(http://i42.tinypic.com/2u91imx.jpg) I just watched this movie for the first time....and I am stunned!
I had completely forgotten about this film Charpie! I remember enjoying it as a kid.
WOW!! I absolutely loved this movie! I can't believe I've never seen it before. :)
llk- It came out in 1977, so I bet it was as shocking to kids as JAWS was. Richard Harris puzzles me. I remember seeing" A Man Called Horse" when I was a kid, and I was certain that it was real! He looks so gritty and not at all like a "movie star".
Quote from: charp13 on May 21, 2013, 02:59:12 PM
WOW!! I absolutely loved this movie! I can't believe I've never seen it before. :)
llk- It came out in 1977, so I bet it was as shocking to kids as JAWS was. Richard Harris puzzles me. I remember seeing" A Man Called Horse" when I was a kid, and I was certain that it was real! He looks so gritty and not at all like a "movie star".
So.....I guess the film was really good?
mars- If you love each & every JAWS movie, (Including the one where Michael Caine romanced Mrs. Brody), and you don't question animal behavior....then you would like this movie- a lot! :)
It had a distinct non-CGI 70s feel, and it had a mechanical killer whale, so I was enamored by it. I'm going to watch it again tonight with my husband. I know he's never seen it before- he was sheltered as a child- hahahaha!
A proper actor from the days when movie stars had a beer gut rather than a six pack! I remember feeling a little sick when Gene Hackman beats him up in 'Unforgiven', he plays a horrid character but i was like "hey, you can't treat Richard Harris that way!" ;D
I can't recall too much about Orca other than I enjoyed it, so I'll have to revisit it. I have a friend who is mad about 'nature gone bad' movies, I bet he has a copy ;)
I've never seen Unforgiven...hmmm- What have I been watching?? I guess I was wrapped up in made for SyFy channel movies for far too long!
Without spoiling it- I will say that Orca is a cool revenge movie (a little far-fetched, but that's the stuff we monster lovers enjoy) and it moves along pretty well. The only semi-weak performance in the movie is Bo Derek, and I'm not being mean because I'm jealous- hahahaha! She kind of whispers out her lines.
I had completely forgotten Honey BooBoo's mother had a film career, prior to "Here comes Honey BooBoo".
Bo Derek about to be eaten (before her fame in "10")
(http://whataconceptblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/orca-bo-derek.jpg?w=640)
Quote from: charp13 on May 21, 2013, 02:41:45 PM
(http://i42.tinypic.com/2u91imx.jpg) I just watched this movie for the first time....and I am stunned!
That ad was on the back of a lot of '70's comic books
Saw this in the theaters when it came out and LOVED it!! And I haven't seen it since............so thanks Char!! I'm one of those who loves "Nature Gone Mad" movies from the 70s!!
Bonomo- I remember seeing it somewhere, but that's cool that you remembered the comic posters! I wonder who the target audience was for the movie? It was pretty depressing at first, and was about as violent as JAWS- scene for scene. I guess I was 15 when it came out at the theater, but I was probably saving up to see the blockbusters that year! :)
1977 had some big ol' movies at the theater! It was a great year!
Poor Bo Derek......that cast didn't help her! hahahaha!
Yeah - I remember ORCA! I enjoyed it, too. I think it's on Netflix or Hulu (or both). Might have to watch it again - it's been years!
I might listen to "Macarthur Park" while I'm at it!
When I was investigating the making of Orca, I read that a King Kong Vs. Orca movie was rumored! That would have been straaaange!
Don't recall much about it but I know that I saw it in the theater....I was 5 years old at the time!
KK vs O, eh? Hmmmmm....
Quote from: charp13 on May 21, 2013, 06:35:10 PM
When I was investigating the making of Orca, I read that a King Kong Vs. Orca movie was rumored! That would have been straaaange!
Well Orca was Dilaurentis's attempt to make his own "Jaws", and there is his Kong movie, which was sadly hampered by the lack of an ice skating scene in Cental Park. If Dino Dilaurentis (affectionately known by bad film afficiandos as "Dino DiHorendous) had Combined Kong and Orca, I have no doubt the resulting messterpiece would have been hilariously bad, and I'm sorry he didn't do that. This could have been the "Citizen Kane" of bad motion pictures. Perhaps some future Ed Wood will fullfil that dream, with a dream cast with Keannu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, and Lindsay Lohan.
Quote from: Haunted hearse on May 21, 2013, 07:07:05 PM
Well Orca was Dilaurentis's attempt to make his own "Jaws", and there is his Kong movie, which was sadly hampered by the lack of an ice skating scene in Cental Park. If Dino Dilaurentis (affectionately known by bad film afficiandos as "Dino DiHorendous) had Combined Kong and Orca, I have no doubt the resulting messterpiece would have been hilariously bad, and I'm sorry he didn't do that. This could have been the "Citizen Kane" of bad motion pictures. Perhaps some future Ed Wood will fullfil that dream, with a dream cast with Keannu Reeves, Nicolas Cage, and Lindsay Lohan.
Gee, you don't like Keanu Reeves either -- what a surprise! He is so stiff and pathetic that he should have played Gort the robot instead of Klaatu in that putrid re-botch of "The Day The Earth Stood Still". In fact, they simply shouldn't have made that piece of crap -- it was criminal to insult such a classic film!
Quote from: charp13 on May 21, 2013, 03:12:55 PM
mars- If you love each & every JAWS movie, (Including the one where Michael Caine romanced Mrs. Brody), and you don't question animal behavior....then you would like this movie- a lot! :)
It had a distinct non-CGI 70s feel, and it had a mechanical killer whale, so I was enamored by it. I'm going to watch it again tonight with my husband. I know he's never seen it before- he was sheltered as a child- hahahaha!
Now I want to see the film. I can not recall seeing the film previously? I do remember the film's advertisement in
Theatres during the 70s. Now that was a great era for film. So many over-the-top films. Planet of the Apes, Jaws,
and then.......Star Wars. Good times.
Haunted hearse- You crack me up! Dino Dihorendous! Love it!
mars- Remember....oooooh you're getting sleeeepy....you will like it if you dream of movies with killer whales seeking revenge.....
Also- I have mentioned this before on another topic- that GRIZZLY movie trailer scared me out of my skin, when I saw it at the movie theater! I really want to see that movie now that I'm a mature adult!
I remember watching the movie when it came out. I read the book before I saw the movie. I have seen it a few times on tv since, I still enjoy it. I think I still have a few comics that has that ad on the back too.
I'm definitely gonna have to watch ORCA again - just watched the trailer on YouTube and forgot that Will Sampson is in it, also. Ahhhh, the Savage Seventies!
Meanwhile... for Char...
Grizzly Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5wdw7wfkcE#)
Quote from: McDougals House of Horror on May 21, 2013, 07:14:41 PM
Gee, you don't like Keanu Reeves either -- what a surprise! He is so stiff and pathetic that he should have played Gort the robot instead of Klaatu in that putrid re-botch of "The Day The Earth Stood Still". In fact, they simply shouldn't have made that piece of crap -- it was criminal to insult such a classic film!
Most remakes are lame at best. They do it for name recognition, but it usually amounts to lazy film making. I've found the best thing to come from a remake is that they are prompted to release the original on DVD and/or BRD with cool new extras. That's what most of us really care about anyway.
Orca is a great one! And Grizzly is too!
OMGosh!! I haven't seen that trailer since I was a monster-ling! "it knows what we're thinking!"HA!! I think I'm also ready to see this movie! And for some reason the Grizzly Bear looks way more snuggly & attractive then I remember. His coat is lovely! And he shaes his fur like Chewbacca- hahahaha! I have hearts popping out of my head for Grizzly! He's kind of romantic looking like the Beast in the Beauty and the Beast movie!
I remember seeing Grizzly and all I could think of was, "Hey that's Sam Troy (Christopher George) from The Rat Patrol", a great mid-60's TV series about Allied soldiers fighting Rommel's Afrika Korps in WWII North Africa.
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSlNPWv94UT76BRhMgMwnoqv1qCTDh-weLGkGdOmHHHW2CV6oi_)
(http://www.cheese-magnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Christopher-George-Rat-Patrol-color1.jpg)
This was another great horror film that played on the tube. Again, glued to the tv!!!
I remember seeing this film at a drive in (remember those) back when it was first released. My only clear memory of it is Bo Derek in shorts and(spoiler) getting her leg bit off.
YES! Her cast didn't save her from ORCA! But she did survive :) The Capt. mentioned that she was "maimed".
You all are also forgetting the beautiful score by Ennio Morricone. Very haunting, somber.
Saw this at the drive-in when I was about 6 or 7 years old and loved it. I always felt sad for Orca and sympathized with him, and the Morricone score is beautiful indeed.
I really liked the music as well. I noticed that on my tv, the sound was a little off kilter. Sometimes the actors were whispering to the point where I would have the sound turned all the way up- and then the sound effects would suddenly be super loud! But the music was superb!
Quote from: Bonomo on May 21, 2013, 05:11:16 PM
That ad was on the back of a lot of '70's comic books
I remember that as well.
It was on cable this afternoon. I caught a few minutes, but have never seen the whole movie.
I saw both "Orca" and "Grizzly" in theaters when they first came out. "Orca" used to get a lot of TV airings in the '80s & '90s. "Grizzly," not so much. A "Grizzly" sequel was made, but never released.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_II:_The_Predator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_II:_The_Predator)
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Quote from: Count_Zirock on June 24, 2013, 01:06:48 AM
I saw both "Orca" and "Grizzly" in theaters when they first came out. "Orca" used to get a lot of TV airings in the '80s & '90s. "Grizzly," not so much. A "Grizzly" sequel was made, but never released.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_II:_The_Predator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_II:_The_Predator)
Wow, I bet George Clooney would be
thrilled to see that GRIZZLY sequel released! :laugh:
Quote from: LP_Quagmire on June 24, 2013, 01:15:24 AM
Wow, I bet George Clooney would be thrilled to see that GRIZZLY sequel released! :laugh:
It almost did! Cannon Films bought it in 1987 (it was made in 1983), and would have completed and released it, if not for their own financial troubles starting in 1988. Today, only a workprint copy survives. I'm surprised someone like Syfy or The Asylum hasn't bought it and completed the missing effects footage with cheap CGI.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y272/dancziraky/634010-grizzly_ii_the_predator_zpsf92a93a4.jpg)
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Has there ever been a script John Rhys-Davies said no to?!?! :o (And unless I'm mistaken, that's the same painting of the GRIZZLY from the first film! :laugh:)
C'mon, it's like the "Jaws" shark image. It's iconic!
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Quote from: Count_Zirock on June 24, 2013, 01:36:36 AM
C'mon, it's like the "Jaws" shark image. It's iconic!
I never actually saw GRIZZLY, but I
did have the novel with that "iconic" image on it. 8)
We watched ORCA last night and really enjoyed it. Hadn't seen it in years and it held up remarkably well
Quote from: LP_Quagmire on June 24, 2013, 02:07:04 AM
I never actually saw GRIZZLY, but I did have the novel with that "iconic" image on it. 8)
So did I! It eventually got eaten by mice, though.
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Quote from: Count_Zirock on June 24, 2013, 03:49:06 AM
So did I! It eventually got eaten by mice, though.
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That's
sooo NIGHT OF THE LEPUS, only different!
(http://blog.divabelle.com//HLIC/b04468b0069621c4757a77440a9c3c76.png)
Mike, Mike, Mike! You're a bad boy... ;D
LOL!!!!