The Sudden Curve

Armed & Dangerous Marionette Babe: Lisa of Team America

I suppose you might think I've flipped. No, I don't think Marionette Lisa is anywhere near as alluring as the other Armed and Dangerous Babes who've been posted here, with the possible exception of the cartoon "babes."

However, I recently published a review of the movie (shameless plug). Showtime also has Team America: World Police (2004) scheduled for airing this month. If anyone who reads this blog hasn't seen Team America yet, this might be a good opportunity for those with access to the premium channels which will show it.

Posted by Tom Ender, who doubts that Kim Jong Il really sings as often as he does in the movie, but suspects that Trey Parker might.

At The Earth's Core - The Movie

Looking at Bob Wallace's posting on Space Artist Roy Krenkel Jr.  took me on a trip down memory lane. 

I once had a copy of the paperback edition of Burroughs' At the Earth's Core with the pictured Krenkel artwork, although my copy with that picture has since gone missing.

These days I have a copy of a slightly newer edition of the paperback which has Frank Frazetta's artwork. Generally, I really like Frazetta's work, but I have a special soft spot for the Krenkel cover as I am sure I read that one first.

I particularly recall the  spear-carrying, scantily clad female in the lower left foreground of the Krenkel cover. I had always thought that she was Dian the Beautiful. 

Which further reminded me of  Tom Novak's even earlier posting of Space Babe Caroline Munro (pictured top left).

All that reminiscing prompted me to actually watch the DVD movie version of  At the Earth's Core (Internet Movie Database link).

I think I saw that movie around the time it was first released, but watching it now was different.

Caroline Munro is still very hot in the film and has the sort of easy-going manner that is almost impossible to find today. 

Doug McClure has given better performances than his portrayal of David Innes in this movie, but Peter Cushing is very good as Abner Perry.

However, the special effects are quite dated. If the movie had been made today, one might think that it was a deliberately "campy" film, like the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (which, I confess, I have not yet seen).

In any case, if you are averse to buying or renting a DVD or tape, but have access to Showtime, you can catch Caroline Munro in this perhaps unintentionally humorous film. I enjoyed it. For any Pellucidar fans reading this, it may be the only movie we have available for quite a while.

Posted by Tom Ender, who thanks ERB (Edgar Rice Burroughs) for the Pellucidar books, which had a large impact on him when he was young.