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Synopsis: A giant, prehistoric ancestor of the praying mantis is released from an iceberg in the Arctic. After attacking a military-run early warning radar system, the bug flies south and attacks both New York City and Washington D. C. while military officials and scientists try to figure out a way to stop it. Who's in it?  The movie stars Craig Stevens, William Hopper , Alix Talton, Phil Harvey and Donald Randolph. Review : I like most classic monster movies, but giant bug movies are admittedly my favorite. So, since it had been nearly a decade since I last watched The Deadly Mantis , I decided to take time this morning to see it again.  My opinion of it was pretty much what I remembered it being the last time I saw it - It's a film with good things going for it but falls short of what it could be. The overall plot of the film is OK. Many movies like this have bugs that are abnormally large because of a science experiment or exposure to nuclear radiation but, in this case, ...

Synopsis: Rejected and ridiculed for his theories, Dr. Lorenzo Cameron has isolated himself with his daughter while conducting his experiments on his kind but slow-witted handyman, Petro. When he successfully uses a serum made with wolf's blood to turn Pedro into a wolf man, he deems the experiment a success. However, as the transformed Pedro roams the countryside and brutally murders the locals, he finds his colleagues are even less interested in accepting his work and he uses Pedro to get his revenge. Who's in it? The movie stars George Zucco , Glenn Strange , Johnny Downs , Anne Nagel and Gordon De Main. Review: I had The Mad Monster in my movie library for so long, I had completely forgotten it was there. So, when I came across the film last night, I decided to watch it this morning before I forgot about it again. Ironically, while not a terrible movie, it also proved to be a film that isn't very memorable. I think my biggest problem with this film is it is a bit t...

Synopsis : Despite being shot 6 times by Dr. Loomis and falling from a balcony, Michael Myers escapes and starts a new killing spree while hunting down hospitalized survivor, Laurie Strode. Who's in it? The movie stars Jamie Lee Curtis , Donald Pleasence , Dick Warlock , Pamela Susan Shoop and Tawny Moyer . Review: My wife and I had planned on using last night to get caught up on the shows we recorded during the week. However, I came across this film on one of our movie channels and we ended up watching it instead. While it's considered a classic, I'm actually not a huge fan of the original Halloween film, mostly because I thought it took too long to get going. But, after seeing this film for the first time in a while, I have to admit I enjoyed it much more than I was expecting. I think the thing I like most about this film is the way Myers (Warlock) doesn't waste much time going after Laurie (Curtis). Unlike the first movie, which was him mostly standing a...