tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post6072375833027056992..comments2024-02-16T10:27:42.320-08:00Comments on Krell Laboratories: A Night in ByzantiumVulnavia Morbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-18828808144765109182012-03-28T19:34:11.678-07:002012-03-28T19:34:11.678-07:00Hi, Dorian. Welcome! Any friend of Rachel's an...Hi, Dorian. Welcome! Any friend of Rachel's and all that. <br /><br />Melina Mercouri kinda spooked me as an adult. There's a glint in her eye that says "do not mess with this person."Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-84724749449137889922012-03-28T15:20:11.490-07:002012-03-28T15:20:11.490-07:00Vulnavia, I've always enjoyed TOPKAPI, but I&#...Vulnavia, I've always enjoyed TOPKAPI, but I'll admit when I was younger, Melina Mercouri kinda spooked me, too. I always got the feeling she could swallow a guy whole, literally! :-) Mercouri's one-of-a-kind screen presence grew on me over the years, though, and I'm a sucker for Peter Ustinov, and the rest of the cast is beyond awesome, so it inevitably became one of my favorites. Loved your review!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-6051217071902469152011-08-31T19:51:31.693-07:002011-08-31T19:51:31.693-07:00Vulnavia: There is something about this kind of Eu...Vulnavia: There is something about this kind of European caper film (". . .watching the pieces fit together") that makes me want to plunge pencils in my eyes out of boredom. Plus, Peter Ustinov is the kiss of death for me. Ustinov and his lightweight-yet-blustery comedic touch is like watching an ass-hole uncle perform at your birthday party. <br /><br />Schell seems odd for this kind of film. His dark intensity must have burned a hole in this company. You ever see him in that made for TV movie about Peter the Great? Outstanding.Mykal Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12148489896145024134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-59392194186773863392011-08-29T16:43:09.186-07:002011-08-29T16:43:09.186-07:00Aww, thanks, Vulnavia! My blog's still fairly ...Aww, thanks, Vulnavia! My blog's still fairly young, but I'm sure all the <i>Simpsons</i> fans who also enjoy discussing Olivia de Havilland and Caroline Munro will eventually come around.<br /><br />Wikipedia already has me hooked on <i>The Black Hole</i> with its first sentence about it: "The Black Hole is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson for Walt Disney Productions." Whaaaa? Add Schell to that mix, and I'm a goner.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532386898201721692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-49325446620677594202011-08-29T13:10:32.055-07:002011-08-29T13:10:32.055-07:00Laura, how in the world does your blog only have 1...Laura, how in the world does your blog only have 14 friggin followers right now? Seriously? That's just wrong. <br /><br />My image of Maximilian Schell is always informed by The Black Hole, which is silly given that I've only seen it once, compared with either Judgement at Nuremberg or The Young Lions, which I've seen multiple times. Screwy.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18814440.post-13012964887121090782011-08-29T12:10:07.681-07:002011-08-29T12:10:07.681-07:00Crap, Maximillian Schell! I knew I'd forget a ...Crap, Maximillian Schell! I <i>knew</i> I'd forget a bunch of people in my Obligatory Hot Guy Post. Again with the deep voices. There's this really weird version of <i>Phantom of the Opera</i> he was in during the early '80s, and as convoluted as the plot was, he was terrific. That low, grave voice speaking from behind a very creepy mask definitely put the Grand in Guignol, even if nothing else in that movie did.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532386898201721692noreply@blogger.com