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No doubt, “Momento” is very good. Unfortunately because of the size of the personal collection of pics (THOUSANDS!) & how the collection evolves, I’ll never see it. There is always room for the “Dark Knight”, tho’…even if it’s on the psp.
Brrrrr! Actually, I’ve never been dismissive of it (don’t think so, anyway). No, I’ve never seen “Memento” and have no plans to give it a look. When Christopher Nolan developes a broader body of work I’ll stumble across more of his stuff. “Batman Begins” was his, right? It had more animation than a Saturday morning marathon. I hope the new Bat-pic doesn’t cuz oftentimes, it is a distraction for me. The comarrison to “Superman Returns” is a natural comparrison for me given the cg was developed with IMAX release as a marketing strategy (and that is what it’s all about). I have no real idea or assumption as to what you like or think beyond a ferocious jones for the new bat-pic and I’m guessing (intuitive me) The Exorcist. PS, I also desaturate pics to see how well they play in B&W. There are many ways to watch a pic beyond how the studios choose to market.
I watched “Superman Returns” not long ago (on a portable disc player plugged into a cigarette lighter) and quite liked it. The fx interested me not in the least. I have a background in art & an unyeilding addiction to video games. The cg done in films today is really just an extention of hand-painted backdrops taken to the 9th degree & I’ve nothing against it. But the tech has got a long way to go before it will fool my eye. Having watched “Serman Returns” on a larger screen, I was distracted by the deliberate over-articulation of some images (flying superman, the cape, the boat, the airplane, the crumbling island, etc). For me, less may be more. And I’m nothing if not time-effiscient. The commute is a great time to get stuff done.
I was surprised at how gruesome the TCM remake was…a lot of mainstream pics have been pulling away from graphic goreover the past decade. Even the 3 & 4th installments of TCM were light on genuine chainsaw action. TCM remake scored points with me just for having the guts to show a few amputative moments.
Phantasm has wonderful music. And speaking of “Dracula”, the Glass soundtrack which was added to the 1031 film soundtrack offers similar lowkey audio thrills.
9 views of your post & 1 response from Kokumo. Was it always this sullen and quiet when you were here last Jenny?
“Phantasm” is the most consistantly fascinating series with a legion of phans dedicated to the mythology & forgiving of any weak installment so long as they get a phix every 8 years or so. Love it. Believe it.
I’m thinking real hard and the only superhero pic that feels deserving of cinematic immortality is the ’78 “Superman”. It’s not that I’m a snob about them, quite a few are in the collection. There are a great many films dis-intergrating and being lost as we speak (type?). There are so many pics of quality forgotten daily. The Bat-pic had mega buzz & opened wide. Of course, it’s a hit. But as an earlier post mentioned, “Titanic” isn’t quite the girl she used to be. 10 years have passed, the buzz is dead and film review books are re-evaluating those 4 star ratings. I’d give “Dark Knight” a decade or 2 for the relentless hype to die down and in the meantime I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that gems like “The King of Comedy” or “The Stunt Man” or a thousand others get a fraction of the attention of the bat-hit. I’m a batman fan. I’ll buy it along with every other pic from the 40s serials to “B-Begins”. When the multiplex starts serving coffee & cigarettes they’ll see my money.
“The Exorcist” is just about as perfect a horror film as could be hoped for. It’s hard to imagine anyone could deny it (unless they just wish to be obtuse). I can however understand why younger movie-goers might simply choose not to watch something two or three generation removed from their media experience. I like Zombies’ “Halloween” a lot,,,not quite as much as Carpenters’ version & most of the 20-somethings I work around who are into horror enjoyed it. For most, it was their introduction to the franchise. I don’t fault them for being interested in hunting down a copy of a pick 30 years old. Remakes are terrific. They give a new generation a chance to experience the legends we grew up with like “King Kong” or “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. A remake won’t detract from the orignal or alter a single frame of film. It keeps the story alive. Listening to freidkins’ commentary for “Bug”, he nods to the current style of film-making which is extremely different from the more formal approach which existed in the days of “The Exorcist”. He describes the rapidity of film direction today as ‘virtuoso’. The language of film is evolving as wildly as films are viewed and appreciated. It’s best, maybe, to try to keep up with the changes. I’m hoping ‘The Exorcist” does get redone, time & time again.
That’s a wonderful list! Have already enjoyed a half-dozen-or-so more mainstream entries & am loving the ghostly, ghastly ambiance of these fascinating films. Got a double feature of “Rasen” & “Infection” lined up for sunday afternoon.
While I hope the enthusiastic review is incorrect in presuming “The Dark Knight” will withstand the test of time (there are just too many other films of merrit that deserve the distinction), I’ll definately give the pic a peek when it hits DVD. Many younger people I know already thumb their noses at the last cycle of “Batman” movies so whether the new one truly has the legs to carry it over the next hundred years might be an over-statement. As for the new interpritation of “The Joker”, I get where they’re going with it without having seen the movie. A depraved, blood-thirsty, deformed psychpath is very much true to the comics as they are being written today. Over the past years I cringed at the ugliness of the charactor. Very dark stuff & absolutely not for kids.
The under-rated “Ruby”…”The House of Exorcism”….”An American Haunting”….”The Entity”…..”Audrey Rose”….”The Haunting”
