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Post by dirtypillows on May 31, 2019 12:08:25 GMT
I always thought it seemed a little odd to Criterion versions of movies like "The Brood" - which I thought was a terrible film, with no redeeming qualities, except, the memorably gross finale - and "Fiend Without a Face", which I never saw, but looked pretty awful to me. What would be the point of this? To keep Criterion from seeming too high brow? What exactly is the criteria for Criterion? I don't mind The Brood, although I haven't seen it in a while. Good cast and a nice cold atmosphere. Not a huge Cronenberg fan, he's a bit too weird, but I find this one of his better earlier efforts. Shivers and Rabid are pretty meh, even though interesting concepts. Scanners is quite cool though. I liked "Scanners"... Isn't your guy "Colt" in it? Michael Ironside was an intense actor. I like some Cronenberg. I loved "The Dead Zone." I will have to see it again (maybe), but "The Brood" was just too goofy and very cheap looking. Isn't there a scene where the mutant children hack their grandmother to death in the kitchen? It was very cheap looking and, yes, a cold film. Though I think this is part of who DC is as a director. Though, the movie did boast one Oliver Reed....
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