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Eegah (1962)
Not such a bad flick for what it was.....
I'm not going to beat this film to death as almost everyone else on this forum has. It was never intended to be an epic. It's a quickie, fun, non-serious teen-targeted drive-in movie. Arch Hall Jr. may not be Elvis, but his singing and early 60's teenage attitude can set a nostalgic mood in the viewer nevertheless. Of course, I've always been a fan of "teenagers vs. the monster" flicks. So this particular one wasn't a "union" job made by slick professionals out of Hollywood. It foots the bill..... and regardless of how you liked their movies, Arch Hall Jr. (and Sr.) are a part of our movie heritage. Hey - How many couples parked at drive-ins actually watched the films anyway ???
The Astral Factor (1978)
"Economy" Editing
This was one of those quickie, shot for cheap, take the money and run type movies that you probably never saw unless you picked it up in the VHS or DVD bargain bin. Semi-interesting plot, though not nearly enough (or any) character exposition of the lead characters, particularly the strangler himself. Now..... This is not your typical low-budget 70's detective movie. Low-budget, yes, but how many "corners" can the producers cut without going over-the-line ?? I could be wrong, but given the condition of the print I viewed, (smudges, fingerprints, tape splices and, no kidding - all grease pencil editing marks!) I don't believe they cut the negative for the final printing stage and instead used the work print ! Maybe financial backers pulled the plug after it was already filmed ? Could that be why it wasn't "released" until some years later ? Interesting...
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968)
A unique format great for youngsters...
I do remember this show coming on around supper time on Sunday nights. It was really unique in it's mix of live action and animation and I thought it was a great format for youngsters (I was nine at the time). It was easy to identify with the "trio" of stars and the animated back-drop enabled them to visit any land or time in history and encounter any type of villain (of course all the villain's looked suspiciously like Injun Joe!)...... One would think that this live action/animation format would have become more popular but I heard that it was quite expensive to create at the time (without computers) and this may have had a lot to do with the show's early demise. When a syndicated half-hour version of the "Banana Splits" aired in the late 70's, it periodically featured episodes of this particular Huck Finn show.