tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post7430791556205612085..comments2024-03-13T03:45:02.765-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Howling VI: The Freaks (1991)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-67205570511807886072012-12-27T13:55:29.135-08:002012-12-27T13:55:29.135-08:00Thanks for the concise reply to a jumbled up query...Thanks for the concise reply to a jumbled up query mainly concerning a review you did ages ago. That really cleared things up although I think we understood each other point's fine before that.<br /><br />Eh, I have no particular allegiances to King's book and there have been more than enough suave vampires by this late stage of the game. So that's where I'm coming from on love and appreciation for the '79 Kurt Barlow make-up; I mean counting the original Nosferatu, '79 Barlow and Dafoe in Shadow Of The Vampire we've only seen the Nosferatu model vamp a handful of times or so. Besides, as I'm sure you would agree making Barlow a regal bloodsucker as opposed to a subhuman wasn't the thing holding Salem's Lot '79 back from being a classic as much as the fact that it was a bloated Made-For-TV melodrama that unnecessarily belabored tedious subplots. <br /><br />And I'd argue the worst depiction/implementation of that particular vampire look is the '79 Nosferatu the Vampyre because that make-up job doesn't make it any harder to identify Klaus Kinski behind the make-up than it is to identify Jack behind the Joker make-up in Batman '89. <br /><br />Now Kinski's an unbalanced enough weird looking fuck that there may be some freaked out by him as Nosferatu but I think the man looked plain goofy thus casting him (albeit in Herzog's different take on the genre/vampire condition) is way more undermining than coloring the make-up wrong or off. These aren't points you've ever actually covered or made mind you but I'm just pointing out how arbitrary it can be deciding what make-up is effective and isn't. <br /><br />As for this Howling VI make-up, (although I haven't actually seen the movie) stills I've checked out make it look like a winner; stupid Cat's Eye breathsucker teeth or not. In a way, it even looks like a proto-Darth Maul. Plus I've loved that movie's evil ringmaster Payne ever since that Van Peebles werewolf movie and the one cheesy Boz movie where MC Hammer was a druglord and Payne was a crooked FBI agent. <br /><br />Again, thanks for setting the record straight. Of course, I'm not blind buying some shit Howling movie so hopefully this pops on YouTube again sooner than later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-85433678656299832822012-12-26T16:11:16.187-08:002012-12-26T16:11:16.187-08:00No, what I said was that I didn't care for the...No, what I said was that I didn't care for the 1979 design for the Barlow character compared to how they made him look in the other version of the movie (which was more in line with the book), and that the makeup itself was less than stellar. That's not saying it was a bad design - it was a bad USE of said design. As for this movie, I'm merely describing what the makeup looked like for reader benefit, and including it in an all encompassing "the makeup work here is better than the last few sequels". So basically you combined three different points I was making into one. All about context, sir or madam. BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-8536982443404461402012-12-26T16:02:20.159-08:002012-12-26T16:02:20.159-08:00So wait just a minute.... you hated the iconic Bar...So wait just a minute.... you hated the iconic Barlow make-up because you claim it reminds you of the DOTD Hare Krishna; correct? BS claim, by the way, because they look nothing alike; hell even within DOTD yes the color of the make-up looks stupid but that doesn't mean some of the zombies aren't more effective than all the others. Zombie Roger anyone? I'm calling snarky shenanigans on your total dismissal of the Barlow make-up if you can even remember that review. <br /><br />But you love this purple make-up when the teeth are those shitty little baby demon teeth as opposed to Barlow's kick ass and rarely seen front teeth fangs? I don't get it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-49276028736132353342012-12-04T12:45:15.966-08:002012-12-04T12:45:15.966-08:00I liked this one for the same reasons you mentione...I liked this one for the same reasons you mentioned: sympathetic hero, good setting, etc. I'd buy it if someone gave it a decent DVD release.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-90543340758714959602012-12-01T13:25:07.228-08:002012-12-01T13:25:07.228-08:00New Moon Rising will break you. I almost guarante...New Moon Rising will break you. I almost guarantee it. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530188453997612858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-2995992507389047322012-12-01T09:28:26.894-08:002012-12-01T09:28:26.894-08:00Oh man. New Moon Rising. I haven't seen all th...Oh man. New Moon Rising. I haven't seen all the Howling flicks but I did see that one and it was...I can't even describe the interminable nothingness of that movie. Maybe a contender for the most boring movie I've ever sat through on TV. But, I am also an OCD franchise movie watcher, so I know your pain.Drew Dietschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01937225282924970563noreply@blogger.com