This must’ve been a lot purchase. Although it’s based on a character.DRACULA, I had absolutely zero interest in seeing this movie. Zero.
TOMB OF THE BLIND DEAD (French):
I have long been a fan of the BLIND DEAD films. To my knowledge, only three of the four were released in the US and have one sheets. The first one, TOMB OF THE BLIND DEAD, was released as just THE BLIND DEAD with a misleading poster image making it seem like a knockoff of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD, the second film, was released as HORROR OF THE ZOMBIES. NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS, the 4th film, also has a one sheet, but I’ve never found one yet. This is not an attractive poster, I admit. It is actually something I bought to pad out postage. Ha!
I know I saw this…I just don’t recall it. (Although I can tell you the theater I saw it in.) Should I give this another shot?
BODY COUNT (video):
This was a snap purchase that…was a mistake. I’ve been looking for the poster for a movie BODY COUNT. It’s a foreign slasher that is designed to look like an American one, but isn’t. I’ve been looking for years. I don’t think there was ever an American theatrical release, and certainly know American one sheets for it.. Apparently it went straight to video here. I came across this one sheet today and thought this must be what I’m looking for finally. I bought it instantly thinking I’d never have another chance to get it. Only, when I stopped and looked at the poster and looked at the credits, did I realize I had purchased the wrong poster again. Dick Sergeant? He’s not in the movie. Where are David Hess, Charles Napier, Ivan Rassimov, and Mimsy Farmer? Directed by Paul Leder? That’s not right. It should be Ruggero Deodato! Ugh! I got the WRONG BODY COUNT poster… oh well. Damn!
What is this? A movie on HULU about George Lazenby stepping into the role of James Bond for ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE? Zowie! I had never heard of it when I saw this TV “movie” poster. As it is Bond-related, I had to buy it. (It wasn’t that expensive anyway…) I do want to see this. Is is still running? I’ll have to track it down… George Lazenby is the ONLY actor to have played James Bond that I ever got to meet.
Normally I don’t bother with sequel posters…unless they are for a series I really like (such as the James Bond flicks or several of the larger horror franchises like HALLOWEEN. FRIDAY THE 13TH, EXORCIST, etc.). This franchise is NOT one of those. I do like the series overall (and have the 3D lenticulars for parts I and V —THE FINAL DESTINATION) proudly on display in my living room. This one was…I thought rather lame. While it did try to broadly explain the entire series (sort of), it was mostly a tired retread. (I forgot Tony Todd was in it. That was a sad and solemn farewell to the actor…) Why buy the poster? Well, BEFORE going to the theater, I saw the image below. My stars! Was that the Space Needle blowing up??? Seattle is basically in my backyard (well, it’s 2 hours away, but…). That excited me to see this. (Unfortunately, the Sky View in the film was a low rent and tiny knockoff of the real Space Needle…) So, again, why buy the poster? If you really must know, it was to commemorate my FIRST trip back to the movies since my cancer surgery in January. Although there have been several films I wanted to see, I dared not go for fear of an emergency need to run to the bathroom! Good golly, you have no idea how devastating that would be for the entire theater. I have no stomach and only a partial esophagus. My body does not digest things fully. The outcome is most unpleasant… But I DARED to finally risk it and successfully got through the flick! Hooray! (I just wish the movie had been better…)
DR. HACKENSTEIN (video):
What the hell is this? Ha! I have no idea but it was cheap (direct to video?) and it made me smile. (“His experiments will leave you in stitches.”) I’m sure it’s dumb. Featuring Anne Ramsey from THROW MAMA FROM THE TRAIN. It’s a slightly smaller poster size, but I don’t think it ever had any other paper —this was it!
I did not get to see this, although it did come to my town and I did want to see it. (It’s a vampire flick. Right?) Since my surgery, I’ve been kind of afraid to go anywhere for any length of time without worrying about going to the bathroom. I just missed seeing this movie because of that situation. (I even canceled my upcoming trip to LA. Waaagh!) Last night, for the first time since my surgery, I felt safe enough to try it, and I saw the new FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES flick. It was lame… The only reason I mentioned the FINAL DESTINATION movie was because, after the movie, I went digging through their giveaway poster box and I found this poster. Yes it was free. Yahoo!
Finally!!!! This is the last of the AIP/Edgar Allan Poe titles I needed (I think) to complete my collection of them. Hoooray!!!!! I don’t know why this particular one has been so hard for me to track down. And it is in fantastic shape! Zowie!!
INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS (re-release):
While this poster has some issues (which mercifully kept it more affordable, no doubt), this is the INVISIBLE MAN image I’ve wanted most for so long! Yes, it IS a re-release poster for the second film. It has some issues but I’m overall okay with it—and long for it to be on my walls. Whoo hoo!
And that is the 10 for today. However, I have several more posts ready to go-go. (Sigh…) I’ll get the next one posted in about a week. Thank you so much for visiting. I hope something caught your eye and it wasn’t too boring.
Cheers!
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