tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post8243865469147969274..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Happy Happy Joy JoyThe Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-70752225477338574002010-08-09T12:25:37.143-05:002010-08-09T12:25:37.143-05:00Geo! The Duke and I were wherefore thou hadst fore...Geo! The Duke and I were wherefore thou hadst foresaken us. ;) Good to hear from you again! <br /><br />WRT vampires, it's funny that you don't see them clawing out of their tombs nearly as often as zombies, though it does happen occasionally. More often it's a nice sealed crypt, suitable for a creaky coffin-opening and gnarled fingers scrabbling along the sides, seeking a way out. Something in the specific mystique of each monster, I think. After all, it's hard to look suave and evilly seductive if your shorts are full of dirt. :PThe Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-70225555020187574692010-08-08T22:39:33.215-05:002010-08-08T22:39:33.215-05:00Great observation on the zombie thing, Vicar. I ha...Great observation on the zombie thing, Vicar. I hadn't noticed, altho I don't keep up so much on contemporary horror. I like mine Gothic and classic.<br />Speaking of, what do vampires rising from the dirt do for you? I think it's Hammer's 1963 "Kiss of the Vampire" that has a newly-minted vampiress rising from her (shallowly) buried casket in one of those great, atmospheric-as-only-Hammer-could-do-them graveyards, while being coaxed on by an old crone slave to the vampire master.<br />Pretty twisted stuff for '63. And just as tasty today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-53996862660269086622010-08-04T13:12:49.636-05:002010-08-04T13:12:49.636-05:00I seem to remember some grave-rising going on in N...I seem to remember some grave-rising going on in NOTLD, but now that I think of it, I think they were just *in* the graveyard, and we never actually saw him rise. A lot of the 70s Euro-zombie flicks had rising from graves scenes, and of course Tor Johnson does it memorably in PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1959). It's an image with a lot of history, and I think it's a shame it's fallen out of vogue. :P<br /><br />As to my 10 recipients, I always get self-conscious about bestowing awards, not wanting anyone to feel left out should I fail to mention them (which is how I always feel when I fail to be honored, so thanks for the notice again! ;) ). If I overcome my innate shyness and reticence, I'll update the post.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-57602937567490440142010-08-04T12:29:14.564-05:002010-08-04T12:29:14.564-05:00Hey, how about that nifty mass zombie grave rising...Hey, how about that nifty mass zombie grave rising from CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (1972)? I think that's one of the best. Was it the first?<br /><br />Some truly great choices there, Vicar, (I still dig THE MUPPET SHOW) but where's your ten recipients?venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.com