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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 12, 2017 2:56:54 GMT
Inspired by Matthew the Swordsman's thread on John Hughes, I'd like to post this poll about one of my favorite directors, James Whale, an excellent filmmaker who has (unfortunately) been more or less underrated in evaluations of '30s film. ( This article at the Australian auteurist website "Senses of Cinema" points out how Sarris's classification of Whale as "lightly likable" actually damns him with faint praise.) Anyhoo... What say you? He's best-known for the horror films, but nearly all of his works have genuine quality. You may choose up to three. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Dec 12, 2017 6:58:38 GMT
Haven't seen any by him, so I just bought a Blu-Ray set that includes Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein plus some other films.
I look forward to seeing them. I've enjoyed 95% of the 1930s cinema I've seen so there's a strong chance I'll enjoy them.
Unfortunately, it will likely take a while to come in the mail....shipping time from UK to Australia during Christmas season...yikes!
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Post by Nalkarj on Dec 13, 2017 15:58:51 GMT
What other films, may I ask, Matthew the Swordsman? Is it a Frankenstein set? Whale’s one of my favorite directors, but he’s sadly little-known nowadays except in classic horror circles (“the Karloff cult,” as Sarris termed it). (There was a fictionalized biopic a few years back, Gods and Monsters, but I don’t believe it was particularly successful.) I think Everson’s comments (in Classics of the Horror Film and elsewhere) remain the best critical judgment of Whale’s work, but that means there hasn’t been much serious discussion of his oeuvre since ’74! There was, however, a good article at the website Senses of Cinema, even if I disagree with some of the critic’s conclusions. I ended up voting for only one of his horror pictures, The Old Dark House, in this poll; my other two choices were his off-the-walls whodunit, Remember Last Night?, and his excellent adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Dec 13, 2017 16:45:31 GMT
Nalkarj Yes, it was a Frankenstein set. I'm broke now except for around $20, so I can't buy any more of his films until next Tuesday.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 13, 2017 20:01:09 GMT
The Invisible Man
Bride of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jun 25, 2018 9:59:05 GMT
Bride of Frankenstein
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