Alas, no..I have no living Katz relatives, many of you will be relieved to know..I wonder what else he's done though..this was a pretty neat movie. Does anybody know?
The Russians practiced Method Acting as well As Lee (I don't think it was Strauss, but maybe). Shreck studied it in Moscow. Also Christean European folklore doesn't pre-date the millenia at all, does it? Stoker drew heavily from it..
But I don't think it's that simple. The Victorians invented the whole idea of pornography, which didn't exist until archeologists from the British Museum dug up stuff from Pompeii with all sorts of sexually explicit material on it..
I'm not sure about the sexual liberation vs. repression stuff, but the notion that women had to be protected from sexual imagery was invented by the Victorians. The Romans and Greeks had dirty pictures all over the house.
The "sexual preminition" foresees the very liberation you're referring to (economically, of course)
I guess this is the real point of the movie, and the reason why I liked it so much, apart from the fact that I'm a Nosferatu and vampire hobbyist/freak..Murnau was definitely an artist, but he seemed to making deals left and right for his art..financiers, producers vampires..Now that kind of marketing and deal-making is endemic in Hollywood s the movie becomes the vampire. I think many movies offer more than cheap thrills, but most are infected by this marketing problem and big money, no?
I don't think they are targeting the geek audience at all, though I'd love to see what other people think. I think the connection between the vampire and the geek, if any, is in the sense of outsiderness, but the vampire is a lot more powerful of an outsider than the geek, don't you think?
I couldn't agree with you more about the vampire being a metaphor for all outsiders. But the movie isn't being marketed that way so far as I can see. Really terrific post though, if you don't mind some unofficial moderation.
But also is the vampire sexually impotent? Nosferatu is, but the other film versions aren't and Stoker's sure wasn't..wives all over the place.
Yes I did see Snatch and liked it a lot..found it very entertaining (the review was last week) but not in the same league as these other two.
thought there was lots of cinematic technique and laughs but they sort of forgot to throw in the movie..
I agree about Dafoe and the Oscar. I loved the opening sequence though..thought it was haunting and spooky...beautiful too.. I wonder what it depicted? Actually there's not much of a plot to give away..I mean it is a vampire movie..
As many of you know, the point here is to do a weekly movie topic in which we all offer reviews, comments on movies, etc., and other kinds of tech and screen culture.
My review just gets the conversation started. Yours are welcome, read and appreciated. The idea is to get a broad range of opinion on this stuff..
...are especially welcome. Slashdot is getting widely read these days by journalists and some pols, and here's a genuine chance to get the agenda out that you think might be -- or ought to be -- on the table.
I'd have to say the thugs in this movie weren't glamorous especially, or anybody one would want to be..some of them were nice, but the fate of some of these people would, I would say, not entice anybody towards a life of crime.
I think it's a very tongue in cheek movie.
Right about both I think..
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Fun, but not brilliant, would be my phrase, and boy is AC right about Crouching Tiger..that would be on my list of best movies ever.
...was just great. I didn't think it was the hopping back and forth between three stories that got to me, just the furious pace of the movie and shot style. It was entertaining for sure, but I wouldn't put on my best ever movies list by a long shot.
Doesn't mean you're wrong, tho..That's whats amazing about movies..any 10 people will see the same one and have a completely different reaction.
I don't know if I'd say it was sloppy, as skitsy..just keeps on moving so fast..it's neat, but I can't imagine it would stick with people like Trainspotting..
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Alas, no..I have no living Katz relatives, many of you will be relieved to know..I wonder what else he's done though..this was a pretty neat movie. Does anybody know?
If they would help me enjoy the Super Bowl, I would...Now the Yankees..that's worth watching. As to leaving you alone, why are you here?
...did you like it?
The Russians practiced Method Acting as well As Lee (I don't think it was Strauss, but maybe). Shreck studied it in Moscow. Also Christean European folklore doesn't pre-date the millenia at all, does it? Stoker drew heavily from it..
Buy what do you have against pseudo-intellectual undergrad film students?
If you can get to see Nosferatu, I'd highly recommend it...It will make this excellent movie twice as enjoyable..
But I don't think it's that simple. The Victorians invented the whole idea of pornography, which didn't exist until archeologists from the British Museum dug up stuff from Pompeii with all sorts of sexually explicit material on it..
I'm not sure about the sexual liberation vs. repression stuff, but the notion that women had to be protected from sexual imagery was invented by the Victorians. The Romans and Greeks had dirty pictures all over the house.
The "sexual preminition" foresees the very liberation you're referring to (economically, of course)
Personally, I always related to vampires, especially in the context of outsiders...
..I promise...
Is nobody here afraid of AIDS? That would be too bad..If I must be gay, then I am, right?
I guess this is the real point of the movie, and the reason why I liked it so much, apart from the fact that I'm a Nosferatu and vampire hobbyist/freak
I don't think they are targeting the geek audience at all, though I'd love to see what other people think. I think the connection between the vampire and the geek, if any, is in the sense of outsiderness, but the vampire is a lot more powerful of an outsider than the geek, don't you think?
I couldn't agree with you more about the vampire being a metaphor for all outsiders. But the movie isn't being marketed that way so far as I can see. Really terrific post though, if you don't mind some unofficial moderation.
But also is the vampire sexually impotent? Nosferatu is, but the other film versions aren't and Stoker's sure wasn't..wives all over the place.
Yes I did see Snatch and liked it a lot..found it very entertaining (the review was last week) but not in the same league as these other two.
thought there was lots of cinematic technique and laughs but they sort of forgot to throw in the movie..
I agree about Dafoe and the Oscar. I loved the opening sequence though..thought it was haunting and spooky...beautiful too.. I wonder what it depicted? Actually there's not much of a plot to give away..I mean it is a vampire movie..
..that's a useful guide. But if you can do better, here's your spot.
As many of you know, the point here is to do a weekly movie topic in which we all offer reviews, comments on movies, etc., and other kinds of tech and screen culture.
My review just gets the conversation started. Yours are welcome, read and appreciated. The idea is to get a broad range of opinion on this stuff..
...are especially welcome. Slashdot is getting widely read these days by journalists and some pols, and here's a genuine chance to get the agenda out that you think might be -- or ought to be -- on the table.
I'd have to say the thugs in this movie weren't glamorous especially, or anybody one would want to be..some of them were nice, but the fate of some of these people would, I would say, not entice anybody towards a life of crime.
I think it's a very tongue in cheek movie.
Fun, but not brilliant, would be my phrase, and boy is AC right about Crouching Tiger..that would be on my list of best movies ever.
...was just great. I didn't think it was the hopping back and forth between three stories that got to me, just the furious pace of the movie and shot style. It was entertaining for sure, but I wouldn't put on my best ever movies list by a long shot.
Doesn't mean you're wrong, tho..That's whats amazing about movies..any 10 people will see the same one and have a completely different reaction.
I'd not thought of that, but it's an interesting comparison..BW was a lot more primitive, and this one a lot more gory.
I have to say, the very idea is a bit jarring. Got to be Freudian..live with Dad..
..for this movie this weekend are so-so, according to nytimes online..
I don't know if I'd say it was sloppy, as skitsy..just keeps on moving so fast..it's neat, but I can't imagine it would stick with people like Trainspotting..