Monday, March 18, 2024

Zorro: Generation Z 2006

From Wiki- In 2015, teenager Diego de la Vega, the five times great-grandson of the original Zorro, discovers his heritage and decides to take up the mantle. Clad in a black suit and high-tech weapons, Zorro signs the "Z" to establish justice in the metropolis of Pueblo Grande, California. (me now)He gets help from the mute Bernardo and the Scarlet Whip (Maria Martinez, daughter of the corrupt ex-mayor Horace Hernado Martinez.  He's the main villain.  Diego's father, Alejandro, thinks his son is a playboy layabout.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Sven- The Comedy of Terrors (1963)

From Wiki- The film is set in a New England town named after the region of Gilead. The corrupt owner of a funeral parlor murders clients to increase his business and tries to bury his landlord alive. During the late 19th century, unscrupulous drunkard Waldo Trumbull runs a funeral parlor that he acquired from his former business partner Amos Hinchley. Trumbull is unhappily married to Hinchley's daughter Amaryllis.  (me now) This goes on for a while, with the Trumbull and fugitive picklock Felix Gillie ineptly trying to kill their landlord.  Gillie is in love with Amaryllis as well.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

War of the Worlds (1953)

 

Martians decide they want to take over the Earth.  John Carter did not contain them, obviously.  Be that as it may, the humans on Earth are not prepared for this invasion.  The Martians come with advanced weapons of mass destruction.  And they send a lot of them to our fair planet.  It is a good thing the Terrans have a super secret weapon.  It is one they don't even know about, though. Gene Barry as Doctor Clayton Forrester is our smart hero, but even he doesn't know how the Earth will finally defeat the aliens.  It takes a small miracle!

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Elasmosaurus platyurus

 

From Wiki- Elasmosaurus (/ɪˌlæzməˈsɔːrəs, -m-/[1]) is a genus of plesiosaur that lived in North America during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 80.5 million years ago. The first specimen was discovered in 1867 near Fort Wallace, Kansas, US, and was sent to the American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, who named it E. platyurus in 1868.  (me now) The plesiosaurs look like true sea monsters, with long necks and a head full of sharp teeth.  They are so unique that their manner of propulsion is still something of a mystery to paleontologists.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

HOTW- Kikaida 01

 

From Wiki- The noted robotics expert Dr. Kohmyoji created a powerful android to protect Japan from evil forces. When Hakaider starts his evil organization, Dr. Kohmyoji's android, Kikaider 01, awakens to fight Hakaider.  Hakaider has three assistants, Red Hakaider, Blue Hakaider, and Silver Hakaider. Together, they devise various schemes to cause destruction, but Kikaider 01 stops them all. Kikaider appears to assist Kikaider 01. Their chief goal is to capture a young boy, named Akira.  After Hakaider's attempts fail, a new, mysterious character appears, Shadow Knight. Shadow Knight is a member of a competing, evil organization, SHADOW. When SHADOW proved to be more powerful than Hakaider, Hakaider unwillingly becomes a member of SHADOW.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Calvin Monday 3-7-89

 

How many of us have been through this in school?  The thought of a holiday is usually what turned a class of kids into a squall of squirrels.  I have a lot of sympathy now for those teachers that bravely put up with us kids.  I do know there were a few times when I ordered something that I couldn't wait for it to arrive- Famous Monsters #114 is one example, and my FOOM (Friends of ol' Marvel) subscription package was another.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

13 Ghosts (1960)

 

From Wiki- The occultist Dr. Plato Zorba bequeaths a large house to his impoverished nephew Cyrus. Along with his wife Hilda, teen daughter Medea and adolescent son, Buck, Cyrus is informed by lawyer Ben Rush that the house comes with ghosts that Dr. Zorba has collected from around the world. The will stipulates that the family must stay in the house and cannot sell it, or it will be turned over to the state. The family is shocked to find that the house is really haunted by 12 ghosts. The furnished mansion also comes with a creepy housekeeper, Elaine, who conducts seances, and a hidden fortune concealed somewhere on the property.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Lassie's Rescue Rangers (1972)

 

From Wiki- In the series, Lassie the collie lives near Thunder Mountain with the Turner family. Ranger Ben Turner (voiced by Ted Knight) works with wife Laura (voiced by Jane Webb) and children Susan (voiced by Erika Scheimer), Jackie (voiced by Lane Scheimer), and Ben Jr. (voiced by Keith Sutherland) as the Forest Force, a ranger-rescue team that protects Thunder Mountain National Park. Lassie is the leader of the Rescue Rangers, a group of wild animals living in the park, working alongside the Turners to help protect the environment and keep it safe for visitors.