I read so many good things about Trollhunter during last year's Horror Challenge I picked up a copy to use this year only to find it's not listed as a horror film on either IMDB or AllMovie. They list Adventure/Fantasy and Fantasy/Creature film. Didn't this have horror as a genre last year *or* did it being a "Found Footage" film (theme night) give it an automatic approved stamp? Gotta decide whether or not to watch it this month or sit on it for October...

I was an adult when I saw it and it didn't make much sense to me, either. But Yvette Mimieux was still pretty hot in it. That's what I came away with.

Yvette Mimieux... the *only* reason to watch that film both then and now.

I remember being a bit excited that Disney was releasing what I thought would be a more "serious" film only to find the story was pretty much the standard Disney formula. Considering that it came 2 years after Star Wars, it was also a major disappointment in the visual effects department.

Just finished Laser Mission (1989) - another of those films on the MC "50 Sci-fi" Classics set. I don't know where the film makers spent their budget but it certainly wasn't on the soundtrack. They used "Mercenary Man" by David Knopfler for *everything*. Open, close, incidental, with/without lyrics. It rarely fit what was on the screen and just made a bad film worse due to the constant looping. If you like the song going in you'll probably not want to hear it for a looooong while once this turkey's over.

I should mention that Ernest Borgnine was one of the stars. What a waste of his talent. I'll need to watch Escape from New York or Gattaca to get the bad taste out of my mouth...

Does that set have Abraxas? If you're going to watch Laser Mission, you might as well make it a double feature with Abraxas.

I started Alien Outlaw last night. That's a movie with no music budget. It's 100% from a cheap Casio keyboard.

Just switched over from DirectTV to Comcast, and am breaking it in with one of the free on demand films, Bava's Planet of the Vampires.

That's a good one. I saw it in the movies on a double bill with ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE back in 1967. I watched it for the B-movie Challenge in April. I should point out that its star, Barry Sullivan, would have turned 100 this coming August 29.

No, but it's on the "Sci-Fi Invasion" 50 movie set which I got bundled with the other set (a WM special). I've not yet opened that 2nd set but if Abraxas is anywhere as bad as Laser Mission I believe I'll wait a bit.

They're both bad but I liked Abraxas more. It's kind of like The Terminator but with Jesse Ventura.

I have both the Sci Fi Classics set, and Sci Fi Invasion as well, so I might end up watching those movies sometime this month as well.

Watching Pee-wee's Big Adventure on a big screen with a large, appreciative audience was great. For some reason, Pee-wee's parting quip when he steals back his bike - "In fact, I'm going to start a paper route right now!" - brought down the house.

Haven't had a chance to watch many movies the last couple days, but hope to make up for it tomorrow.

I am going to try to include at least one movie with Ernest Borgnine. I have a few, but none that really qualify for this challenge. Well, I do have Alice In Wonderland (one of the TV ones), but don't feel like watching the whole thing just for a short bit with him in. I'm ordering Escape from New York, though, as I think it fits in with the ones I've been watching.

Watching Mortal Kombat right now. Haven't watched it in quite a while and was thinking about it earlier today so put it in. It's one that's fun to watch.

Had a really fun time over the past weekend discovering all 5 of the Planet of the Apes for the first time. I was quite amazed with the sheer pessimism of the first 2 movies and amazed by how bleakly the 3rd movie ended. The 3rd & 4th were okay for me but they just didn't have the impact of the 1st 3 movies.

I'd like to gloss over the Tim Burton "re-imagining" - it didn't do much for me

But the 7th movie, the reboot, is something else! THAT was really good, IMO. Looking fwd to the 8th one that IMDB says is coming out in 2014 i think.

After all that monkey business, I decided I needed some mutant action so I revisited the 3 X-Men movies - Singer's film are such a joy to keep coming back to. wish i could say the same about the 3rd movie... just didn't leave an impression on me... And that Wolverine spin-off was pretty bland too... Maybe they should include Gambit in the next X-men movie - I'd pay to see that

I missed watching X-Men First Class in the cinema last year and it's such a JOY to be watching it on BD. Love that score & that whole 60s vibe - especially the end-credit sequences. very James Bond-ish! Michael Fassbender makes a fantastic Magneto and the cameo with Wolverine was hilarious! I was pleasantly surprised to know that Bryan Singer produced & wrote the script - his influence clearly shows on this one. looking fwd to the next one in 2014, according to IMDB.

If you have a Big Lots in your town check there for Escape from New York before placing an order. The the 2-disk SE has been at those stores for $5 over the past few months. It'll be easy to spot as it's in one of those "fat" or double-thick type amaray type cases. There were a few copies at the one here (they've all been sold at this point).

I should add that BL is a *very* much YMMV chain. One store will get multiple copies of a title and the one down the road (next town, etc.) may get none. It sometimes pays to check all "local" stores depending on distance from home (gas ain't cheep, eh?). I've seen titles listed in the Big Lots Titles Found thread that haven't been in the store here (only one for 70 miles around) for months.

Last night, I didn't watch much, just watched an episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Terror on Dinosaur Island. Think tonight I'll watch more of VTTBOTS.

Watched the new Conan last night....it is by NO means perfect but I was THOROUGHLY entertained and even had a few moments where I was hooting and clapping in my own basement, all alone. The whole damn thing was just so OTT I couldn't help but love it.

Watched The Darkest Hour, while not great, I didn't think it was half bad. At least it tried something different with the aliens.

I did that about 10 years ago. I didn't really mind the later ones and I also think I watched the live action show as well, which was about as good as the later films.

I started Alien vs Predator Requiem last night. Only about halfway through as of this morning but it only took a few minutes for the director to fully blow his load and completely remove any sort of mystery about any of the species that could be expanded upon by any sort of sequel. At this point, the only thing left is for them to turn into wisecracking monsters, like they started to do with Freddy beginning with Nightmare on Elm Street 3.

I have to admit there was some mystery, if there's any light in the room, it's hard to make out about half the scenes.

Is that the one with the two guys in a cabin that trap an alien in the bathroom?

Good to hear! I picked up a very cheap copy a couple of weeks ago and plan to watch it sometime this week.

Could I use a wild card on The Gold Rush, as it includes several fantasy sequences?

Nope, but now I wanna know what that is??? It's kids running around Moscow being obliterated by (sometimes invisible) balls of light.

That seems like a stretch but I'll leave it up to the viewer?

After a little digging, it was Dreamcatcher. I only caught that scene but considering I've seen it before, don't remember anything about it, and seeing all the reviews about it, it's probably awful and not worth watching.

I'll just skip it, plenty of other stuff to watch. I will add Belle de jour (my other relevant Criterion purchase) to the viewing queue though.

Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know that that was sighted there. I'll have to head there tomorrow since I'll be in town anyway for an appointment. I actually ordered it through my library, so I'm not paying for it, but for $5 bucks, it's worth the buy. I also wanted to check them out for Bond titles I don't have yet as they have been spotted there too.

Watching The Land Before Time for the first time in a long time. I bought it several years ago at Walmart in the cheapo bin but haven't watched it since I was a kid. It still holds up, I think. Very cute movie, but I'm finding the transfer pretty grainy, especially for an anniversary edition.

I found out the young actress who voices Littlefoot was killed by her father when she was ten. I had never heard that before. What a sad ending for a talented young girl! She was also the voice of the little girl in All Dogs Go to Heaven, another favorite from childhood.

Angel-A - Kind of like watching Six before or after the events of BSG.