James Stewart starring in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" movie (1954). Scary near the end.
To partially quote others "... in 1997 was added to the United States National Film Registry in the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and many other awards and considerations for awards.
Why scary? With Alfred in a one-off movie even the good guys and gals you've "grown attached to" can die a horrible death.
James Stewart starring in Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" movie (1958). A very downbeat ending -- left me feeling bad -- I should have been scared.
Quote: "Vertigo finds the horror in some of the more frightening aspects of the human mind. It is a film that requires the viewer's full attention, as it is not as overt as the typical contemporary horror film, but it is well worth the trouble."
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason in "Perry Mason" TV series (1957) episodes 1 to 4. We remember watching Perry in our youth -- but don't remember plots. So far, so good -- only roughly 270 more to go.
Of interest: Prior to playing Perry Mason, Raymond Burr was an actor who played a fat bad guy in most of his roles. He had to work hard just to get an audition for the Mason part -- lost 100lbs along the way (they say).
Of interest to me personally: Barbara Hale played Della Street, his secretary. I now realize my Mother looked enough like her to be near twins -- same face, hair style (in episodes we watched), body. Over the years my Mom ran offices and kept books for large local companies -- along with secretarial (similar to Della). In my on-line work studying Mason, I noticed my Mom's looks aged much better than Hale's (based on on-line photos).
Two more Perry Mason films made circa 1936. "The Case of the Lucky Legs" and "The Case of the Velvet Claws". They were based on serious novels.
The first was a very silly (not funny) attempt at comedy while solving the crime -- from first scene to last and virtually all in between -- way overdone. The second movie carried on some (but less) of the silliness -- beginning to end.
The silliness detracted from these two movies. Only 2 more films to go in this set of 6. Hope they didn't ruin those two.
It's 12 episodes of difficult viewing and still left a long list of questions. I think a second season will be made. Maybe it would be more watchable if it was 7 episodes.
Two more Perry Mason films made circa 1936. "The Case of the Lucky Legs" and "The Case of the Velvet Claws". They were based on serious novels.
The first was a very silly (not funny) attempt at comedy while solving the crime -- from first scene to last and virtually all in between -- way overdone. The second movie carried on some (but less) of the silliness -- beginning to end.
The silliness detracted from these two movies. Only 2 more films to go in this set of 6. Hope they didn't ruin those two.
Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason "The Case of the Black Cat" (1936) 5th movie in series. A new Perry Mason, a new Della Street, Some secondary actors remained the same.
No joking around this time. Perry was a polite but very self assured Lawyer & Private Investigator (that's okay). We liked it. Thus, movie #5 was not ruined.
I had no idea that Perry Mason went all the way back to the 1930's. I was under the impression that it all started with the 60's tv series starring Raymond Burr.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
I had no idea that Perry Mason went all the way back to the 1930's. I was under the impression that it all started with the 60's tv series starring Raymond Burr.
Earle Stanly Gardner wrote Perry Mason (among other stories he wrote). He started writing in the early 1930s. His stories in the 1930s Mason movies we're watching are shown with a red dot in the attachment.
Apparently, they liked his work because Movies were made shortly after the stories were written in the 1930s.
Donald Woods starring in Earle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" (written 1936, filmed 1937). Last of the series of Perry Mason movies we bought.
We liked it. You don't know who done it until the final scene -- you'll never guess
We wish there were more to this series (the two mediocre middle episodes notwithstanding).
1) "The Void" -- Holy crap. I haven't seen a horror movie this messed up, bizarre and crazy since the 80s, with maybe "Cabin in the Woods" as the one exception, along with "Color out of Space." Maybe. Good heavens. This was quite something. I definitely need to watch again and the film begs for a sequel. Despite this, there were a few minor flaws. I believe the film could have been improved with a bit more character development to flesh everyone out and gel them together a bit better--maybe 10 to 15 more minutes would suffice. Yes, I'm actually suggesting a film be longer, when I normally want them shorter. This one would be worth it. Still, my mouth was open for a large part of the movie, simply in awe trying to figure out what exactly was happening. Closest films from the 80s to compare this to would the "Hellraiser" films and "From Beyond." *** out of **** stars.
2) "Dune" -- David Lynch's version. The cable company decided to do maintenance on Saturday Night. Yay! What manager figured nobody would need their internet then? Alas, I fell back to the Dune Alternative Redux edition, which took me three sessions to finish(being three hours) and it was awesome, the entire time. I don't need to say much here. I have probably watched "Dune" more than the original Star Wars films, or any other sci-fi piece for that matter with maybe the exception of "Blade Runner." Impossible to rate given it's flawed nature and awful scene transitions, but the universe and worldbuilding is nearly unmatched in sci-fi, based up on the source material. This is definitely a top 10 of all time because of how powerful the entire story is. Maybe one day we'll see a better version? I don't know. Haven't seen the latest version... yet.
but the universe and worldbuilding is nearly unmatched in sci-fi, based up on the source material.
Agreed. The steampunk style for Lynch's Dune absolutely fit what I imagined the Dune universe would look like. Take for example Giedi Prime. You barely get to see ANY of it in the latest Dune film but in Lynch's film you get to see quite a lot of what the Harkonnen residence/compound looks like. Those visuals persist in my memory to this day.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
