Since it’s fast creeping up on us, I’d like to wish everyone a happy Halloween with a few golden oldies…
DRACULA (released 1931/directed by Tod Browning)
Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEM8TiXczYM NOW GONE! Will look for replacement soon.
FRANKENSTEIN (released 1931/directed by James Whale)
Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVNDpEEMDI
THE MUMMY (released 1932/directed by Karl Freund)
Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2645yn0Wmqk
THE WOLF MAN (released 1941/directed by George Waggner)
Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTNQEd8D4pg
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (released 1954/directed by Jack Arnold)
Teaser Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8U92zxQ1VY NOW GONE! Will look for replacement soon.
Theatrical Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjITaWNvvn0
(I’ll eventually add posters and sequel trailers for these too, at some point)
‘E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL’ IS ACTUALLY SET AROUND ‘HALLOWEEN’ RATHER THAN SUMMER, AND I’D LIKE TO INCLUDE A SHORTENED VERSION THE ‘HALLOWEEN CHAOS’ SCENE FROM THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE FOR A SLIGHTLY MORE ‘HALLOWEEN’-CENTRIC VERSION FOR MYSELF -
ALTHOUGH I’D FAR PREFER TO STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL, MORE REALISTIC-LOOKING MECHANICAL E.T. FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE MOVIE, I’D LIKE TO KEEP THE LIKES OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY’S CGI JUMPING E.T. MOMENTS AS WELL AS THE CGI VERSION OF HIM FROM BEHIND, AS HE WATCHES THE SPACECRAFT LEAVING, AMONG OTHER WORTHWHILE ENHANCEMENTS TOO - Here’s a good comparison video of the original vs the 20th Anniversary release to study - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ptI8Ba1h4
Also, the ‘movie-censorship’ site’s comparison screenshots are useful to look at too - https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=5229907 (NOTE - I don’t think I can ‘hotlink’ images from there unfortunately - but I think I may be able to download them to my laptop, and then re-upload them however)
HERE’S HOW I’D INCLUDE A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE ‘HALLOWEEN CHAOS’ SCENE, WHICH WOULD END WITH THE MUM ASKING HER 2 KIDS WHERE ELLIOT IS, AS GERTIE KEEPS SILENT -
…Elliot and E.T. are in the forest trying to make contact using a make-shift ‘radio’ contraption -
…as we see a close-up of the ‘spellcheck’ toy -
…and we continue on as normal, as Elliot’s mum leaves her house dressed in a halloween ‘cat’ costume, then gets into her car -
…and we continue on as normal, as Elliot’s mum drives away and several men get out of 2 parked cars with suitcases, and walk towards her house -
(PUT THIS INFO. IN A BLUE BOX - At this point in the movie, I’d like to include a little extra ‘Halloween’ flavour to it, by adding a SHORTENED portion of the ‘Halloween chaos’ scene shown in the ‘20th Anniversary’ CGI’d release)
…then CUT to close-up of pumpkin going up in flames, as we see Gertie and her eldest brother walking through halloween chaos in the suburbs, as their mum pulls up in her car beside them and asks “WHERE’S ELLIOT?”
(PUT THIS INFO. IN BLUE BOX - As seen in this ‘deleted scenes’ video between the 2 mins. 40 secs. mark and 3 mins. 11 secs. mark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dsOl5rOnho )
…then CUT to the forest at night, as we see Elliot with E.T. both rubbing their chins -
