Greatest Screen Entrance?
Lana Turner's in "The Postman Always Rings Twice."
shareThe opening scene in Reservoir Dogs
Honey Ryder in Dr No
Harry Lime in The Third Man
Lecter in Silence of the Lambs
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Christopher Lee in the 1958 Hammer Studios' Dracula.
shareloved those campy Dracula movies.
shareThose Hammer Studios films were stylish and had a unique look but I don't think they qualify as camp, which involves the deliberate albeit subtle injection of tongue-in-cheek humor.
shareYou may have missed the point of the Hammer movies
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-10-best-and-2-most-baffling-hammer-horror-movies-1748428176
First of all, I'm having a problem with my pc which forces me to constantly reboot just to be able to respond to a post so I haven't been able to read that entire article yet. But I will say that it's a very interesting coincidence that the image of Christopher Lee presented at the top is the very one emblazoned in my memory which prompted my initial response to this thread.
Also, these movies captured me as a kid in grade school when there was no internet, computers and I was completely oblivious to movie reviews and what camp is. Once I get the chance to read the article in its entirety and see your point, I might decide to reply again.
Ok, I've had a chance to see that complete article and my conclusion is that I was right to begin with. Hammer's point was to introduce a fresh, new look to horror films, something with which they attained some good success for a number of years. Their films eventually deteriorated in quality and the ' cheese factor ' entered in but that doesn't equal camp. My idea of camp is something like The Little Shop of Horrors.
shareKARLOFF - FRANKENSTEIN 1931
shareMary Poppins'
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When The Creature turns around to see the camera, OMG SHIVERS!!!!!!!
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Yes, seemingly, but there is pathos behind them, as his father rejects him and The Creature realizes he will NEVER be like others. It's quite sad, really.
Karloff does an AMAZING job bringing the creature to life. He displays sadness, rejection, wanting to belong, confusion, fear and of course anger behind that make-up. It never ceases to enthrall me.
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Indeed. Do you know that The Creature and the little girl's full interaction was deemed much too provocative for the audience? You recall, they are playing with lily blossoms and throwing them into the water to watch them float. The Creature then picks her up and throws her into the water to "watch her float". I contend that cutting this scene leads to even further confusion, and very much for the audience to "fill in the blanks" with whatever horrible thoughts they may have! Because when next we see the little girl, she is dead ,in her father's arms being ,carried to the Castle.
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It just depends what channel is airing the movie. Perhaps Youtube has the cut version?
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You're welcome. Given today's climate of child predation, this very scene left out, really get's the mind going if you have never seen the entire scene. I feel a great sadness for The Creature, always have.
Have you seen the 1910 version of Edison's "Frankenstein"? ( can you tell I'm a horror aficionado?) Yes, that Edison. Amazing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001223/?ref_=kw_li_tt
This Creature also gets my sadness going,esp the ending.
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So true about we humans, sadly.
share'You recall, they are playing with lily blossoms and throwing them into the water to watch them float. The Creature then picks her up and throws her into the water to "watch her float"."
Well, that *is* sad. Wish they'd left that in.
Weren't they daisies she was throwing into the pond? I always thought they were, but it has been a long time since I've seen it.
could be daisies
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So many good ones here already. However, I have to confess that when I saw your thread, I couldn't help thinking of the small screen and some of the greatest entrances I ever saw on TV each week on the Loretta Young Show! That lady always came sweeping into the room in the most fabulous dresses and gowns. She was famous for her grand entrances. When I was a little girl, that is who I wanted to be..... at least for a while. π
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That is one memorable entrance! Loved That Dress!!!!!!
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Carol Burnett as Scarlett, Harvey Korman as Rhett in "Went with the Wind."
"I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist."
Classic.
Carol talks about what went into the skit here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZavCkl9mY&list=PLiqPcEZhBl8-_Dr8bJ4OPI0vMkzN-YWWw
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That was such a great skit.
Now, while watching the movie, when it comes to that scene where she asks Mammy about those dress patterns, eying the curtains, I always think of Carol Burnett!
LOL. Once you've seen Carol's version it's almost impossible not to think of it when you watch the movie. Her show was SO good. Such talent all the way around - actors, writers, costumes, music, everything. It's sad to think that we'll never see anything like it again.
shareπI loved her spoofs on old movies. Do you remember when she did the one on Mildred Peirce?
Funny stuff. Her show was the best.
They do show Carol Burnett and Friends in syndication on Me TV at night.
Do they show the entire episode? I'm curious because back when I did have TV, it was on in the afternoon, but they called it Carol Burnett and Friends and it was only a half-hour long. Disappointing because you never got to see the musical numbers or solo performances by the guest stars. I rely on YouTube since I don't have TV, and I love watching bloopers from this show. Tim Conway trying to break up Harvey Korman - priceless!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b5C6Xp3pwA
Unfortunately, no. It is only a half hour. None of the musical numbers unless it's included in one of the skits. I enjoy checking out that stuff on YouTube. Them, trying to crack each other up was truly part of the charm on that show. It was so different and funny when the show was new. Over the years, we looked for it and expected it!
I no longer have cable. We traveled into the past and put up an antenna on our roof. We get about 14 channels with that. Me TV is one of the local affiliates that we get.
When we can't find anything we like on regular TV, we simply strem on Roku. If that doesn't tickle us, we watch DVDs One thing is sure. These days, we can't complain. Plenty of ways to amuse ourselves.
When I really find myself wondering what to do, I come here to talk with you folks! π
I've thought about putting up an antenna, but every time I see TV somewhere else (at the neighbors) I get totally turned off by the plethora of commercials. So it's not very high on my list. Thank goodness for YouTube. π
shareI know what you mean about the commercials. Since we stream and binge watch so many show, we have become so use to commercial free TV, it seems strange and annoying when we do watch TV. I do like my local news and ABC nightly news. I'm also big on watching the PBS News hour after all of that.
I'm a News Junkie!
I get it. Not being able to watch the news is what I miss most.
shareSo true!!! I probably couldn't even see the real movie scene without going into hysterics!
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