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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 22:44:26 GMT
Don't listen to nater or the OP. They're just bitter old men.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 22:57:31 GMT
Sure, it goes over the top a tad but it's a fun ride. Zelda Rubenstein does a fantastic job considering that she was a non-professional actor at this point. "A marvelously quirky and distinctive 4' 3" character actress, with a larger-than-life presence on film and TV, Zelda Rubinstein gave up a long and stable career in the medical field as a lab technician in order to strive for something more self-fulfilling as middle age settled in. At the age of 45, the feisty lady gave up the comfort of a stable paycheck and attempt an acting career, a daunting task for anyone but especially someone of her stature and type. Within a few years, she had beaten the odds and became a major movie celebrity thanks to one terrific showcase in a Steven Spielberg horror classic. In the process, she served as an inspiration to all the "little people" working in Hollywood who are forced to toil in cruel and demeaning stereotypes." More at Zelda Biog
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 23:04:48 GMT
Wasn't this also sort of an "homage" to the old horror pictures that Spielberg had loved as a kid ? Rather like the Star Wars were for Lucas and the Indiana Jones' ?
That might explain some of the perceived "over-kill" plotwise.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 23:08:33 GMT
Wasn't this also sort of an "homage" to the old horror pictures that Spielberg had loved as a kid ? Rather like the Star Wars were for Lucas and the Indiana Jones' ? That might explain some of the perceived "over-kill" plotwise. Yes, and its very telling that horror films in Spielberg's day didn't believe they had to pile bodies up like they were collecting them in order to be scary. Just good old fashioned subtext, suspense, and having likeable characters we don't want bad things to happen to.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 23:14:09 GMT
@weirdraptor good old fashioned subtext, suspense, and having likeable characters we don't want bad things to happen to.
YES ! Me thinks I've found a kindred spirit, scary wise !
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 23:22:32 GMT
@weirdraptor good old fashioned subtext, suspense, and having likeable characters we don't want bad things to happen to.
YES ! Me thinks I've found a kindred spirit, scary wise ! Thanks. Really, the only "slasher" flick I like is the original Halloween (1978), and that's because Carpenter and company actually applied thought and even some philosophy to it while writing likeable characters. Terror follows naturally when you're hoping to God the killer is unable to get Jamie Lee Curtis or see how George C. Scott deals with the grief of losing his wife and child while being haunted by the vengeful spirit of a murdered child.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 23:37:08 GMT
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I've never seen any of the Halloweens or the Freddies and hated HATED hated Blair Witch.
The Thing needs to be "from another world" in B&W with character development.
Old fashioned Bat, I suppose but I likes what I likes !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 23:40:27 GMT
moviemaniac22Odd how OP titles such as this always have an aura of troll about them. They are almost invariably about a film that is not generally hated by the masses. Very odd.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 23:42:57 GMT
@weirdraptor I've never seen any of the Halloweens or the Freddies and hated HATED hated Blair Witch. The Thing needs to be "from another world" in B&W with character development. Old fashioned Bat, I suppose but I likes what I likes ! The original Halloween, directed by John Carpenter is a good movie. There is little to no blood and no gore that I can remember. It plays on the very real fear of having an out-of-control lunatic loose in the neighborhood. His primary targets in the main part of the film are a handful of teenage girls babysitting children in the same neighborhood. The adults are out of the house, leaving the young victims to fend for themselves. The original Nightmare of Elm Street film is decent, too, but hardly a classic.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 12, 2017 23:50:05 GMT
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Just not my cuppa tea. Don't really like scary that looks like real life.
That said. I may go now and take a look at Poltergeist. Have not seen it for a while. I shall try not to look at the mirror scene ! <re-shudder> !
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Post by naterdawg on Jun 13, 2017 3:46:21 GMT
What does it matter? The scene was in the film, and "everybody gasped." Doesn't matter if they were gasping all the way through, just once is enough. And that proves to me that you're a wet noodle when it comes to horror films. The Exorcist probably gave you an aneurysm. You don't like the Exorcist either? What the hell DO you like? I never said I didn't like The Exorcist. I love it. What I said was, if you thought Poltergeist was worthy of a "gasp," when you saw The Exorcist, you probably had an aneurysm. Do you need an interpreter? I thought that was pretty clear when I first posted it.
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Post by naterdawg on Jun 13, 2017 3:47:05 GMT
Sure, it goes over the top a tad but it's a fun ride. Zelda Rubenstein does a fantastic job considering that she was a non-professional actor at this point. "A marvelously quirky and distinctive 4' 3" character actress, with a larger-than-life presence on film and TV, Zelda Rubinstein gave up a long and stable career in the medical field as a lab technician in order to strive for something more self-fulfilling as middle age settled in. At the age of 45, the feisty lady gave up the comfort of a stable paycheck and attempt an acting career, a daunting task for anyone but especially someone of her stature and type. Within a few years, she had beaten the odds and became a major movie celebrity thanks to one terrific showcase in a Steven Spielberg horror classic. In the process, she served as an inspiration to all the "little people" working in Hollywood who are forced to toil in cruel and demeaning stereotypes." More at Zelda Biog The fact that you're actually pushing a "Zelda blog" tells me you're a "fan." Ugh.
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Post by naterdawg on Jun 13, 2017 3:48:17 GMT
@weirdraptor I've never seen any of the Halloweens or the Freddies and hated HATED hated Blair Witch. The Thing needs to be "from another world" in B&W with character development. Old fashioned Bat, I suppose but I likes what I likes ! The original Halloween, directed by John Carpenter is a good movie. There is little to no blood and no gore that I can remember. It plays on the very real fear of having an out-of-control lunatic loose in the neighborhood. His primary targets in the main part of the film are a handful of teenage girls babysitting children in the same neighborhood. The adults are out of the house, leaving the young victims to fend for themselves. The original Nightmare of Elm Street film is decent, too, but hardly a classic. Wow. You really must be a millennial, if you think Nightmare on Elm Street isn't a "classic."
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Post by naterdawg on Jun 13, 2017 3:49:12 GMT
@weirdraptor I've never seen any of the Halloweens or the Freddies and hated HATED hated Blair Witch. The Thing needs to be "from another world" in B&W with character development. Old fashioned Bat, I suppose but I likes what I likes ! I can't believe I'm even discussing horror films with you if you've never seen the original Halloween. But you saw Blair Witch. That says everything.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Jun 13, 2017 6:27:27 GMT
The whole theater gasped when the clown ended up being beside the kid on the bed, instead of under the bed. Those people weren't 5 or 6, nor was I. Sorry you thought the movie didn't work. The box office results don't agree with you. If you weren't 5 or 6 and "gasped" at this poor excuse for a horror film, I can only assume stuff like The Haunting remake left you comatose with fear. Why exactly do you gotta start an argument in every goddamn thread? It's like everytime someone says something you disagree with you have to reply to them in a condescending manner and start a stupid argument.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 13, 2017 9:57:27 GMT
Sure, it goes over the top a tad but it's a fun ride. Zelda Rubenstein does a fantastic job considering that she was a non-professional actor at this point. "A marvelously quirky and distinctive 4' 3" character actress, with a larger-than-life presence on film and TV, Zelda Rubinstein gave up a long and stable career in the medical field as a lab technician in order to strive for something more self-fulfilling as middle age settled in. At the age of 45, the feisty lady gave up the comfort of a stable paycheck and attempt an acting career, a daunting task for anyone but especially someone of her stature and type. Within a few years, she had beaten the odds and became a major movie celebrity thanks to one terrific showcase in a Steven Spielberg horror classic. In the process, she served as an inspiration to all the "little people" working in Hollywood who are forced to toil in cruel and demeaning stereotypes." More at Zelda Biog The fact that you're actually pushing a "Zelda blog" tells me you're a "fan." Ugh. Zelda BIOG = BIOGRAPHY not BLOG . Useful for finding out what the heck one is talking about so that someone is not referred to as that "midget lady". Did you bother clicking the link and reading about her ? Even if you disliked the movie, it's interesting. "Pushing a blog" "Ugh" . Interesting, open minded, friendly choice of words sure to engender a non-confrontational exchange of opinions .
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 13, 2017 10:01:51 GMT
If you weren't 5 or 6 and "gasped" at this poor excuse for a horror film, I can only assume stuff like The Haunting remake left you comatose with fear. Why exactly do you gotta start an argument in every goddamn thread? It's like everytime someone says something you disagree with you have to reply to them in a condescending manner and start a stupid argument. I noticed that too and this is my first time posting here. Seems that every board has "one of those".
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 13, 2017 10:10:46 GMT
I can't believe I'm even discussing horror films with you if you've never seen the original Halloween. But you saw Blair Witch. That says everything. BUT you are not "discussing" horror films with me. You are merely bouncing around tossing out what appear to be challenges to a fight. That said : I had heard enough to know that I didn't want to see Halloween (or Elm Street). Blood and gore slashers not my "genre". I had heard so much about the wonders of Blair Witch that I finally gave it a try . Murky, shaky, lame story, no actors, no dialogue, continual exposure to foul mouthed characters who I would avoid like the plague in real life. Hmmmm .... reminds me of someone. Well, I'll think of who that is later. Meanwhile. Have a nice day.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 13, 2017 13:44:31 GMT
Toasted CheeseTruth be told, I was tempted to add a or a along with the "Have a NIce Day" just to be truly annoying but re-thought it (for the moment).
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Post by naterdawg on Jun 13, 2017 14:36:14 GMT
The fact that you're actually pushing a "Zelda blog" tells me you're a "fan." Ugh. Zelda BIOG = BIOGRAPHY not BLOG . Useful for finding out what the heck one is talking about so that someone is not referred to as that "midget lady". Did you bother clicking the link and reading about her ? Even if you disliked the movie, it's interesting. "Pushing a blog" "Ugh" . Interesting, open minded, friendly choice of words sure to engender a non-confrontational exchange of opinions . "Pushing a blog." Yes, it is an interesting choice of words, isn't it?
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