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Sexo: Male
Status: Casado
Idade: 41
Sinal: Câncer

Cidade: CHICAGO
Estado: Illinois
País: US
Data de Inscrição: 20/6/2006

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domingo, novembro 01, 2009 

Modo atual:  satisfeito
Where the hell you been, AC?

Answer:  Watching some damn movies.

This year, being out of Chicago (Lewisburg, WV) doing a play (MACBETH), with fewer distractions around than usual, my aim was for around 60 flickers, with planned stops at Hammer Horror, William Castle, the Classic FLY trilogy, Tod Browning, Val Lewton, some unviddied kaiju and a few surprises along the way. (A lot of these were films that I'd only seen once and had been wanting to revisit, so while I got in my required 16 FTV's, for the most part the plan was always to wallow in repeats...) 

I got off to a slow start, due to McB rehearsals and DEATHSCRIBE, but then I pretty much let 'er fly...

The Fool's Views will return soon - I just needed a break from the computer.  You understand.

10/1 - 10/9

HAMMER FRANKENSTEINS

Curse of Frankenstein, The (1957) (2nd viewing) - 82 min
Revenge of Frankenstein, The (1958) (2nd viewing) - 89 min
Evil of Frankenstein (1964) (3rd viewing) - 84 min
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) (3rd viewing) - 86 min
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) (4th viewing) - 98 min
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973) (4th viewing) - 93 min

10/9 - 10/10
HARRYHAUSEN IN BLACK AND WHITE
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953) (3rd viewing) - 80 min
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) (3rd viewing) - 83 min
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955) (2nd viewing) - 79 min
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) (2nd viewing) - 82 min

10/10 - 10/11
HARRYHAUSEN IN COLOR
Mysterious Island (1961) (4th viewing) - 101 min
Valley of Gwangi, The (1969) (2nd viewing) - 96 min
Clash of the Titans (1981) (4th viewing) - 118 min

10/11
TOD BROWNING TRIPLE FEATURE
Unknown, The (1927) (2nd viewing) - 49 min
Mark of the Vampire (1935) (2nd viewing) - 60 min
Devil-Doll, The (1936) (2nd viewing) - 78 min

10/12 - 10/13
JUST 'CAUSE IT'S OLD DON'T MEAN IT'S A CLASSIC (ZOMBIE EDITION)
Revolt of the Zombies (1936) (1st viewing) - 65 min
King of the Zombies (1941) (1st viewing) - 67 min

10/13
GEORGE ZUCCO DOUBLE FEATURE
Dead Men Walk (1943) (1st viewing) - 64 min
Mad Monster, The (1942) (1st viewing) - 77 min

10/13 -10/14
KAIJUUUUUUUUU! (gesundheit)
Space Amoeba (aka Yog: Monster from Space) (1970) (1st viewing) - 84 min
War of the Gargantuas (1966) (2nd viewing) - 92 min
Rebirth of Mothra (1996) (1st viewing) - 104 min

10/15
WHACKED-OUT FAMILIES, BRITISH-STYLE
Girly (aka Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly) (1970) (1st viewing) - 101 min
Shuttered Room, The (1967) (1st viewing) - 99 min

10/16
"CREATURE" FEATURES
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) (1st viewing) - 69 min
Creature (1985) (1st viewing) - 97 min

10/16
****PLEASANT SURPRISE OF THE MONTH***
TerrorVision (1986) (1st viewing) - 83 min

10/17-10/18
PROM NIGHT SEQUELS (though they're not really sequels)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) (2nd viewing) - 97 min
Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990) (1st viewing) - 97 min
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil (1992) (1st viewing) - 92 min

10/18
FINALLY GOT TO THE CINEMA THIS MONTH
Zombieland (2009) (1st viewing) - 87 min

10/19
JUST 'CAUSE IT'S OLD DON'T MEAN IT'S A CLASSIC (MONSTER EDITION)
Monster Maker, The (1944) (1st viewing) - 62 min
Monster Walks, The (1932) (1st viewing) - 63 min

CHALLENGE COMPLETED 10/19 11:50pm EST

10/20
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10/21
MORE BOOBS AND CROTCH STABBINGS THAN THE REST OF OCTOBER COMBINED
Fantom Killer (1998) (1st viewing) - 90 min

10/21 - 10/22
HAMMER MUMMIES
Mummy, The (1959) (3rd viewing) - 88 min
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, The (1964) (2nd viewing) - 81 min
Mummy's Shroud, The (1967) (2nd viewing) - 90 min
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) (2nd viewing) - 94 min

10/23- 10/24
LORD OF THE "FLY"s
Fly, The (1958) (3rd viewing) - 94 min
Return of the Fly (1959) (2nd viewing) - 80 min
Curse of the Fly (1965) - (2nd viewing) - 86 min

10/24
THANK YOU, TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
Land That Time Forgot, The (1975) (7th viewing) - 90 min
Poltergeist (1982) (5th viewing) - 114 min

10/24
TAKING THE (JOHN) WATERS
Serial Mom (1994) (2nd viewing) - 95 min

10/25
IF IT’S OCTOBER, IT MUST BE OBLIGATORY “SAW” VIEWING TIME
Saw VI (2009) (1st viewing) - 90 min

10/25 – 10/27
VAL LEWTON FILM FESTIVAL
Isle of the Dead (1945) (2nd viewing) - 71 min
Bedlam (1946) (2nd viewing) - 79 min
Seventh Victim, The (1943) (2nd viewing) - 71 min
Body Snatcher, The (1945) (2nd viewing) - 77 min
I Walked with a Zombie (1943) (2nd viewing) - 69 min
Leopard Man, The (1943) (2nd viewing) - 66 min
Cat People (1942) (4th viewing) - 73 min
Curse of the Cat People, The (1944) (4th viewing)- 70 min
Ghost Ship (1943) (2nd viewing) - 69 min

10/27 – 10/28
LOWER THE DRAWBRIDGE, STORM THE (WILLIAM) CASTLE
Macabre (1958) (2nd viewing) - 72 min
House on Haunted Hill (1959) (3rd viewing) - 75 min
13 Ghosts (1960) (2nd viewing) - 85 min
Mr. Sardonicus (1961) (2nd viewing) - 89 min
Strait-Jacket (1964) (3rd viewing) - 93 min

10/28 – 10/29
HEERE THERE BE MONSTERS, HAMMER STYLE
Reptile, The (1966) (2nd viewing) - 90 min
Plague of the Zombies (1966) (2nd viewing) - 90 min
Kiss of the Vampire (1963) (2nd viewing) - 88 min
Curse of the Werewolf (1961) (3rd viewing) - 91 min
The Gorgon (1964) (2nd viewing) - 83 min
Horror of Frankenstein (1970) (2nd viewing) - 95 min

10/30
BORIS KARLOFF IS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD SCIENTIST
Man They Could Not Hang, The (1939) (2nd viewing) - 64 min
Man with Nine Lives, The (1940) (2nd viewing) - 74 min
Before I Hang (1940) (2nd viewing) - 62 min
Devil Commands, The (1941) (2nd viewing) - 65 min

10/30
THE NOVEMBER TURKEY FESTIVAL BEGINS EARLY
Zaat (1975) (1st viewing) - 100 min

10/31
OBLIGATORY “WHAT THE #$@%$#^ IS GOING ON AGAIN?” SAW RECAP
Saw IV (2007) (2nd viewing) - 96 min
Saw V (2008) (2nd viewing) - 95 min

10/31
BIT MORE O’ THE BRIT, IF YOU PLEASE
Dead of Night (1945) (2nd viewing) - 103 min
Circus of Horrors (1960) (2nd viewing) - 92 min

10/29 – 10/31
MAMA BOO, PAPA BOO, BABY BOO
Carnival of Souls (1962) (3rd viewing) - 78 min
Last Man on Earth, The (1964) (2nd viewing) - 86 min
Night of the Living Dead (1968) (4th viewing) - 96 min

1st Time Views: 19
Repeat views: 59
Total Films: 78

Shortest Movie: THE UNKNOWN (49 min.)
Longest Movie: CLASH OF THE TITANS (118 min.)
Average Length: 84 min
Total Length: 6557 min (109.28 hours / 4.5 days)

Oldest Movie: THE UNKNOWN (1927)
Newest Movie: SAW VI (2009)
Average Year: 1962

Busiest Days: 10/27, 10/28 (6 movies)

Peter Cushing movies - 8
Boris Karloff movies - 7
Vincent Price movies - 4
Christopher Lee movies - 3
Bela Lugosi movies - 2
Zombie Movies (not including mummies or Frankenstein monsters) - 8
Flesh Eating Zombie Movies - 2

# of countries represented - 6 (USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Italy, Poland)
No momento lendo:
Macbeth (Cliffs Notes)
Por: Alex Went
Christopher Virus
Christopher Virus

 
Should have snuck Trick r Treat in there somewhere, but I applaud you on your movie watching quest, I bow down to you for I am a lesser man when it comes to my October viewing list.. all hail Dr AC... now get working on Horror 101 Vol 2!!

 
Postado por Christopher Virus em domingo, novembro 01, 2009 - 6:22
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Dr. AC, Fool for Blood
aaron christensen

 
No worries, Chris.  I saw TrT when we screened it at TERROR IN THE AISLES 2 this summer at the Portage.  Liked it a lot.

 
Postado por Dr. AC, Fool for Blood em domingo, novembro 01, 2009 - 10:26
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Becky
Becky Howard

 
I am so mad that I didnt notice you were doing this.....I dont like the way they do it on the IMDB anymore so I didnt do it this year...first time since it started.  If I knew you were doing it the good way (Quantity baby!) I would have too so we could compete against each other.  LOL  Oh well.  Next year perhaps.  :)   I hope your Halloween was killer.   xoxo   Becka

 
Postado por Becky em domingo, novembro 01, 2009 - 7:06
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Dr. AC, Fool for Blood
aaron christensen

 
How are they doing it differently on IMDb, B?  It's the same as it's always been, isn't it?  31 films total, 16 of which must be first time views... 

Bunch of folks were doing it on Facebook as well.  Sorry I neglected my MySpace post.  Haven't been over here nearly as much lately.  Hope you had a great All Hallows as well!!!
 
Postado por Dr. AC, Fool for Blood em domingo, novembro 01, 2009 - 10:28
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Daniel

 
Good to se the fools view back and running. I didnt do so well as you on the October challenge but I did se 45 1st time views and did see a whole bunch of films that wouldnt have seen if it wasnt for the October challenge so this halloween did not go to waste thats for sure

 
Postado por Daniel em domingo, novembro 01, 2009 - 10:51
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Dr. AC, Fool for Blood
aaron christensen

 
You kidding me?  45 1st time views???  That's great in my book.
 
Postado por Dr. AC, Fool for Blood em terça-feira, novembro 03, 2009 - 12:55
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Doug
Doug Lamoreux

 
Welcome back, AC, where your reviews been they been too long away.
Doug
 
Postado por Doug em segunda-feira, novembro 02, 2009 - 9:54
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Dr. AC, Fool for Blood
aaron christensen

 
I know, I know.  Between being out of town, prepping for DEATHSCRIBE, rehearsals for McB and the desire to oh, WATCH movies as opposed to writing about them has contributed greatly to my lack o' writing.  However, I'm planning to get back on track in the upcoming weeks, now that the show is up and the Challenge is over.

I was thinking about you a lot this October, good sir, since many of the flicks I was revisiting were first viewed courtesy of your awesome VHS collection in Rockford.  Can you believe it's been 5 years???  Crazy. 
 
Postado por Dr. AC, Fool for Blood em terça-feira, novembro 03, 2009 - 12:59
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