Well, "Svengoolie's" Double Feature Last Saturday Was Three Quarters Successful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           "The Night Stalker" turned out to be a better movie than expected.  Though, if believed, the film would have one believe vampires only go after prostitutes, or maybe that prostitutes are all Las Vegas has to offer.  My guess is the latter.

                               I don't understand how some people can get all hot and bothered over Darren McGavin.  I mean, the man is a good actor, but he spends too much of his time with his shirt off.  I mean, John Gavin in "Psycho," yes, but Darren McGavin??????????????????

                                  But whom am I to judge?  I was hot under the collar for Doodles Weaver, as he helped 'Tippi' Hedren into the boat in "The Birds."  To each his own, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                   And the opening scene, with a prostitute being murdered, is the one shown on the drive-in, during the film "Julie," with Karen Black.  No wonder.  Both were under the auspices of Dan Curtis.

                                                                                     

                        But second was best, as indicated by this iconic shot, showcasing Gojira's first appearance on film!!!!!!!!!!  Isn't he SO handsome, darlings???????????  Yes, this was the Americanized version of thee 1954 Japanese masterpiece, with the best things left in, then fillers with Raymond Burr, before his Perry Mason days.  Having seen the original masterwork several times, owning it on DVD, I can say watching this version is like eating Velveeta pasteurized process cheese spread!  I mean, God forbid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                             Until rights are cleared to show the original on TV, this is what one must settle for.  It still gives a good indication of what the original as.  It makes Gojira unhappy because they cannot show his movie the way it was intended.

                               This version eliminates some of the Otto Island scenes, including the Old Lady.  Maybe she was deemed more terrifying than Gojira!!!!!!!!!!!  And when the ship leaves for that island, and Emiko is shown waving, we don't see whom she is waving to, and that is Dr. Serizawa, who is watching.  Hubba, hubba, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                  Since this house retires at a reasonable time, we only watched till Gojira's first appearance.  If only this had been the first feature, we  could have seen the whole thing.

                                     Though the end saddens me.

                                     But, as Gojira would say, it is just a movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!