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Rule 34, Svankmajer style.
5 months 1 week ago
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Not enough Joan Greenwood.
5 months 1 week ago
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Gorgeously shot, with a universally solid cast (Burl Ives' Oscar-winning performance is a standout), but what resonated most deeply with me was the character of Jim McKay; I wanted to cheer after so many of his lines, as they swiftly dismantled my least favorite Western genre tropes pertaining to "manliness," "cowardice," "pride" and "honor." The extended fist fight between Peck and Heston is the perfect example, after which McKay asks, "What did we prove?"
5 months 1 week ago
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Murnau's final film is pure cinema; beautiful, symbolic, tragic.
5 months 2 weeks ago
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Disappointing, given its status and the talent involved. I have a hunch I'll enjoy the original version much more, as it's far less likely to suffer from the same problems - primarily, that contrived/hollow/manufactured feeling not uncommon in Hollywood films of this era. (Also, were the singing kids really necessary?) The last 15 minutes are great, though.
5 months 2 weeks ago
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Truly, Jerry Lewis stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other such titans of comedy as Pauly Shore, Carrot Top and Jaleel White.
5 months 2 weeks ago
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I prefer George Carlin's version.

The 50-minute prologue is undeniably impressive for its scope and visual effects. Such a pity that it's in service to this childish and toxic BS. Am I the only one that found spoiler humorously satisfying?
5 months 2 weeks ago
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The real controversy should be over the parents who named their child Dorcas...
5 months 2 weeks ago
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This reminded me quite a bit of Snowtown, thematically and atmospherically. Both are set in Australia and deal with an intellectually (and morally?) stunted male youth surrounded by friends and family who draw him into a world of crime and malevolence, with tragic results. While Animal Kingdom isn't as brutal or disturbing, the same feeling of inexorable doom pervades throughout. Most importantly, both films are extremely well-made and boast outstanding performances.
5 months 3 weeks ago
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Sheesh, what a letdown, especially given its reputation. In more capable hands (and recast with a leading lady who can, you know, act), this would've been a solid modern crime/noir. All the ingredients are there. As it is, Paxton is fine and the police aspect of the story still works, mostly, but any scene involving the criminals...yikes. Cynda Williams almost literally sleepwalks through her role (seriously, was she on horse tranquilizers?), and her and BBT's characters are two of the most intensely stupid and unlikable I've seen in quite awhile (which begs the question - why the hell would Pluto, who is stated to have an IQ of 150 - want anything to do with these bums?). I didn't buy any of it. There was a lot more than one false move made here, as far as I'm concerned.
5 months 3 weeks ago
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What a stunning debut for Nancy the cockroach!
10 months 2 weeks ago
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You might want to refrain from eating until this is over...
10 months 2 weeks ago
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Just when you think this can't get any more outrageous, along comes that ending!
10 months 2 weeks ago
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Trippy & twisted. Loved the use of colors - the lighting reminded me a bit of Argento's Suspiria at times - and driving synth score. Very '80s (which, for me, is a good thing). If Nicolas Winding Refn filmed a Clive Barker story in Turkey, it might look something like this.
10 months 2 weeks ago
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It takes a while for the monsters to show up, but once they do it's pure Evil Dead-style horror, chock full of energetic action and wonderful practical FX. Lots of fun.
10 months 2 weeks ago
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The performances of the 2 sisters, the sound design and the unsettling ambiguity of the story made this work for me (though I suspect that the latter is what turned some other viewers off?). The underlying subject matter is only ever really hinted at, which makes it all the more sad & disturbing.

This is my third Eduardo Sánchez film and each has impressed me for different reasons. Props to him for not just playing it safe or sticking to a formula after the huge success of Blair Witch.
10 months 2 weeks ago
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Wow. Just...wow.

Literally and figuratively, Russ Meyer supersizes everything. Breasts, penises, dialogue, behavior, humor, action...even the female characters' names all begin with "Super." Charles Napier has a field day as the psycho cop; the unforgettable sequence spoiler is truly brutal and shocking, even today. Say what you will about Russ, the guy knew how to entertain. This is a film that must be seen to be believed.
10 months 3 weeks ago
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Obnoxious twerps like Johnnie are why high school is hell for the rest of us, so naturally they made him a protagonist.
10 months 3 weeks ago
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Uploaded for your viewing "pleasure" - https://ok.ru/video/5899552426546

(Send me a message if the link stops working.)
10 months 3 weeks ago
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"Have you ever seen an ostrich run down by a wheelchair?!"

Say what you will about this insanely unique (and uniquely insane) horror-comedy-porno-romance-drama-thriller, but the script is surprisingly amusing. It's a pity that the graphic and wide-ranging sexual elements (and the 160 minute runtime they contribute to) no doubt turn many people off or scare them away altogether, as I quite liked this.
10 months 3 weeks ago
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WARNING: beware of censored versions (including the one on Tubi)! It is absolutely imperative that you watch this unedited, or else you'll miss out on the greatest line of dialogue in the film (and possibly any other film, for that matter).

You can watch it uncut, in good quality, here: https://ok.ru/video/3594348464695
(Hopefully that link will keep working for awhile.)

As for the movie itself, the last 30 minutes are truly a sight to behold. I strongly urge viewers to avoid spoilers as much as possible before diving in.

Lastly, a note to my fellow animal lovers: spoiler
10 months 3 weeks ago
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I love how every movement a character makes - from turning their head to curling a finger - gets its own super cool whoosh! sound. (Even some of the camera pans!) It's kind of adorable.
10 months 3 weeks ago
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You better ruuuun, you better hiiiiide...

The best thing about this movie (aside from the song quoted above) is the fact that the lovely leading lady went on to become a pretty important (and, according to Wikipedia, pretty cool) political figure. She quit acting after this, her only feature film. Can you blame her?

P.S. The MST3K treatment of this is worth seeking out, too.
10 months 3 weeks ago
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Thoroughly, impressively dumb, even for a Greydon Clark film. (That's not to say it isn't entertaining, but only in a "so bad it's good" way.) It's not worth trying to point out all the problems here, but I will say that it's really not necessary to play the same two sound effects of a cat meowing every single time the cat is on-screen (and often when it's not), regardless of whether or not it has its mouth open. We get it - there's a cat in the movie, and it's an important part of the "plot." I seriously think they used those sounds close to a hundred times. (On the subject of terrible, overused sound effects, pay attention during the truck crashing scene. The same wildly inaccurate sound gets used in rapid fire to hilarious effect.) The last 10 minutes or so bring the ineptness to new heights with a terrible ship model, an Ed Woodian final "showdown," and a wholly unsurprising ending that spoiler!
10 months 3 weeks ago
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The very definition of "misguided."
11 months ago

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