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Best/worst sequences

posted 18 years ago by Scribec
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Best:

'Merchant of Venice', I find it very chilling, with the slow, ominous drumbeat in the background, the critic dead in the background, whilst Lionheart & his daughter take the applause.

'Titus Andronicus', so grotesque it's over the top, to see the critic lying on the table, in his pink suit, the pipe sticking out of his mouth ('He didn't have the stomach for it').

'Julius Caesar', the opening sequence, a slow build up, from the point of view of the victim, cleverly staged as we only see him behind the plastic sheeting.

Worst:

'Othello', it just doesn't work, it's too contrived, even relaxed, it doesn't have the edge of the other deaths & Lionheart's daughter is missing.

[–] luke_bannon 17 years ago

Worst- the last bit because the Lionhearts died and Devlin- the biggest jerk lived.

Another bad one was Cymbeline - at the head shows up in two different locations. Although before that it was hilarious.

Best- Titus Androcius, Henry VI, Troilus and Cresssdia, Julius Ceaser, the duel from Romeo and Juliet and many others.

"When two people have the same motive and one is still alive, who'd you arrest?" theatre of blood

[–] jrpelt 17 years ago

"Worst- the last bit because the Lionhearts died and Devlin- the biggest jerk lived."

He may have been a bigger jerk than the others ("Julius Caesar" not included) but he wasn't so stupid and full of himself that he practically walked straight into the trap prepared for him. Additionally, he held his ground both during their dual and the finale, unlike the other critics who turned over quickly and died nevertheless.

[–] STEVE-1559 17 years ago

Okay, Devlin's not the biggest jerk, but I still don't understand why the film made him victorious while Lionheart died. They should have ended it more like the Phibes films.

[–] luke_bannon 17 years ago

I guess that's what I meant to say. That's the one thing that prevents this film from being my favourite Price film. I just wish Edward and Edwina won.

Don't move, you are surrounded by armed bastards! - Gene Hunt

[–] Bloody_Wonder 17 years ago

It's terrible. I wanted Edward and Edwina to win as well, they deserved it! Vincent mostly dies in movies. Terrible.

"Him? Oh my good man think nothing of it. I'm just about through with that cheap ham anyway"

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[–] johnwest1959 13 years ago

It seemed out of tune with the rest of the movie where an innocent bystander (wife of Jack Hawkins character) is killed yet he lives. I know they explain that given his age, his going to jail is a death sentence, but still, she had nothing to do with his actions.

[–] schweinhundt1967 13 years ago

neither did the poodles.