BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN
After having seen this on late night TV, poorly cropped and crammed full of commercials, a recent viewing of a letterboxed print of BEAST has increased my appreciation for the film. While it's still...
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I liked this movie as a kid...but then I happened to only watch the last 10 minutes!
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Joe Karlosi wrote:This movie used to play a lot on NY television in the early 1970s, I believe on CREATURE FEATURES. I recall being greatly disappointed with it as a child because the monster only...
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I like this movie quite a bit. It has a decent western atmosphere (as opposed to Gwangi, which feels like it was shot on a Spanish dude ranch) and although the action doesn't kick in until the last...
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I have a nice "gray market" DVD-r of this film (complete with graphics printed right onto the disc). My advice is to scan through the movie and just land on any part that hints at the monster. As soon...
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There are a few quick shots of the creature scattered throughout the movie (including a cool one of the T Rex walking away with a steer in its mouth). I would advise patience. One of the "rules" of...
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Very true, but most all of the good 50's monster movies are enjoyable to watch even when the monster is not on screen. In my opinion (and only my opinion), this one is particularly dull with *almost*...
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I'll take the fifties boring stuff over the present day goring stuff any day. The pacing made the monster far more effective than he might have been had we seen too much of him.
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I'm not saying they should have *shown* the monster throughout the film. Not at all. But they could have *talked* about him a little bit! Last time I watched the film, about 40 minutes into I thought...
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Rakshasa wrote:Very true, but most all of the good 50's monster movies are enjoyable to watch even when the monster is not on screen. In my opinion (and only my opinion), this one is particularly dull...
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The first hour of BEAST is almost indistinguishable from the most humdrum Hollywood Western you ever saw; well, it's worse, in a way, because it was shot in Mexico and therefore none of the character...
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It would ave been a lot better if they'd let Willis O'Brien animate the dinosaur and keep to his original storyline. Apparently he was barred from the studios. What on earth is the matter with film...
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Stormsworder wrote:It would ave been a lot better if they'd let Willis O'Brien animate the dinosaur and keep to his original storyline. Apparently he was barred from the studios. What on ear...Read...
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Stormsworder wrote:It would ave been a lot better if they'd let Willis O'Brien animate the dinosaur and keep to his original storyline. Apparently he was barred from the studios. What on ear...Read...
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Don Shay's article on O'Brien in Cinefex magazine covers the backstory of Beast pretty well. For those who haven't seen it, Shay's article is still the best thing written about O'Brien that I've ever...
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there's also some good info on BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN here http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/2541
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Stormsworder wrote:Do you know where I can see it?Well, you can buy a copy here: Read More
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The first hour of BEAST is almost indistinguishable from the most humdrum Hollywood Western you ever ...Read More
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Lol! Sounds like the time Tom's mother walked into the room when he was watching Attack Of The Crab Monsters. She stuck around until the gun on the table started to "talk." Guess the older generation...
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I saw this within the last 3-4 months on cable (TCM maybe?) and was very disappointed. The plot, acting, directing, all were poor, IMHO. The stop motion animation was sub-par. I don't need to see it...
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