Author: magistermgp

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Reports are now coming in of a strange crash landing of a metallic spacecraft deep inside the Arctic ice. Hungry for blood, its otherworldly pilot stalks the barren tundra, seemingly unstoppable. Then, a lone beacon penetrates the harsh weather. Better than the Emergency Broadcast System, it’s our commentary for the 1951 sci-fi spine-chiller, The Thing From Another World. This attention signal is followed by official information, including film background, wine-fueled tangents, sexual innuendos galore, and the horror-driven wit that is Matt and Jason. Our test concludes with chatter on recent DVD viewings and what’s coming up next. Watch the skies, Terror Fiends!

Spruce Goose | Dimitri Tiomkin | Alan Dean Foster’s Thing | Phil Harris’s Thing | John W. Campbell’s Thing | Clean Your Gate! | You’re Outta Mukluk, Pal | Livin’ In A Honky Paradise | What The Hecht? | Uhura: Blacker Than You | Giger vs. Geiger | The Addams Family vs. The Munsters | Same Time, Next Year | Keep Watching The Skies | Just Put Your Lips Together and… Blofeld | I-THEIST

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The Kaiju onslaught has begun and Tokyo’s not the only town in trouble. Whether by land or by sky, the monster attack is on and Matt and Jason are there with their commentary for the 1968 suitmation smackdown known as Destroy All Monsters. The roll call is impressive: Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah, Rodan, Baragon, Varan, Kumonga, Manda, Anguirus, Minilla and Gorosaurus. Through an oriental haze of Sake and Plum Wine, M&J give you so much background and fun on this flick, you’ll want to breathe fire and stomp on major cities posthaste. It’s Japan-tastic!

Kikkoman Plum Wine | 1999 Is The Future | Atomic Bummer | Monsterland | Toho Kingdom | Make Your Own Spud Gun | I’m A Wrist Rocket Man | Manga! | Ishiro Honda | Ultraman | Go, Go, Gojira | Tentacle Rape | Japan’s So Cute | Mr. Roboto | ZOD | Valerie and Her “Personality” | Ah-nold’s Got A Boo Boo | The Quintessentials

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He comes from out of the murky depths, covered in slime and waiting to viciously seize you with his cold and clammy hands. He’s tenacious, he’s hungry for flesh, he’s… Jason on a cheap wine-fueled bender at the strip bars? Well, yes, but it’s also an apt description for the star of our commentary’s movie, 1954’s Creature From The Black Lagoon. Guided by two strange men wearing 3-D glasses, your fateful Amazonian expedition will take you further and further downstream to witness all of the fun and fear of this Universal classic. After the film, stick around for M&J’s recent horror DVD viewings and some serious hint-dropping on the next movie. So, jump on in for a swim… perhaps, your very last.

Also, check out our video interview with Julie Adams!

A Rosebud By Any Other Name | Universal – ’50s Style | In The Beginning… | Oobleck | Julie Adams | Tom Cruise As A Woman | “Mechanical Spear Chucker” | Costello Meets the Creature | 3-D Movies Make Me Sick | Do Fish Breathe? | Necrophobia and You | The Nanny @ Obscure Hollow | Hearst Castle Tour | That’s All She Rotenone | Black Roses | Flying the Colors of Benatar | Miscegenation