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Post by geode on Sept 14, 2018 19:28:29 GMT
Am I the single member of a cult that likes this movie? I always had a thing for Martine Beswick. In some ways this is my favorite version of this tale.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Sept 14, 2018 19:57:43 GMT
I'm in the cult of anything with Martine Beswick.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Sept 14, 2018 20:04:26 GMT
I think it's great. One of the most ingenious ideas--possibly the best idea Hammer ever did. Philosophically intriguing, the most obvious variation on the original story (the previous Hammer version Two Faces was also clever in that it reversed the concept---the gist of that one was that everyone in Jekyll's life was two-faced--hiding their sinister natures from him--but this is even more clever).
I love the upstairs-downstairs antics between brother and sister as they run into Jekyll and Mrs Hyde...
My favorite Hammer film of the 70s (although Hands of the Ripper is very good).
The audio commentary with Roy Ward Baker, Brian Clemens, and Martine Beswick is a good listen. She said at first the resemblance between her and Ralph Bates didn't seem obvious at all but then after a while they just merged into one.
Has a great score too.
My only complaint is the cheap effect at the end with the split face-why not just do a split screen with a still photo.
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Post by OldAussie on Sept 14, 2018 23:34:11 GMT
Been a long time, but I recall it as one of the best Hammers I've seen.
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Post by geode on Sept 24, 2018 8:51:18 GMT
I think it's great. One of the most ingenious ideas--possibly the best idea Hammer ever did. Philosophically intriguing, the most obvious variation on the original story (the previous Hammer version Two Faces was also clever in that it reversed the concept---the gist of that one was that everyone in Jekyll's life was two-faced--hiding their sinister natures from him--but this is even more clever). I love the upstairs-downstairs antics between brother and sister as they run into Jekyll and Mrs Hyde... My favorite Hammer film of the 70s (although Hands of the Ripper is very good). The audio commentary with Roy Ward Baker, Brian Clemens, and Martine Beswick is a good listen. She said at first the resemblance between her and Ralph Bates didn't seem obvious at all but then after a while they just merged into one. Has a great score too. My only complaint is the cheap effect at the end with the split face-why not just do a split screen with a still photo. I haven't seen it since soon after its first release. I should get a copy just for the audio commentary. I see it is out on blu-ray in the UK and Australia. I actually have a 35mm print of this, but the color faded about 40 years ago.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Sept 24, 2018 16:56:58 GMT
I actually have a 35mm print of this, but the color faded about 40 years ago. Wow! Really? You cant get more of a movie collector than that.
I heard Joe Dante had a number of Hammer movies in 35mm. There's a drive-in event help in Pennsylvania every year and I believe they had a new 35mm print of Sister Hyde made just for the event.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 24, 2018 17:13:51 GMT
As you can tell from this thread, geode, not at all! I mean, it’s a schlocky idea, but it’s done so much better than it had any right to. And Martine Beswick— well! It’s much better than the glacial Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, too.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Sept 24, 2018 19:57:24 GMT
There was a discussion elsewhere about Hammer losing its edge after Night of the Living Dead, Rosemary's Baby etc. I think Sister Hyde and Hands of the Ripper were examples that refute that--although they don't really do anything so innovative in visual shock as to get the kind of attention that other horror films might in critical press. After Plague of the Zombies and the Reptile I think they lost the leading position in visually unique monsters.
The only thing I consider a negative is the final split face shot. It's pretty bad attempt at mixing their faces together. I don't know how it would have seemed in 1971. It would have looked better if they had still photographs that had been sliced together.
If they wanted to have been really edgy they could have done a full body shot with partial nudity but that would probably have caused censorship.
To The Devil A Daughter has what should be a pretty horrific shocking idea--a demon crawling inside a teenage girl--but the way it is shot is not particularly spooky and the puppet somehow lackluster.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Sept 24, 2018 22:20:19 GMT
I consider it one of Hammer's best standalone flicks and probably the best film to come out of the studio during the 70s.
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Post by geode on Nov 11, 2018 4:02:17 GMT
I consider it one of Hammer's best standalone flicks and probably the best film to come out of the studio during the 70s. What would be second best?
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Nov 11, 2018 5:17:49 GMT
I consider it one of Hammer's best standalone flicks and probably the best film to come out of the studio during the 70s. What would be second best? Hmm. Possibly Scars of Dracula.
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Post by OldAussie on Nov 11, 2018 11:07:09 GMT
Picked up the blu-ray for $8 and thoroughly enjoyed it again after all these years. Favourite Hammer!
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Nov 11, 2018 20:07:39 GMT
What would be second best? Hmm maybe Hands of the Ripper.
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Post by geode on Dec 8, 2018 20:16:57 GMT
Picked up the blu-ray for $8 and thoroughly enjoyed it again after all these years. Favourite Hammer! How good is the transfer?
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Post by OldAussie on Dec 8, 2018 21:42:56 GMT
Picked up the blu-ray for $8 and thoroughly enjoyed it again after all these years. Favourite Hammer! How good is the transfer? pretty darn good. No complaints from me.
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Post by geode on Dec 9, 2018 17:26:37 GMT
How good is the transfer? pretty darn good. No complaints from me. I'll have to pick it up.
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