Jack Arnold makes one more appearance in the Sci-Fi Chronicles book, and this time, it takes us to school, with Monster on the Campus (I personally feel they could have dropped the ‘the’, but oh well). This one is, sadly, nowhere near as fun as Creature from the Black Lagoon, or The Incredible Shrinking…
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Revenge of the Creature (1955) – Jack Arnold
I get to spend a little more time with Jack Arnold, the director, thanks to the Sci-Fi Chronicles book, and I also get to see the next installment in the Creature films… I’ll be completely honest with you, I’m with the Gill-man in this film. The guy is treated incredibly badly, and he’s made…
Tarantula (1955) – Jack Arnold
My time with director Jack Arnold continues, thanks to the Sci-Fi Chronicles. This time around, we find ourselves int he middle of the desert menaced by a giant spider. But don’t worry, things work out in the end, and we’re all saved by Clint Eastwood. Really. Near a small desert town, Professor Gerald Deemer…
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) – Jack Arnold
I got to revisit one of the classic Universal monsters for the next entry in the Sci-Fi Chronicles book, director Jack Arnold, and the monster… the Creature from the Black Lagoon, or as he’s also known… The Gill Man, and I have to say, some 60 years on, this is still one solid piece…
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Here we are smack dab in the 1950s with the 101 Sci-Fi movies, and this time around, the list has brought me Jack Arnold’s classic film, written by Richard Matheson adapted from his own novel… The Incredible Shrinking Man! Scott Carey (Grant Williams) is your basic male example from the 1950s, he’s likeable, but honestly,…
The Mind Reels 