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Post by cauldronbrewer on Nov 21, 2018 14:59:53 GMT
Now that I've finished Netflix's (evidently quite polarizing) Haunting of Hill House, I've started on their Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The first two episodes have a strong Buffy vibe, except that Sabrina's been chosen by the Dark Lord instead of being called as a slayer. The visuals are stylish, though my wife doesn't like the dim lighting and out-of-focus camera work. So far, the writers have done a solid job of developing the witch world; the school world, on the other hand, needs some work (Sabrina's friends seem more like props and less like the fully realized characters that Willow and Xander were, even early on). I am impressed by the gusto with which the producers have embraced their Satanic themes: the show has a literal devil, complete with goat horns, and the witches sign their name in his book when they vow to serve him.
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Post by gilmore on Nov 22, 2018 13:03:05 GMT
A much happier viewing experience was had while revisiting two old favourites, Killer’s Moon and Tower of Evil, which I watched as an accompaniment to my reading of Nigel Taylor’s 70s set faux portmanteau novelisation, Mystery Tour. Hadn't heard of Mystery Tour until you mentioned it. Copy now on its way, as it sounds just my cup of tea. Ta! If you enjoy the work of Guy N. Smith, then the chances are you will love Killer’s Moon. Does anyone know if this was ever novelised? A job for Ken Johnson, surely. Or a job for Fay Weldon? She's director Alan Birkinshaw's sister and did a spot of uncredited rewriting and dialogue on the script. Crikey! Suddenly some of the film's more notorious dialogue suddenly makes sense if you think of it as Fay Weldon amusing herself at the expense of her brother. I wonder if he was in on the joke? The only thing that would please me more than this delicious revelation is if it suddenly came to light that Mary Whitehouse had invested in the production! And if film-related horror is your cup of tea, I also recommend John Llewellyn Probert's Dr Valentine novellas; they are ridiculously entertaining.
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Post by gilmore on Nov 22, 2018 13:08:16 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Nov 22, 2018 13:36:05 GMT
And if film-related horror is your cup of tea, I also recommend John Llewellyn Probert's Dr Valentine novellas; they are ridiculously entertaining. Indeed they are. How could one resist a serial killer who models himself on Vincent Price in his Dr Phibes and Edward Lionheart personas?
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Nov 22, 2018 14:34:26 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton.
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Post by Michael Connolly on Nov 22, 2018 14:55:54 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. She speaks highly of you.
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Post by cauldronbrewer on Nov 22, 2018 14:59:53 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. I feel the same way about the original film (particularly the soundtrack) but not Swinton.
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Post by mattofthespurs on Nov 22, 2018 15:50:31 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. I agree (although my favourite Argento will always be Profondo Rosso). If it was showing in the little backwater I call home I probably would have gone and watched it but as it wasn't I'll wait for the blu ray.
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Post by Jojo Lapin X on Nov 22, 2018 16:02:11 GMT
The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. She speaks highly of you. Yes, well, sad, is it not?
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Post by gilmore on Nov 22, 2018 19:34:32 GMT
The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. I am also a big fan of the original. There's nothing in the remake that quite matches the delirious thrill of the first set-piece in Argento's masterpiece, and if I had to take just one of the films to a desert island it would definitely be the original. But taken on its own terms, the remake is still a worthwhile experience. I enjoyed seeing more of the machinations of the witches in this version. Tilda Swinton is pretty good in the film. She has some of the forbidding chill of Barbara Steele, I think. I always feel afraid for her husband whenever I see her in anything. Dakota Johnson proves a much less charismatic screen presence when paired with Swinton, but she turns in a good performance all the same. Having thought about the film some more now, I would have liked to see the director mute his washed out colour scheme even more and give us a film in luminous black and white. After all, what could possibly compete with the original's sumptuous Technicolor palette? Alan Bryce in the latest Darkside magazine, in what is probably the most scathing review I've ever read, hated the way the remake was filmed. The soundtrack by Thom Yorke deserves a mention too. More fragile and ethereal than the Goblin freak-out, but I have a feeling that it's the kind of score that grows on you.
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Post by andydecker on Nov 22, 2018 19:35:00 GMT
I went to see the remake of Suspiria last night. Was a far more accessible film than I think I was expecting - more slaughterhouse than arthouse, in fact. I found the two and a half hours simply flew by and I remained enthralled throughout. Highly recommended. Interesting. A horror-remake that isn't a waste of space?
It seems to polarize. People love it or hate it. When I read about it, the cast didn't inspire any confidence. I hated Tilda Swinton in Dr.Strange and Constantine - well, I loathed all of Constantine, so no surprise there -, and Dakota Johnson filled me with indifference. I only saw her in the grotesquely bad 50 Shades of Grey and had a hard time imaging her as a dancer.
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Post by andydecker on Nov 22, 2018 19:41:28 GMT
I agree (although my favourite Argento will always be Profondo Rosso). This I can understand. I like Profondo Rosso.
But my favorite will always be Inferno. I don't know how often I watched this movie.
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Post by jamesdoig on Nov 23, 2018 8:50:22 GMT
The original SUSPIRIA is one of my favorite films of all time, so I am extremely suspicious of this. My plan was to avoid it entirely. Also, I cannot stand Tilda Swinton. I agree (although my favourite Argento will always be Profondo Rosso). I like the one with the monkey in it.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Nov 23, 2018 11:53:18 GMT
Last night's DVD viewing was The Secret of Marrowbone, an atmospheric, slow-burning but tense, scary horror thriller. A Spanish production, but in English, with an excellent English and American cast and set in 1960s America, it's beautiful to look at while the plot and characterisation draw you in. 'Marrowbone' is the rickety old remote house in rural America that a mother and her four children occupy, after leaving something far behind in England. And I'll say no more as it's better if the film reveals its secrets in its own time...
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Post by Dr Strange on Nov 23, 2018 15:49:27 GMT
I watched The Secret of Marrowbone just last week, but wasn't that impressed. It seemed a bit muddled to me, with every "twist" just being more obvious than the previous one. I thought The Lodgers, which has some similarities in terms of basic set up (though it's set in Ireland at the end of WW1), was a bit better - or at least more visually interesting.
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