Showing posts with label stop-motion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stop-motion. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

OUTPOST EARTH -- Movie Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 4/2/17   Remember that cool low-budget monster flick where the giant stop-motion-animated crab terrorized a small to...
Monday, June 2, 2025

All the Black Scorpion Scenes From "THE BLACK SCORPION" (1957) (video)

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Richard Denning and Mara Corday star... ...in this Mexican-American giant monster extravaganza. Legendary "King Kong" anima...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

QUEEN CRAB -- DVD Review by Porfle

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  Originally posted on 9/23/15   "Let me get this straight--your best friend is a giant crab?" Like one of those old Roger Co...
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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Legendary "King Kong" Volkswagen Ad (1972): Stop-Motion Animation By Dave Allen (video)

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(Originally posted on 10/6/18)   Dave Allen was one of film's leading stop-motion animators. His work can be seen in such films a...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The Burning Orphanage Scene From "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG" (1949) (video)

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(spoilers) Jill Young (Terry Moore) and her friend Gregg (Ben Johnson) are fleeing from the law... ...after a judge orders that her...
Monday, January 13, 2025

MORE Lesser Known Stop-Motion Animation Monsters (video)

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The most famous stop-motion animators are Willis O'Brien (KING KONG)… ...and Ray Harryhausen (JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS). But other...
Sunday, January 12, 2025

Lesser Known Stop-Motion Animation Monsters (video)

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The most famous stop-motion animators are Willis O'Brien (KING KONG)… ...and Ray Harryhausen (7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD). But other ...
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Kong Undresses Ann in (Censored!) Scene From KING KONG (1933) (video)

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When "King Kong" (1933) was re-released in 1938, several violent shots which violated the Production Code were removed. Alo...
Friday, January 10, 2025

KING KONG (1933) -- DVD Review by Porfle

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(NOTE: This review was written upon the DVD's initial release in 2005.) Before CGI, before summer blockbuster films like JAWS, before...
Thursday, January 9, 2025

MY TOP 20 FAVORITE STOP-MOTION ANIMATION MOVIES! by Porfle

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These aren't movies that are entirely stop-motion, such as A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS or a Wallace and Gromit movie, but ones fea...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

SON OF KONG -- Movie Review by Porfle

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Originally posted on 10/25/15 (Caution: the last couple of paragraphs contain spoilers.)   I watched SON OF KONG (1933) again last n...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Phantom Animation Devices Visible In "KING KONG" (1933) (video)

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In the old days, stop-motion animators like KING KONG's Willis O'Brien and crew used a "surface gauge" to measure mi...
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Was The Beverly Hillbillies' "Granny" in "Mighty Joe Young"? (1949) (video)

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Irene Ryan played crotchety old "Granny"... ...in the hit 1960s TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies." But in her...
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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Classic Creature-Feature "MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL" on Special-Edition Blu-ray & DVD March 8th

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    Classic Creature-Feature Monster From Green Hell On Special-Edition Blu-ray & DVD March 8th Featuring New 4K Transfer, Exclusive B...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

All The Giant Behemoth Scenes From "THE GIANT BEHEMOTH" (1959) (video)

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THE GIANT BEHEMOTH is a radioactive monster from the depths of the sea. The film was known in England as BEHEMOTH, THE SEA MONSTER. The...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Porfle's Trivia Quiz #14: "KING KONG" (1933) (video)

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KING KONG (1933) is arguably the greatest giant monster movie of all time. Question #1: What does Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) call the ship...
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Does Kiko Cry "Mommy!" At The End Of SON OF KONG? (1933) (video)

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"Son Of Kong" is a delightful, fairytale-tinged follow-up to "King Kong." (You can read our review of it HERE .) ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Incredible Silent Movie Stop-Motion Dinosaurs! ("The Lost World", 1925) (video)

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When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's adventure "The Lost World" was brought to the screen... ...and Prof. Challenger (Wallace ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Phantom Support Rods During Kong vs. T-Rex Fight in KING KONG (1933)(video)

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The fight between King Kong and the T-Rex is a terrific action sequence... ...as well as being some of the finest stop-motion animati...
Friday, June 8, 2018

Fun Blooper from "20,000,000 Miles To Earth" (1957) (video)

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1. Monster in farmer's barn. 2. Farmer watching from a safe distance behind nerdy guy. 3. Farmer gets involved. 4. Oops--farm...