tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post5823441837335317940..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead (2005)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-51099003578203870902011-03-05T15:58:37.539+00:002011-03-05T15:58:37.539+00:00INVADERS was stretching it, and under a big assump...INVADERS was stretching it, and under a big assumption that it holds some value to SciFi junkies from the 80s ;)I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-34523850418763973562011-02-27T14:56:48.820+00:002011-02-27T14:56:48.820+00:00What movie older than 20 years doesn't benefit...What movie older than 20 years doesn't benefit from a certain degree of nostalgia? Considering the budgetary and artistic limitations of a typical late 70s TV movie, I think Salems Lot actually holds up quite well!-Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616514371525212419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-55839012672497150432011-02-27T13:06:58.022+00:002011-02-27T13:06:58.022+00:00Thanks for the comment Johnny. I half agree with y...Thanks for the comment Johnny. I half agree with you about SALEM'S LOT creating a reputation based on childhood nostalgia and sentimentality. But it does have some genuine aspects of interest; the performance of James Mason, an unforgettable vampire in the shape of Mr. Barlow, the kid scratching at the window, and a very effective haunted house/gothic space.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-46929440499983526262011-02-27T05:09:28.722+00:002011-02-27T05:09:28.722+00:00Good on you for telling it like it is, Shaun. Hoop...Good on you for telling it like it is, Shaun. Hooper, etc. have been enjoying the Emperor's New Clothes for far too long. <br /><br />Actually, I'm shocked that SALEM'S LOT receives the praise it does: terribly dated, uninteresting TV fodder. I suspect that its reputation more broadly is the product of childhood sentimentality immune to critical objectivity.johnny6666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-39042990904862487582011-02-20T20:24:43.346+00:002011-02-20T20:24:43.346+00:00Arguable is the operative word Carl when it comes ...Arguable is the operative word Carl when it comes POLTERGEIST, LIFEFORCE and INVADERS OF MARS. I'm stunned by your inclusion of the latter film...its utterly abysmal! SALEM'S LOT I think is genuinely impressive. He is notable, but now he is more noted for being a running joke. I thought THE DAMNED THING was marginally (I admit its a close run thing) better than DANCE OF THE DEAD.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-2913657407603385502011-02-19T16:54:36.391+00:002011-02-19T16:54:36.391+00:00With arguable fan favorites like Poltergeist, Sale...With arguable fan favorites like Poltergeist, Salem's Lot, Lifeforce, and Invaders from Mars under his belt, he has accomplished more than the greater number of genre directors thanks to his success on TCM. Not a great director, but a notable one in the genre. The directors chosen for season 2 are a joke. <br /><br />I thought the editing and stylism in this film was abysmal. One of the leastI Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-3227237926426162011-02-16T17:56:59.034+00:002011-02-16T17:56:59.034+00:00Thanks for the comment James - I hope you continue...Thanks for the comment James - I hope you continue to avoid this travesty. The only genuine contemporary Master of Horror to feature in the series was Takashi Miike in my view, the rest were either washed up old pensioners who should know better, or filmmakers with barely a credit to their name.<br /><br />You're far more generous towards Mr. Hooper (or should that be charitable?), I can'Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-30665055571021390232011-02-16T11:22:54.305+00:002011-02-16T11:22:54.305+00:00Ouch, Shaun. This was SCATCHING! While I was a big...Ouch, Shaun. This was SCATCHING! While I was a big fan of the Masters of Horror series, I'm the first to hold my hands up and say, yeah, a lot of it was hit and miss. That's to be expected though of a series featuring the work of so many different people. Every episode was as different (tonally, in terms of quality etc etc) from the next. I haven't actually seen Hooper's offering,James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-91823648944768744262011-02-12T19:51:41.118+00:002011-02-12T19:51:41.118+00:00I totally agree about POLTERGEIST Bleaux. It fits ...I totally agree about POLTERGEIST Bleaux. It fits far more comfortably in Spielberg's filmography than it does Hooper's. I'm not entirely down on him either, I thought SALEM'S LOT was really good. He's managed to make two decent horror productions, which is still more than many modern horror filmmakers can lay claim too. <br /><br />I couldn't agree more Cal - but I don&#Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-65254049358588902092011-02-12T17:43:30.152+00:002011-02-12T17:43:30.152+00:00your quite correct about hooper of course, he can ...your quite correct about hooper of course, he can make anything and slap the " by the director of the texas chainsaw massacre" label on it and he's gauranteed to make some moneyCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520881675725514554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-16568099447397848012011-02-12T17:31:42.500+00:002011-02-12T17:31:42.500+00:00I'm not so down on Tobe that I haven't enj...I'm not so down on Tobe that I haven't enjoyed anything he's done in the last ten years or so ("Mortuary" was brainless fun) but I do agree that "peaked instantly" is a tight two word summary of his career overall. As for "Poltergeist", there seem to be conflicting stories as to the level of Spielberg's on-set involvement, but it doesn't look, -Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616514371525212419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-35724956738714486482011-02-12T16:48:25.353+00:002011-02-12T16:48:25.353+00:00Oh dear that is something of an oversight...I thou...Oh dear that is something of an oversight...I thought he was worm food. Thanks for letting me know Will, I will change that immediately.Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-26603635825492608832011-02-12T16:36:24.340+00:002011-02-12T16:36:24.340+00:00I hated this too, and found little of entertainmen...I hated this too, and found little of entertainment value in the handful of MoH episodes I watched some years ago (save for "Cigarette Burns" and perhaps "Jenifer"). Quite agree with your assessment of Hooper, too. But I would like to point out that the elder Mr. Matheson is still among the living!Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.com