tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post833152400016335643..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: There Is No Other Waybill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-57397964636004348692013-02-10T10:12:11.670-05:002013-02-10T10:12:11.670-05:00"Ghoul" means a monster that eats dead b..."Ghoul" means a monster that eats dead bodies. The zombie idea, a dead body brought back to a mindless parody of life, is much closer to Romero's creations, which, of course, differ in a few interesting ways from the traditional form.<br /><br />Added to that, "zombie" is just a much catchier word, and whatever Romero's original intentions might have been, he was already referring to the things as zombies by the first sequel. So... nyah, nyah, nyah, I guess.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-13618570512847230242013-02-07T10:09:07.322-05:002013-02-07T10:09:07.322-05:00I didn't mean to imply that Lugosi was playing...I didn't mean to imply that Lugosi was playing "evil" in THE BODY SNATCHER, just that it was a good, if sad (for several reasons) performance.<br /><br />And you touched on something I meant to bring up, but completely forgot about, which is that WHITE ZOMBIE feels like it wants to be a silent film, and the only reason it isn't is because silent films were just about finished, and the Halperins knew they had to keep up. There are long silent stretches, like the zombies working in the mill, that are really the film at its best.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-80102129020714821522013-02-07T08:18:41.937-05:002013-02-07T08:18:41.937-05:00Nerds ruin everything.
I really didn't feel L...Nerds ruin everything.<br /><br />I really didn't feel Lugosi managed evil in <i>The Body Snatcher,</i> for whatever reason. His part felt like an afterthought, some stunt casting to get the Karloff-Lugosi pairing on film one last time. Bela wasn't doing well by <i>TBS</i> and it shows.<br /><br />He is in his strange little prime in <i>White Zombie,</i> though, and it's a sexy performance despite those eyebrows. This is one of my favorite films, and I'm glad it's out on DVD as well, as I need DVD because I'm a Luddite or whatever it is people call you when you won't buy a Blu-ray player.<br /><br />I happened to put <i>WZ</i> on 1.3x speed a couple years ago and discovered at a slightly faster speed, it looks very much like a late-20s European silent, especially early on when Neil and Madeleine are in the carriage.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.com