tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post979339249971255228..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: THE NIGHT FLIER (1997, Mark Pavia)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-57466566435920470402013-04-11T17:35:36.631-04:002013-04-11T17:35:36.631-04:00Mike,
Glad you're so enthusiastic about THE N...Mike,<br /><br />Glad you're so enthusiastic about THE NIGHT FLIER! I know what you mean about the extremely specific King stories. I love "Graveyard Shift" the story to no end, but as you say, the movie's a hot mess (except for the hilarious, majestic man vs. giant rat finale and Brad Dourif's spectacular monologue). And it is pretty thrilling to behold a "Miguel Ferrer vehicle."<br /><br /><br />J.D.,<br /><br />Very glad you enjoyed! Miguel Ferrer indeed is the shit in this movie, and it really is unfortunate he's not given the chance to do it more often. I went back and read your old review, and you're so right about the atmosphere, too– Pavia pulls out practically every stop in the horror bag of tricks (dark and stormy nights, graveyards, etc) and it all works wonderfully.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-21828246100932647672013-04-11T10:16:17.969-04:002013-04-11T10:16:17.969-04:00Awesome! I was looking forward to your review of t...Awesome! I was looking forward to your review of this and you did not disappoint.<br /><br />Hrm. I totally missed that Audrey Horne connection. Wow, the stylistic similarities are downright spooky. Such a shame that Julie Entwisle didn't go on to do more stuff as she is an adorable fusion of Phoebe Cates and the aforementioned Sherilyn Fenn.<br /><br />And isn't Miguel Ferrer the shit in this movie? At his sarcastic, smarmy best in this one and really makes you want to see him headline more movies.<br /><br />I also really dig the mood and atmosphere of this movie. It really draws you in. So well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-43650173780064966802013-04-11T00:09:39.072-04:002013-04-11T00:09:39.072-04:00Oh yes yes yes! Thanks for this, it's really g...Oh yes yes yes! Thanks for this, it's really great. I think you captured it best with the whole "X-Files monster-of-the-week" vibe, which makes sense because those episodes were the only ones I liked! I always thought "The Night Flier" was just such a neat, specific idea; and I really dig such kinds of overtly specific stories. It's like, this film isn't trying to tell us about life, it's just trying to tell us about a tabloid reporter tracking down a vampire pilot - and it explores that one idea as fully and beautifully as one can. King has a lot of such stories, but filming them well is a tricky thing -- you're just as likely to get a hot mess like "Graveyard Shift" as you are to get a "Night Flier." And most of all, the movie is an honest-to-God "Miguel Ferrer vehicle," and how often do you get to say that?? Never! Which is a damn shame, if you ask me. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com