I just re-watched a Lee Hammer Dracula...I think it was
Horror of Dracula.
(The names all blue together). Anyway, it's the one where Peter Cushing, as Van Helsing, holds Dracula at bay with two candlesticks from the large table, then, standing on the table, opens the curtains.
Lee has his arm held to him, as Van Helsing has already injured Dracula, and when he reacts to the makeshift cross and the sun, he falls - and hits his head against the table. And utters a very non-SAS non-vampire whimper.
It's a testament to the budget of Hammer Films that they left that in. And it's a testament to Lee's performance that I've seen the movie several times and never noticed it; he just keeps going.
so
Ghost Story
was ...weird. I'm assuming it was very scary for 1981. Now it's just confusing.
so Ghost Story was ...weird. I'm assuming it was very scary for 1981. Now it's just confusing.
It was weak tea compared to the book, which is brilliant. They basically took an epic story and boiled it down to men being stupid.
And yet it appears on many "scariest movies" lists. Ah well, scary != good.
And yet it appears on many "scariest movies" lists
Really? I thought it was long forgotten relic of the early 80s. Huh.
The novel is fantastic. So much of his earlier stuff was just epic. The movie is pretty silly, watching it now. But Alice Krige is always pretty.
It least it had a few good elderly actors being featured in major roles. But yeah, Fenny and Gregory Bates were terrifying in the book, and just kinda pathetic in the movie.
Ghost Story terrified me as a kid (the book). I never saw the movie. I heart Peter Straub.
But yeah, Fenny and Gregory Bates were terrifying in the book, and just kinda pathetic in the movie.
Not to mention non-sensical without Sears James' story.
So much of his earlier stuff was just epic.
I think Shadowland is my favorite, but Ghost Story was close.
Whedon And Super-Size Me Director Are Casting Their Comic Con Documentary
Rumor has it Morgan Spurlock and geek overlord Joss Whedon may teaming up for a project documenting fan culture at San Diego Comic Con. And they're looking for three subjects to follow around. Any takers?
After making a bunch of fanboy jokes, E! is reporting that Whedon and Spurlock are currently looking for the ultimate geeks to profile in a possible Comic Con documentary.
"They want to follow people for about three months leading up to this year's Comic-Con," the source said. "And then they want to film them there. They're looking at all types of people."
