I have been really focused 1960s lately and I think because there was pretty decent writing back then, even though the budgets and effects could not be as good. Castle of Evil, although very tropey, it was well written and at least I felt a cool idea for an adventure one shot. Castle of Evil…
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B-Movie Inspirations: Dimension 5 (1966)
A rare opportunity to see Jeffrey Powers outside of his usual cowboy roles, this movie interested me for it’s sci-fi and espionage aspects. Watching the trailer, it has be at “.. action, adventure and electronic espionage!” At first you are introduced to Justin Power (played by Jeffrey Hunter of Star Trek The Cage) in a…
B-Movie Inspirations: Cyborg 2087 (1966)
One part Terminator and one part Terminator 2, this movie has a simple story with some very subtle and inspiring plot aspects that I found interesting enough to write about. In 2087, a mysterious group of people using time travel technology they apparently broke into, sends what we later learn is a cyborg – Garth…
B-Movie Inspirations: At the Earth’s Core (1976)
Actor Doug McClure and director Kevin Connor worked together in the 70s for some of my favorite B-Movies as a kid – The Land That Time Forgot (1974), At the Earth’s Core (1976), and The People That Time Forgot (1977) and Warlords of Atlantis (1978). A decided to re-watch At the Earth’s Core on TubiTV…
B-Movie Inspirations: World War 2 movies
Since I have been getting into Masters of the Air, I have also been watching some older WW2 movies. Here is a list of the movies I have watched so far. I am all over the place with the eras of these movies and I got a little out of each of them, so I…
B-Movie Inspirations: Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Actor Doug McClure and director Kevin Connor worked together in the 70s for some of my favorite B-Movies as a kid – The Land That Time Forgot (1974), At the Earth’s Core (1976), and The People That Time Forgot (1977). I come to find out – there was one I missed! Warlords of Atlantis. You…
B-Movie Inspiration: Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 is a 2017 science fiction film written and directed by Christian Pasquariello and starring primarily Iwan Rheon, from Game of Thrones fame. He plays Private S.U.M.1 – a soldier living in a post-apocalyptic Earth after a (supposed) invasion by an alien weirdly called the Nonsuch. He like many soldiers before him, is…
I want better!
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I get frustrated with what people and particularly fandom has accepted as “good” movies. I am not saying that I am the final and end all to be all judgement, but I am asking people to at least look at some movies with…