tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post2957505778667029886..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: The Hand (1981)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-31669300759005455502012-05-19T19:54:09.981-07:002012-05-19T19:54:09.981-07:00I saw The Hand at the drive in when I was still in...I saw The Hand at the drive in when I was still in grade school. I had seen a lot of scary movies before, but that one scared the bejebbers outta me. The scene where he actually loses his hand was bad enough, but what freaked me out were the scenes of his disembodied hand creeping though the grass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-3317856391229941792008-08-15T07:34:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:34:00.000-07:00And still no one bothered to point out that this f...And still no one bothered to point out that this film had none of the typical scenes that Stone puts in every fucking thing he touches. (Eagles and indians) Christ Alexander felt like I was watching The Doors mainly because during the intense battle scenes, stone would put in random eagle flying shots or indians dancing. nice to see something different for a change.Sleepyweaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201661448451022563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-4397075706481852452008-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:002008-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:00I found this one a little slow to be honest, and i...I found this one a little slow to be honest, and if I wasn't such a big fan of Michael Caine I might not have stuck with it.<BR/><BR/>I did like it though, but could happily cut out 20 minutes, most of which would have been the relationship stuff between Caine and his wife (though having said that, I did like the naturalistic feeling between him and his wife).<BR/><BR/>The ending really worked for me until you see him in the pyschiatric hospital, I put that down to being a delusion rather than anything else, because if it is real it makes the rest of the film non-sensical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-77184574612056922632008-05-21T09:03:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:03:00.000-07:00This is one I really need to revisit. It scared me...This is one I really need to revisit. It scared me in my younger days because a) I found Michael Caine creepy and b) my dad is actually an amputee, having lost his left hand before I was born--so I had emotional investment. I haven't thought of the film in years, but I remember that blood spurting scene and asking Dad if that's what it was really like. He just said, "No," and then clammed up.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I thought the ending was fantasy too, and a nice touch. After all, a real "Thing" would get no leverage for head-bashing and throat-ripping and such. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I just remembered--this is probably the first movie I ever saw (on VHS, natch) that had two characters having sex in it, between Caine and some young thing in a cabin. I was in my early tweens, but I remember it being pretty graphic--still, that might be a false memory. I also remembered Ally Sheedy getting totally naked in St. Elmo's Fire, and a recent re-viewing disappointingly proved that not the be the case.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-45663568782218157392008-05-20T23:47:00.000-07:002008-05-20T23:47:00.000-07:00The part where a Yugo drives backwards at full spe...The part where a Yugo drives backwards at full speed remains my favorite laugh in cinematic history.<BR/><BR/>Also:<BR/><BR/>"Dont come any closer, Sheriff!"<BR/>"No no no!!! He's not a sheriff!"BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-91378869386981020512008-05-20T21:56:00.000-07:002008-05-20T21:56:00.000-07:00"Drowning Mona" freaking rocks! I've had the Twist..."Drowning Mona" freaking rocks! I've had the Twisted Terror box set since it was released, and "The Hand" is the one film I have yet to watch for whatever reason. I guess I'll have to pop it in here soon.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548468568645800735noreply@blogger.com