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The Giant Gila Monster, a review by addicted2dvd

The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chomping on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out.

My Thoughts:
hmmmm... what do I say about this movie?... Well it is entertaining... just your basic 1950's monster flick. Definitely a no brainer... just a sit back and relax pop-corn... drive in movie type of entertainment. And once again.... the quality wasn't all that bad considering everything. For a free set I am (so far) not too disappointed when it comes to the quality... at least not on my cheap 20in TV I have.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Classics on August 19th, 2007)

Horror of Dracula, a review by Antares

Horror of Dracula (1958) 78/100 - For a Gothic horror film, this really didn't have the atmospheric setting I was used to. Gothic means gray, dingy, musty and loads of dark, creepy cobweb saturated passageways. This film looked like it could have been the setting for a Victorian period drama. But it does give the viewer the needed suspense that makes the Dracula story so popular. I've read that a lot of people feel that Christopher Lee is the consummate Count Dracula, but by judging by what little screen time he as in this film, I guess those people are talking about his subsequent outings in later Hammer films. This is really Peter Cushing's show as Dr. Van Helsing and as usual, he plays it with the reserved intensity that he was famous for in his heyday. The story itself, kind of moves at a somewhat breakneck pace and before you know it, it's over. I've always been a fan of economy in regards to a film's pace and length, but this film could have been given a bit more padding to the story and it wouldn't have been worse for the wear.

What the color coding means...

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on October 14th, 2013)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.12 Potential
Writer: Rebecca Rand Kirshner (Screenwriter)
Director: James A. Contner
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Clara Bryant (Molly), Indigo (Rona), James C. Leary (Clem), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Felicia Day (Vi), Derek Anthony (Imposing Demon)

The obvious storyline they had to do. Let Dawn think she is a potential. There is one argument for her not liking it, which really bothered me. She said, for her to be activated, her sister would have to die. Why do they always forget, that it would have to be who has to die for the next slayer to be called? The slayer line now runs with Faith. Only the first time that Buffy died, a new slayer was activated. This was Kendra and after her death, Faith was called. No new slayer was called after Buffy died the second time.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.13 The Killer In Me
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg (Screenwriter)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Adam Busch (Warren), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Vawn), Rif Hutton (Initiative Leader), Terence Bernie Hines (Shop Keeper), Anna Maria Maccarrone (Waitress)

Willow and Kennedy get closer and Willow gets turned into Warren. A fun episode. And it never bothered me, that Willow and Kennedy hooked up. The Willow/Tara fans obviously were upset about this.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.14 First Date
Writer: Jane Espenson (Screenwriter)
Director: David Grossman
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Ashanti (Lissa), Danny Strong (Jonathan), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Kristy Wu (Chao-Ahn), K. D. Aubert (Nikki Wood), DB Woodside (Principal Wood)

An average episode where again Xander's date turns out to be a demon. And how could he write Willow a text message when he was tied up?

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7.15 Get It Done
Writer: Douglas Petrie (Screenwriter)
Director: Douglas Petrie
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Clara Bryant (Molly), Sarah Hagan (Amanda), Indigo (Rona), Kristy Wu (Chao-Ahn), Lalaine (Chloe), DB Woodside (Principal Wood), Camden Toy (Ubervamp), Felicia Day (Vi), Sharon Ferguson (Primitive), Geoffrey Kasule (Shadowman #1), Karara Muhoro (Shadowman #2), Daniel Wilson (Shadowman #3)

Principal Wood joins the gang. A good episode but nothing special.

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(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on March 27th, 2011)