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Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955) Cult Rating:
I don't know what it is about this movie. I'm not really that big a fan of Mike Hammer, but he's entertaining up to a point. Robert Aldrich had already become a director of note before this flick with Apache and Vera Cruz, but here he apparently decided to dive off the deep end and make a truly personal movie. Maybe that's why I keep watching this film over and over, hoping that I "get it" the next time. It's certainly watchable, but besides being one of the most-personal films you'll ever see, it's also one of the most-preposterous. However, this flick is responsible for many things which have since been passed down to us through a form of attrition. This film has a box, "The Great Whatsit", which glows when you open it (a la Pulp Fiction) and can apparently cause death and destruction similarly to Pandora's Box by using nuclear material. In fact, the conclusion of this film is probably the main reason to watch it, although you will certainly be scratching your head long before that, but discussing what the ending means to all the characters is probably the most-fun-and-entertaining thing to do after watching this Looney Tune of a flick. It certainly has as much violence as a Looney Tune and the storytelling is nonchalantly haphazard and definitely a preview to the French New Wave.Hell, this is even older than me!
I don't know what it is about this movie. I'm not really that big a fan of Mike Hammer, but he's entertaining up to a point. Robert Aldrich had already become a director of note before this flick with Apache and Vera Cruz, but here he apparently decided to dive off the deep end and make a truly personal movie. Maybe that's why I keep watching this film over and over, hoping that I "get it" the next time. It's certainly watchable, but besides being one of the most-personal films you'll ever see, it's also one of the most-preposterous. However, this flick is responsible for many things which have since been passed down to us through a form of attrition. This film has a box, "The Great Whatsit", which glows when you open it (a la Pulp Fiction) and can apparently cause death and destruction similarly to Pandora's Box by using nuclear material. In fact, the conclusion of this film is probably the main reason to watch it, although you will certainly be scratching your head long before that, but discussing what the ending means to all the characters is probably the most-fun-and-entertaining thing to do after watching this Looney Tune of a flick. It certainly has as much violence as a Looney Tune and the storytelling is nonchalantly haphazard and definitely a preview to the French New Wave.Hell, this is even older than me!