Patreon Post - THE HOUSE OF CLOCKS (1989)

Here's a LINK to my latest post on Patreon in which I reevaluate this late period Lucio Fulci horror effort. Strange what 20 plus years can do to your perceptions. 

The Bloody Pit #210 - STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (1991)

At long last Mark Maddox returns as we wrap up our look at the first six Star Trek feature films with STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY. Since this is the last movie to showcase the entire original cast, we take the opportunity to mention how happy we are that VI was the film they went out on and that everyone gets chances to shine. I’m just thrilled we finally get Captain Sulu!

We discuss the production push to get this into theaters to coincide with the 25^th anniversary of the premiere of the TV show. We praise the return of Nicholas Meyer to the director’s chair and point out the many touches that seem to stem from his involvement. This includes the joy of having the Wold Newton family tree brought into onscreen Star Trek, which is probably peak geekiness. The intricate nature of the film’s plot comes under scrutiny with us listing the various elements that are woven together perfectly to move the story forward. We discuss the dialog with a few clips to give a taste of the intelligence of the script. Our admiration for the performances gets plenty of time and we single out Christopher Plummer’s fantastic turn as Klingon General Chang. Just how much Shakespeare can be wedged into a Trek film, anyway? And is Chang the series’ best villain? Others may disagree with us but we make our case.

If you have anything to add to the show thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to write. We love hearing from you and if you want to work ahead it looks like we will be talking about the Star Trek animated series in the future. Thank you for listening and we’ll be back soon. 

TERROR OF THE RED MASK (1960) Poster Art

For those wanting to follow along with Adrian and I on our new Wild, Wild Podcast season, TERROR OF THE RED MASK will be our next subject. It can be seen on YouTube with generated English subtitles or on Tubi in its English audio dub. Be aware that the dub has some audio drop outs at certain points but it comes back in randomly. 

 

Wild, Wild Podcast - THE BLACK DUKE (1963)

Who is the Black Duke? Who is the Red Carnation? Who is actually the hero of this film? These are just some of the questions that may or may not get answered in this new episode, where your two intrepid podcasting musketeers delve ever further into the forgotten realms of cult Italian cinema.

After a winter spent besieging castles and fighting our enemies, Adrian and I are back with a new season of forgotten Italian films. Dubbed "Rapiers and Ruffles", these are medieval adventure films which had a surge of popularity off the back of the success of the "Sword and Sandal" films of the early sixties. So stick your jerkin on, grab your sword and jump onto the nearest available horse; this is going to be a long campaign.

You can get in touch with us (we love hearing from you!), follow us on social media, buy our merch, all that stuff, through this link: https://linktr.ee/wild_wild_podcast

Poster Art for Classic Serials

I'm about to dive back into watching some classic serials!

 

The Untold Legend of Batman Motion Comic!

If I had ever been aware of the fact that this existed I somehow forgot it until today. In 1980 DC issued an audio version of this excellent Batman three issue mini-series as it was published and a fine YouTuber has used the audio to create a 'motion comic' version. If you've never read the comics then you are in for a treat. The series was written by the great Len Wein with art by John Byrne and Jim Aparo. These three issues were my childhood introduction to the detailed origin of Batman and I still picture many of the individual panels when I think of the character. 

Poster Art for STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (1991)