Barkey Reviews Movies

The Barkinator tells the tale of "4D Man" (1959), a science fiction film starring Robert Lansing (Gary Seven from "Star Trek"), and Lee Merriwether. Here, a scientists figures out a way to pass through solid objects by moving through the fourth dimension! Of course, that drives him looney. Can anyone stop the "4D Man" (1959)? Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey checks out a Rankin Bass fantasy epic, "The Flight of Dragons" (1982). a hero is brought to a world of magic to try and help save the day. There are wizards, knights in shining armor, ladies fair, and dragons! A goodly cast of actors lend their voices to the the animated film, including Harry Morgan, John Ritter, James Earl Jones, and James Gregory. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey offers up an animated movie this time, "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (1964) from Hanna-Barbera. It's spring in Jellystone National Park, and Yogi Bear is raiding pic-a-nic baskets while avoiding the ire of Ranger Smith and the romantic ardor of Cindy Bear. Yogi is up to his old tricks, along with Boo Boo and an early version of Muttley. "Hey There, It's Yogi Bear" (1964) has an all star cast of voice actors in an original animated adventure. Does this cartoon hold up? Barkey weighs in! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey takes a look at "The Happy Hooker" (1975), the progenitor of an infamous series of R-rated sex comedies about a famous madam, Xaviera Hollander. Given the subject matter and the kind of movies these are, they all have a surprising amount of cameo appearances and starring roles by name brand actors and character actors. And... why is this movie like Rambo? Barkey explains. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey looks at "Doomsday Chronicles" (1979), a documentary that warns of a bleak future if Mankind doesn't smarten up. While not really a pseudoscience documentary, it sure looks like it! Can Mankind be saved?! Perennial character actor William Schallert hosts. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

The Barkster hunts down a picture for you based on a book by adventurer Jim Corbett. "Man-Eater of Kumaon" (1948) tells the tale of a gloomy doctor trying to find himself while hunting big game in India. After wounding a tiger and leaving it, said tiger begins using the natives as tiger chow. Wendell Corey plays the doctor in a rare lead role for him, Sabu is the other name brand in the cast. Joanne "Joy" Page plays the wife of Sabu, and future member of the blacklist, Morris Carnovsky, lend support. Byron Haskin directs. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey checks out "Search for the Gods" (1975), a TV movie about ancient astronauts who left behind a broken medallion with secret info on it. Our hero has to find the scattered pieces before a mysterious bad guy and his henchmen do. "Search for the Gods" (1975) was a pilot for a proposed television series that never went into production. Stephen McHattie, Kurt Russell, and Ralph Bellamy star. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey introduces you to "Danger Dolls" (2014), a Japanese action movie featuring parallel worlds, a bad guy with electro-powers, and sword-wielding chicks defending the Earth! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey reviews a classic comedy from Robert Zemeckis, "Used Cars" (1980). This one stars Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, and several faces that would later appear in another Zemeckis film... "Back to the Future" (1985). Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey takes a gander at a late 80's vehicle for Tom Selleck, who had just finished his run on the successful hit series "Magnum P.I." "Her Alibi" (1989) was supposed to be a stepping stone for Selleck, possibly leading to the small screen star making the leap to the big silver screen. Sadly, things didn't turn out that way. Barkey gives you the lowdown on this picture, starring Tom Selleck, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, and the voice of K.I.T.T. himself, William Daniels. Bruce Beresford directs. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey reviews an 80's cult classic, the romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist, "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1988). This movie is bizarre and weird and kind of wonderful, all at the same time. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey and Michael McKean star in this tale of aliens meet Valley locals in Los Angeles. Look fast for Larry Linville from M*A*S*H* and Robby the Robot! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey has another Creature Double Feature for you! This movie pairing features... British Kaiju?! That's right, instead of the usual Tokyo stomping grounds, this time the giant radioactive dinosaurs are stomping on London! Barkey shares two monster movies directed by Eugène Lourié, "The Giant Behemoth" (1959) and "Gorgo" (1961). Is one better than the other? Is London doomed? And where is Doctor Who when you need him?! British Kaiju, this time on Barkey Reviews! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey takes a look at the other side of the coin of "Aeon Flux" (2005). Namely, "Ultraviolet" (2006), a sci-fi actioner set in a dystopia future. Like Aeon Flux, Violet is a super-charged assassin fighting the evil rulers running society. Milla Jovovich stars, and Kurt Wimmer directs. Is "Ultraviolet" (2006) any good? Is it better than "Aeon Flux" (2005)? Barkey gives you the lowdown. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

In this one, Barkey checks out a slasher movie from the dawn of the 1980's, "The Prowler" (1981). This movie owes more than a little to a picture that preceded it the same year, "My Bloody Valentine" (1981). As Barkey explains, both movies have a surprising number of things in common, but which is the better film? Barkey has the word! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey explores more 1970's pseudoscience, this time screening a classic Bigfoot "documentary" that is almost unique. Namely, "Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot" (1976), a completely fabricated story about a team of researchers looking for Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. "Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot" (1976) is available on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, and digitally from Amazon Prime. The soundtrack of "Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot" (1976): https://youtu.be/4AfIAyu-QVM Watch the movie on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KTzlMxlejG0 Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey introduces you to "Cyborg 2087" (1966), a sci-fi movie with everything but the kitchen sink in it! It's got cyborgs, it's got time travel, it's got ray guns, it's got telepathic mind control, it's got scientists, it's got a dystopian future, you name it, "Cyborg 2087" (1966) has it! The legendary Michael Rennie stars as the titular cyborg, while Karen Steele, Wendell Corey, and a lot of other familiar faces lend support. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

This time out, Barkey Dog revisits "Baffled!" (1972), a TV movie about ESP and psychic powers starring the great Leonard Nimoy! In this one, Nimoy is a race car driver who suddenly starts having psychic visions. Happily, he meets an attractive expert who advises him as together they try to solve a mystery based on clues in Nimoy's visions. Susan Hampshire and Vera Miles co-star with Mr. Nimoy, along with a few other familiar faces from British TV series. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

This time out, Barkey Dog revisits "Baffled!" (1972), a TV movie about ESP and psychic powers starring the great Leonard Nimoy! In this one, Nimoy is a race car driver who suddenly starts having psychic visions. Happily, he meets an attractive expert who advises him as together they try to solve a mystery based on clues in Nimoy's visions. Susan Hampshire and Vera Miles co-star with Mr. Nimoy, along with a few other familiar faces from British TV series. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

This time, Barkey takes on "Aeon Flux' (2005), the precursor of the awful social messaging masquerading as entertainment in movies, and the wholesale disregard and disrespect for source material that is the Modern Hollywood standard of the day. "Aeon Flux' (2005) proved to be a cautionary tale executives failed to take note of, and they've made the same mistakes ever since with "Star Wars", "Star Trek", and all the rest. But... is the movie any good on its own, aside from the source material? Barkey weighs in! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey says he was lied to by this movie, Curt Siodmak's "Love Slaves of the Amazons" (1957). An archeologist is convinced to go up the Amazon in search of a lost tribe of women, his expedition being overrun by treasure hunting river pirates. Are these Amazons on a par with Linda Carter, or Olive Oyl? Barkey brings the truth! Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey revisits the weirdness that was 1970's pseudoscience documentaries. This time, he reviews "The Late Great Planet Earth" (1978), a movie based on a bestselling book of the same name. Author Hal Lindsey explains (or tries to), how biblical prophecy related to current events in the then-modern world, and whether or not the dreaded "end times" of the Book of Revelations was upon us. Orson Welles hosts and narrates throughout. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

This time out, Barkey reviews an interesting silent film with super-science elements, "Filibus" (1915). Here, a female supercrook matches wits with the police, and uses an airship, knockout gas, and clever disguises to commit daring robberies. Can the police stop Filibus? This one has been pushed as some kind of "deeply coded message" about transgender, feminist, or people with lesbotic tendencies... but is it really? What's actually in the film? Barkey gives you all the straight dope on "Filibus" (1915), and if it's worth your time. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey takes on Batwoman in this one! No, not the dopey CW character, but the ORIGINAL Batwoman... sort of. This Batwoman is a Mexican wrestler, who is really a secret agent fighting to stop some evil bad guys from killing professional wrestlers in order to create their own Creature from the Black Lagoon. Goofy? You bet! It's "The Batwoman" from 1968, starring Maura Monti, and directed by Mexican-wrestlers-as-superheros stalwart René Cardona. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey unveils a new feature in the channel, a "Movie Pair." These are two movies that just sort of fit together and complement one another for back-to-back viewing. Barkey has two pictures featuring Robochicks and Cyberbabes, women who are made cybernetic by spy agencies for their own ends. "Programmed to Kill" (1987) stars Robert Ginty and Sandahl Bergman "Running Delilah" (1993) stars Kim Cattrall, Billy Zane, and Diana Rigg. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share

Barkey's kind of tired of Marvel movies (and who isn't?!), so he takes a look at a superhero film from Indonesia. Namely, "Valentine: The Dark Avenger" (2017), billed as the first superhero movie to feature silat, an indigenous martial art form. Estelle Linden and Matthew Settle star in this picture that's somewhat reminiscent of the CW's "Arrow"... but in a good way. Barkey's Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/J71035RIPU9U?ref_=wl_share