Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 2:26:25 GMT
You know there is something every so slightly unlikeable about Vera Miles. It is very subtle, but I think it's there. And it worked to wonderful advantage in what I think is her best performance, as murderous beauty mogul, Viveca Scott, in "Columbo" 3rd season opener, the delightful "Lovely, but Lethal". Miles is an absolute hoot! Her hairdo alone makes the show worth watching!
I was also interested in the technical aspect of how they achieved the death scenes in films, as in the special make-up. You would have also been a few yrs younger than me when it came out, and it may have also affected you differently. I thought Lila's death was done quite realistically. That is why I like Halloween II - 81' so much as well, because there wasn't any overdone extensive make-up effects in this one and the deaths were shown to be quite realistic and painful without overdoing the rubbery latex and red paint.
I know you are a big fan of Columbo, but this is just something that isn't a part of my psyche. I don't even recall if it was screened on NZ tv, or if it was, it was perhaps later at night, and since we didn't have a t.v for 8yrs, I only saw stuff at neighbors houses. I was lucky to see CA's when I did. Nothing much mattered anyway, once I discovered CHiPs'. That was one show I just had to see and if I wasn't able to visit an episode, my whole world came crashing down around me. I had to make friends with the neighbors just so I could see it on Friday nights. 
I only became hooked on "Columbo" when I was in my late 30s. I don't know what made me want to watch it for that first time. The show was so elegant and it was really all about the guest star murderer! And Peter Falk was just wonderful as Lt. Columbo.