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Right level of creep

posted 13 years ago by bonjon
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Creepy films are like microbrews in that they have to be excellent to be worthwhile. Klute is just that sort of creepy film: the tour through the Manhattan underworld, the rummaging through the Jane Doe Polaroids at the police station. I especially like the credit sequence: the eery xylophone or vibrophone and the stark lettering against the Nixon era tape recorder; just the right amount of creep.

[–] a_l_i_e_n 13 years ago

the eery xylophone or vibrophone and the stark lettering against the Nixon era tape recorder; just the right amount of creep.

I came here looking to see if someone else was as impressed with Michael Small's musical arrangement of that sequence as I was.

[–] bonjon 13 years ago

Happy to oblige ALIEN. If you want to see another good creepy title sequence from that same year, watch THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN!

[–] a_l_i_e_n 13 years ago

Gil Melle'. Yes, I love his work, too. Lost both guys too soon.