tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803045395906423494.post7766371913448504341..comments2024-03-28T01:02:40.579-07:00Comments on HORROR 101 with Dr. AC: THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) Blu-ray ReviewDr. AC http://www.blogger.com/profile/00222795645885007090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803045395906423494.post-48883349245273813292014-05-29T07:52:34.091-07:002014-05-29T07:52:34.091-07:00When I first saw it in my youth, I had no idea wha...When I first saw it in my youth, I had no idea what a cicada was, so I don't think it resonated as much. Plus, I was expecting a werewolf movie, based on the cover art. That said, I really appreciated what they pulled off, especially with the creepy atmosphere, which is why I was put off my Holland's negativity throughout the commentary, especially when it was clear he hadn't seen it in a while and then for him to do a complete about face and say, "Huh, that wasn't too bad." I about concussed myself with the ensuing facepalm.Dr. AC https://www.blogger.com/profile/00222795645885007090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803045395906423494.post-35296818080601519222014-05-22T00:19:36.006-07:002014-05-22T00:19:36.006-07:00The Beast Within holds a special place in my heart...The Beast Within holds a special place in my heart;back when I was a ten year old kid I rented the tape from a mom & pop store loaded with hundreds of obscure Horror relics.The concept of infusing the 17 cycle of the cicada with the grotesque bodily mutation of a teenager is definitely one-of-a- kind,and refreshing with other early 80's monster transformation flicks featuring the more typical werewolf.The atmosphere in The Beast Within is deliciously creepy,with the small hick town wreathed in gloomy fog and rotting in it's secret of demonic,horny locusts men.tonymoviebuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11169158443062983852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803045395906423494.post-68072952961917584082013-12-19T12:18:46.566-08:002013-12-19T12:18:46.566-08:00I remember seeing the trailer and the poster as a ...I remember seeing the trailer and the poster as a kid, but didn't see the film itself until I was well into my 20s. Don't think I dug it as much then, but it's definitely grown on me. I really like it now. It's funny, Tom Holland dogs on the bladder f/x as being silly, which was probably my feeling at the time as well, but now they seem surprisingly effective.Dr. AC https://www.blogger.com/profile/00222795645885007090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8803045395906423494.post-40320075755248915242013-12-17T20:59:38.239-08:002013-12-17T20:59:38.239-08:00I was introduced to this fine specimen of a monste...I was introduced to this fine specimen of a monster movie courtesy of Joe Bob Briggs, first within the pages of <i>Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In</i>, and then on <i>MonsterVision</i>. He definitely did not steer me wrong.Craig J. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764182532250596880noreply@blogger.com