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Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis
The Hills Have Eyes 1977 ★★★★★
Wes Craven delivers an absolute masterpiece in horror.
From the start, he sets up the terror, with the gas stop guy actually being a competent version of Crazy Ralph from the original Friday. And they still don't listen. Ugh... people, am I right?
Between the eerie images and the gleeful cackling of the gang watching upon this typical family (you never used that kind of language before you moved to NYC... timeless.), it really immerses you in the impending doom and terror. It's coming and the only question remaining is when things will go south.
When they do, it's an absolute feast of carnage, traumatic experiences and humanity at its worst and most primal. Pluto fighting the dog, Mercury raping the daughter (in fact, just the whole camper invasion, my goodness), or the crushed hope when they reach what they hope is the army base,... I hope you took in some air before the start of the mayhem, because this movie won't let you catch any before the end.
I up my rating from last time. Straight up five star masterpiece.
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I saw this some time back; should give it a re-watch.
DON'T LOOK NOW (1973). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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After the loss of their daughter, a grieving couple go to Venice (which looks crumbly and deserted) where He is helping with a church restoration. His wife (well played by lovely Julie Christie) meets a pair of women, one who has second sight and gives her some hope, but will it matter if the husband is kind of dick-ish.
This film looks absolutely fantastic (very much an art film) and a excellent score by Donnagio. However, I found DLN meanders and hard to understand at time (also the fact that Criterion never has subtitles certainly didn't help), but it has aged well and worth seeing.
The controversial "Sex scene" really goes by so quick that it may have been people thinking what they THOUGHT they saw that caused the fuss. Also, why Julie would actually "do it" with Donald Sutherland (who usually doesn't inspire kind feelings in anything) when dating Warren Beatty at the time doesn't mesh. ***