Movie Monsters Only. Post a Pic of a Movie Monster.

[ohiosmith]

Perhaps the saddest of all time.

[hifiguy]

1. More Classic Boris Karloff

From "The Mummy," shot in exquisite German Impressionist style by Karl Laemmele. Jonathan Demme quoted this very shot with Anthony Hopkins in "Silence of the Lambs."

[ohiosmith]

3. Great photo.

:toast:

[7wo7rees]

59. It was an homage.

Check the right eye specifically. Both chilling.

[ohiosmith]

60. Brilliant!

[hifiguy]

82. "Homage" THAT is the word I was looking for!

The first time I saw TSOTL I immediately recognized that Demme was nodding to "The Mummy" with the way that shot was framed.

And that shot of Karloff scared me badly when I was a kid and saw "The Mummy" for the first time. Far more than anything else in the movie. Deeply creepy...

[charlie and algernon]

2. The great Christopher Lee as Dracula

[ohiosmith]

5. He was a great Dracula. Hammer ruled in the sixties.

:thumbsup:

[HopeHoops]

4. Anyone have the promo pic for one of Palin's campaign films?

[ohiosmith]

6. Here ya go:

:hi:

[hifiguy]

7. OMG!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[HopeHoops]

8. Creature from the Tea Lagoon?

[ohiosmith]

9. Hahahaha!

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

10. Well the Creature from the Black Lagoon was FAR more attractive - cute by comparison.

[geardaddy]

14. +1000

[NewJeffCT]

48. good one - here's another

[Glorfindel]

11. Grishnakh, the hungry orc

from "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

[ohiosmith]

12. Looks like a deranged Yoda.

:hi:

[meegbear]

13. ...

[ohiosmith]

15. Good one!

:toast:

[Bertha Venation]

16. the only one that ever really scared me

[ohiosmith]

17. Yep!

:hi:

[hifiguy]

21. The very shot in which Demme quoted Laemmele!

See upthread.

[geardaddy]

18. Here you go

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MmRVVROy-Jo/Si0EM5Sj7lI/AAAAAAAADls/RTfLC53tNEY/s400/Ronald+Reagan+and+Bonzo+in+Bedtime+for+Bonzo,+Los+Angeles++Ida+Wyman.jpg

[ohiosmith]

19. I can't stand that monkey! I do however like the chimp.

:toast:

[geardaddy]

25. hee!

:D

[betharina]

20. how about her?

[ohiosmith]

23. NO WIRE HANGERS!

:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

22. They're all cool, but there's only one King of the Monsters.

[ohiosmith]

24. Tell it to this guy:

:toast:

[Forkboy]

26. He was a wuss.

40 feet tall vs 160 feet tall. Pshawww! ;)

Classic movie though. Wonder how many more remakes there will be before people realize they won't top the original.

[rug]

27. The one and only King!

:thumbsup:

[Forkboy]

29. Why I oughtta....

[AsahinaKimi]

111. I know who won that battle...

And..it wasn't the Monkey!

[Demoiselle]

31. Gee, I think he's kinda cute! (nt)

[Forkboy]

33. He's a hunka hunka radioactive love.

:)

[freshwest]

67. Awesome and my favorite of all time.

[sakabatou]

75. And his weak-ass cousin

God, I hated this movie.

[Forkboy]

84. I hate it as a Godzilla movie.

The creature design doesn't bother me, it's just that they removed all the characteristics of Godzilla. No atomic breath, he actually gets hurt by mere missiles...that's no Godzilla! :)

However, if you approach it as a remake of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms it's a watchable giant monster flick. It's just not Godzilla. At all.

[AllenVanAllen]

87. And of course The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms

was the inspiration for the Japanese film makers to make Godzilla!

[Forkboy]

88. Yup, it all comes full circle.

:)

Ever read Ray Bradbury's short story The Foghorn? That was the inspiration for Beast.

[AllenVanAllen]

89. Cool! I have not read Foghorn.

Does he chomp a policeman by the head in it too? That stuck with me as a child.

[Forkboy]

90. I don't think so lol.

It's quite different from the movie. It's a love story of sorts. :)

[AllenVanAllen]

92. Rats!

I still have to check it out anyway.

[Forkboy]

93. LOL

It's in a huge collection of his short stories, and they're all really good. His short story The Coffin is one of my all time faves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stories_of_Ray_Bradbury

[AllenVanAllen]

95. Thanks brother!

[sarge43]

28. Love-Hate

[ohiosmith]

30. Great character.

:toast:

[Demoiselle]

32. THAT"S IT!

Nothing more scary than a human monster. The Night of the Hunter scared the living daylights out of me.
As did the Kubrick movie set in the mountain hotel in the winter the name of which I cannot pull out of the depths of my brain. (You know, the kid riding the tricycle in the halls.) Geez...I've had one lousy gin and tonic. Don't drink and age, my friends.

[ohiosmith]

35. The Shining.

Honey! I'm home!

[Demoiselle]

42. THANK you!!!! (nt)

[txwhitedove]

114. Oh yes, my pick also.

[sarge43]

37. Mitchum's other monster - Max Cady

[Demoiselle]

45. Oh yes. Another truly creepy scary. nt

[Gabi Hayes]

107. seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7f7YRdCWU

[dixiegrrrrl]

116. One of the creepiest movies I remember seeing as a kid

and even later as an adult, still chilling.

[ZombieHorde]

34. We better see to it that everyone prepares their own food and we eat out of cans.

[ohiosmith]

36. What is that?

[Forkboy]

39. Here you go....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TevQS4qgE_Q&NR=1

[ZombieHorde]

40. Perfect answer. Saying "The Thing" doesn't do it justice. nt

[Forkboy]

43. 30 years later and those effects are still among the best I've ever seen.

There's a fairly long feature on the DVD on how Bottin created the FX.

The whole movie is about as close to perfection as a movie can get. :)

[ZombieHorde]

47. I wonder what would happen if The Thing infected Godzilla.

Would there be an enormous, energy-breathing head crawling around? I'm not sure, but I would pay to see it.

The whole movie is about as close to perfection as a movie can get.

I completely agree. It's so awesome.

[Forkboy]

49. Send the idea to Hollywood, they need all the ideas they can get.

:)

[ZombieHorde]

52. The American Godzilla movie is one of the worst Godzilla movies, though it was still better than

most Hollywood movies. They completely removed the environmental message Godzilla movies are known for.

[freshwest]

69. The Japanese version were far superior for that reason.

[Forkboy]

83. As a Godzilla movie it sucked hard.

If you watch it as a remake of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms it's a decent creature flick. But it makes no sense to get the Godzilla license and then ditch every thing that makes Godzilla Godzilla. Hence the tag GINO, Godzilla In Name Only. :)

[ZombieHorde]

85. It was a decent creature flick, which is why it was better than the vast majority of Hollywood

movies.

Hence the tag GINO, Godzilla In Name Only.

That is funny.

[Frank Cannon]

70. It's my favorite horror movie of all time.

I watch it every year around Halloween, and I never get tired of it. No movie evokes paranoia and panic like that one does. And with the added badassery of Kurt Russell, it is indeed just about perfect.

[Gabi Hayes]

108. including Kurt Russel's rehashing his Elvis role....loved that movie. SO much better

than the dorky, cheesy, propagandistic original, which, BTW, scared the CRAP out of me as a yute

[ohiosmith]

41. I totally forget that scene.

:fistbump:

[Forkboy]

44. It was the first DVD I ever bought.

I watch it at least once a year. If I was forced to pick a favorite horror movie (or sci-fi movie, for that matter), this is it. Great story, great acting, great score, and deliciously gooey FX work. What's not to like? :)

[ZombieHorde]

51. I had it on VHS, but then I saw it for $10 on DVD, so I had to buy it.

It even came with three other Carpenter movies; They Live, The Prince of Darkness, and The Village of the Damned.

None of the three compare to The Thing, but They Live is pretty fun.

[Rob H.]

113. I picked up a PS3 almost 2 years ago

and when Carpenter's The Thing on Blu-Ray was on sale at Amazon.com, I had to buy it. It looks as if they used a new negative to make it and the colors are extra-vibrant, so it went from being, "Wow, that looks pretty gross" to, "Gah! That's disgusting!" (Thinking of the autopsy scene, in particular.)

It's my favorite horror/sci-fi movie ever, so naturally I applaud your excellent taste, sir. ;)


A prequel that takes place at the Norwegian research station is on its way, too, and comes out in October. This one looks to be more a straight-up action-horror movie, though.

Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txjm94GnrPA

[Forkboy]

38. "You have got to be fucking kidding!"

:)

[Frank Cannon]

71. One of the classic movie lines of all time.

And he says it just exactly as you're thinking it.

[Last_Stand]

97. "You've gotta be fucking kidding me...."

Best movie evar!!!!!

[NewJeffCT]

46. OK - here is one

[ohiosmith]

53. I give!

[NewJeffCT]

56. From the movie

Species - that was Sil, half alien, half human... I remember Ben Kingsley's scientist character saying, "we mixed her DNA with a female to make it more docile & controllable" and the military guy saying back to him something like "you don't get out much, do you doc?"

[ohiosmith]

57. Good one. Thanks.

:toast:

[NewJeffCT]

50. Satanico Pandemonium

[ohiosmith]

54. Open Dusk Till Dawn

[Cannikin]

55. The most pissed off space monster ever

She's kinda scary too

[ohiosmith]

58. Ripley would bust her ass.

[Lasher]

61. Monsters are such interesting people.

[7wo7rees]

62. I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that.

[Cannikin]

78. I took issue with HAL being at the top of a most evil robot list

while that Cylons came in far behind. HAL is NOT a robot!

[csziggy]

63. You never see this one coming!

[freshwest]

72. God, I love that movie! TV version was heavily edited.

[A Simple Game]

104. Oh! Isn't he cute. I did like the movies though.

But this is a Worm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7R_2WWdKs

[MilesColtrane]

64. !

[freshwest]

73. She scared the hell outta me.

[Stuart G]

112. You are correct on Nurse Ratched..a monster..

I just want to agree with you on Ratched...That moment when Ratched did her thing at the end of the film..(no I wont tell you what)
, was one of the most horrifying moments in all film. (at least to me)..and is scared in my memory forever. thanks for putting her up. and you are correct....a true monster..

and if you have not seen, "One Who Flew Over the Cookoos Nest" and would like a truly great drama...with outstanding performances..
Jack Nickolson was great too, Lousie Fletcher as the nurse...please watch it..but it is not a comedy..

[bluesbassman]

96. Another in the evil nurse category...

:scared:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fgDsw8VyhI/TWGuooE3_tI/AAAAAAAACy0/wF0zX9ZtwBg/s1600/misery+kb.jpg

[Stuart G]

105. Nurese Ratchet???? is that her a couple above me???

[AllenVanAllen]

65. The Creature From the Black Lagoon

[ohiosmith]

80. A classic.

:toast:

[Gabi Hayes]

109. here's a better picture:

[AllenVanAllen]

66. Nosferatu

"Graf Orlok"

[ohiosmith]

91. Brilliant movie.

:toast:

[AllenVanAllen]

68. The "'Zuni Fetish" doll

from the Trilogy of Terror movie segment, based on the short story "Prey" by Richard Matheson

[Frank Cannon]

74. Good one. And in the same vein...

Also based on a Matheson story.

[AllenVanAllen]

76. Duel!

A Spielberg classic.

[NewJeffCT]

77. real scary one here...

now watch this drive...

[ohiosmith]

94. Cringe!

:scared:

[hunter]

79. "The doctor says it isn't serious, just too much radiation..."

This single still has everything a bad 1950's science fiction movie needs.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047033

[ohiosmith]

98. Out of control robot, mad scientist, handsome hero, hot babe. Check! All there!

:fistbump:

[RoadRage]

81. This one is a FREAK.. sneaking into girls bedrooms..

seriously:

[ohiosmith]

100. Not just girls, little girls.

:rofl:

[geardaddy]

86. Here's one.

[ThatPoetGuy]

99. Yokai Monsters!

[geardaddy]

103. from Big Man Japan

[GoCubsGo]

101. From "Fahrenheit 911"

Now, watch this drive!

[warrior1]

102. The Pale Man – “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006)

[krispos42]

110. That was pretty creepy. IIRC, it ate children n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

106. the crawling eye

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-crawling-eye/trailer

mostly memorable as my first exposure to movie cleavage; thank you, Janet Munro>>>the crawling eye was a peeping Tom

[woo me with science]

115. The Tingler, with Vincent Price

[LeftOfSelf-Centered]

117. Here you go:

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