Movie a Day by the Bay

Hey Swan, I was wondering what you thought of The Bride after I saw you watched Frankenstein, and I'm glad to see you love it. It's my favorite of the old classic horrors.

Yes! But I meant over the top, even for Waltz!

The plot is pretty simple but so well executed! Robert Wise shows a perfect control on tension building and cinematography, using the first half of the movie as a prelude to an epic fighting scene!
I wouldn't agree with this being classified as a Quintessencial Noir - except for the last 15 minutes, it's more of a suspenseful sport drama, but I really enjoyed it nonetheless!

January 16, 2015:

January 17, 2015:

That's weird. I just watched The Mummy last night. Before you posted that entry, I was going to ask you what you think of it, since you've been watching all those movies lately. Personally, I was very disappointed by The Mummy. I expected lots of Boris Karloff stumbling around in mummy garb, but we only got that at the very beginning of the movie. I want more mummies in my mummy movie, damn it!

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Since you're a big fan of James Whale, have you seen Gods and Monsters?

I like Brendon Fraiser's The Mummy more.

If you've not, you should see that regardless, Swan. It's a great film.

I think you've been very generous with The Mummy.

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Is it weird that I never saw a monsters or a B movie? oO

I'd give the 1932 Mummy a 6/10. It's ok, but like you stated could have been better. I liked Boris Karloff though.

Like I said in the post, it was the atmosphere and Karloff's charm that made the film work for me. However, compared to the best of Universal (Bride, Invisible Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon) it's definitely lackluster.

I'm curious why you chose The Mummy. If I was going to choose a Universal monster flick to watch, the first would definitely not be that one.

No, but I should.

I've had it recorded for over a year. I figured it was time to finally watch it.

I've seen Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Wolf Man. I loved Frankenstein and especially Bride of Frankenstein, which I think are head and shoulders above the others. The Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Wolf Man are good, not great, but I enjoyed them. The Mummy was lame.

The only old school ones I've seen I believe are Dracula, The Mummy, and The Invisible Man

You have to remember these movies and movies like them were a big part of my childhood. While as a kid The Mummy didn't impact me as much as something like The Invisible Man, there is still a major nostalgic factor to it.

You were born in the 30s or 40s?!? Damn you're old.

Nay. My dad showed me so much horror as a kid, that's a big part of why I love the genre. Universal, Harryhausen, Corman. I have papa to thank.

I was watching some interviews with Quentin Tarantino, and if there's something that I love about him, it's his excitement about cinema that always make me wanna write my own movies! So, after some interviews I was feeling that I needed to rewatch the coolest movie of all time - Pulp Fiction!
I was curious to know if I was going to enjoy it so much, knowing a lot more about cinema than I knew the last timeI watched! And I'm surprised by how much I loved it, even more than before!
Uma Thurman is the definition of hot, the writing is awesome, every character has a lot more depth than it looks like on a first view, the timeline built is genius, the soundtrack is addicting... I never really cared about the ending but this time I was so ****ing excited about it, it looked like I was watching for the first time!
It's Tarantino's eternal masterpiece and I doubt he will ever make something nearly as good as this film!

Yeah, it's a damn shame he completely ruined her in Kill Bill. Making Uma unsexy? I didn't even know that was possible.

Just because talking about Uma in Pulp Fiction always reminds me of it, check out The Last Seduction. I think you'll like it.

I wouldn't say he ruined her! It's a very different part and she certainly has some sexy moments though she never looks as good as in Pulp, that's true!

Uhh, seems interesting! I will, thanks!