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NSW · 12-19-2010, 03:58 PM

Most of this weekend has been spent watching old black and white horror flicks.

These are the one's I watched, in order from last favorite to most favorite:

The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Starring: Vincent Price
The story was surprisingly close to the book I Am Legend. However, just like other movies that were made after that book, things felt too vague and unexplained. And I didn't like that all of the characters names were the same as in the book, except for the main character.

What is good is that in this movie, the audience is clearly aware that it's vampires roaming the earth. In the movie "I Am Legend" that was not clear at all, and I can't tell you how many people come up to me telling me that it's one of the best zombie movies they've ever seen. No. No it wasn't. Also, while Vincent Price is pretty kick ass...this was not one of his better roles.
3/5 stars.

Metropolis (1927)
Starring: Gustav Fröhlich
The copy I have of this movie is very poor (bought it in one of those "50 movie pack" deals from Best Buy), but the message is unmistakable. Simple, forward-thinking, and just as applicable today is it was 70 years ago. "Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a Mediator, and this must be the heart." Love this film! I'd really like to get my hands on a better quality version though.
4.5/5 stars

The House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Starring: Vincent Price
How could I not have seen this until now? It was brilliant. Vincent Price was perfectly creepy and witty, and the way he and the beautiful Carol Ohmart played off each other was fantastic. The first scene with the two of them had me laughing out loud. Elisha Cook was delightfully morbid as Watson Pritchard. And the first time that the old blind groundskeeper came up behind Nora in that dark room, I almost crapped myself. Perfect!
5/5 stars

12-19-2010, 03:58 PM	#8780 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Most of this weekend has been spent watching old black and white horror flicks. These are the one's I watched, in order from last favorite to most favorite: The Last Man on Earth (1964) Starring: Vincent Price The story was surprisingly close to the book I Am Legend. However, just like other movies that were made after that book, things felt too vague and unexplained. And I didn't like that all of the characters names were the same as in the book, except for the main character. What is good is that in this movie, the audience is clearly aware that it's vampires roaming the earth. In the movie "I Am Legend" that was not clear at all, and I can't tell you how many people come up to me telling me that it's one of the best zombie movies they've ever seen. No. No it wasn't. Also, while Vincent Price is pretty kick ass...this was not one of his better roles. 3/5 stars. Metropolis (1927) Starring: Gustav Fröhlich The copy I have of this movie is very poor (bought it in one of those "50 movie pack" deals from Best Buy), but the message is unmistakable. Simple, forward-thinking, and just as applicable today is it was 70 years ago. "Between the mind that plans and the hands that build there must be a Mediator, and this must be the heart." Love this film! I'd really like to get my hands on a better quality version though. 4.5/5 stars The House on Haunted Hill (1959) Starring: Vincent Price How could I not have seen this until now? It was brilliant. Vincent Price was perfectly creepy and witty, and the way he and the beautiful Carol Ohmart played off each other was fantastic. The first scene with the two of them had me laughing out loud. Elisha Cook was delightfully morbid as Watson Pritchard. And the first time that the old blind groundskeeper came up behind Nora in that dark room, I almost crapped myself. Perfect! 5/5 stars __________________ Hi.