End of an era?

jumpy · 11-23-10, 08:04 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11823418

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/...grid-pitt-dies

Many's the young chap (and lady) to feel all aflutter at those truly awesome hammer horror outfits.

Platapus · 11-23-10, 08:32 PM

Hammer Productions. Some of the bestest horror movies came from there. And some pretty bad ones too.

frau kaleun · 11-23-10, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Hammer Productions. Some of the bestest horror movies came from there. And some pretty bad ones too.

Probably the first film versions of Frankenstein, Drac and the Mummy I ever saw when I was growing up, since they were much more likely to be shown on the teevee than the classic Universal flicks at the time. I remember how funny it was when the first SW film came out, I couldn't believe none of my friends knew who Peter Cushing was. He was as familiar to me as Fred Flintstone.

Back in October TCM ran a whole bunch of Hammer flicks leading up to Halloween. I swore I wouldn't watch 'em but don't you know I got sucked into spending more than one evening doing just that. Even the really cheesy ones still had a certain style. And if you've got either Cushing or Lee (or, ideally, both) along for the ride, it's always going to be entertaining.

Sailor Steve · 11-23-10, 11:53 PM

I have a couple of them in my collection, mainly because a grocery store was selling lots of videos for a buck each, and those were among them.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Hammer Productions. Some of the bestest horror movies came from there. And some pretty bad ones too. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have a couple of them in my collection, mainly because a grocery store was selling lots of videos for a buck each, and those were among them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo