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Post by teleadm on Feb 23, 2019 17:45:16 GMT
Liking horror movies is off course a matter of taste, I like 'em and the the nex't person don't. Personaly I like a good old-fashioned horror movie from time to time. ![]()   A director that might not be the best, but was one of the best to make as much as possible from small budgets and he was born 115 years ago. |
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Post by biker1 on Feb 23, 2019 18:04:45 GMT
top 5 Fisher pick..
dracula / horror of dracula
the revenge of frankenstein
the hound of the baskervilles
the phantom of the opera
the devil rides out or the brides of dracula
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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 23, 2019 18:36:27 GMT
Happy Birthday, Mr. Fisher! I’m not the biggest fan of his work, and sometimes I think Hammer fans claim he’s more of an auteur than he is (if anyone was a Hammer auteur, it was writer-producer Anthony Hinds), but at his best he had a talent for Hitchcockian suspense-sequences and fairy-tale imagery. With one or two exceptions (notably Taste of Fear and The Kiss of the Vampire), the best and most enduring Hammer horrors are his. Unfortunately, I don’t think The Horror of Dracula holds up—other than Cushing’s energetic Van Helsing, it’s mostly a slog for me, to be honest—but The Brides of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein are first-class Gothic fairy-tales that use color well. The Revenge of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed are unexpectedly excellent, the latter having this beautifully done suspense sequence in the garden. Pre-monsters, Fisher directed So Long at the Fair (1950), a take-off on the “ Paris exposition story” that Hitchcock used in The Lady Vanishes and “Into Thin Air” (for Hitchcock Presents). Hitchcock apparently praised it, in particular Fisher’s direction, and I’ve long wanted to see it. |
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Post by wmcclain on Feb 23, 2019 18:37:34 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Feb 23, 2019 18:40:56 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 23, 2019 18:48:52 GMT
Some people say his best film was SO LONG AT THE FAIR but I wasn't particularly impressed. Supposedly Hitchcock liked it.
He was better off doing the fantasy films he did than sticking with those thriller mystery films.
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Post by teleadm on Feb 23, 2019 19:13:41 GMT
Happy Birthday, Mr. Fisher! I’m not the biggest fan of his work, and sometimes I think Hammer fans claim he’s more of an auteur than he is (if anyone was a Hammer auteur, it was writer-producer Anthony Hinds), but at his best he had a talent for Hitchcockian suspense-sequences and fairy-tale imagery. With one or two exceptions (notably Taste of Fear and The Kiss of the Vampire), the best and most enduring Hammer horrors are his. Unfortunately, I don’t think The Horror of Dracula holds up—other than Cushing’s energetic Van Helsing, it’s mostly a slog for me, to be honest—but The Brides of Dracula and The Curse of Frankenstein are first-class Gothic fairy-tales that use color well. The Revenge of Frankenstein and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed are unexpectedly excellent, the latter having this beautifully done suspense sequence in the garden. Pre-monsters, Fisher also directed So Long at the Fair (1950), a take-off on the “ Paris exposition story” that Hitchcock used in The Lady Vanishes and “Into Thin Air” (for Hitchcock Presents). Hitchcock apparently praised it, in particular Fisher’s direction, and I’ve long wanted to see it. Oh, Terence Fisher passed away in 1980! The reason I do these, I wan't movies to be better known! Maybe there is a forgiótten gem out there! Since you are Nalkarj and a legend around here for some of us, I've always loved the Baskervilles story, it would be interesting to hear you view about the Hammer take of that Baskerville mystery!
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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 23, 2019 19:23:34 GMT
Oh, Terence Fisher passed away in 1980! The reason I do these, I wan't movies to be better known! Maybe there is a forgiótten gem out there! Since you are Nalkarj and a legend around here for some of us, I've always loved the Baskervilles story, it would be interesting to hear you view about the Hammer take of that Baskerville mystery! Oh, yes, that I knew.  Just offering him some birthday wishes posthumously. I’m a legend? Since when? I want to know about my legend-ness!  Seriously, thanks, tele. Unfortunately I’m not the biggest fan of his Baskerville take… I prefer the Rathbone version. Not sure why, either… I just find it a bit slow and not very spooky, and, while I’m usually a huge Cushing fan, his Holmes doesn’t have the charm of his Van Helsing (for me). André Morrell is great as Watson, though.
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Post by wmcclain on Feb 23, 2019 19:29:08 GMT
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Post by wmcclain on Feb 23, 2019 19:30:18 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Feb 23, 2019 19:53:10 GMT
Oh, Terence Fisher passed away in 1980! The reason I do these, I wan't movies to be better known! Maybe there is a forgiótten gem out there! Since you are Nalkarj and a legend around here for some of us, I've always loved the Baskervilles story, it would be interesting to hear you view about the Hammer take of that Baskerville mystery! Oh, yes, that I knew. Just offering him some birthday wishes posthumously. I’m a legend? Since when? I want to know about my legend-ness! Seriously, thanks, tele. Unfortunately I’m not the biggest fan of his Baskerville take… I prefer the Rathbone version. Not sure why, either… I just find it a bit slow and not very spooky, and, while I’m usually a huge Cushing fan, his Holmes doesn’t have the charm of his Van Helsing (for me). André Morrell is great as Watson, though. Since I've heard you haven't been well lately I wanted you to feel welcome! maybe legend was overdoing it. Even if we don't always agree, I've always valued your posts! and Morrell was a great overlooked Watson!
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Post by petrolino on Feb 23, 2019 20:30:27 GMT
I picked these 5 :
The Brides Of Dracula The Gorgon
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Devil Rides Out
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
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Post by teleadm on Feb 23, 2019 21:55:57 GMT
I picked these 5 :
The Brides Of Dracula The Gorgon
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Devil Rides Out
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
I damn myself not seeing those
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Post by petrolino on Feb 23, 2019 23:12:12 GMT
I picked these 5 :
The Brides Of Dracula The Gorgon
Frankenstein Created Woman
The Devil Rides Out
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
I damn myself not seeing those My favourite is 'The Brides Of Dracula'. Very nice movie.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 23, 2019 23:39:38 GMT
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Curse of Frankenstein
The Devil Rides Out
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Feb 24, 2019 12:34:34 GMT
The Brides of Dracula is that rare sequel that sort of surpasses the original, a real surprise.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Feb 24, 2019 20:57:52 GMT
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Feb 24, 2019 21:08:10 GMT
The Brides of Dracula is that rare sequel that sort of surpasses the original, a real surprise. 
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 24, 2019 21:23:51 GMT
I agree Hinds was more of Hammer's auteur. All the stage-based directors of that era
John Gilling, Val Guest, Roy Baker etc.. had the same basic style under Hammer.
I am very fond of Night of the Big Heat--a non Hammer Fisher film, but fact is, the actors treated the material seriously by default and Fisher was just doing what was normal for the job.
The fantasy aspects of NOTBH are not very impressive from a directorial POV.
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Just offering him some birthday wishes posthumously. 
Seriously, thanks, tele.
