Movies Happy Anniversary, ATLANTIS! draconicverses, May 3, 2012 It was 49 years ago today, that George Pal’s epic, ATLANTIS, THE LOST CONTINENT (1961) was released. I’ve already talked about this one on my first Movie of the Day post here on Draconic Verse. It’s also currently available from Warner Archives and my long-overdue DVD review will be up… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – 7 Faces of Dr. Lao From Warner Archives (by request) draconicverses, December 6, 2011 Today I’m VERY happy to be reviewing the Warner Archives re-release of the DVD of 7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964). This one’s a little extra special. It’s not just for the fact that it’s one of my favorite films, or even that it’s the first movie I wrote… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies DVD Review – Destroy All Monsters from Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock draconicverses, November 23, 2011 2/26/13: Apparently, some knucklehead linked THIS page to a binsearch.info page as a source to download a copy of DAM. Well guess what, would be pirates – IT AIN’T HERE! IT NEVER WAS! Hell, it even SAYS “Review” in this page’s address! So if you ARE here to download… Continue Reading
Movies Answering My First Request draconicverses, November 13, 2011 I’ve found that the blog has been searched, as well as a few messages with requests left, for a review of Warner Archives’ MOD release of THE 7 FACES OF DR. LAO. I’ve already recommended the film in my first Movie of the Day column, with a brief rundown. However,… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – The Hypnotic Eye from @WarnerArchive draconicverses, November 8, 2011 (I LOVE that logo!) Today, I’m reviewing the newly remastered edition of THE HYPNOTIC EYE (1960) DVD, released from Warner Home Entertainment, under the Warner Archive Collection label, as part of their Made On Demand program. STORY SUMMARY: Note – ALL Screen captures are UNMODIFIED. There’s been a series of… Continue Reading
Movies DVD Review – tom thumb From Warner Archive draconicverses, October 19, 2011 Today, I’m reviewing the Warner Archive release of “tom thumb”. The film is George Pal’s classic take on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The lower case letters in the title are correct, as that is how Pal wanted it. Story Summary: NOTE – ALL screen captures are UNMODIFIED A… Continue Reading
Japanese Monster Movies DVD Review – Icons Of Sci-Fi – Toho Collection draconicverses, July 20, 2011 Please note that this is a review of the DVD set, and NOT the films contained therein. On the surface, this is a GREAT package. In one fell swoop, and usually at a price below $20, you get three great Toho Special Effects films, directed by Ishiro Honda reflecting his… Continue Reading