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i dont think this movie was very good

posted 19 years ago by Zackaria
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no i havnt seen it but i think that the world wasnt meant to see this because well no1 knows what happened to the first ones they released but those were all gone and how often is it that somthing explodes in a vault caused by an electrical fire and burns the very last copy knows to existence i mean its like we were not meant to see this becuase its too good and every1 wanting it will lead to a disaster or its a piece of crap that was not meant for our eyes

[–] sit_zombie_sit 19 years ago

You are a *beep* moron. Seriously. Not only because your opinion is completely unfounded, but also because you lack the common educational knowledge of punctuation and grammar.

The fact that you cannot see this film is not related to whether it was good or not. All it means is that a studio was careless.

With the film being lost/destroyed/whatever, nobody alive will know if it was a good film. The sad part is that it looks very interesting. Lon Chaney had a way of making characters come to life that is unmatched in any era, and it would have been awesome to see this one.

Now....go kill yourself. Please.

[–] excomm 19 years ago

It sounds more silly than scary in my opinion.

[–] biscuit-tin 19 years ago

I would love to see this movie, I think Lon Chaney is a very good actor. It's a shame that it's completely gona and lost...

You stole my chicken!

[–] The-Silent-Photoplayer 19 years ago

Not true. There are several people still alive that have seen the film all the way up to the late 1950s. Unatimously, they were unimpressed with the film.

-J. Theakston
The Silent Photoplayer
http://www.thephotoplayer.com/

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[–] paul1314 18 years ago

Chaney cited it as his best film. But obviously he was just some sad act international megastar who was in 150 pictures not a no life internet nay sayer. I know whose woed I will take for it.

[–] The-Silent-Photoplayer 18 years ago

What's your source for that?

-J. Theakston
The Silent Photoplayer
http://www.thephotoplayer.com/

[–] Damfino1895 18 years ago

I agree with the poster who says you are a moron. Anyone who makes a comment like this about a movie they have not seen is a complete moron and and arrogant one at that. Don't bother giving your views on something you know nothing of.

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[–] SmegForBrains 18 years ago

La-la-lala! Typing is fun!

[–] jackgriffin1-1 18 years ago

There are people who have seen it. Forrey Ackerman saw it as a kid and has spent a good part of his life trying to find it because he liked it so much. I know someone who has a vivid memory of seeing Chaney coming down a staircase in the film. It was shown on PBS at one time. I agree, though, that after seeing the TCM film and Mark of the Vampire it would seem to be a pretty corny film saved only by Chaney's makeup.

[–] matthewwave-1 13 years ago

"Legend" has it (I have no idea how much of it is also "Truth") that the film, while not terribly good overall, had some striking moments/scenes/images to it -- including one sequence of Chaney's vampire crawling along a (hallway, I believe) ceiling...

I can completely believe that Browning could make a horror film that did not succeed as a whole, but I'd be pretty surprised if he made one (especially with Chaney) entirely without interest.

Matthew

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[–] kidboots 10 years ago

I haven't seen it either but I have read that William K. Everson
didn't think it stood the test of time. I just wonder whether
-"Mark of the Vampire" had a very surprise ending where nothing was
as it seemed. Just wondering whether, when "London After Midnight"
was made people were a bit let down by the "it's all smoke and mirrors"
plot. People may have expected a real rip snorting horror but even
with "The Monster" (1925) Chaney was pushing the boundaries - it was
a satire on the horror genre when the horror genre was still in it's
infancy.
Lon Chaney is my favourite actor but many times stars cite as their
favourite movie films that have you shaking your head. He may have had
an enjoyable time making it.