tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post2474459932065262880..comments2024-02-16T10:27:42.320-08:00Comments on Krell Laboratories: American LandscapesVulnavia Morbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-30496503161260912912012-03-31T20:43:57.568-07:002012-03-31T20:43:57.568-07:00Hi, Mykal.
The younger me was definitely an idio...Hi, Mykal. <br /><br />The younger me was definitely an idiot. No question about it. I'll spare you a recitation of the stupid things I believed when I was younger, though, because they're much too embarrassing.<br /><br />I love silents, by the way. I probably ought to tag all the reviews I've done of silent movies. There are a handful of them scattered throughout my archive. There will be more, too. My local art house is showing Show People and Chicago next month (as well as a bevy of pre-code talkies). So I'll definitely be writing about those. I probably need to write about some of the key silent horror movies--Nosferatu included--one of these days. I've got a bunch of them on DVD and a bunch more on old VHS tapes. I need to transfer those to disc anyway. <br /><br />Hi, Laura! I know EXACTLY the scene you're talking about. It makes an impression.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-25638462192218781932012-03-31T20:31:29.745-07:002012-03-31T20:31:29.745-07:00Interesting post. I haven't seen this one yet....Interesting post. I haven't seen this one yet. The husband looming menacingly over Janet Gaynor in the boat at the beginning of <i>Sunrise</i>, as she cringes in terror realizing what he's trying to do, is as terrifying in its own right as anything in <i>Nosferatu.</i> The dead-eyed, thundering look on George O'Brien's face is enough to curl the toes.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532386898201721692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-38011096941927508032012-03-31T20:22:55.860-07:002012-03-31T20:22:55.860-07:00How nice to see silents get their day here. I know...How nice to see silents get their day here. I know what you mean about coming to <i>Sunrise</i> as an adult. Luckily, I had the same experience as you. I wasn't able to get my hands on a version of it until I was an adult, which was surely a sort of movie lover's divine guidance. The story is so pure and good, but for me the film is the sets and camera work. I still shake my head. <br /><br />I have never been able to watch <i>The last Laugh</i> without profound disappointment. Emil Jannings for me blights everything he is in. Watching Jannings act is like watching a Brontosaurus stuck in a tar pit.<br /><br />You say you don't like Nosferatu? What in the hell is wrong with you? Are you congenitally insane? Just kidding. While a fan, I think it is overpraised for a few stunning images. I always found it relied waaaay to much on Max Schreck's unreal, rodent creepiness. <br /><br />Love that part where you call your young self an idiot. Ain't it the truth. I'm currently working on a post about the <i>Andy Griffith Show</i> wherein I discuss my ass-hole youthful self. Hope you tune in.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.com