tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post3729988939795568031..comments2024-03-17T11:29:35.743-04:00Comments on Final Girl: SHOCKtober: 57-33Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-30043672366820265972010-11-02T14:40:25.694-04:002010-11-02T14:40:25.694-04:00Re: Tobe Hooper and Poltergeist, Hooper apparently...Re: Tobe Hooper and Poltergeist, Hooper apparently addressed this during an interview at this year's Fright Fest in London, and says that the whole thing got spun out because of one journalist who visited the set and saw Spielberg behind a camera - because he was helping out with second unit on that particular day (that bit didn't get reported). Hooper says Spielberg was way more hands off than people have come to believe...Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-8017293428585256582010-10-29T21:07:39.102-04:002010-10-29T21:07:39.102-04:00I like the twist in HT conceptually, but I shall c...I <em>like</em> the twist in HT conceptually, but I shall continue to grouse until such time as it is explained to my satisfaction <em>where the van came from.</em> Still, death-by-credenza buys you a lotta leeway in my book.<br /><br />And I'm starting to question the CW about Poltergeist; TCM has such a rep for grungy verissimilihoweveryouspellit that you forget how Speilbergian some of the camerawork is. Lot of shooting from low angles, big sky, that sorta thing. And Lifeforce feels very much like a movie by the guy who made Poltergeist minus the big-shot producer who could reign him in and force him to make some damn sense.<br /><br />(I think Hooper was pretty f'd up on drugs at the time, so yeah, I'm sure Speilberg did a lot of the heavy lifting, but I just mean that he stepped in to finish what was still essentially a Hooper joint)gil mannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-413587534157599022010-10-29T01:02:20.815-04:002010-10-29T01:02:20.815-04:00Re: "High Tension".
Stacie and anon, th...Re: "High Tension".<br /><br />Stacie and anon, this movie was really, really ruined for me by the twist. It does come across as homophobic in my eyes, and Alexandre Aja as a director fits into the same category as Eli Roth and Rob Zombie to me, wherein the only reason women are in their films are to be naked, sexualized, and otherwise victimized and fodder for slashers/monsters. So although maybe I'm reading too much into it or taking it all too seriously (I'm always open for intelligent discussion), I usually watch their films with reservation.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-88842567100457534332010-10-28T21:52:30.725-04:002010-10-28T21:52:30.725-04:00High Tension would be in my top 20 if it wasn’t fo...<i>High Tension</i> would be in my top 20 if it wasn’t for that darn meddling twist.Banned In Queenslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879785662764733057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-69513059063250242422010-10-28T19:06:24.669-04:002010-10-28T19:06:24.669-04:00Man, like 18 of my 20 are in the top 75. Great mo...Man, like 18 of my 20 are in the top 75. Great movies, all of them, but I clearly need to watch a lot more.Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-39899173414903113622010-10-28T17:55:52.416-04:002010-10-28T17:55:52.416-04:00I just realized that I totally left Freeze Me out,...I just realized that I totally left <i>Freeze Me</i> out, and nobody else had it. Well, fix that, and go watch it.dementia13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-90071821035634690742010-10-28T17:36:51.697-04:002010-10-28T17:36:51.697-04:00...and there are still movies showing up that I......and there are <i>still</i> movies showing up that I've never heard of. This is great.dementia13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-67391703545803608302010-10-28T16:15:28.589-04:002010-10-28T16:15:28.589-04:00"Yes, we do hate the twist in High Tension, o...<i>"Yes, we do hate the twist in High Tension, or at least I do because it is so homophobic."</i><br /><br />Homophobic? Huh, I've never looked at it that way, but I can certainly see where you're coming from. My problem with the twist in 'High Tension' is that it's just trite and doesn't make a whole lot of sense.goblinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-60028071944641742522010-10-28T15:50:06.076-04:002010-10-28T15:50:06.076-04:00Just a heads-up: my review of High Tension address...Just a heads-up: my review of High Tension addresses the possible homophobia of the film, and the conversation about viewing it under the queer studies banner continues in the comment should you wish to talk about it, anon. It's interesting stuff.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-68360909281366055932010-10-28T15:17:24.918-04:002010-10-28T15:17:24.918-04:00Yes, we do hate the twist in High Tension, or at l...Yes, we do hate the twist in High Tension, or at least I do because it is so homophobic. That said, it still made my Top 20. It is otherwise a perfect suspense film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-3187823668522473072010-10-28T15:01:29.659-04:002010-10-28T15:01:29.659-04:003 of my picks right there: The Birds, Don't Lo...3 of my picks right there: The Birds, Don't Look Now and Shaun of the Dead. Still, 12 picks remain unlisted!<br /><br />Word verification: lingong. Bai Ling's gong?Sad manhttp://z8.invisionfree.com/The_MovieTalk_Boards/index.php?s=9e7e59b3daa4c7de47afd338fe2c0154&act=idxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-73816414426823092212010-10-28T13:37:19.784-04:002010-10-28T13:37:19.784-04:00Some more of mine, Bride of Frankenstein & Car...Some more of mine, Bride of Frankenstein & Carnival of Souls! I just ADORE three-word movie titles where the second word is "of." They make me feel all fuzzy inside.<br /><br />Kind of like The Birds, which didn't make my list but should've, because that movie taught me so much as a child. For example: Suzanne Pleshette is sultry, oedipal drama exists, and Christmas comes but once a year. In short: I LOVE THE BIRDS.Andreashttp://mendthiscrack.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-80707641921982514822010-10-28T13:35:56.441-04:002010-10-28T13:35:56.441-04:00If I could be a movie, it would be Sleepaway Camp....If I could be a movie, it would be Sleepaway Camp.<br /><br />Glad it (me) got some love.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333774834458788336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-35987616230735017882010-10-28T13:19:07.668-04:002010-10-28T13:19:07.668-04:00To all you people loving on this list I just thoug...To all you people loving on this list I just thought you should know that I have crammed this list down my pants and therefore you are loving down my pants. It's not that you're not welcome, the more the merrier, I just thought you should know.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-82118386530916748192010-10-28T12:42:42.265-04:002010-10-28T12:42:42.265-04:00"Jason built a house" would be a great t..."Jason built a house" would be a great title for a DIY book.A.J. Axlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815138063271607759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-72491048183375993212010-10-28T12:09:53.680-04:002010-10-28T12:09:53.680-04:00And here I thought I'd be one of only a handfu...And here I thought I'd be one of only a handful of people who would vote for 'Session 9.' It's such a terrific movie, but I honestly didn't expect it to be anywhere near the Top 100.goblinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-3045390441882048322010-10-28T11:53:41.156-04:002010-10-28T11:53:41.156-04:00If there's a tie for first can we have a runof...If there's a tie for first can we have a runoff election? Since Halloween naturally segues into Election Day anyway. In more ways than one.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717341071253538175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-90746529417450633932010-10-28T11:21:41.884-04:002010-10-28T11:21:41.884-04:002 more of mine: Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Phanta...2 more of mine: Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Phantasm. I have 14 left, which means I have almost half the remaining 32.Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-18528062294931716652010-10-28T08:49:40.568-04:002010-10-28T08:49:40.568-04:00The Birds, Audition, Wicker Man..and The Fly(numbe...The Birds, Audition, Wicker Man..and The Fly(number 34!)...damn! this is good!Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712699591899190072noreply@blogger.com