But I’m getting ahead of myself. We are on this post. Let’s take a gander at it, shall we? I hope it won’t be too disappointing. Perhaps there’ll be a poster on here or two that you haven’t seen before.
THE QUIET EARTH:
While I think I’ve heard of this movie before, and I think I may have seen this poster before, I’m not quite sure. If I have seen this poster before, I don’t think I actually owned it. Like my last post, this has a few posters that were part of several lots. No, I am not posting all of the posters in the lots. Not all of them appealed to me. This one, though, I found the art quite fascinating. It’s both beautiful and bleak at the same time. I have no idea if the movies is any good though. Interesting…
BLOOD SUCKERS and BLOOD THIRST:
It’s double feature time again. The main feature stars, Patrick MacNee and Peter Cushing. The code feature is a Filipino lens, black-and-white horror movie, that I believe, was imported by the people who released the BLOOD ISLAND series in the mid to late 60s. Although it was not released here until 1971 with this double feature, it was made in 1965 back in the Philippines. It’s not an original story, really. Think of a Filipino COUNTESS DRACULA, where a woman who is several hundred years old relies on blood to stay eternally youthful. I already have a copy of this poster. I don’t know why I bought the second copy. Oh well
MAGIC:
I remember when this movie came out. It had the creepiest commercial, with just Corky, the ventriloquist dummy, talking, and maybe a few scenes from the film cut in quickly here and there. It really made me want to see it. The advertising made the film, I believe, a big hit. But I was kind of disappointed with it. It wasn’t really a horror film as it was a psychological thriller. While Anthony Hopkins was good in it, I thought he was a bit miscast. It seemed odd to me that a British guy would try to lose himself in the American wilderness. Why wouldn’t he try to lose himself in the British wilderness? It seemed an awfully long way to go to lose oneself. I think I was hung up on that the whole time I was watching it. It was good, but it wasn’t great. But that TV ad…
COUNTESS DRACULA:
I dug this movie as a kid. I haven’t seen it in years, but I saw it several times on a local channel’s Saturday afternoon horror movie show. As mentioned in the description for BLOOD THIRST above, the story is about Elizabeth Bathory who bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young. I may have already had this poster. I’m not sure.
THE LAST STARFIGHTER:
I remember when this first came out. Heck, I saw it in the theater when it first came out. I remember back in the day when I was buying posters as a teen, that this one seemed to be very popular. I wasn’t a big fan of the film. It was OK, but I wasn’t a big science fiction person. I’m still not. But I saw this poster going fairly cheaply recently… Or maybe it was part of a lot? I already don’t remember. Anyway, I’m not sure if interest in the poster has dropped off or what but I picked this up. I’m sure it was fairly inexpensive… Especially if it was part of a lot And here it is in my collection. Whoopie… For me, the big claim to fame for this movie, is that star Lance Guest went on to star in JAWS: THE REVENGE. Ha!
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE (adv):
Just like I’m not a big science fiction fan, I’m not a big fantasy fan either. The HARRY POTTER movies didn’t excite me in the least. I did see the first one and maybe the second one, but not in the theater. I’m not even sure if HARRY POTTER is still a big draw, but I picked this up just in case. As the first film in the series, if it is still a big thing, the price will go up. If they remake it, the price will go up. I think I heard talk of a TV series? If that happens, the price may go up. Or maybe I just wasted some money? It is mind-boggling, looking at the poster, how young Daniel Radcliffe once was though.
AVATAR:
I did see this movie at the theater when it came out. It didn’t do much for me. I skipped on the second movie. Was there a third movie already? I don’t know. I kind of remember that this poster was pricey back in the day. However, upon reflection, I think it may have been the lenticular version I’m thinking of. This particular poster went for far less than I was expecting it to. Again, I think I was thinking of the price of the lenticular poster and not the paper one sheet. Hence, my bid was NOT outbid, and it became mine. Oops. 
EARTHQUAKE:
I already have this poster, probably several copies. I just love me some 70s disaster movies. THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE is probably my favorite of the lot. But EARTHQUAKE, as bad as it is, comes in a close second. (AIRPORT 1975 would come in right after that, if you must know, followed by THE TOWERING INFERNO.) The poster has always intrigued me. I love how all of the art is built around the title. I suppose it could’ve been a more artistic rendering, but for whatever reason, I just love the way they did it with the name of the movie and the artwork built into the title. I am a bit disappointed that on none of the copies of the poster I have is the gimmick Sensurround ever mentioned. What’s up with that? That was the big draw to the theater and it won an Academy Award (although I’m not sure why…). Favorite moments from this movie include the cartoon blood splat when the elevator crashes, Ava Gardener, who is only seven years younger than Lorne Greene, calling him “daddy” over and over as she is playing his daughter, During the earthquake, there’s a lady who gets glass in her face. If you watch the sequence carefully, you can see that when she looks up, she already has the glass in her face. It’s just not as noticeable until she turns around. I also find the scene with the miniature of the cattle truck on the collapsing freeway hilarious as it’s clearly a miniature. But overall, the special effects are pretty good… Especially considering this was 1974 and they had to do everything on camera for the most part. True, there are matte paintings and miniatures, but the actual special effects are done on stage with the actors present. That big block of cement crushing down on a car? That was real! I was actually thrilled to get to go to the reservoir that was used in the film, up in the Hollywood Hills, decades after seeing the movie. That’s how much I love this silly flick.
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE:
I already have a copy of this poster as well. But it’s such a great poster. This might be an upgrade. I’m not sure. This is my favorite of the disaster movies of the 70s. And just look at that poster. What fantastic art… And of my favorite part of the movie as well. Just WOW!
THE LOST WORLD:
THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE was made by Irwin, Allen. THE LOST WORLD was also an Irwin Allen production. I have been after one of these posters for years—for DECADES! I first saw this on TV as a kid on, I believe, CREATURE FEATURE out of Oakland (KTVN 2) in the late 60s or early 70s. I was just a little kid, and this movie really blew me away. It was one of the first (THE first?) genre movies I ever remember seeing. I remember the perilous path along the cliff with the hot lava below and the threat of dinosaurs everywhere. Wow wow wow!
Part of the reason it took me so long to get one of these posters is because I could never remember the name of the movie. For years, I thought it was THE LOST CONTINENT, which it is sooooo not. (Boring!) Once I finally had the title firmly implanted in my head, I was still having trouble finding a copy of this poster. There just aren’t any out there that seem to be available. The ones I did encounter were always snapped up for more money than I wanted to spend. I know this is from back in the day before wide releases, but seriously… Where are all the posters for this movie? They are few and far between. This poster is far from perfect. It’s not all that attractive. However, I finally, FINALLY have one.
So there you are… That is my 10 for this time. Nothing amazing. Nothing unusual. Pretty much things that you’ve seen before probably. I’m happy with them more or less, especially the final three. (I’m strangely drawn to that first one as well.) Anyway, thank you for visiting the page once again. I’ll be back sooner rather than later. Take care, be well, and I’ll see you soon.
Cheers!
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