The Roger Corman Puerto Rico Trilogy Review
The movies were not classics, the acting and scripts are average at best. So why would anyone be interested in these three films filmed 45 years ago? If you want the people involved, whether you're a movie if you recognize the name of the director Roger Corman, then you find that this DVD.
Corman himself did not interact with someone in a comment, there are some interesting background information at the beginning of each film. He has no information about the work, but tells usexactly what he was trying to do, and what he had to go to reach it. It 'nice to hear his views on all three films.
My favorite is the revelation that first thought Corman Allison Hayes (50 foot woman herself) to star in the last woman on earth, but later decided Betsy Jones-Moreland, in a game, making her role, instead of.
The main pleasure here is the last woman on earth. The film itself is a low budget mishmosh. The brilliance of this DVDis the comment of its stars Betsy Jones-Moreland and Anthony Carbone. They are joined by Steve Latshaw and Fred Olen Ray. If you are the "educated," said film to build in things that should not be - tired of listening to the struggles of Moreland and Carbone. All cases were met with impunity. They openly discuss co-star Edward Wain - which is actually the future Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Towne.
The film is presented in widescreen (likeCreature from the Haunted VAS) and for the first time in many years of Eastman color.
All videos are fun (creature has a comment from Moreland, Coal and Latshaw).
Director-writer Joel M. Rapp left a comment for the third movie, a movie called War BATTLE OF BLOOD Iceland.
Extras include a photo album showing the cards actually turned instead to lobby stills, trailers from 11 movies Corman extra scenes for the movie so much when they were placed on the market addfor television a few years later, and some movie trailers trilogy.
But if any of these titles are familiar to you, or are interested in this age range, this CD at a reasonable price, is a fine evening's entertainment!
The Roger Corman Puerto Rico Trilogy Overview
Three cult classics from the legendary Roger Corman! In 1960, the producer/director set sail for the sunny island of Puerto Rico, where the lush, tropical paradise offered a unique backdrop for three drive-in favorites. Featuring the long-awaited restoration of the rarely seen 35mm color, letterboxed theatrical version of Last Woman on Earth, an apocalyptic drive-in favorite in which two men and one woman skindiving off the coast of Puero Rico surface to discover that an oxygen shortage has wiped out humanity! Featuring a new commentary track with stars Betsy Jones-Moreland and Anthony Carbone, the original 35mm color theatrical trailer and bonus shot-for-TV scenes.
Plus: The original letterboxed theatrical version of Creature from the Haunted Sea, a creature feature chiller in which criminals cashing in on a tropical revolution get more than they bargained for when a monstrous sea menace interferes with their plans. Featuring audio commentary by Jones-Morland and Carbone, additional shot-for-TV scenes directed by Monte Hellman, and the original theatrical trailer.
And: The theatrical version of Battle of Blood Island, a riveting tale of survival in which two American GIs remaining after a Japanese onslaught fight to stay alive and evade the enemy. Featuring audio commentary by Director Joel M. Rapp and shot-for-TV scenes. Additional features include an image gallery and a collection of Roger Corman trailers, including Beast with a Million Eyes, Not of This Earth, Wasp Woman, A Bucket of Blood, Teenage Doll and Attack of the Crab Monsters.
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The Roger Corman Puerto Rico Trilogy Specifications
Producer-director Roger Corman shot three very different low-budget films back to back in Puerto Rico over a period of a few weeks in 1960; ordinarily, this feat would be nothing short of astonishing, but Corman's reputation as a fast and frugal filmmaker was legendary. What is surprising about the three pictures--The Last Woman on Earth, Creature from the Haunted Sea, and Battle on Blood Island--is that they're all entertaining and irreverent pictures (more so the latter in the case of Creature), and possess the independent spark that Corman has brought to all of his productions over the last 40-plus years. Last Woman is an intriguing reworking of The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, with a gangster (Anthony Carbone), his wife (Betsy Jones-Moreland), and his lawyer (Chinatown screenwriter Robert Towne, who appears here under the name Edward Wain) struggling to survive after a mysterious holocaust has left them the apparent last people alive on an island. Creature is the silliest of the trio, a comedic sort-of remake of Beast from Haunted Cave, with Carbone again as a gangster dealing with Cuban soldiers and a monster on a remote island. The picture is most notable for its ludicrous title fiend, but the kitchen-sink humor (very reminiscent of Mad magazine) retains a certain lowbrow charm. Battle for Blood Island (based on a short story by Phillip Roth) is the only film on the disc not directed by Corman; Joel M. Rapp d a moderately tense WWII actioner about a pair of American soldiers pinned down in a cave by the Japanese. Obviously, fans of Corman's oeuvre will receive the biggest thrill from this disc, which offers the best presentation of these films (all long in the public domain) to date--Woman and Creature are both widescreen, with Woman also benefiting from an Eastmancolor print--and the extras, which include introductions by Corman, commentaries by Carbone, Jones-Moreland, and Rapp, a gallery of lobby cards, and a trailer reel for other Corman creature features, including The Little Shop of Horrors and Attack of the Crab Monsters, are the icing on this budget-conscious cake. --Paul Gaita
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