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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 05:53 pm UTC 09/25/10 |
| In reply to: | re: Favirotte films - steven_stuart 10:08 pm UTC 09/24/10 |
| It really wouldnt surprise me if Romero was one of the most imitated film makers. He pretty much revolutionised both horror and end of the world movies with Night of the living Dead, and perfected with Dawn of the dead. I haven't seen the Texas Chainsaw massacre, I saw clips of it once on TV and the bits I did watch were......sadly average. Alot of Slasher flicks from that error are pretty formula plot wise, although the shot of Leather Face swinging his chainsaw about the place is pretty cool. For me, the best slasher film ever made was Nightmare On Elm Street, such a disturbing concept, a killer who kills you in your dreams. Another good horror film is the TV Movie adaptation of "IT" by Stephen King. It has one of the best screen performances from Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown, I'm reading the book and I must say I prefer the movie, cuts out alot King's plot straying and keeps the story grounded and better paced than the book. > > Would you say that many people have tried to imitate > Romero? I read an article that said he is one of the most > imitated directors ever. > > Also, did you like the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"? > Apparently its one of Jim's favourite films. > > His favourite directors are Hitchcock and Kubrick > (although he didn't like Kubrick's last film "Eyes Wide > Shut", which I thought was very weird but not too bad - it > was still a Kubrick - not fantastic like "2001" but > still). > > I have to agree with his choice of directors. Especially > Kubrick. Theres no point in listing my favourite Kubrick > films. There are so many of them, despite the relatively > long time between films coming out. > > People said that Kubrick was a recluse. He moved to the UK > from America and refused to go back. The Vietnam jungle in > "Full Metal Jacket" is actually a studio lot in England. > "The Shining" was set in Colorado but filmed here. He sent > a crew to America to film the outside scenes but he stayed > in England. He didn't go to many show biz events here and > that gave him the recluse reputation but actually he was > good friends with all the villagers in the small > Hertfroshire town that he lived in, so he wasn't really a > recluse. | |
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