Dennis Cozzalio
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1 year ago
in Ken Russell’s <i>The Devils</i> and Some Thoughts on the Dinosaur Days of Home Video on newcritics
Kathleen-- You're absolutely right about the often cruddy behavior one is often subjected to for the privilege of paying $11 for a seat in one of these stadium jobs. All my complaints about that subject could easily be another post! And I've gotten a lot more aggressive in my old age about yapping at offending squawkers and their eerie, glowing cell phones. I do risk getting into a tussle, but so far the main reaction I've got is shock from the person being called out on his/her boorish behavior. I did get into a loud argument once with a woman in Pasadena who must have been convinced her friends couldn't process what was going on during the opening credits of Clear and Present Danger-- "Ohh, look! That's a boat. Mm-hmm, that's what that is!" At times like these, Netflix never seemed so good.
Dan: I will venture to guess The Devils is as grueling as you remember. I came away thinking that it was one of the few films of its time to receive the yet-to-be-purloined-by-pornography X rating that still deserves its original rating today. And I can't wait to see Sitting Target. I remember that one coming around when I was about 12, in 1972 or so, but I was far too young to see it. I imagine it being brutal in a Get Carter kind of way, in the tradition of those absolutely nasty British noirs of the day.
M.A.: There must be something to this, because even in my hometown, when there was only one show nightly, it was common practice when I was young for the projectionist to run the first two reels of the movie again for the benefit of those who wandered in late. Frustrating experience for those who stayed to see it again because the movie was good, only to be cut off 20 minutes in!
Tom: Sign! Sign! And thanks for the invitation to join this keen party. I promise from now on to post often, but not three at a time!
Dan: I will venture to guess The Devils is as grueling as you remember. I came away thinking that it was one of the few films of its time to receive the yet-to-be-purloined-by-pornography X rating that still deserves its original rating today. And I can't wait to see Sitting Target. I remember that one coming around when I was about 12, in 1972 or so, but I was far too young to see it. I imagine it being brutal in a Get Carter kind of way, in the tradition of those absolutely nasty British noirs of the day.
M.A.: There must be something to this, because even in my hometown, when there was only one show nightly, it was common practice when I was young for the projectionist to run the first two reels of the movie again for the benefit of those who wandered in late. Frustrating experience for those who stayed to see it again because the movie was good, only to be cut off 20 minutes in!
Tom: Sign! Sign! And thanks for the invitation to join this keen party. I promise from now on to post often, but not three at a time!