Phyllis (Last House on the Left)
You know, I've never seen this and I kind of doubt that I ever will. I did see the remake, though.
MICROWAVE OVEN.
Tarman (Return of the Living Dead)
Ten kinds of awesome, at least.
Kaplan (Resident Evil)
Sayeth the chooser (which is probably more than anyone has ever said on a character from Resident Evil, which is also ten kinds of awesome at least):
"When the RE movie comes up, Martin Crewes' performance is often mentioned. It kind of encapsulates part of what sets the first movie apart from the other, sucky ones - he does fear well. The sequels dispense with fear in favor of displays of effortless badassery, but fear reminds us that this screwed-up scenario is happening to actual (well, you know) people
and makes the threat more real.
More specific to Crewes' character, though, is a variation on the NotLD Barbra problem. He does the things we hope we wouldn't in that situation: mentally freezes and forgets the elevator password, is unable to beat the computer safeguards before everyone gets diced, etc. And yet, despite this, he proves capable of great courage in more considered moments: he pushes himself down the laser corridor with all the corpses alone; he insists on staying behind for a bad death so as not to endanger the others. These are not, in the scheme of things, grand actions - walking
down a hallway, staying put - but they become big, tense set pieces just because they require such courage - and because the character has such fear to overcome.
Crewes' character gives the impression of a techie who wanted to make more of himself in the field, which makes his ultimate stepping-up (despite his last-act demise) that much more satisfying. He's a quieter sort than many modern zombie flicks have time for, a less-assured, less-glamorous hero character, and the actor's more messily human than one would expect in a
videogame adaptation - but he gives a display of fortitude that's more memorable for me than that of most any movie."
I'm rewatching Halloween 5 now, and oh is it bad! I just don't believe that Haddonfield has a hobo-pirate living down by the river.
ReplyDeleteWell said regarding Crewes in RE.
ReplyDeleteOh, Tarman! How I love thee.
ReplyDeletewhy never seeing Last House?
ReplyDeleteI tend to avoid rape-revenge flicks, as I find the genre unappealing.
ReplyDelete...Wait, this wasn't an essay contest? I *didn't* have to collect all those soup labels? I'm...I'm _not_ going to be on American Bandstand?
ReplyDelete(In addition, my submission seems to have been the last in addition to the longest. Awesome.)
fair enough, as whole rape/revenge stuff is far from my fav sub-genre.
ReplyDeleteThat said, i think Last House is worth a watch, at least once. It's not a perfect film by any means (i hate the "comic" relief aspect of the bumbling cops).
Also, and this will sound weird, but though Last House if definitely rapey, but, at least to me, it doesn't dwell on it. It's not shot to titillate. Its a tough watch for sure, but i'd say it's worth it if you're into genre stuff.
Last House is one of my faves. I actually thought the rape scene in the remake was more upsetting, to be honest.
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