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Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis
History of the World: Part I 1981 ★★★★★
- (pouring wine) Say when
- 8:30
If this type of silliness is not for you, then it's better to give this one a skip. For the rest of you, get rest to cackle your ass off at the rapid fire on Comicus, Ceasar's Palace,...
- (Checks pants) Jewish, ey?
- He was nervous!
Mel Brooks did not bother too much with things like political correctness, so some fragments will not go over well with the current generation. Though some of them will on the other hand get a kick out of the Bea Arthur cameo.
The Wicker Man 1973 ★★★★½
From the golden age of horror. Undeservedly underrated at times, but more and more recognised as the masterpiece that it is.
While at first, this seems like a classical police investigation, this devolves into a psychedelic nightmare-like scenario as Sergeant Howie becomes more and more baffled at the behaviour and the habits these people display. From the dirty songs over the bar fights to them being... let's just call it very sex positive. Not to mention the self evidentness with which they dicuss these topics.
Why of course. Why not? What else? What of it?
In my opinion, the horror is in the isolation. First from the rest of the island, then from the rest of the world as someone clearly tampered with his plain. Throughout the film, he becomes more and more frustrated and frightened, with the culmination being the May fest where the “giant” reveal takes place. The terror on Woodward's face as he realises that there is no way out. Or his desperate pleas for his Christian god. All to no avail. Not in the least because of the matter of fact-ish delivery by Christopher Lee. This genre icon perfectly cast as Lord Sommerisle.
Thanks to the people behind Midsommar for (inadvertently) bringing this gem back to attention. It deserves the attention and praise it gets now. And then some.
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I find Mel Brooks kind of an acquired taste, but give him credit for a long career though.
Re, THE WICKER MAN-absolutely correct on all counts. It really is a slow burn and it is extremely frightening at the climax when Howie realizes what's in store for Him. Also, Ingrid Pitt
and Britt Eklund
EYE OF THE NEEDLE (1981). Decent WW2 espionage film involving a German Spy (Donald Sutherland; better than usual) who ends up stranded on an island and getting involved with the wife (Lovely and vulnerable Kate Nelligan) of an embittered and hateful husband, injured in an accident. A true connection, but will it survive War time realities? ***