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very late to the party, but here I is!
Pretty amazing amount of One Pointers -- 23?! WOW
won't go into them now since this'll be a bit long in the tooth, but I'll try to keep it short. . .
D@MN FINE Job, @Nostromo87!! BRAVO!!!
As for the one's I've seen:
The Host - a funny lil Asian horror
They Live LOVE this, though I see it has more of a sci-fi flick than horror which is why it didn't make my list or, trust me, it would have been pretty d@mn high
***REMOVED DUE TO USER STUPIDITY***
Re-animator had it at #23. Combs MADE that film! Best parts of the film had him in it
Last House on the Left Grindhouse slasher flick. Remember it, didn't care too much for it.
Altered States Great film, didn't even consider it for the list - should have
Zombieland I would have liked this one a lot more if Eisenberg wasn't in it. Not a fan of that guy.
The Devil's Backbone My very first Guillermo del Toro film. A great little ghost story. It was at #20 for me.
From the Women Directors Hof and nominated by @Thursday Next:
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
This is my second time watching it, and like many experiences, I was able to relax and enjoy instead of the usual "What's that? Who's that? What's going on here? I wonder if--?" that is all so common, and, doing so, I enjoyed it even more than the first time seeing it.
One thing I had forgotten is seeing Mozhan Marnò whom I know from the TV Show Blacklist, playing Atti The Prostitute.
And, yes, that is the actual name of the character. In fact, except for Arash, everyone has a title: The Pimp, The Junkie, The Street Urchin. Even the girl, is titled The Girl. Oh, and yes, the cat IS titled The Cat lol.
But enough of that, as previously stated, I had seen this when @Thursday Next wrote of it in The Last Movie You Saw thread as "out Jarmusches Jarmusch." And being a huge fan of Only Lovers Left Alive I was completely in.
In many ways, it does. But more importantly, it isn't an imitation of style because it has it's own style and it's own life. Which I found even more intriguing, seeing the similarities without it staying within said similarities.
What I also got to do, this time around, is look at this regarding the subject matter and Camo's excellent observation of the political aspect of such stark subject matter for what could be mistaken as an Iranian film. Which, having watched this a second time, it seems I did have a momentary insistence the first time around as several scenes, especially in the beginning, did not hold back. And since my experience with any middle eastern films have been incredibly minimal, I simply let it go as a misconception on my part.
Regardless of all of that, this is a very wonderfully shot film in black and white. Taking full advantage of the shadowing in so many of the shots, as well as composition.
There is also a solemn playfulness to many of the scenes. None of which I will mention and will wait for others to watch this to expand on that, except for a favorite involving a skateboard that made me smile.
I will also recommend, should you enjoy on a first watch, you will enjoy even more so on a secondary one.
didn't make the cut though.
and, at #21 from the 1930s Part 2 HoF, nominated by @Citizen Rules:
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
This IS a pretty impressive psychological horror for it's time and, watching this, it's easy to see how cricket would enjoy this as a modern film. It does have a more visceral experience while also adding more depth than simply the usual "gentleman and the brute".
March does an excellent job as both sides of "Good Ash and Bad Ash" lol. But, seriously, there is a very good mix of the two. It isn't a completely stark line separating the two. Jekyll is not completely wholesome and Hyde isn't narrowed down to simply being a monster. He is the unleashed, unfettered Jekyll.
I've seen a few versions of this story in my time and the norm is that both aspects are at the farthest extremes of one another. Day and night as it were. But in this film, we see a far more intimate correlation between the two "sides".
We see the "why" of Mr. Hyde's appetite as we witness Jekyll's frustrations and impatience. Giving a more fuller, more connected bond between the two parts of one man. A lot of this is in much of the dialogue that both Jekyll and Hyde share the same beliefs.
Dr. Jekyll: Things one can't do, are the ones I want to.
Dr. Jekyll: That's not a matter of conduct; but, elementary instinct.
Dr. Lanyon: You ought to control those instincts.
Dr. Jekyll: Are you pretending that either can or do? We may control our actions; but, not our impulses.
One odd scene I rather enjoyed was the (I believe) the first night Mr. Hyde goes out, and it's raining and he looks up and smiles, enjoying the rain. I found that a nice touch showing the uninhibited, primal joy of being in the rain.
With some of the camerawork, the initial first person POV, I was a little iffy about. I do enjoy the technique, but for some reason, and this is solely on me, it seemed to cause a hesitation in the movie getting started. Again, I didn't dislike it, I simply had an iffy experience to it.
The split screens DID work pretty well for me. Especially in scenes where there is a slow close to one side as a final comment was made.
Same goes with the acrobatic/jumping of Mr. Hyde when he was being chased. Exhibiting his more primate side, as it were.
And, of course, before I close I MUST give due credit to Miriam Hopkins as the victimized Ivy Pearson. My heart TRULY went out to her and for her. An excellent, excellent bit of acting, procuring such sympathy from us, the audience.
And yes, CR, this DOES deserve one of my BRAVOs!!
and, finally, from the below 100 list:
I had Theatre of Blood at #22. Even though I have heard that Vincent Price completely hated this film, it did scare the crap out of me as a kid an had a fondness for it in my twenties. Haven't seen it for a few decades and I should revisit it.
Films Watched: 49 out of 50
#20 The Devil's Backbone (#89)
#21 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (#84)
#22 Theatre of Blood (#103)
#23 Re-Animator (#88)
Pretty amazing amount of One Pointers -- 23?! WOW
won't go into them now since this'll be a bit long in the tooth, but I'll try to keep it short. . .
D@MN FINE Job, @Nostromo87!! BRAVO!!!
As for the one's I've seen:
The Host - a funny lil Asian horror
They Live LOVE this, though I see it has more of a sci-fi flick than horror which is why it didn't make my list or, trust me, it would have been pretty d@mn high
***REMOVED DUE TO USER STUPIDITY***
Re-animator had it at #23. Combs MADE that film! Best parts of the film had him in it
Last House on the Left Grindhouse slasher flick. Remember it, didn't care too much for it.
Altered States Great film, didn't even consider it for the list - should have
Zombieland I would have liked this one a lot more if Eisenberg wasn't in it. Not a fan of that guy.
The Devil's Backbone My very first Guillermo del Toro film. A great little ghost story. It was at #20 for me.
From the Women Directors Hof and nominated by @Thursday Next:
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
This is my second time watching it, and like many experiences, I was able to relax and enjoy instead of the usual "What's that? Who's that? What's going on here? I wonder if--?" that is all so common, and, doing so, I enjoyed it even more than the first time seeing it.
One thing I had forgotten is seeing Mozhan Marnò whom I know from the TV Show Blacklist, playing Atti The Prostitute.
And, yes, that is the actual name of the character. In fact, except for Arash, everyone has a title: The Pimp, The Junkie, The Street Urchin. Even the girl, is titled The Girl. Oh, and yes, the cat IS titled The Cat lol.
But enough of that, as previously stated, I had seen this when @Thursday Next wrote of it in The Last Movie You Saw thread as "out Jarmusches Jarmusch." And being a huge fan of Only Lovers Left Alive I was completely in.
In many ways, it does. But more importantly, it isn't an imitation of style because it has it's own style and it's own life. Which I found even more intriguing, seeing the similarities without it staying within said similarities.
What I also got to do, this time around, is look at this regarding the subject matter and Camo's excellent observation of the political aspect of such stark subject matter for what could be mistaken as an Iranian film. Which, having watched this a second time, it seems I did have a momentary insistence the first time around as several scenes, especially in the beginning, did not hold back. And since my experience with any middle eastern films have been incredibly minimal, I simply let it go as a misconception on my part.
Regardless of all of that, this is a very wonderfully shot film in black and white. Taking full advantage of the shadowing in so many of the shots, as well as composition.
There is also a solemn playfulness to many of the scenes. None of which I will mention and will wait for others to watch this to expand on that, except for a favorite involving a skateboard that made me smile.
I will also recommend, should you enjoy on a first watch, you will enjoy even more so on a secondary one.
and, at #21 from the 1930s Part 2 HoF, nominated by @Citizen Rules:
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
This IS a pretty impressive psychological horror for it's time and, watching this, it's easy to see how cricket would enjoy this as a modern film. It does have a more visceral experience while also adding more depth than simply the usual "gentleman and the brute".
March does an excellent job as both sides of "Good Ash and Bad Ash" lol. But, seriously, there is a very good mix of the two. It isn't a completely stark line separating the two. Jekyll is not completely wholesome and Hyde isn't narrowed down to simply being a monster. He is the unleashed, unfettered Jekyll.
I've seen a few versions of this story in my time and the norm is that both aspects are at the farthest extremes of one another. Day and night as it were. But in this film, we see a far more intimate correlation between the two "sides".
We see the "why" of Mr. Hyde's appetite as we witness Jekyll's frustrations and impatience. Giving a more fuller, more connected bond between the two parts of one man. A lot of this is in much of the dialogue that both Jekyll and Hyde share the same beliefs.
Dr. Jekyll: Things one can't do, are the ones I want to.
Dr. Jekyll: That's not a matter of conduct; but, elementary instinct.
Dr. Lanyon: You ought to control those instincts.
Dr. Jekyll: Are you pretending that either can or do? We may control our actions; but, not our impulses.
One odd scene I rather enjoyed was the (I believe) the first night Mr. Hyde goes out, and it's raining and he looks up and smiles, enjoying the rain. I found that a nice touch showing the uninhibited, primal joy of being in the rain.
With some of the camerawork, the initial first person POV, I was a little iffy about. I do enjoy the technique, but for some reason, and this is solely on me, it seemed to cause a hesitation in the movie getting started. Again, I didn't dislike it, I simply had an iffy experience to it.
The split screens DID work pretty well for me. Especially in scenes where there is a slow close to one side as a final comment was made.
Same goes with the acrobatic/jumping of Mr. Hyde when he was being chased. Exhibiting his more primate side, as it were.
And, of course, before I close I MUST give due credit to Miriam Hopkins as the victimized Ivy Pearson. My heart TRULY went out to her and for her. An excellent, excellent bit of acting, procuring such sympathy from us, the audience.
And yes, CR, this DOES deserve one of my BRAVOs!!
I had Theatre of Blood at #22. Even though I have heard that Vincent Price completely hated this film, it did scare the crap out of me as a kid an had a fondness for it in my twenties. Haven't seen it for a few decades and I should revisit it.
Films Watched: 49 out of 50
#20 The Devil's Backbone (#89)
#21 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (#84)
#22 Theatre of Blood (#103)
#23 Re-Animator (#88)
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). The plot ventures into pretty silly territory, but it's played with such a straight face that I felt bad about wanting to laugh at various moments. I also thought the script was bogged down by too much scientific jargon. It's certainly a memorable mind-f**k of a movie. The bizarre hallucinogenic sequences are a sight to behold and the philosophical themes are fun to ponder. If Ken Russell had just one entry on the countdown, I'd prefer it to be his deliciously campy vampire film, The Lair of the White Worm, but the likelihood of that appearing is very small.
