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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 5h

Oh enjoy, I just saw it where I live on screen a few weeks ago. Best thing, two women next to me had never seen it- My joy came from watching them freak out at this 40+ year old film that had been in my top 3 of all time since 82.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 6h

and a year later we got Zapped which is yeah, basically a teen version of this with less cocaine and racist sterotypes and more boobs. Basically, both are horrible.....

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, this does not look good..... no, not at all.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 6h

This makes it look so much more horrifying and exciting then it actually was.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 6h

Did a rewatch recently and some of the jokes actually caught me off guard. Good stuff this..............enjoy

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 8h

There is nothing I'd like to watch here- so I'll read a book tonight.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 8h

This is one of my favorites- really- since the day I saw it in the cinema I was trying to get people to love it much as I do...

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 8h

It's bad-- back in the day there was a perhaps 2 stories tall poster for this on my drive to work through San Francisco and even after the film proved a dud, the huge poster endured for what felt like forever

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 8h

Watch Do The Right Thing and see ya to Monterey Pop Festival

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 9h

11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 9h

Remember seeing this in NYC with a packed audience- back in the day when people went to mid-budget comedies in droves. Very good memory.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 9h

Don't know why but I loved this place as a kid. The food was never top notch, I guess it was the novelty of it all.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 10h

A film whose existence escaped me totally.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 10h

I gather someone is feeling a bit spent ?

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 10h

I wanted to like this one but really, could not find enough to sustain me

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 10h

As a child the question was always this or Beast from 20K Fathoms. While I loved both- I eventually chose 20 Million Miles to earth.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11h

I'm not sure but if she did- She'd be correct ( however in the end, it did work)

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11h

THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944) Dirs. G. von Fritsch & R. Wise This tangential sequel to CAT PEOPLE weaves a new tale, less horror than fantasy. Through the story of a sensitive child, it creates a dark world of heightened imagery, A worthy follow-up that deserves to be judged on its own.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11h

Again, late to the game but I believe this is Horror Hotel.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You mean the original Final Destination. This one is a lot of fun and this death is one that once horrified me, that I now can't ever not cackle over.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The voice work for Cage is at once inspired and irritating still not sure how he managed to balance the line

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Not good at all- I had the discomfort of seeing this in the cinema when released- TWICE. My mom could not come get us until later so we had to sit through it twice. Um, worst year of my life that day.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Elsa Lanchester is on Dinah Shore so I'd like that

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Actually works out well- The spider eats the ant, the frog eats the spider, The rat eats the frog and the worms ....Hmmm, they eat the desiccated corpse of the rat who died from eating the frog ?

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I'd say watch The Dead Zone and wave bye bye to Dead North ( and if you have time, watch Deadly Mantis)

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Ooops looks like someone had a tax debt to pay off

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Amazing shot... All my years living on Capitol Hill I'm not sure I saw a sunset this beautiful.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Excellent, bleak film that has as much to say about today as it did back then. Are we all just horses in a race ( only now with 100% more internet distraction)

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This was the first Mummy film that actually gave me chills. The earlier versions were not as frightening to me.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Actually have a good story for this film. Saw in local cinema in San Francisco and halfway through the film, part of the roof broke and gallons of water from a rain storm we were having poured in. They did not stop the film- the people near by got up and moved and we continued. It later closed.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

as one is obliged to say by contractual law- "Pull the string, pull the string"

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Oh, I would have kept this card safe and "shown" it to my friends but they could not touch. they may scratch the plastic face.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Too many choices. I think I'll just watch Pee Wee's Playhouse then go outside to play

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Never even heard of this. Is it any good ?

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Dir. E. L. Cahn. Fun '50s sci-fi- a spaceship crew is stalked by an alien through the air ducts, picked off one by one. Without this film paving the way for Bava's sumptuous Planet of the Vampires, would we then have the Scott/O'Bannon Alien '79? I think not!

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

He says this film felt like a studio obligation and it kind of shows. It's interesting, that even a disinterested Carpenter can still turn out some great scenes-

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Late to the game here but if it's 2010's- not the same look as Igor so I suspect it's ParaNorman ??? I guess it could be Monster House as well but these characters were not in that film.

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Cinematic Second Chances @cinemaseconds.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Not his best work, but it does have its moments

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