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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 6, 2019 14:37:10 GMT -5
Got in a double feature of The Raven (1935) and The Murders in Rue Morgue (1932), both featuring my main man, Bela Lugosi. Neither absolute favorites of mine, but they are still well-loved by me and get watched often.
Poor, Bella. I'm always saddened by his personal story but man were his films fun. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 6, 2019 15:32:29 GMT -5
I finally watched The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), I think it was Friday night. I love it as much as ever!
As it was still reasonably early when I finished Caligari, I started browsing Amazon Prime to see what else was available and I came across Lady Frankenstein (1971), which I'd never seen. It's not a must-see Frankenstein movie. However, it has Joseph Cotton as Dr. Frankenstein and if I had known there was such a thing, I would have watched it a long time ago.
And last night, I watched Hereditary (2018), which is rumored to be one of the new additions to the 2019 edition of "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die." Toni Collette is great! The movie isn't. It's way too long, but I honestly don't think cutting 30 or 40 minutes would have made it any better (except by making I shorter, natch).
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 6, 2019 15:36:49 GMT -5
Got in a double feature of The Raven (1935) and The Murders in Rue Morgue (1932), both featuring my main man, Bela Lugosi. Neither absolute favorites of mine, but they are still well-loved by me and get watched often.
It's just not October without a few Bela Lugosi movies! Amazon Prime Video has quite a few of his Poverty Row films available for free, so in October I'll probably be watching some combination of Bowery at Midnight, The Corpse Vanishes and some of the Lugosi films I haven't seen for a while, like Killer Bat and Voodoo Man and The Invisible Ghost and Black Dragons (which I call Dracula vs. the Lone Ranger). |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 6, 2019 17:27:40 GMT -5
Who knew there was still a Lugosi horror film out there I hadn't heard of yet! Gonna have to track this down... |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 6, 2019 17:39:27 GMT -5
Poor, Bella. I'm always saddened by his personal story but man were his films fun. From what I've learned from all the documentaries I've watched (even the ones that were especially kind to him) it seems like he did a lot of it to himself. Still, it was a terrible way to live one's final years. Lugosi is my favorite actor of all time, and not just in terms of horror. He was nowhere near the best, but he had this amazing balance of class, charm, and weirdness that you can't find anywhere else. In his later poverty row films, he often feels like the loving, yet creepy grandfather I wish I'd had. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 19:57:30 GMT -5
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom. The problem of this film is that there are too many angles to choose from and I just find it too complex and all that. I figured out several things from my last viewing of which it was more like 20 some odd years ago.
I think it would be wise for me to read the 1910 novel first and rewatch this classic 1925 movie and figure out the role of Christine, Carlotta, and review the connections of both Raoul and Ledoux to get a better picture of the whole story here. I understand most of the horror stories in the past and yet this is more complex because this movie has more to offer than you can chew here.
This is not an easy film to follow and I watch it on YouTube today and probably will watch it again and need to make a trip to my local library to obtain the 1910 novel and read the book again and go from there. I really enjoyed Lon Chaney's performance and the other players that in this film. It has an unbelievable pace and full of action and drama. This is the first time I have seen it in 20 years and I only know a third of the film and nothing more.
I did enjoy this film and need to rewatch it again after I read the novel for better understanding. Movie more complex than you think.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2019 20:01:49 GMT -5
The Raven (1935) and The Murders in Rue Morgue (1932) ... I have seen these two movies and the Raven is my personal favorite.
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 6, 2019 20:12:28 GMT -5
Who knew there was still a Lugosi horror film out there I hadn't heard of yet! Gonna have to track this down... It's a good one! (If you like the Poverty Row Lugosi films.) Not just Lugosi … John Carradine plays one of his henchmen. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 6, 2019 20:19:53 GMT -5
Who knew there was still a Lugosi horror film out there I hadn't heard of yet! Gonna have to track this down... This will probably look like I'm showing off … and I guess I am! I'm providing a link to my IMDB list where I keep track of the Lugosi movies I've seen. He made a lot of movies … and I'm always finding yet another one that I haven't seen before. Just in the last year or so, I've seen Chandu the Magician, Night of Terror, Chandu on the Magic Island, The Saint's Double Trouble, Postal Inspector and The Phantom Creeps. My Bela Lugosi movies |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 6, 2019 20:44:38 GMT -5
Who knew there was still a Lugosi horror film out there I hadn't heard of yet! Gonna have to track this down... This will probably look like I'm showing off … and I guess I am! I'm providing a link to my IMDB list where I keep track of the Lugosi movies I've seen. He made a lot of movies … and I'm always finding yet another one that I haven't seen before. Just in the last year or so, I've seen Chandu the Magician, Night of Terror, Chandu on the Magic Island, The Saint's Double Trouble, Postal Inspector and The Phantom Creeps. My Bela Lugosi moviesYou would be showing off if it weren't for the fact that I'm nearly keeping pace with you. You've seen a few more than me, and I fully intend to use your list as a resource from now on! My most recent Lugosi acquisition is a copy of Scared to Death, which I fully intend to watch for the first time this month. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 6, 2019 20:49:34 GMT -5
A second double-feature tonight (I guess it's a double-double-feature) with Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4. I adored these as a kid when I'd sneak over to my neighbor's house to watch them without my mother's knowledge, but I sort of outgrew them in my earlier adult years. It's fun to return to them, though my taste in horror has definitely matured since then. Part 3 seems to be just about everyone's favorite. There's a lot I love about it, but 4 remains my absolute favorite with stronger cinematography, better acting, and my favorite protagonist of the series -- a shy girl growing up in an abusive household who must find her inner strength and literally face her own reflection in order to defeat Freddy. So cool in spite of the cheesiness. Really, 3 and 4 are the only films from this series that mean anything to me. 1 was okay, 2 is odd but fun, 5 was a train-wreck, and 6 is so bad that I enjoy laughing at it, but 3 and 4 were the best of the franchise. And I still need to see New Nightmare.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 2:18:46 GMT -5
Watch the Horror of Dracula starring Christopher Lee as the Count. I have seen this about 2-3 times and I always come away impressed by his performance his height of 6'5" is imposing and that's makes him a scary and impressive Dracula. It's an enduring classic with a powerful ending that chills you to the bone. Peter Cushing and Michael Gough were downright professional and to the character that they play.  The opening sequence of the film looks like a Nazi War Movie and that alone set the tone for the entire movie; that scene chills me and set the tone for the movie itself.  This scene commands a screen presence of Lee at its very best. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 7:01:06 GMT -5
Svengoolie is showing The Mummy this Saturday and looking forward seeing it again. Hoosier X your list of 58 Bela Lugosi movies is very impressive and I seen about 2/3 of that list. |
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Post by shaxper on Oct 7, 2019 7:07:33 GMT -5
Svengoolie is showing The Mummy this Saturday and looking forward seeing it again. Hoosier X your list of 58 Bela Lugosi movies is very impressive and I seen about 2/3 of that list. I think he's showing The Mummy's Hand. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 7:15:52 GMT -5
Svengoolie is showing The Mummy this Saturday and looking forward seeing it again. Hoosier X your list of 58 Bela Lugosi movies is very impressive and I seen about 2/3 of that list. I think he's showing The Mummy's Hand. According to my channel ME-TV showing the Mummy. See Link and I have it bookmarked because I watched 80% of his shows on Saturday Night. |
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