tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post1669266191384878002..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: Maniac Mansion (1972)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-17497396114372777622022-06-05T15:47:32.644-07:002022-06-05T15:47:32.644-07:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACqH9EJK9lshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACqH9EJK9lsruinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195862785234869447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-58736183333246276122016-11-06T02:57:15.451-08:002016-11-06T02:57:15.451-08:00I have this on a dvd with 8 other horror films but...I have this on a dvd with 8 other horror films but the picture quality is awful!..we need a blu-ray!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-64922573985398465502015-02-19T03:30:44.618-08:002015-02-19T03:30:44.618-08:00I know what you're saying sir, there is someth...I know what you're saying sir, there is something to be said for watching an old beat up VHS or bootleg sometimes... it sort of adds to "the vibe" (a termed coined by my good friends at Hello! This is the Doomed Show). But yes, ultimately we all want to see these hidden gems looking the best they possibly can and in their proper aspect ratio etc. I hope someone gives this the hi-def treatment one day, presuming the materials are available. <br /><br />Agreed that Galli is often underused and look forward to checking out Queens of Evil. Looking through her screen credits I just spotted that she's in The Whip and the Body, which I'd either never noticed or forgotten. Possibly having a Bava minithon this Sunday (to premiere the new-ish Girl Who Knew Too Much Blu Ray) and that's one I'm tempted to re-watch incidentally. <br /><br />I'm trying to recall films I've seen where she gets plenty of screen time... I think Spirits of Death might qualify there but it's a while since I've seen it. Like other films she appeared in such as The Sweet Body of Deborah and The Weekend Murders, it's an ensemble affair so I guess everyone is kind of competing for screen time by default. <br /><br />At any rate, it's always good to see her. Even in bit parts like in The Psychic or Footprints, she makes the most of her limited time onscreen.Simon Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662702289853347151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-4188134385905473622015-02-17T23:15:31.363-08:002015-02-17T23:15:31.363-08:00Thanks, Simon! The widescreen version wasn’t the b...Thanks, Simon! The widescreen version wasn’t the best quality, but it could’ve been worse. A movie like Maniac Mansion, with its intense visuals, should always be viewed in widescreen, although I’m not too terribly picky, as I do find a different kind of enjoyment watching a low quality, cropped, full screen version of a rare movie. It just makes the definitive experience seem that much more like forbidden fruit. Bah, what am I saying? Proper restorations are what it’s all about, and I’m grateful that so many rare cult films are constantly reaching new audiences in delightful pristine forms.<br /><br />Ida Galli had originally caught my attention, briefly, in several films where she seemed underused, which was really just a waste of her screen presence. I’m glad she does have a chance to shine in this and in the aforementioned films. Queens of Evil is top notch fantasy horror with a poignant social message to it. I’ve been meaning to re-watch it, since I originally saw it in full screen, but a widescreen transfer isn’t that hard to find online. <br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-19856755547081268942015-02-17T14:34:04.172-08:002015-02-17T14:34:04.172-08:00What always gets on my nerves about the hard-core ...What always gets on my nerves about the hard-core inserts in the complete uncut version of "They Call Her One Eye" AKA "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" (1973), (starring the truly stunning Christina Lindberg), is that although you can clearly see the dick thrusting in and out of the birds bum and then the chopper spunking all over the birds arse when it pulls out the film-makers unfortunately committed the cardinal sin of NOT filming it in POV there-by allowing the hideous and horrifying blokes arse to come into shot which always spoils my wank whenever i try to jerk-off to that movie, its a real shame because Christina Lindberg was such an incredibly hot babe in 1973 when the bird was 21 or 22, why oh why couldn`t those silly bastards have filmed it in POV instead then it would`ve been one of THE greatest masturbation-aids of all-time.Tony Brubakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-69684129311550920572015-02-17T05:46:32.494-08:002015-02-17T05:46:32.494-08:00Excellent review sir! Have only seen this full fra...Excellent review sir! Have only seen this full frame via a Mill Creek pack and look forward to seeing a widescreen print in the non too distant. And nice to hear some love for Ida Galli/Evelyn Stewart. She's always a reassuring presence in these films (even when she seems suspicious, which is, as you imply, a lot of the time) and one of my favourite giallo actresses. Must check out Queens of Evil. A friend of mine is a big fan of that one and now I know she's in it I doubly must see it.<br /><br />Keep up the great work :)Simon Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07662702289853347151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-69352944434496213382015-02-14T21:43:39.332-08:002015-02-14T21:43:39.332-08:00Many thanks! I hope you like it.Many thanks! I hope you like it.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-9826635834822116352015-02-14T17:58:10.070-08:002015-02-14T17:58:10.070-08:00Great write up. Added to my list of movies to watc...Great write up. Added to my list of movies to watch! R.S. Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342230029830159127noreply@blogger.com