Yes, its another non-space-toy post. This one's about films I've seen last week. Between work and looking after our Grandkids its my late night relief at the mo.
The Creeping Flesh: I've wanted to see this 1973 Tigon shocker again for years and there it was on You Tube! Yay! Starring the magnetic Peter Cushing and Chris Lee, it concerns a prehistoric skeleton, which regenerates when wet. Throw in some mad Victorian science and gentleman rivalry and you have a classic bunsen burner. The creature reminds me of the thing in Horror Express and the deranged physics is on a par with the Asphyx.
Willard: This original version of the flick from 1971 concerns rats. Lots of rats. Willard is the name of the young man that befriends them and ultimately controls them for his nefarious means. The lead Bruce Davison will be well-known to Marvel fans as he appeared in the first X-Men movie as the doomed Senator who liquidises on the beach. "This Jean Gray" is a line I recall. Willard was very enjoyable and also had strong performances from Ernest Borgnine and Frankenstein's Bride Elsa Lanchester. It was followed by the movie Ben.
The Stepford Wives: I enjoyed this and remember seeing it decades ago. From 1975, Wives is about the robotisation of women and was a satire of the American male's vision of the perfect wife. It stars Katherine Ross as the skeptical wife, who uncovers this heinous scheming of the Men's Association in the quiet village of Stepford. She does a great job and like Rosemary's Baby its a convincing descent into middle-class madness. Ross also starred in another fave of mine, The Legacy, which featured Roger Daltry and the gravelly Sam Elliott.
Have you seen any of these readers?
