WTF, Oliver Stone?!
Haven't seen this movie but it looks corny. Did Oliver Stone really start out like this? WTF. And Michael Caine was in it, too!
I'll bet YOU can't make that slurping sound Anthony Hopkins made in Silence of the Lambs...
Well, it's not that strange when you see that both Scorsese and Coppola, two of the unquestionably great American filmmakers started out their careers by makng cheapo exploitation films for Roger Corman, both verging on leery violence and prurient softcore porn. Everyone has to begin somewhere.
sharewhy don't you see the film before you judge it?
sharebecause... it's not available ANYWHERE, that's why.
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When I'm Around, No One Is Entitled To Their Own Opinion.
do you live under a rock? it's been on video since the eighties.
shareon *video*
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One Word: Plastics
yeah,that's what i said.VHS isn't altogether extinct,you know.
sharethis one is
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One Word: Plastics
click on the amazon.com VHS link and you'll see how "extinct" it is.
shareAnyway, no, it's not "corny" at all, in my opinion. I think it's actually an artful, intelligent, well-acted psychological thriller. Stone already showed a lot of talent, and Caine,as always, is excellent. The reason it wasn't well-received was because it came out during the early eighties "splatter horror" period, when horror films were a dime a dozen. It was too smart and character driven (not splattery enough) for the horror buffs of that time, and critics were turned off to horror altogether at the time because horror was everywhere, and they missed the art house craze days. If they'd really stopped and paid attention, however, they'd have seen that this IS an art house film more than a horror film.
shareabsolutely right.
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