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Dangerous When Wet, a review by Danae Cassandra

Dangerous When Wet
Year of Release: 1953
Directed By: Charles Waters
Starring: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Musical

Overview:My Thoughts:
A fun, frothy little musical. Nothing serious here, just a lot of fun watching Esther Williams swim and romance. There's a cute sequence with Tom and Jerry in the middle of the film, which is just about the highlight of the movie. Williams and Lamas are quite serviceable, but Jack Carson's sleazy promoter is more memorable. It's all good-natured fun.

Bechdel Test: Pass

Overall: 2.75/5

(From Dangerous When Wet on July 31st, 2014)

Blood on Satan's Claw, a review by Jimmy

Title : Blood on Satan's Claw (1970)

Overview
This chilling tale takes place in the 17th Century England, where the discovery of furry remains believed to be the devil sparks a barrage of evil undoings in a small English town. Soon after their discovery, the devil's remains disappear, hampering the investigation by the local Judge (Partick Wymark). But the evil forces that take over are frightening proof that the devil may indeed be among the villagers. People start going mad and children, under the guidance of the sinister Angela Blake (Linda Hayden), begin participating in unspeakable rituals in which the young and pure are sacrificed and mutilated. It is up to the Judge to exorcise the demons that are destroying the village...

My Impression
I really want to like this one, but it just move too slow for my taste (but I don't usually like the film happening in the Middle Age). The story can be confusing by time, seriously it's the second time I watch this film and I don't know yet why the kids became devil's worshippers. But it isn't a bad film mostly due to the great performance of Linda Hayden who plays her character with the nuance needed, the satanic rituals and the devil's skin effect (but the devil himself isn't that impressive).

Jon if you have seen this one, your input would be appreciated.

Rating :

(From Jimmy's 2010 Horror Marathon on October 3rd, 2010)

Pete's Pilots, a review by addicted2dvd

The Adventures of Robin Hood
This classic television series ran from 1955 to 1960, featuring the tales of Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Richard Greene stars as our gallant hero who fought the forces of the evil Prince John, his local official the Sheriff of Nottingham and any aristocrat or ne'er-do-well who threatened the common people and loyal subjects of King Richard. Robin and his band lived in the shelter of Sherwood Forest, fighting their foes and hoping for the day when their beloved King Richard will return from the Crusades to rule once again.

The Coming of Robin Hood
Sir Robin of Loxley returns to England from fighting in the Crusades to discover that the notorious Sir Roger DeLisle has been given his family's lands and castles, and has had Robin declared an outlaw.

My Thoughts:
This is a good classic series that is filled with action.... and has a nice bit of comedy mixed in as well. Granted this is a cheap set so the image quality could be better. But it is definitely watchable.

My Rating:

(From Pete's Pilots on October 27th, 2009)