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20. Nov 2010
Classic? Absolutely. Realistic? Nah, but who cares?
1 von 1 finden das hilfreich The original 1933 version of "King Kong” ranks right up there with the greatest movies of all time, and rightly so. All of the remakes have their merits (and drawbacks), but none of them will ever achieve the classic status of this, the granddaddy of them all. What makes this legendary film stand out is not the acting or writing (which are frequently downright wretched), and not even the special effects, which for 1933 were cutting-edge but for a present-day audience will seem primitive if not cartoonish. No, the one word that sums up (in my opinion) the outstanding greatness of this film is “atmosphere”. Even the dead-slow pacing of the first part of the film, while perhaps maddening to today’s “cut to the chase” mentality, serves to highlight the contrast so vividly brought out once the scene shifts to Skull Island. Special notice must be taken of Max Steiner’s superb musical score for this film; I am grateful that the version I purchased included the “Overture” sequence, a montage of the musical themes from the film. Steiner’s music serves the film well, bringing out the mysterious, the chilling, the thrilling, the epically sweeping and the tender elements.
One line and two scenes stand out in my mind as being especially evocative of the wondrous atmosphere generated by this film. We’ve all seen the “Kong vs. Biplanes” shot, the “Fay Wray in the Giant Ape’s Hand” shot, the “Kong in Chains on Stage” shot, the “Kong vs. Tyrannosaurus Rex” shot, etc. They have become part of our popular culture, and thus somehow slightly disassociated or distanced from the film itself. Fay Wray’s virtuoso screaming is firmly entrenched in the mind of anyone who has seen the film, as well as Denham’s closing, “It was Beauty killed the Beast”. But the line that sticks in my mind is when the ship is anchored in the fog and Denham says, “That’s not breakers... it’s drums.” Creepy. Then when the fog lifts and we get our first glimpse of Skull Island, with that wonderful Steiner music... breathtaking. The one scene that still gives me chills every time I see it (and psychologists are welcome to try to analyze why) is when the subway motorman’s otherwise routine drive is suddenly interrupted by the sight of an enormous ape’s head poking up through the train tracks. Works every time.
Politically incorrect stereotypes abound in this picture, but one must remember that the phrase “politically incorrect stereotypes” would have been utterly meaningless in 1933; that sort of sensitivity had not yet entered the public mind. Those with a highly-developed sensitivity to racism and sexism need to park those sensitivities at the door; this was a very different age. “Ooga-booga” natives, helpless females, dashing heroes who are convinced that smoking is romantic – these were all accepted if not expected, and if the present-day mind finds them unacceptably unrealistic, well, how much realism do you want from a 1933 movie about a giant ape in New York City?
02. Dez 2010
Over-the-top Slapstick Classic
2 von 2 finden das hilfreich Dedicated from the outset to "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy", this film pays loving homage to them and to all the other masters of slapstick comedy from the silent-film era. This film could be compared to a "loaded baked potato" - it is jam-packed full of high-quality goodies; elaborate sight gags, witty dialogue, beautifully photographed scenery, rousing music, a perfect cast - in all, the absolute best of the best that Hollywood could offer in 1965.
...and therein is the only negative. In 1965, audiences could (and did) roar with laughter at the sight of a car crazily careening into a grocery store, or a character having a close encounter with a mud puddle, or armed guards in fancy uniforms running around in confusion and colliding with each other like the Keystone Kops, but half a century later all these elements tend to elicit a profound sense of deja-(yawn)-vu. Filmgoers raised on Mel Brooks and the National Lampoon franchise will find this pretty tame stuff. More like a cartoon that lasts for two and a half hours (plus).
But what of it? Watch the movie. Embrace the cliches. Cheer the good guy, hiss the villain, admire the leading lady (Natalie Wood, one of the three most beautiful actresses ever, IMHO, the other two being Ingrid Bergman and Audrey Hepburn), enjoy the ride, and PUSH THE BUTTON, MAX!
10. Nov 2009
"Daddy, What's a Jesus Freak?"
4 von 4 finden das hilfreich "Godspell" is perhaps the quintessential Jesus Freak document, not so much a statement of faith or doctrine as it is a statement of feeling. The Jesus Freaks were people for whom the Good News of Christ was no longer something shut up behind stained-glass windows or limited to those who wore suits and ties, but a right-here, right-now message that presented the Source of the "Peace, Joy and Love" that hippies had been hoping to find in drugs, free love and the trappings of their counterculture. "Godspell" is full of elements to which critics could point as errors, omissions, misrepresentations and perhaps even heresy, but nothing else could better answer the question, in less than two hours, "What did it FEEL like to be a Jesus Freak?" This musical is joyous, exuberant, uplifting, and utterly evocative of a socio/religious phenomenon that will never be seen again. You want realism and Biblical accuracy? See "The Passion of the Christ". You want devotional, reverent inspiration? See "The Greatest Story Ever Told", or "King of Kings". But if you want to know what it felt like when the distance between Jesus and the ordinary person was reduced from infinity to intimacy, see "Godspell".
The DVD I purchased, at a bargain price, contained the full movie in letterbox format, a feature which allowed one to access the musical numbers directly, two totally unrelated theatrical trailers and a very sketchy background of just a few of the major characters. A very minor disappointment, but all the background info one might want is readily available on the Internet. I bought the DVD to watch the movie, and that's exactly what I got.