With the release of Alexandre Aja’s Piranha 3D we thought we might as well jump on the band wagon and give our two cents on the original and some say them best fishy feature out there, Piranha by Joe Dante.
Riding on the coattails of what is the best fishy feature, Jaws; many film-makers tried to capitalize on the fear of the water. However, with Universal‘s army of lawyers ready to smack down any type of copy that pocked it’s head out the water many were caught and gutted like the sprats they were. Though one lucky fish managed to escape the net of the lawyers, with a bit of help from Spielberg himself and went on to become a cult classic, Piranha.
The dawn of the atomic age has arrived and anything is possible. With the testing of nuclear weapons in the deserts of North America, the fear of radiation and mutation was ever present in the minds of the general public during the 1950s.
Here in the landmark film from Warner Brothers, ‘Them’ builds on the paranoia of the populous to magnificent effect and spawned a whole new era of monster features. When people start disappearing in the deserts of New Mexico and a young girl is found in a catatonic state the local law enforcement turn to science and the government for help. What is out there and are we witnesses to a biblical prophecy come true? Find out in ‘THEM’.
The dungeon this month look like an episode of Porridge, with all the inmates being very British; with hints of cockney gangsters and bent coppers filling up the cells.
Kim this month has picked a selection of 60s and 70s British cinema from the wrong side of town. With stories of sex scandals, murders and warnings of the decadence of London during the swinging 60s, London and Britain as a whole was one lawless place it seemed. But don’t worry; Kim’s Dungeon Breakout will have the streets cleaned up in no time, with one of the hardest brit cops going.
There are many other films that have been reviewed by Kim, which can be found in the September issue of Empire Magazine (uk).
For you lucky people in London, those great chaps over at Cigarette Burns Cinema have come up with two great screenings this coming September and boy are you in for a treat. Both from the glorious library of B-movie goodness, but both so different in style, story and excitement.
So take a look and find out more.
In a world where Mexican style wrestlers are apart of everyday life and where zombies just seem to be a hazard of modern life as well as part of the entertainment scene in you local watering hole, you now you’re in for one off the wall but entertaining ride.
In a film presented by George A. Romero, well according to the poster, an evil wrestling zombie king has plans to take over the world, but can our hero and his band of wrestling chums save the day against the every increasing ‘Legion of Doom’.
With the release of Piranha 3D this weekend (August 20th) it seemed only right for us here at ‘Attack from Planet B’ to list our top animal attack movies in recognition to those toothy blighters.
Nature is a harsh beast and will through anything at us to maim, kill or devour us. From giant killer snakes to rampaging bunnies, so here for all you nature lovers and try huggers out there here is our list of what nature really wants to do to you.
So enjoy, discuss, disagree and comment.