the Triffids
Wonderful 1960's science fiction movie based on John Wyndam's book. The film follows the book's plot reasonably well. In a world gone blind beset by killer plants, Howard Keel tries to save what he can and hold the line until help arrives. A classic 1960's film that I am pleased to see return to availability when so many other classics have gone out of print. After I wrote this review, I viewed this version and was not pleased with the poor quality of the film. See my other review about this particular copy for more details.

Attack of the Giant Asparagus
One other review and they use the asparagus line!!! Well, maybe my perceptions aren't really all that unique, after all. "Day of the Triffids" was my Halloween rental this year. It's good campy fun, and although it's been many a year since I've read the (quite good as I recall) book, I didn't get the impression that it did its source work as great an injustice as some other reviewers seem to feel.

Today's audience would laugh out loud at the cheesy special effects on display in this 1962 magnum opus, and musical buffs will likely be dismayed to see the depths to which latter day musical star Howard Keel (the only name in the cast I recognized at all) had sunk. And how the heck did the couple in the lighthouse ever get off that damn island anyway? Let alone share their discovery about how to kill this evil weed. Don't expect answers. This movie is clunky, awkwardly acted and poorly edited--but it's good fun in the way only late 50s-early 60s horror or sci-fi flicks could be. See it with someone you love to laugh with.

Looks better on LASERDISC!!!
This is an o.k. film for the SF exploitation genre, however, all of the existing DVD transfers are either in the wrong aspect ratio or very badly mastered. There IS a decent print out there, somewhere, as I have it on letterboxed laserdisc (...My laserdisc player is alive and well, thank you--after two of my VCR's have conked out--SO THERE!!!) Wait and see. Maybe someone like THE ROAN GROUP (Roan Group, are you listening?) who specialize in restoring and remastering forgotten films will pick up the distribution.

Awesome movie, Sh*tty DVD
I would have given this movie the full 5 stars... but this DVD is of awful quality, not to mention it's pan and scan. I recommend the "Cheesey Flicks" DVD over this P.O.S. since it's in widescreen and is a better presentation of the movie.

LOOKING FOR A BAD FILM WITH FEW REDEEMING QUALITIES?
This movie is just begging for the folks from "Mystery Science Theatre" to take a seat in the front row. Killer plants from outer space terrorize Earth and dismay movie fans everywhere. How do these plants manage to stay rooted while transversing across Europe? Don't ask but they need not be plants for all their maneuverability. Why not killer frozen TV dinners from outer space? How about terrifying air freshener from Mars? The plants, kind of a cross between walking cactuses and seaweed, are finally lured away by a Spanish ice cream truck with a melody that sounds like the tune from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" as sung by an out of key doorbell. It gets no better than this for lovers of bad film. Favorite line: As a scientist is dissecting a plant to learn it's origin, he screams in exasperation, "Dammit, I'm not even a botanist!" I howled. ... Read more

Reviews (34)

Day of the Triffids
Wonderful 1960's science fiction movie based on John Wyndam's book. The film follows the book's plot reasonably well. In a world gone blind beset by killer plants, Howard Keel tries to save what he can and hold the line until help arrives. A classic 1960's film that I am pleased to see return to availability when so many other classics have gone out of print. After I wrote this review, I viewed this version and was not pleased with the poor quality of the film. See my other review about this particular copy for more details.

Attack of the Giant Asparagus
One other review and they use the asparagus line!!! Well, maybe my perceptions aren't really all that unique, after all. "Day of the Triffids" was my Halloween rental this year. It's good campy fun, and although it's been many a year since I've read the (quite good as I recall) book, I didn't get the impression that it did its source work as great an injustice as some other reviewers seem to feel.

Today's audience would laugh out loud at the cheesy special effects on display in this 1962 magnum opus, and musical buffs will likely be dismayed to see the depths to which latter day musical star Howard Keel (the only name in the cast I recognized at all) had sunk. And how the heck did the couple in the lighthouse ever get off that damn island anyway? Let alone share their discovery about how to kill this evil weed. Don't expect answers. This movie is clunky, awkwardly acted and poorly edited--but it's good fun in the way only late 50s-early 60s horror or sci-fi flicks could be. See it with someone you love to laugh with.

Looks better on LASERDISC!!!
This is an o.k. film for the SF exploitation genre, however, all of the existing DVD transfers are either in the wrong aspect ratio or very badly mastered. There IS a decent print out there, somewhere, as I have it on letterboxed laserdisc (...My laserdisc player is alive and well, thank you--after two of my VCR's have conked out--SO THERE!!!) Wait and see. Maybe someone like THE ROAN GROUP (Roan Group, are you listening?) who specialize in restoring and remastering forgotten films will pick up the distribution.

Awesome movie, Sh*tty DVD
I would have given this movie the full 5 stars... but this DVD is of awful quality, not to mention it's pan and scan. I recommend the "Cheesey Flicks" DVD over this P.O.S. since it's in widescreen and is a better presentation of the movie.

LOOKING FOR A BAD FILM WITH FEW REDEEMING QUALITIES?
This movie is just begging for the folks from "Mystery Science Theatre" to take a seat in the front row. Killer plants from outer space terrorize Earth and dismay movie fans everywhere. How do these plants manage to stay rooted while transversing across Europe? Don't ask but they need not be plants for all their maneuverability. Why not killer frozen TV dinners from outer space? How about terrifying air freshener from Mars? The plants, kind of a cross between walking cactuses and seaweed, are finally lured away by a Spanish ice cream truck with a melody that sounds like the tune from "Close Encounters of The Third Kind" as sung by an out of key doorbell. It gets no better than this for lovers of bad film. Favorite line: As a scientist is dissecting a plant to learn it's origin, he screams in exasperation, "Dammit, I'm not even a botanist!" I howled. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

A great and entertaining film!
I highly recommend this film. It is very interesting and a well made film. I think it is well worth seeing. Both Paul Henreid
and Joan Bennett are great in it.

The Scar of Doom
Dark and suspensful,"The Scar" is a real sleeper. It seldom appears on anybody's list of essential films noirs. Part of the reason is surely confusion with the alternate title "Hollow Triumph". Nonetheless, this independently produced gem contains the very essence of noir. Paul Henreid memorably plays a convict who tries to change his own fate by taking advantage of a fantastic coincidence: recently released from prison and looking for a fresh start--he stumble upon a successful psychiatrist who is his exact double. The rest of the film spins a wonderful web of intrigue. And it doesn't hurt to have Joan Bennett along for the ride. Really a well-produced B movie, "The Scar" does utilize some plot cliches, but it proceeds with an unrelenting feeling of doom. Directed by Steve Szekely in a Fritz Lang-influenced style, this film should appeal to fans of "The Woman in the Window" or "Scarlet Street".

Awful Visual Quality
One of the many stunning qualities of this film is John Alton's mysterious photography--but you won't see anything near to what he created in this dreadful transfer from second- or third-generation source. It's not even black and white! More like some murky sepia. Wait till somebody responsible puts this out right.

Joan Bennett makes this one worthwhile
This version is a nice remaster of an interesting but minor noir title. Paul Henried delivers a good performance but Joan Bennett is the one to watch here. It's a shame the film didn't focus on her more. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

A great and entertaining film!
I highly recommend this film. It is very interesting and a well made film. I think it is well worth seeing. Both Paul Henreid
and Joan Bennett are great in it.

The Scar of Doom
Dark and suspensful,"The Scar" is a real sleeper. It seldom appears on anybody's list of essential films noirs. Part of the reason is surely confusion with the alternate title "Hollow Triumph". Nonetheless, this independently produced gem contains the very essence of noir. Paul Henreid memorably plays a convict who tries to change his own fate by taking advantage of a fantastic coincidence: recently released from prison and looking for a fresh start--he stumble upon a successful psychiatrist who is his exact double. The rest of the film spins a wonderful web of intrigue. And it doesn't hurt to have Joan Bennett along for the ride. Really a well-produced B movie, "The Scar" does utilize some plot cliches, but it proceeds with an unrelenting feeling of doom. Directed by Steve Szekely in a Fritz Lang-influenced style, this film should appeal to fans of "The Woman in the Window" or "Scarlet Street".

Awful Visual Quality
One of the many stunning qualities of this film is John Alton's mysterious photography--but you won't see anything near to what he created in this dreadful transfer from second- or third-generation source. It's not even black and white! More like some murky sepia. Wait till somebody responsible puts this out right.

Joan Bennett makes this one worthwhile
This version is a nice remaster of an interesting but minor noir title. Paul Henried delivers a good performance but Joan Bennett is the one to watch here. It's a shame the film didn't focus on her more. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

A great and entertaining film!
I highly recommend this film. It is very interesting and a well made film. I think it is well worth seeing. Both Paul Henreid
and Joan Bennett are great in it.

The Scar of Doom
Dark and suspensful,"The Scar" is a real sleeper. It seldom appears on anybody's list of essential films noirs. Part of the reason is surely confusion with the alternate title "Hollow Triumph". Nonetheless, this independently produced gem contains the very essence of noir. Paul Henreid memorably plays a convict who tries to change his own fate by taking advantage of a fantastic coincidence: recently released from prison and looking for a fresh start--he stumble upon a successful psychiatrist who is his exact double. The rest of the film spins a wonderful web of intrigue. And it doesn't hurt to have Joan Bennett along for the ride. Really a well-produced B movie, "The Scar" does utilize some plot cliches, but it proceeds with an unrelenting feeling of doom. Directed by Steve Szekely in a Fritz Lang-influenced style, this film should appeal to fans of "The Woman in the Window" or "Scarlet Street".

Awful Visual Quality
One of the many stunning qualities of this film is John Alton's mysterious photography--but you won't see anything near to what he created in this dreadful transfer from second- or third-generation source. It's not even black and white! More like some murky sepia. Wait till somebody responsible puts this out right.

Joan Bennett makes this one worthwhile
This version is a nice remaster of an interesting but minor noir title. Paul Henried delivers a good performance but Joan Bennett is the one to watch here. It's a shame the film didn't focus on her more. ... Read more