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Post subject: CLOSED * Birthday Prize competition * CLOSED
 Posted: Oct 05, 2008 - 01:45 PM
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As it's my birthday tomorrow (6th Oct),i thought i'd hold a special dvd prize competition.
Anyone can enter,
The prize will be.....
3 Classic Horrors Of The Silver Screen On DVD - Vol. 1 - Horror Hotel / The Terror / The Corpse Vanishes
Horror Hotel: This hotel is the gateway to hell!
Young college student Nan Barlow uses her winter vacation to research a paper on witchcraft in New England after her professor ( Christopher Lee) recommends a place for her to visit.She sets off for a small village with a history of black magic.When she arrives she notices some weird happenings but things begin to happen in earnest when she finds herself "marked" for sacrifice by the undead coven of witches!
The Terror: A lieutentant in Napoleon's army (a young Jack Nicholson) traces a mysterious woman to a castle on the Baltic coast and finds himself trapped by a mad baron (Boris Karloff). This highly enjoyable, atmopsheric slice of low-budget horror from the great Roger Corman was also reportedly directed at points by future talents Francis Coppola and Peter Bogdanovich.
The Corpse Vanishes: Bela Lugosi plays a botanist who sends orchids to blushing brides on their wedding days. But, they are not around to enjoy the reception as Bela kidnaps them to use their glandular fluids to rejuvinate his wife...
rules are easy ....
all you have to do is e-mail me the answer to the following question,Please do not post your answers here
Q.What is the correct name of the "Horror Hotel", in the movie of the same name..?
Closing date for the competition is wed 8th October |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 01:32 PM
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 02:34 PM
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Hey Britstarfan...
Have Fablulous Birhtday!!
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 02:56 PM
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Many Thanks to you both  |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 04:59 PM
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| I'm game! I sent an e-mail to you with my guess. Happy Birthday! |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 06:09 PM
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Well you'll not beat Bilbo Baggins in birthdays, but have a good one.
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 09:22 PM
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Thanks again to you all
Looks like a lot of interest in these classic movies,.A real little Gem of a prize,which will be ideal to watch on Halloween.
Trivia
Horror Hotel is currently being remade and is listed as "due late 2008"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0763841/ |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 10:44 PM
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I've been catching some horror movies on Chiller TV almost every other day.
Their current schedule, for me, is best on the evening of the 30th and all day the 31st. Some really great classics are showing.
BOO to one and all.
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I'm watching this movie right now 
Boris Karloff in this movie, was 80 years old, at the time and looked really frail.I don't think this was really one of his best films.
I wonder if Christopher Lee was right ,after he gave up playing Dracula, in the 1970's. Saying that it's a mistake to bring "gothic" horror stories , and gothic horror actors in to the modern day.? |
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Posted: Oct 06, 2008 - 11:55 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
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Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 12:45 AM
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| britstarfan wrote: |
I wonder if Christopher Lee was right ,after he gave up playing Dracula, in the 1970's. Saying that it's a mistake to bring "gothic" horror stories , and gothic horror actors in to the modern day.? |
I believe the classics cannot and should not be "updated". They belong to another time and era and are to be appreciated in and for what they represent.
Modern day horror is cgi or worse and gore cannot make up for talent and simple story lines well executed.
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Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 03:06 AM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT 
BTW Have you got The Colditz Series. 1972 Series David McCallum
tried to buy it at Ioffer. but it has been over a week now and no reply
Torrents are corrupt so they stopped burning:) I have 11 episodes A great series this
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Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 03:26 AM
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Happy Birthday Brit!
Hope you had a great time today. |
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I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M SORRY I'M TO LATE 
BUT HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY BRIT  |
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| Hope you had a good one! sorry I'm late... |
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Already sent my best wishes privately. But, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, matey!
Thank you again for your generosity! |
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| daisydownunder wrote: | HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT
BTW Have you got The Colditz Series. 1972 Series David McCallum
tried to buy it at Ioffer. but it has been over a week now and no reply
Torrents are corrupt so they stopped burning:) I have 11 episodes A great series this
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Yes it was a great series, although i was far too young to watch it at the time.
Sorry i don't have it,i have looked around to see if i could find it anywhere, but no luck.
I asked a friend who works at the BBC, to find out if it is available,the news is, they have NOT officially released it on DVD,and have no plans to do so, in the immediate future. So any available copy will probably be, a recording taken from T.V .The BBC sold the series to UK Gold,who reshowed it some years ago.It's unknown if they still have it in their archives at the moment, so any copy, someone is selling, may not be the best, so it's taking 'pot luck' if you want to buy it.
The complete series is listed here at £39.99. ( I don't know what the quality will be like or what region it is)
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| britstarfan wrote: | | daisydownunder wrote: | HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIT
BTW Have you got The Colditz Series. 1972 Series David McCallum
tried to buy it at Ioffer. but it has been over a week now and no reply
Torrents are corrupt so they stopped burning:) I have 11 episodes A great series this
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Yes it was a great series, although i was far too young to watch it at the time.
Sorry i don't have it,i have looked around to see if i could find it anywhere, but no luck.
I asked a friend who works at the BBC, to find out if it is available,the news is, they have NOT officially released it on DVD,and have no plans to do so, in the immediate future. So any available copy will probably be, a recording taken from T.V .The BBC sold the series to UK Gold,who reshowed it some years ago.It's unknown if they still have it in their archives at the moment, so any copy, someone is selling, may not be the best, so it's taking 'pot luck' if you want to buy it.
The complete series is listed here at £39.99. ( I don't know what the quality will be like or what region it is)
http://www.cultandraredvd.com/ |
Thanks for your help , I have looked every where for it, and it seems that there are DVD taken from UK Gold, and as a last resort due to the fact they are still arguing about it being Made into DVD . and a lot of hassle, I am trying to buy it from I-offer , several of them on here , I realise they wont be 100% but I just would like to have it, cant wait for many years while they hassle about Legal points .
I got The Invisble man like this, about like watching a Tape quality. and I have ordered Tyrone Power, 4 of the movies on the list you gave me. these too are from TV ,
I dont mind a drop in quality as long as I can see my old friends:)
Thanks again
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| britstarfan wrote: | There are the some episodes of Sapphire and Steel with David Macallum and Joanna Lumley, which you can download. I'm not sure they are in order,or totally complete.
If you don't mind the VHS standard quality.
http://www.veoh.com/search.html?type=v& ... +and+steel |
I actually baught Sappire and Steel it was only 15 pounds This is a strange series. one has to really pay attention:) David and Joanna worked so well together. it was good to see her less zany Beautiful lady.
Thanks again Brit for trying. as I say I downloaded 11 Colditz then the next few had problems with timing and burning. I wanted to send a set to my daughter she loves all things David , (re found:) I will give this 'Ioffer 'a few more days then I will re order it from one of the others they have there.
Two studios made Colditz and there is where we have problems with the making of the DVD release.
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Ok folks the competition is now closed and it's time to draw the winner
drum roll
and the winner is ............
Nostromo
who was first out of the hat with the correct answer that "Raven's Inn"was the correct name of the Horror Hotel
Well done
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Happy Birthday Brit !!!
And congratulations Nostromo! |
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Ok, everybody, gas your car and lets head over to Nostromo's for a party.
Movie time!!
Congrats Nostromo. |
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For those of you that didn't win this time,get your thinking caps on.
Watch this space for the possibility of another, competition some time later this year.
With another great set of "3 Classic Horrors Of The Silver Screen,Movies on DVD,"as a prize.
Again many thanks to all of you who posted or emailed, wishing me a happy Birthday |
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| oh great, now I can be in a nervous state for the rest of the year......... |
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