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Bud Brewster
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 Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 4:33 pm Post subject: Doomwatch (1972) |
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[Also released as: "Blood of Frankenstein" and "They're Coming to Get You"]
Chemical pollutants in the ocean contaminate the fish eaten by the inhabitants of an island, causing their faces to become bloated and deformed.
A doctor (Ian Bannen) and a military officer (George Sanders, in one of his last roles) investigate the tragedy.
The makeup is good, but there's little excitement in this sci-fi mystery. Also starring Judy Geeson ("To Sir With Love") and Simon Oates. Directed by Peter Sasdy.
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Brent Gair
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This is a rarity . . . a British horror movie that I like.
I tend to get suckered into British horror and sci-fi and I'm usually disappointed. I recently got this on BD and I found it quite engaging.
As per the synopsis in the first post, this doesn't fit into a normal horror or sci-fi category. There are no elements of the supernatural or future science. But it does a good job of keeping the viewers attention with some pretty scary stuff. |
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Bud Brewster
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By God, Brent, I admire your dedication to Blu-ray!
If it's a "movie" of any kind and somebody releases it on BD, I think you'd buy it and get a bigger house if your old one ran out of room! 
You, sir, are the honorary Scrooge McDuck of Blu-ray collectors! 
I'm green with envy . . .
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| Bud Brewster wrote: | ...
By God, Brent, I admire your dedication to Blu-ray!
If it's a "movie" of any kind and somebody releases it on BD, I think you'd buy it and get a bigger house if your old one ran out of room!... |
It might seem that way but the truth is that my collection is limited to almost entirely small movies and oddities.
Want to see RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK on BD? I don't own it. LORD OF THE RINGS? Not in my collection. AVATAR, STAR WARS, STAR TREK, JURASSIC PARK, HARRY POTTER? Nope, nope, nope, nope and nope. I have none of them.
Want to see THE BAMBOO SAUCER, ZAAT, FIREMAIDENS OF OUTER SPACE, ZETA ONE, DARK STAR or GALAXY OF TERROR? Then I'm the guy. |
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Bud Brewster
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This seems like a pretty tense movie, based on the trailer. Might be interesting. If you think so too, here's the movie, complements of YouTube.
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| The TV show's compelling. Maybe one day fans can remake the missing episodes using available scripts, preferably still set in the early 1970s. |
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