tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post3866601196362541854..comments2024-03-27T10:44:12.502-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: BEGINNING OF THE ENDWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-32184900928518545052012-07-27T14:22:30.497-04:002012-07-27T14:22:30.497-04:00I couldn't have summed up the basic appeal of ...I couldn't have summed up the basic appeal of "Mr. BIG"'s movies any better than you did, Neil. Oddly, his movies took a dip in quality when he stayed away from the giant bugs and animals. Hard to believe Gordon once directed no less than Orson Welles in a movie! Anyway, my favorite of his will always be the Cyclops. Thanks for your comments!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-35826937810248664312012-07-26T23:15:00.052-04:002012-07-26T23:15:00.052-04:00I'd say it's a childhood thing that I love...I'd say it's a childhood thing that I love these Bert Gordon movies so much, but I didn't really start to appreciate them until a few years ago (second childhood perhaps?)<br />I can't believe someone thought it would be an improvement to cut footage from this flick, as you said; the point of a DVD is to have ALL the footage included.<br />At any rate, some of the best stuff in this movie has the bugs climbing "buildings" but upon close inspection it's very obvious that the buildings are just photographs and at some points the grasshoppers climb off the image.<br />Even though they can be cheesy, Gordon movies have a determined charm about them, you can just feel the energy he put into even the worst ones.Neil A Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190094795400035347noreply@blogger.com