tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post5702212876180110461..comments2024-03-13T03:45:02.765-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Messiah Of Evil (aka Dead People)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-17499161202727163272016-08-24T12:26:25.472-07:002016-08-24T12:26:25.472-07:00“The art dealer was blind” (how the fuck does he k...“The art dealer was blind” (how the fuck does he know what he’s buying?).<br /><br />This was actually confusing, because it's the old lady who was blind (she uses her hands to "see" the main girl's face). But then the dude steps in and appears to be the art dealer. WTF??Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226130968402659044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-77395658642964761412009-09-22T18:22:15.855-07:002009-09-22T18:22:15.855-07:00You should rewatch this for October Extras 3!You should rewatch this for October Extras 3!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473057813571198031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-69368514797376754362008-10-11T14:13:00.000-07:002008-10-11T14:13:00.000-07:00What fun! I loved the Wagner-listening, rat-munch...What fun! I loved the Wagner-listening, rat-munching, albino zombie guy. What a cool character. Has he been in anything else? He should be at least as marketable as Michael Berryman.<BR/><BR/>I'm torn about the intro scene. Viewed again after watching the movie, it doesn't feel like it belonged. Maybe if the girl would have chomped into his neck rather than slashing it with a razor, it would have made more sense. Then again, that would have telegraphed the zombiness of the story before its time. I think it was somewhat necessary because had it started with the asylum voiceover, I might have checked out after five minutes. At least I knew something interesting would happen eventually.<BR/><BR/>I really liked the movie theater scene. It reminded me of Hitchcock's "The Birds" where Melanie is sitting in front of the jungle jim at the school while the birds, without her knowledge, amass in the background. One of my favorite suspense scenes in movie history. While MoE was not quite as successful, they still did a decent job and it pulled the movie up a notch or two in the process. A big part of the ominous atmosphere in this scene from "The Birds" was the creepy children's chorus of "Risseldy, Rosseldy" in the background. MoE fell way short of this mark with a Sammy Davis Jr western on the screen. Also, while Melanie gracefully smokes a cig while the tension mounts, Toni slams handfuls of seemingly endless popcorn in her piehole. Seriously, there's no way that much popcorn could come out of such a tiny bag. And when she gets up to leave, she dumps half a bag's worth on the floor. I don't think mega-tubs of popcorn were invented until the 80s, so I'll cut them some slack. I loved the creepy guy in the front row who turned to stare at Toni just as the lights went down.<BR/><BR/>Additional pointless trivia: Anitra Ford who played Laura was a "The Price is Right" model later in the 70s. It bugged the hell out of me where I recognized her from that I had to look it up.CentralScrutinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959218329867286049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-63314059154730918922007-07-13T09:18:00.000-07:002007-07-13T09:18:00.000-07:00Yeah I'm definitely feeling odd effects of burn ou...Yeah I'm definitely feeling odd effects of burn out... Im kind of liking stuff that CANT be any good (Blood and Chocolate) and feeling meh toward stuff that i should love. I will likely have to take a break when Comic Con comes around (dont own a laptop, wont really have any means/time of watching a movie for 4 days). Maybe that'll help. I think it's safe to say at this point that itll take a 2nd viewing for everything to get a strong grasp on how i feel about it... I can say for sure I already want to rewatch this one though.BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-53893132464985440282007-07-13T06:30:00.000-07:002007-07-13T06:30:00.000-07:00What I loved about this movie was the slow creep, ...What I loved about this movie was the slow creep, layering of one bizarre detail on top of another, quietly building up to something really nightmarish in the literal, dream-logic sense of the word. The blind art dealer is just one of those details, as is the strange trio of swingers (I'm not sure I'd call 'em "hippies") Arletty meets.<BR/><BR/>There are so many great, weird, unsettlign moments in this for me. Elisha Cook Jr.'s telling of the town legend, for instance, and his Crazy Ralph warning to Arletty; the absolute nightmare factory of Arletty's dad's studio, with all the figures on all the walls, staring--how could anyone sleep in there? The almost Lovecraftian vibe of the townspeople going out to the beaches in the night, lighting fires, staring out into the waves...for me the accumulation of all this built into a pervasive feeling of impending horror.<BR/><BR/>And the set-pieces in the grocery store (the girl just barely missing people as she chases them through the aisles, only to find them at last at the meat counter) and the movie theater scene you mentioned are just GREAT. Really spooky shit. And then of course the <I>Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</I>-esque ending, which usually seems a copout to me, but here I think worked. Was she crazy, or not? Are they coming for you, or are they all in her mind? Will no one hear you scream? WILL NO ONE HEAR YOU SCREAM?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you mentioned <I>Carnival of Souls</I> (another great film), b/c to me this movie combines the best of CoS and <I>Night of the Living Dead</I>, adds a dash of Lovecraft, and throws in Elisha Cook Jr. to blow the top off the awesome-meter. Maybe the constant barrage of flicks has made you a little jaded, but I thought this was top drawer. Loved it.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I can't believe you didn't mention that the theater-house hippie's real name is "Joy Bang." :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com