December 24 movie: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. The Mystery Science Theater treatment of this movie is revered, but honestly the movie is so bad that there isn't much for them to do with it. Still, it's great to see Joel's version of MST3K again. TV's Frank and the invention exchange! Gypsy and original voice Crow!
I know I watched a movie on the 31st, but I can't remember what it was. Darn!
January 1 movie: Zatoichi's Crazy Journey. Also known as Masseur Ichi, The Fugitive, the fourth in the series has Zatoichi getting involved in a conflict between two warring gangs. Which is basically the plot of most Zatoichi movies. I like the stately pace of the early Zatoichi movies, but I have to say that after four movies it's getting difficult to keep track of all the recurring characters. There's something to be said for the episodic, later films.
January 2 movie: Midnight. I love this movie! Have I ever mentioned how much I love this movie? Oh yes, I have. It still has Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and John Barrymore, and it's still hilarious. The best part is still Barrymore braying into the phone, pretending to be Ameche's drunken daughter (you really have to see it for that to make sense). But it's all funny.
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