Movie Viewing Thread #82-a new year a new poll.

[Henry88]

a great way to start the new year,this poll ends on Saturday the 10th.

Enjoy.

[klen7]

Great! I'll have to figure out which of these films i have ready access to before i cast my vote.

[klen7]

Using http://www.canistream.it/ i checked out our options at Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Plus, Crackle, Epix, XFinity (StreamPix), Snag Films and Fandor. Maybe some of these have gone PD and are on YouTube or Vimeo?

The Boogens (1981) ..................................... Not Available via Streaming
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987) .............. Not Available via Streaming
The Day of the Triffids (1963) ......................... Pay Rental on Amazon Streaming
The Giant Behemoth (1959) ............................ Not Available via Streaming
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)............... Not Available via Streaming
Revenge of the Creature (1955) ....................... Not Available via Streaming
Sting of Death (1966) ................................... Not Available via Streaming
The Blob (1958) .......................................... Available for Digital Purchase through Google Play
The Fly (1958) ........................................... Not Available via Streaming
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) ..... Not Available via Streaming

[Henry88]

on youtube

The Boogens
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (under the name Ultraman USA)
The Day of the Triffids (1963)
The Giant Behemoth (1959) (vod on youtube)
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) (vod on youtube)
The Blob (1958)
The Fly (1958) (vod on youtube)

[klen7]

Thanks! I know there was some interest in something like this before (i think DannyBeane was trying to get it going) but there is a site called watch2gether that lets you set up a chatroom with a windowed version of a youtube/vimeo/other streaming site movie so that the film can be watched and discussed/mst3k'd etc as a group in realtime

[Henry88]

and now a tie (still hoping for ultra win)

[MekaGojira3k]

I wunna watch the Giant Behemoth. I haven't watched that since the 90s.

[Henry88]

looks like i get to be a tie breaker.

[Henry88]

i will give the Giant Behemoth the win,and this looks like this is the last of the poll.

[MekaGojira3k]

I'm gonna watch this, and post on it some time this week. I liked these threads, I think the biggest problem is that we clearly have people voting but not actually commenting. It could also be movie choices, I'm not sure. Someone should respond about it.

[klen7]

If i have a movie available to me through legitimate means, i typically watch it. I plan to watch this one some time this week.

[Henry88]

any new members interested in doing the next poll.

[MekaGojira3k]

Oh wow. I hate the score for this movie. Anyway, ON WE GO.

[Henry88]

well next poll goes to klen7,could not find anyone new.

[MekaGojira3k]

I remember liking this a lot more as a kid. I suppose I’m thinking of the last leg of the big rampage sequence, but now, as an adult I can’t help but see all of the flaws. From terrible prop work (See the pic of the boat being overturned, you can see the bottom of the Behemoth prop that wasn’t supposed to be exposed) to the obvious riff on the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.


The acting has a few bright spots, but even then you can tell these people had little to work with. The score seems to be going for eerie and comes off as annoying more than anything. The radioactive pulse or breath is actually neat, TOO BAD GODZILLA DID IT 5 YEARS EARLIER. I honestly feel as though the trailer on my Fantastic Dinosaurs tape did more to ingrain this film on my memory than the movie did itself.




The animation is actually pretty great here, although there’s not too much that doesn’t get recycled in the rampage. Which is kind of okay, because the last bit before he falls into the river is the best. I think if the design had been a bit more than a Sauropod and the plot been a bit more than Beast Redux then it could have been easier to overlook some of its more obvious flaws.

[DannyBeane]

I'm playing a little catch-up since this has been a busy month for me. Just watched this. When I was a kid it was always a struggle to make it through this movie. The first half was so boring. Now as an adult I am immune to most 50's scifi pacing. That said, this film is almost identical to The Beast from 20k Fathoms. I preferred the story of that film compared to this one. However, I like the animation from The Giant Behemoth. I think the paleosaur has a better design and more fluid animation. That said if we are going to compare 50's Radioactive dinosaurs then Godzilla is the best. In the end I would pick this film up if it was ever released on blu ray so I could have my own Monster Vision marathon.