Comments on: 10 films: Invasion of the Body Snatchers to Walk the Line http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/ Jonas Ferry on things of interest Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: blindwillee http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-24018 blindwillee Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:30:12 +0000 http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/#comment-24018 I've always heard these things about how Deliverance was so shocking and so amazingly done. After finally seeing it early 2009 then watching it again. I'll have to say the ONLY good thing about it in any way is the actual Dueling banjos with the kid. The movie has absolutely ridiculous acting and directing. I realize movies were done differently at different stages in history BUT I enjoy movies from the earliest up to current AS LONG AS THEY ARE GOOD. I feel the only people who ever liked Deliverance are those who were shocked by the rape scene (PATHETIC SCENE - EVEN FOR THE TIME PERIOD) These people must 1) be Homophobic AND 2) Secretly turned on by homosexual tendencies I’ve always heard these things about how Deliverance was so shocking and so amazingly done. After finally seeing it early 2009 then watching it again. I’ll have to say the ONLY good thing about it in any way is the actual Dueling banjos with the kid. The movie has absolutely ridiculous acting and directing. I realize movies were done differently at different stages in history BUT I enjoy movies from the earliest up to current AS LONG AS THEY ARE GOOD.

I feel the only people who ever liked Deliverance are those who were shocked by the rape scene (PATHETIC SCENE - EVEN FOR THE TIME PERIOD) These people must 1) be Homophobic AND 2) Secretly turned on by homosexual tendencies

]]> By: Jonas http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Jonas Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:23:10 +0000 http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/#comment-1067 Sven said: <blockquote>Yes, I referred to The Shining...</blockquote> Also, <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0111161/" rel="nofollow">The Shawshank Redemption</a>. Sven said:

Yes, I referred to The Shining…

Also, The Shawshank Redemption.

]]> By: Sven Holmström http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Sven Holmström Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:53:01 +0000 http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/#comment-822 Yes, I referred to The Shining and I also know that he preferred the mini series. Which is amazing, since what I saw of the series was incredibly lousy. But it is supposed to be closer to the book. Forbidden Planet is nice. And, I haven't seen The Day of the Triffids, but I recently read the novel. It is a rather flat sf novel of the old, bad sf style. But at least the early parts of the book is quite good. As you know I love Zombie movies and this one has the best part of those: almost everyone dies in the beginning. I really have to watch Rocky Horror again. I remember the good (?) old days when I watched parts of it almost every night. Herregud. Yes, I referred to The Shining and I also know that he preferred the mini series. Which is amazing, since what I saw of the series was incredibly lousy. But it is supposed to be closer to the book.

Forbidden Planet is nice. And, I haven’t seen The Day of the Triffids, but I recently read the novel. It is a rather flat sf novel of the old, bad sf style. But at least the early parts of the book is quite good. As you know I love Zombie movies and this one has the best part of those: almost everyone dies in the beginning.

I really have to watch Rocky Horror again. I remember the good (?) old days when I watched parts of it almost every night. Herregud.

]]> By: Jonas http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Jonas Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:39:32 +0000 http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/#comment-821 Deliverance is a lot more important than Hard Times if you have to choose between them. I hope you know it's Samuel from the dormitory I reference with the pig-squealing line? With Stephen King, do you mean The Shining? King apparently hated Kubrick's film (<a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0081505/" rel="nofollow">The Shining</a> (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)) and much preferred the mini series (<a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0118460/" rel="nofollow">The Shining</a> (Mick Garris, 1997)). In the mini series garden bushes shaped as dinosaurs come alive in a computer animated attack, the family is chased by bees and, well, it totally lacks the psychological horror of Nicholson going bad. I haven't read the book, but I get the impression the film is good more thanks to Kubrick. You shouldn't miss the <a href="http://www.angryalien.com/0504/shiningbunnies.html" rel="nofollow">Shining bunny re-enactment</a> (or any other <a href="http://www.angryalien.com/" rel="nofollow">re-enactment</a>, <a href="http://www.angryalien.com/amys_diary.html" rel="nofollow">dairy</a> (sic!) or <a href="http://www.angryalien.com/0504/pigeonkam.html" rel="nofollow">pigeon cam</a> from Angry Alien Productions). Me and Helena have been working our way through 1950s science fiction lately, so expect more reviews as I write them. Many of them are double features and meant to be seen with another film, so they're just over an hour long, which is usually enough to get the plot across. We fell asleep to <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0045609/" rel="nofollow">Cat-Women of the Moon</a> (Arthur Hilton, 1953) as the astronauts were attacked in a cave on the moon by a giant spider controlled by ropes (I'm not sure they were supposed to be visible), but I'll give it another try. It's got a 2.4 of 10 rating on IMDb, but the part I watched was so bad it was good. The intro to Rocky Horror is shock-full of references, and I really would like to watch all the films mentioned: <div style="text-align:center"> Usherette: Michael Rennie was ill The Day the Earth Stood Still But he told us where we stand. And Flash Gordon was there In silver underwear, Claude Rains was the Invisible Man. Then something went wrong For Fay Wray and King Kong. They got caught in a celluloid jam. Then at a deadly pace It Came From...Outer Space. And this is how the message ran: Chorus: Science fiction, double feature Doctor X will build a creature. See androids fighting Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh At the late night, double feature, picture show. Usherette: I knew Leo G. Carrol Was over a barrel When Tarantula took to the hills. And I really got hot When I saw Jeanette Scott Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills. Dana Andrews said Prunes Gave him the runes And passing them used lots of skills. But When Worlds Collide, Said George Pal to his bride, "I'm gonna give you some terrible thrills," Like a... Chorus: Science fiction, double feature Doctor X will build a creature. See androids fighting Brad and Janet Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh At the late night, double feature, picture show. I wanna go Wuh oh o-o-oh To the late night, double feature, picture show. By RKO, Wuh oh o-o-oh To the late night, double feature, picture show. In the back row, Oh oh o-o-oh To the late night, double feature, picture show! </div> Deliverance is a lot more important than Hard Times if you have to choose between them. I hope you know it’s Samuel from the dormitory I reference with the pig-squealing line?

With Stephen King, do you mean The Shining? King apparently hated Kubrick’s film (The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980)) and much preferred the mini series (The Shining (Mick Garris, 1997)). In the mini series garden bushes shaped as dinosaurs come alive in a computer animated attack, the family is chased by bees and, well, it totally lacks the psychological horror of Nicholson going bad. I haven’t read the book, but I get the impression the film is good more thanks to Kubrick.

You shouldn’t miss the Shining bunny re-enactment (or any other re-enactment, dairy (sic!) or pigeon cam from Angry Alien Productions).

Me and Helena have been working our way through 1950s science fiction lately, so expect more reviews as I write them. Many of them are double features and meant to be seen with another film, so they’re just over an hour long, which is usually enough to get the plot across. We fell asleep to Cat-Women of the Moon (Arthur Hilton, 1953) as the astronauts were attacked in a cave on the moon by a giant spider controlled by ropes (I’m not sure they were supposed to be visible), but I’ll give it another try. It’s got a 2.4 of 10 rating on IMDb, but the part I watched was so bad it was good.

The intro to Rocky Horror is shock-full of references, and I really would like to watch all the films mentioned:

Usherette:
Michael Rennie was ill
The Day the Earth Stood Still
But he told us where we stand.
And Flash Gordon was there
In silver underwear,
Claude Rains was the Invisible Man.
Then something went wrong
For Fay Wray and King Kong.
They got caught in a celluloid jam.
Then at a deadly pace
It Came From…Outer Space.
And this is how the message ran:

Chorus:
Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature.
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show.

Usherette:
I knew Leo G. Carrol
Was over a barrel
When Tarantula took to the hills.
And I really got hot
When I saw Jeanette Scott
Fight a triffid that spits poison and kills.
Dana Andrews said Prunes
Gave him the runes
And passing them used lots of skills.
But When Worlds Collide,
Said George Pal to his bride,
“I’m gonna give you some terrible thrills,”
Like a…

Chorus:
Science fiction, double feature
Doctor X will build a creature.
See androids fighting Brad and Janet
Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet
Wuh uh uh oh o-o-oh
At the late night, double feature, picture show.
I wanna go
Wuh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show.

By RKO,
Wuh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show.
In the back row,
Oh oh o-o-oh
To the late night, double feature, picture show!

]]> By: Sven Holmström http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Sven Holmström Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:43:08 +0000 http://jonasferry.com/blog/film/10-films-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-to-walk-the-line/#comment-820 The Day the Earth Stood still is one of those movies I want to see only because it's mentioned in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. "The original story is by Stephen King, and for some reason a lot of his works don’t translate well to cinema. This film is boring and predictable." On the other hand, one did. I haven't seen a single one of the movies. But a few seem interesting. I will check Deliverence out. And Hard Times. The Day the Earth Stood still is one of those movies I want to see only because it’s mentioned in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

“The original story is by Stephen King, and for some reason a lot of his works don’t translate well to cinema. This film is boring and predictable.”

On the other hand, one did.

I haven’t seen a single one of the movies. But a few seem interesting. I will check Deliverence out. And Hard Times.

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