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As convoluted, melodramatic and wacky (all the brain swapping stuff) as the scripts got in the later Universal horror films, I admire the professionalism of the actors, directors and crews. They weren't just mailing it in. Their work ethic shows. I think that's why the films - as dated as they are - still hold a certain charm and are still gathering fans so many years later.
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^Agreed. They sold it, despite the silliness of it all. I mean, the monster wanted the little girl's brain in "Ghost of Frankenstein". WHAT?!? It's nuts, but the performances are sincere, so it works... until you think about it too much.
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I found the Leech Woman to be a pain in the neck
, but I've never seen Monster on Campus. Loved the Creature movies, but to me, The Mole Men was kind of iffy. I thoroughly enjoy all the 30s and 40s Universal Monster movies though.
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I have never seen "The Mole Men', but the plot sounds surprisingly similar to "Superman Meets the Mole Men", which I believe came first.
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^It's kind of racially charged, for the '50s.
The Mole Men themselves are stodgey after the elegant design of the Gillman.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Yeah, I understand it's a morality play about tolerating others different than you...which is also the theme of the Superman movie with a very similar title, and plot line apparently! I need to see this to know for sure.
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>the plot sounds surprisingly similar to "Superman Meets the Mole Men"
I don't think that one rips the other. I think it's the case that the plots are pretty generic for both, hence the similarities.
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