The Sure Thing

I was disappointed by how few comments this movie got on youtube. I watched it all the time when I was a kid. Yes it's heavily inspired by It Happened one Night but it's fun. Daphne Zuniga plays a stuffed shirt while John Cusack portrays a slacker. They both go on a road journey together since both of them are going to the same destination. Initially they fight but eventually the two fall in love. Cusack originally goes on the trip because his friend Anthony Edwards guarantees he has a "sure thing" with Nicolette Sheridan but Cusack finds he might not want that. Why hasn't Cusack been awarded with an Oscar nomination or something? He's never been given his due.

Voodoo Man

My twin sister has gotten into Poverty Row Studio movies. They're not good, not even so bad they're good, but they are intriguing low budget movies. In this Bela Lugosi kidnaps girls all with the intention of helping his zombie wife. It was only an hour. I have no complaints.

King of the Zombies

This was a generic movie from Poverty Row Studios about an island with zombies, voodoo, and hypnotism. The real reason to watch this is for Mantan Moreland's performance. At first I cringed at the racial stereotype Mantan had to portray but he does a really good job. He's pretty funny. He should be more of a name.

The Monster Maker

My sister wants to get into Poverty Row Studio movies, a low budget horror company of the 1940s. A mad scientist injects the father of a woman he loves with a disease acromegaly that he is reknown for curing. For a while she comes to him pleading for help until the truth comes out. This movie had the potential to be so much more but it felt the need to wrap up things nicely and have a happy movie. This could have been a cool dark movie.

Claudia and David

This was an old movie I found on youtube. It looked interesting but I found it boring. It's a sequel but I found it easy to follow without watching the original. This finds a married couple going through problems with their three year old child, jealousy, and other trials. Nothing really grabbed my attention although I've always liked Dorothy McGuire.

Hugo and Josephine

This was an ok Swedish film from the 1960s about the friendship between a girl, a boy, and a gardener. The girl Josephine is a loner and welcomes the friendship of a new boy Hugo in town. Hugo's gardener starts taking care of him after his father lands in jail. By the end of the movie the three have formed a bond. The movie is ultimately about childhood although I just thought it brushed on the concepts of bullying.

Apartment for Peggy

This was an ok 40's drama about a suicidal old man whose life is turned around when he rents his apartment out to nineteen-year-old Peggy and her husband William Holden. Peggy has a baby on the way and Holden is an aspiring teacher. But things don't pan out as they seem and Holden thinks about becoming a car salesman since they make better money. Some things happened in the movie that I didn't expect. It didn't change my life but Jeanne Crain was a fine charming actress. It's worth a watch.