Lstrblg » sindbad http://www.lstr.net/blog Grg Lstr's linkdump and thoughts on science, family and things in the ocean that would kill you if given the opportunity. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:42:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Warner Bros. opens the archives for rarely-seen Doc Savage, Capt. Nemo and Sindbad the Sailor http://www.lstr.net/blog/2009/03/24/warner-bros-opens-the-archives-for-rarely-seen-doc-savage-capt-nemo-and-sindbad-the-sailor/ http://www.lstr.net/blog/2009/03/24/warner-bros-opens-the-archives-for-rarely-seen-doc-savage-capt-nemo-and-sindbad-the-sailor/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:30:57 +0000 Greg http://www.lstr.net/blog/?p=566 Continue reading →]]> This is kind of neat, Warner Bros. is putting their old, rare and neglected films for sale online. Unfortunately, its DVD and not on-demand…and they all seem to cost about $20, which is a bit high for what was once late-night TV or UHF fare.

It includes this gem of a turkey, George Pal’s Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.

And, yes, Doc Savage had a Fortress of Solitude long before Superman.

I’m a big Doc Savage fan — and George Pal, for that matter — but this one is a turd. Its played for camp, but in that 60s-70s elbow poke in the ribs sort of way. Fui.

There are a couple of films in the archive that I’m interested in checking out, including a Captain Nemo flick starring Chuck Conners Captain Nemo and the Underwater Citym and a Harryhausen-free (and thankfully, Sinbad-free) Captain Sindbad.

They don’t look bad, but I couldn’t say that they’re worth $20.

Speaking of Sindbad, who’s that most remarkable extraordinary fellow?

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