Bartleboom

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DeAge™ : 7621 days • Here since 9 august 2005
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Live At El Mocambo
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Wow, what a guitarist.. Great review!
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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..from Misery-book, apart from the amputation, I was very impressed when she makes him swallow the pills with dirty water.. mah! @Adriano: I read Cujo more than ten years ago: how does the sheriff die?! @Bubi: have you happened to see the "revised and corrected" version of Shining by the same King in like 3-4 episodes?! They aired it a few years ago in the late evening on Italia 1, but it seemed like a whale's crap to me and I dropped it after a few scenes..
Billy Wilder Viale del Tramonto
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Oh! What a coincidence: just the day before yesterday, I rewatched Irma la Dolce and promised myself to check which Wyler films had been reviewed!
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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Oops.. two times the same comment.. how clumsy! @Blackdog: I managed to recover it on Wikipedia: KLAATU! VERATA! NIKTO! KLAATU! VERabtr.. erm.. nieggkht.. cough..
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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..mmm..good observation Blackdog. Certainly, the films you mentioned represent a dimension of fear that is perhaps more "elevated" because it comes from the "inside" of man (who is therefore both victim and executioner at the same time..) and not from a disturbing "external" element (even though I’m convinced that if Rosemary's were in the hands of another director it would have resulted in a nice mess.. praise to Polanski!). Let's put it this way, then: among the films with "immortal villains," my favorite is the first Nightmare!:D!
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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..mmm..good observation Blackdog. Certainly, the films you mentioned represent a dimension of fear that is perhaps more "elevated" because it comes from the "inside" of man (who is therefore both victim and executioner at the same time..) and not from a disturbing "external" element (even though I’m convinced that if Rosemary's were in the hands of another director it would have resulted in a nice mess.. praise to Polanski!). Let's put it this way, then: among the films with "immortal villains," my favorite is the first Nightmare!:D!
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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P.S.: but how beautiful is the scene where Ash in Army of Darkness has to recite the magic formula and can't remember it?!?.. it starts out majestic.. then it stutters.. then he mumbles something incomprehensible.. then a few coughs and then everything goes haywire!:DDD!
Sean S. Cunningham Venerdì 13
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I remember the first time I saw the first Nightmare: I was 11, home alone, with a VHS tape borrowed from a classmate. That night, I didn't sleep at all... The problem with "normal" horror movies is that you don't take them with you; they might make you jump when the killer suddenly appears or chases the hot protagonist, giving you a rush of adrenaline with a well-timed sound effect... Nightmare, no: I don't know if it's the best of the bunch, but it’s the only one that left me with "aftereffects" even after finishing it. The first time I saw Depp's death scene, I turned into a statue of shit... Halloween is exceptional for how much they managed to pull from a ridiculous story and budget, Texas has the setting, the believability, and the embalmed grandpa, and I love the directorial tricks in Evil Dead (but how the hell does that shack look so big?!... and the swing at the beginning of the film that stops hitting the wall?!?) and the humor. But Nightmare, in my opinion, remains the top. Kruger has really entered the collective imagination not only in America (around here, Jason and Michael are relatively unknown... Freddy is recognized by anyone, even if they've never seen a single film) and the idea of a killer coming after you while you sleep, in your dreams, when you're most vulnerable is genius!
Visthia Reditus Conscientia
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..wow! you're right! I totally forgot.. I'm sending you a private message right now! Bye!
Visthia Reditus Conscientia
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It's been a while since I took the time to read your reviews, and I regret it. Right now, I'm listening to this record that you’ve managed to talk about with your usual expertise and passion: my doubts about Black as a "forma mentis," as a way of understanding existence, etc., remain. I’m satisfied with the music, which, from what little I've heard, seems excellent. Congratulations.