Saw the new DAWN OF THE DEAD this evening. Got the idea that Snyder and screenwriter Gunn were more inspired by THE STAND than any Romero zombie flick, hence...
... whereas ... yeah) ... The original NoTLD has no political messege. In fact, when Romero was asked if he wasnt afraid to give blacks a form of martyrdom, ...
Dawn of the Dead hasn't made it to Australia yet, but I just saw Scooby Doo 2, which I also found repugnant – interesting that the same screenwriter should...
... Ah, that does explain, and renders more delicious, the episode's practically erotic ice-cream finale -- I guess I missed the premise when I went out for...
... Intentions count for very little, I think. You might extend those reporters a little credit, rather than implying that the director has closed the door on...
Separate from the gore, sadism, etc, there seems to be no possibility that a selected victim might escape in some of today's horror films. I watched Tourneur's...
I don't think it's a bad movie because of a failure to capture the original's character -- God forbid the Coens should try out their ersatz British-isms -- so...
... This is a wonderful film. And being a considerably more narrative-centric than Kiarostami's later films, I would recommend it as the perfect introduction...
If memory serves, Romero contradicts this (and possibly himself) in his commentary on the new DAWN DVD, copping to at least a general intention to satirize...
... his commentary on the ... American lock-step ... INVASION OF THE BODY ... seen (and has been) ... On the whole I think that may be true, but the final...
Oh, agreed, absolutely. I just think Romero's not a good example of an accidental social reflector since he's sporadically admitted his intention to do just...
... The other bit of information Alyonka gives us is that her parents won't let her eat ice cream because of some problem with "her glands." She simply sees...
... Bad commercial filmmaking shows a very strong tendency to override the characters' story-determined feelings and reactions, and to replace them with the...
... wrote: Like O BROTHER, it's a scattershot movie held together ... Sam, welcome to a_film_by. I will be in the minority on this one (see my review, also...
... original's character -- God forbid the Coens should try out their ersatz British-isms -- so much as its failure to establish any character of its own. ...
This may sound like a stupid question, but is this commentary in English? I was under the impression that Kiarostami didn't really speak much English, all the...
... get rid ... Karswell. ... train, I ... gotten ... Tourneur didn't want to show Karswell in the demon's grip, although his death would have been enacted off...
I agree w. Dan that horror movies just refelect current narrative trends. ... CHAINSAW MASSACRE. I just saw it for the first time, and it's a masterpiece. But...
... The ... director ... more ... guess what ... big, ... I have said what I had to say about meaning/non-meaning in Night (see my post). The sadism Henrik...
I read Tourneur did not want the demon to appear so early in the film. I thought the smoke image from which the demon appears quite an effect, even today; it...
... Worth noting that the end credits scenes were a last-minute reshoot. However there's some kind of precedent. A script I saw for Romero's DAWN had the...
- ... He ... My script has the black guy getting devoured before the Last Girl's eyes and her committing suicide by stricking her head up into the whirling...
It is curious, that while American horror maintained the teen wholesome heroine, Asian horror developed the single mother into Horror. Note films like Dark...
I shall review the film for a French film magazine that worships the Coens, so I'll probably tone down my objections a bit, but I really liked it in spite of...
... Maybe because I work in health care publications I'm a sucker for those jokes (not the sudden bowel urges - the rest of it), but the way diseases have now...
... wrote: "I read Tourneur did not want the demon to appear so early in the film." In an interview with Joel Siegel Tourmeur said, "I wanted, at the very end,...
... Sorry I can't help historicity by giving you details where I heard about the end sequence for the new film. Read it in the newspaper somewhere, I think. ...
... many horror films are predicated, SCREAM-style, on the idea of a > ... It's years since I've seen it, but I liked the first SCREAM: all that reflexive...
