Dino-Riders!
Well, since I just finished writing about the scariest shit ever, I’ll try to keep it light tonight. Halfway light.
Here’s the first episode of Dino-Riders, from 1988:
Produced to sneakily advertise the same-named line of toys, Dino-Riders was fabulously creative. (Actually, the fact that there are dinosaurs dressed like RoboCop isn’t even the weirdest thing about the series!)
Enjoy.
Monsters of the Deep!
Here’s Monsters of the Deep, a National Geographic documentary that investigates the possible existence of fantastically enormous sea creatures.
(FYI, this is one of my favorite subjects.)
great thumbnail. 😕
There are a million of these docs and they all blend together after a while, so I have no idea if I’ve seen this one before. While I’ve sadly had to let go of any lingering notions that there ever was a Nessie, the ocean depths still hide plenty, and I for one continue to hold out hope for a real life version of Cloverfield.
Duel.
Here’s Duel, from 1971. Famous as Steven Spielberg’s feature-length directorial debut, Duel is about a guy menaced by a mysterious truck that he can’t shake.
The movie does a lot with a little and there aren’t any wasted moments. I’ve seen mixed reactions to Duel over the years, but it hit me pretty hard and I thought it was way effective. Scary, too.
(But I still think it should’ve been called Fuel.)
Star Crystal!
From 1986, Star Crystal is an odd duck. It begins as a horror movie — an Alien clone, in many ways — but then, almost on a dime, it turns into something more closely resembling a family-safe sci-fi movie.
It’s not too much of a spoiler to mention that the movie features an alien, and my God do I love the design of that guy. He kinda looks like an inside-out E.T., covered in Jell-O.
Star Crystal had some fun moments, but make no mistake, it was still a horror movie! (Well, more sci-fi than horror, but people bleed!)
Enjoy. It’s pretty perfect for a lazy Saturday night.
