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midnight express

posted 13 years ago by buzzgusserson
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kind of a stretch isn't it?

[–] Linda1973 13 years ago

VERY much so. I also thought that including those loooooong scenes of "Night Hawks" and "Vice Squad" were a stretch. I'd also throw in "Ms 45" and possibly "Klute" as stretches. To me, these were action and drama...not really what I would call horror movies by any means.

[–] VinnieRattolle 13 years ago

And another iffy one that they spent way too much time on was "Marathon Man." Horror is a little more all-inclusive than most other genres, but they really pushed it with several titles which felt wildly out of place.

[–] Doom 13 years ago

I didn't mind Marathon Man (the dental scenes alone were quite 'horrific' to me), but completely agree about the others. It's the reason I think the 'middle section' of this film was kind of a disappointment (after a great intro and before an INCREDIBLE finale sequence).

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[–] Falconeer 12 years ago

The film is called "Terror In the Aisles," which doesn't suggest it is a documentary on "horror" films. It is comprised of iconic scenes from iconic films that freaked audiences out. Midnight Express was as disturbing as the Exorcist, and as intense. Those Turkish guards were scarier than Michael Myers! Just because there are mostly scenes from straight up horror films does not mean that it is a documentary on horror films.

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[–] lakewoodmatt67 11 years ago

To further elaborate on what Pinku Eiga mentioned above, the scenes from films such as "Marathon Man" and "Nighthawks" were included because at that point in the film, the topic being discussed was fear of REAL monsters among us: Namely, evil, immoral, horrible people who do things that normal people would and should never even think of doing. It's one thing, for example, to see a werewolf or a vampire being bloodthirsty, but yet another to see an elderly old dentist (Marathon Man) or a slightly dottery old woman (Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?) acting out in this manner. MONSTERS are supposed to be scary. People who would normally remind you of Grandpa and Grandma are not. And THAT'S where the REAL terror starts.

[–] stones78 8 years ago

Both are GREAT films too.