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[neverending]

Adapted from a Ray Bradbury story, and the cast is packed with talent fans of classic horror and sci-fi will recognize: Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Lee Van Cleef, and King Donovan.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by metternich1815

Well, I managed to watch the film the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms today. At first, I was not sure as it seemed to have a slow start, but once it got going I really enjoyed it. It is definitely a classic 1950s monster movie. Interestingly, the film was released the year before the original Godzilla. While Godzilla certainly surpassed Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, there is little doubt that Beast From 20,000 Fathoms was a high quality film. One can easily see that this film helped to establish the standard for these types of films that would be used for decades to come. Despite this, the story was really solid and it definitely drew me in. The special effects were not the best, but they were certainly pretty good for a film in the early 50s. In addition, I felt there was some solid character development. I particularly liked the female lab assistant and the main character, the professor. I would have liked to have seen more destruction particularly in New York, but considering how early this film was, I am not surprised. Overall, an excellent film, I throughly enjoyed it.

I'm glad you liked it. It's definitely one of the best monster movie's from that decade and one of the best giant monsters movies of all time.

Trollhunter


One of my favorite movies, one of the best giant monster movies and one of the best found footage movies. It has a great story, likable characters and good realistic acting. The Trolls are awesome looking and you get a lot of good looks at them without it being overdone. Definitely recommended to anyone who hasn't seen it. A movie that every horror fan should see.

10/10

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by metternich1815

Well, I managed to watch the film the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms today. At first, I was not sure as it seemed to have a slow start, but once it got going I really enjoyed it. It is definitely a classic 1950s monster movie. Interestingly, the film was released the year before the original Godzilla. While Godzilla certainly surpassed Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, there is little doubt that Beast From 20,000 Fathoms was a high quality film. One can easily see that this film helped to establish the standard for these types of films that would be used for decades to come. Despite this, the story was really solid and it definitely drew me in. The special effects were not the best, but they were certainly pretty good for a film in the early 50s. In addition, I felt there was some solid character development. I particularly liked the female lab assistant and the main character, the professor. I would have liked to have seen more destruction particularly in New York, but considering how early this film was, I am not surprised. Overall, an excellent film, I throughly enjoyed it.

Originally Posted by neverending

Adapted from a Ray Bradbury story, and the cast is packed with talent fans of classic horror and sci-fi will recognize: Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Lee Van Cleef, and King Donovan.

Cool, I'm looking forward to a slower paced B&W film with deeper story, good actors & character development, and stop-action animation to boot. It's been over 20 yrs since I've seen Beastfrom20000fathoms.

I'll see Trollhunter tonight if I can get an english dub at the DVD rental. I'm not in the mood for reading a movie.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

Cool, I'm looking forward to a slower paced B&W film with deeper story, good actors & character development, and stop-action animation to boot. It's been over 20 yrs since I've seen Beastfrom20000fathoms.

I'll see Trollhunter tonight if I can get an english dub at the DVD rental. I'm not in the mood for reading a movie.

I actually like subtitles. I put them on even during English speaking movies

[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by The Villain

I actually like subtitles. I put them on even during English speaking movies

I like having english subtitles with english films when I can't understand what the heck the actors are saying, which is usually a couple times a film. But can't properly catch the rich subtext of a film (facial expressions, body language, purposely placed objects & paintings in a room, etc) when my eyes slicing back-&-forth across the bottom of the screen reading text.

Not to mention I have to stop most modern subtitled films, ten plus times, just to read all the sentences that sometimes only flash a half second on the screen.

I highly respect the vocal delivery of good actors, still, some voice actors are better. Either way, I prefer english films, and I'll watch the occasional subtitled film, but most of the time, I prefer a dud over subtitles.

[The Villain]

Originally Posted by Sculpt

I like having english subtitles with english films when I can't understand what the heck the actors are saying, which is usually a couple times a film. But can't properly catch the rich subtext of a film (facial expressions, body language, purposely placed objects & paintings in a room, etc) when my eyes slicing back-&-forth across the bottom of the screen reading text.

Not to mention I have to stop most modern subtitled films, ten plus times, just to read all the sentences that sometimes only flash a half second on the screen.

I highly respect the vocal delivery of good actors, still, some voice actors are better. Either way, I prefer english films, and I'll watch the occasional subtitled film, but most of the time, I prefer a dud over subtitles.

I read really fast so I don't miss anything with subtitles. I hate dubs. It always seems off to me.

[metternich1815]

*Possible (Minor) Spoilers*
I managed to watch the TrollHunter today and I have to say that I loved it. It may sound like some cheesy B-Horror flick, but it really isn't. It is hard to believe that a film with a "topic" such as this would work, but it actually works quite well. Despite the nature of the film, I was able to suspend my disbelief. The film may have seemed absurd at times, but it had a certain logic. It was almost like they realized what the audience would be thinking and then would answer the questions they had. One such example of this being after the characters first saw a couple of trolls killed, a veterinarian explained why they exploded or turned to stone. Eventually, later in the film, when the characters encounter others who do not know or even suspect anything of that nature, you are thinking to yourself "how could they not think trolls"? The film really got me thinking maybe there are trolls in Scandinavia, luckily I am not Christian...lol. That's when you know it's well-done. Additionally, I loved how they added that whole government keeping it secret, it paralleled a common theme in films that deal with the alien idea. That was what was so interesting about the film, it utilized many of the elements of other "found footage" films, but in a way never done before. In addition to this, there was some really top-notched acting. The characters were also really well-developed. You really are able to connect with them and you are able to see them change over the course of the film. It is really interesting to see them before their realization about trolls and after. There is definitely a real change. This is a really difficult thing for a foreign film as sometimes there is a certain disconnect because of the language. Yet, this film was able to minimize this. Additionally, there were some excellent special effects. The trolls looked really good. The film does not necessarily take the "less is more" approach, but, like with so many other things, it just works in this film. This pretty much sums it up, though I just want to add one last thing the scenery in this film is absolutely stunning! If you have not seen this film, I highly recommend it.

[The Villain]

I'm really glad you liked it. I agree on the explanations. I always notice in TV and Film when they have a hard time delivering exposition so whenever I see it done in a good way I always take notice and Trollhunter did it very well. We were experiencing it as the characters did and as you said they did a good job anticipating what the audience would be wondering about.

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by The Villain

I've loved Tremors since I was a kid even though scary movies terrified me as a kid

I think that I saw Tremors when I was about ten or so - It was at the after school program at the YMCA (I remember this because I'm pretty sure that my parents wouldn't have let me watch it) - It scared me SO MUCH that that night at swim practice (I was on a swim team from age 8 - 18), I was convinced that one of those things was going to burst through the bottom of the pool and eat me. I remember sprinting DESPERATELY every workout to get from one end of the pool to the other...

I don't think my parents were very happy that I was so terrified...

I'm not sure if I've seen it since, but I've been meaning to to see how I'd react now (I doubt it would scare me that much).

Originally Posted by neverending

Adapted from a Ray Bradbury story, and the cast is packed with talent fans of classic horror and sci-fi will recognize: Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Lee Van Cleef, and King Donovan.

I loved that Bradbury story. So sad and haunting...

[horcrux2007]

Originally Posted by ChronoGrl

I think that I saw Tremors when I was about ten or so - It was at the after school program at the YMCA (I remember this because I'm pretty sure that my parents wouldn't have let me watch it) - It scared me SO MUCH that that night at swim practice (I was on a swim team from age 8 - 18), I was convinced that one of those things was going to burst through the bottom of the pool and eat me. I remember sprinting DESPERATELY every workout to get from one end of the pool to the other...

I don't think my parents were very happy that I was so terrified...

I'm not sure if I've seen it since, but I've been meaning to to see how I'd react now (I doubt it would scare me that much).


I loved that Bradbury story. So sad and haunting...

Aw, you're parents didn't let you watch Tremors at ten? I vividly remember watching Hannibal when I was nine with my mom.