tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post3242388778816178341..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Only now does it occur to me... GODZILLA VS. MEGALONSean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-7904726975931342362015-03-20T11:00:50.174-04:002015-03-20T11:00:50.174-04:00Mike,
I watched A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES a few...Mike,<br /><br />I watched A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES a few days ago, and your description was pretty spot-on. Further pushing your "melancholy horror" theory was the fact that the kidnapped little girl first appears in a bright red jacket, which, in addition to everything else, seems to be direct reference to DON'T LOOK NOW. Though it took place in the 90s, I felt it was striving for a 70s vibe, with a humorless protagonist in search of solving a brutal problem (like GET CARTER, ROLLING THUNDER, etc.). I dug it.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-66633513243618568022015-02-06T18:19:07.851-05:002015-02-06T18:19:07.851-05:00Mike,
Thanks for the rec– I just threw it in the ...Mike,<br /><br />Thanks for the rec– I just threw it in the queue, I had wondered about this after seeing the ads, and I do dig a good melancholy action movie!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-65849407163754978172015-02-04T23:51:39.418-05:002015-02-04T23:51:39.418-05:00This looks tremendous, indeed! While I'm here,...This looks tremendous, indeed! While I'm here, and if you'll indulge a ramble, I want to throw out a little recommendation for the recent Liam Neeson vehicle, "A Walk Among The Tombstones." Operating on a much more understated, even appealingly TV-like level than things like his "Taken" franchise, it's quite the pleasant surprise. Hear me out on this: It has a not uninteresting 1999 setting, the persistent sensation of cool, crisp air encircling gray city streets, a couple of truly sadistic villains, and a spare, haunting piano score. Dare I say it, but this film verges on entering melancholy horror territory! (But, let's all agree to overlook the fact that, in a perplexing casting choice, the main heroin dealer character is played by "Downton Abbey's" own Cousin Matthew, Dan Stevens. I mean, they darkened his hair and gave him a little facial hair, but we all still know that this is not really a tough guy. He didn't survive Downton freaking Abbey, for cryin' out loud!). Still, though, I don't watch many current movies, but this was a good one!Mike B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18002724434110207883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-23833126629056446632015-02-04T15:39:28.700-05:002015-02-04T15:39:28.700-05:00D,
I have amended the post to include screen capt...D,<br /><br />I have amended the post to include screen captures, in light of the Winston Smiths at YouTube's Ministry of Truth rewriting the history of the Great Godzilla vs. Megalon war of '73.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-3919082489251131492015-02-03T23:00:02.066-05:002015-02-03T23:00:02.066-05:00Video block for copyright? Sigh, this sounded awes...Video block for copyright? Sigh, this sounded awesome<br /><br />-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com