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Who Equates love with Horror Movies?
Duh, I do. And sometimes H does. Today he did.
Instead of going out to some crwoded, noisy-ass restaurant, H and I decided to stay home and order King Shing for their amazing chinese delivery. Those guys are so nice and their food is so good. We don't even mind waiting over an hour to get it, it's that good. H actually did want to go out but didn't tell me that until I said I didn't want to. Then I said of course I would go and it would be fun; but he didn't want to go because he knew I didn't want to. Sometimes I just wish he'd let me do something for him instead of always being so goddamn nice.
Anyway...
We treated ourselves to a viewing of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lickingtoad's copy of The Golem, which is, as it turns out, a fucking masterpeice. Touted as the precusor to Frankenstein, which came out 11 years later if I'm not mistaken, it's tagline calls it a Cabbalist Thriller. Who knew they could even have such a thing? I will probably watch it several more times before I give to to P to make me a copy.
It's a German silent film from the 1920's about a Cabbalist Rabbi trying to save a town from an Emperor who is just a total dick. He creates a Golem despite the obvious dangers involved. Predictably, things go horribly wrong and it reaches a startling climax that doesn't follow any of the expected american movie cookie cutter crap most of us are used to by now.
The films execution was imaginative and inventive. Modern filmakers can and should learn much from these old films. The use of color, filters and old, old, old-school editing techniques made this film not just charming in it's archaic demeanor, but a damn impressive thing to watch. And at only 89 minutes, you're fullfilled without having time to get bored.
There is one scene where the Golem is supposed to be busting int to this chicks bedroom, and he knocks loudly on the door. I must say, that was fairly amusing. But most of the movie is intense and visually stunning. The costumes are unlike anything you'll see today, and almost make me think of Corman's period stuff. Great violence and some really gripping death scenes. Fine performaces--for the silent film era and lots and lots of cool editing. I reccomend it to classic film buffs and horror fans alike.
And now...I'm off to watch Battlestar Gallactica.
Instead of going out to some crwoded, noisy-ass restaurant, H and I decided to stay home and order King Shing for their amazing chinese delivery. Those guys are so nice and their food is so good. We don't even mind waiting over an hour to get it, it's that good. H actually did want to go out but didn't tell me that until I said I didn't want to. Then I said of course I would go and it would be fun; but he didn't want to go because he knew I didn't want to. Sometimes I just wish he'd let me do something for him instead of always being so goddamn nice.
Anyway...
We treated ourselves to a viewing of
lickingtoad's copy of The Golem, which is, as it turns out, a fucking masterpeice. Touted as the precusor to Frankenstein, which came out 11 years later if I'm not mistaken, it's tagline calls it a Cabbalist Thriller. Who knew they could even have such a thing? I will probably watch it several more times before I give to to P to make me a copy.It's a German silent film from the 1920's about a Cabbalist Rabbi trying to save a town from an Emperor who is just a total dick. He creates a Golem despite the obvious dangers involved. Predictably, things go horribly wrong and it reaches a startling climax that doesn't follow any of the expected american movie cookie cutter crap most of us are used to by now.
The films execution was imaginative and inventive. Modern filmakers can and should learn much from these old films. The use of color, filters and old, old, old-school editing techniques made this film not just charming in it's archaic demeanor, but a damn impressive thing to watch. And at only 89 minutes, you're fullfilled without having time to get bored.
There is one scene where the Golem is supposed to be busting int to this chicks bedroom, and he knocks loudly on the door. I must say, that was fairly amusing. But most of the movie is intense and visually stunning. The costumes are unlike anything you'll see today, and almost make me think of Corman's period stuff. Great violence and some really gripping death scenes. Fine performaces--for the silent film era and lots and lots of cool editing. I reccomend it to classic film buffs and horror fans alike.
And now...I'm off to watch Battlestar Gallactica.