Sometimes I wait for others to catch up with films from the past. Let's face it, the great directors of the 70s all nod to their mostly USC film school education and directors like John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, French new wave and many more. Some pulp classics like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" or even the opening to Samuel Fuller's "Naked Kiss" are obscure but unforgettable.
Peter Jackson and Guilllermo delToro also reference their shared loves of Ray Harryhausen in their work, as of course, does Sam Raimi.
I love the reference you made to former lovers. Beautiful.
"Some pulp classics like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" or even the opening to Samuel Fuller's "Naked Kiss" are obscure but unforgettable." - I haven't seen these. I should!
I enjoy a level of nostalgia in horror, especially with a touch of cheese. I do think there is an economic factor to it, the whole concept of if you liked that, you will like this. We see it in books and movies and all mediums. A fresh take on a trope, though, is more than nostaligic, in my opinion. One of the reasons I am "over" zombies is because most of it is basically the same. But a fresh take on it will get my attention.
I also feel like when money is a factor, filmmakers are less inclined to take risks with fresh ideas.
BRUISER is great! And holy shit. I got to see POSSESSION on the big screen a little over a decade ago, and it blew my freaking mind! While I'd like at least one more Jason sequel (I mean, c'mon, how did HALLOWEEN get a 13th entry before FRIDAY THE 13th?), I just don't want sequels, remakes, etc. to be ALL we get.
Sometimes I wait for others to catch up with films from the past. Let's face it, the great directors of the 70s all nod to their mostly USC film school education and directors like John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, French new wave and many more. Some pulp classics like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" or even the opening to Samuel Fuller's "Naked Kiss" are obscure but unforgettable.
Peter Jackson and Guilllermo delToro also reference their shared loves of Ray Harryhausen in their work, as of course, does Sam Raimi.
I love the reference you made to former lovers. Beautiful.
"Some pulp classics like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" or even the opening to Samuel Fuller's "Naked Kiss" are obscure but unforgettable." - I haven't seen these. I should!
I enjoy a level of nostalgia in horror, especially with a touch of cheese. I do think there is an economic factor to it, the whole concept of if you liked that, you will like this. We see it in books and movies and all mediums. A fresh take on a trope, though, is more than nostaligic, in my opinion. One of the reasons I am "over" zombies is because most of it is basically the same. But a fresh take on it will get my attention.
I also feel like when money is a factor, filmmakers are less inclined to take risks with fresh ideas.
Nostalgia is still a mental illness- those with it currently run Hollywood.
Lol
Those are some solid picks!
BRUISER is great! And holy shit. I got to see POSSESSION on the big screen a little over a decade ago, and it blew my freaking mind! While I'd like at least one more Jason sequel (I mean, c'mon, how did HALLOWEEN get a 13th entry before FRIDAY THE 13th?), I just don't want sequels, remakes, etc. to be ALL we get.