VHS : Nyoka and the Tigermen
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Rating:  - Come back next week for another exciting chapter
A compilation of a "chapter movie" that I saw on successive Saturday afternoons growing up in New York in the 40s. Perhaps, even at that early age, I was fascinated by the idea of an attractive, long-legged heroine and a similarly fascinating villainess. A cute, if implausible, adventure tale, set in North Africa, which today would seem almost a parody, but I'm enjoying the trip down memory lane which it's affording me at not too high a cost. One of the "bad guys" is an Italian, so identified, ... Read More
Rating: - "Nyoka & the Tigermen (1942) ... Kay Aldridge & Clayton Moore... A Republic 15 Chapter Serial"
Republic Pictures present "NYOKA AND THE TIGERMEN" (1942) (261 mins/B&W) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore, relive those thrilling days week after week venue brought you to the theater, as you were mesmerized in your seat waiting for the final chapter ... exciting action within 15 episodes from one of my favorite Republic Serials, lost medical secrets is located in the Golden Tablets of Hippocrates ... only Nyoka Gordon ... Read More
Rating: - Perils of Nyoka
The original title of this was "Perils of Nyoka," which is more appropriate because it conjures up reminiscences of "The Perils of Pauline." It's the first serial William Witney directed alone.
It's excellent: Lots of action, terrific cliffhangers, good musical score. From what I've read, most people seem to prefer it to the original Nyoka serial, "Jungle Girl," but I beg to differ. I find it just a notch behind "Jungle Girl," mainly because Kay Aldridge ("Haunted Harbor") doesn't measure ... Read More
Rating: - Leave your 21st century cynicism at the door
I've never been a huge fan or collector of the old serials.I've only seen two or three in my time and I'm too young to remember them firsthand...so mine is a novices review,but even I know better than to judge one by modern standards.If one were to go into "Nyoka.." with a cynical modern day attitude they would be in for a world of disappointment.Don't expect any kind of cultural or historical authenticity, or shakespearean acting...Do expect a whole lot of fun,excitement and some pretty decent stunt work ... Read More
Rating: - Who Said?
Who said they didn't use to have feminist role-models in the movies? Kay Aldridge as Nyoka doesn't take any guff of the bad guys, whether male, female, or simian--she just decks 'em and moves on to the next peril. She even, on occasion, saves the hero, who is played by The Lone Ranger himself, Clayton Moore. Add the villainy of the wicked Vultura, Charles Middleton (AKA Ming the Merciless in the Flash Gordon serials), and Satan, the ape (actually the great Ray "Crash" Corrigan in an ape suit), and you have ... Read More
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