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THE GREAT SILENCE, released on this day in 1968
JACK FROST, released today in 1997
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Trump & Fascism: The Beast That Be & the Mock Shock Crock
DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW first aired on this day
Released on this day in 1985...
Released on this day in 1971
First aired 37 years ago today, F13: The Series
Happy birthday, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
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It's definitely a cut above--or more like an entire autopsy above--most other Christmas horror. But like a lot of great '90s flicks, it often gets lost in the shuffle, a consequence of being "born" in an era so rich in great movies.
Not exactly, but you are barking up vaguely the right galaxy. On the 2nd party, anyway.
Didn't read it, eh?
And those years gave us this, that, TWINS OF EVIL, BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY'S TOMB, VAMPIRE CIRCUS, CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER, FRANKENSTEIN & THE MONSTER FROM HELL--a lot of great work.
Yeah, it's a classic. "Late" Hammer gets kicked around a lot by purists but the truth is the studio made some of its best horror pictures in the period.
Neither are great but IN THE LINE OF FIRE is at least somewhat more original (even if the last moment, which, one supposes, was supposed to be chilling is actually laugh-inducing). They're most just paint-by-numbers Hollywood flicks, ITLOF being the sort of blatantly commercial thing Eastwood does to get the studio to pick up the tab on some passion project of his own (in this case, i paid for A PERFECT WORLD--a MUCH better movie than either of these).
<i>This is well written and I enjoyed this read.</i>
Thanks--I try.
<i>It's funny how people see what they want to see rather than what is obvious before them. It seems as though this guy wanted to see the oppression and interpreted simple things in that context.</i>
It seemed to me as if he took the one scene, entirely removed from the context of the film, misread it rather badly, then tried to reinterpret the film to fit that misreading. I found this to be a very strange exercise.
<i>It's been a while since I've seen this, but does she know that?</i>
She knows she's a Replicant, and she'd just seen what Replicants can do to Deckard (Leon had just pulverized him right before her eyes).
<i>And even if she does, does it occur to her in that context?</i>
It's a real question. Until a little earlier in the movie, she'd believed herself to be an ordinary woman. It doesn't really impact the reading of the scene but it's unacknowledged by Simpson, who presents Deckard--who also knows she's a Replicant--as overpowering her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5pEx_MWwg
It's a great, great movie, one of the best of its generation. On some days, I may pick VIDEODROME to top it but there isn't really much point in that--it's definitely one of Cronenberg's absolute best.
But if one is looking for remakes that outdo the originals, pickings get very slim after THE FLY, THE THING, TRUE GRIT and THE MALTESE FALCON.
The CODA cut is galaxies better than the theatrical cut, and it's sort of a mini-film-school in how minor changes and editing choices can make a major difference on the impact of a movie.
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