From 605443047ecd18ec683cb5750f9bc51c40b77322 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frank Showalter <842058+fshowalter@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:46:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] migrate legacy review --- .github/styles/Vocab/default/accept.txt | 2 ++ reviews-old/i-drink-your-blood-1971.md | 7 ------- {reviews-old => reviews}/i-monster-1971.md | 6 +++--- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 reviews-old/i-drink-your-blood-1971.md rename {reviews-old => reviews}/i-monster-1971.md (71%) diff --git a/.github/styles/Vocab/default/accept.txt b/.github/styles/Vocab/default/accept.txt index 8a04c8cdd..d3cd475cc 100644 --- a/.github/styles/Vocab/default/accept.txt +++ b/.github/styles/Vocab/default/accept.txt @@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ Portman POW prima Prix +Pulfrich Punisher Pyke Quaid @@ -881,6 +882,7 @@ unidealized upconvert upconverted upscaled +Utterson Valdar vampiric Vand diff --git a/reviews-old/i-drink-your-blood-1971.md b/reviews-old/i-drink-your-blood-1971.md deleted file mode 100644 index 012215445..000000000 --- a/reviews-old/i-drink-your-blood-1971.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -date: 2023-10-28 -imdb_id: tt0067229 -grade: C+ -slug: i-drink-your-blood-1971 ---- - diff --git a/reviews-old/i-monster-1971.md b/reviews/i-monster-1971.md similarity index 71% rename from reviews-old/i-monster-1971.md rename to reviews/i-monster-1971.md index b81e98f60..3c093eb0f 100644 --- a/reviews-old/i-monster-1971.md +++ b/reviews/i-monster-1971.md @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ Well, mostly. At first, the subjects turn primal. Violent, lusty, or terrified. Anyway. After dosing his cat, and a few of his patients, Marlowe begins experimenting on himself. This brings forth the contemptible Mr. Blake. Marlowe’s transformation is physical as well as mental. The more corrupt and immoral Blake becomes, the more hideous Blake’s visage. It’s not clear how this relates to Freud’s theories. -In time, Marlow’s friend and solicitor Mr. Utterson, played by Peter Cushing, comes to believe Blake is blackmailing Marlowe. Seeking to aid his friend, Utterson investigates Blake, and begins to suspect the unthinkable truth. +In time, Marlowe’s friend and solicitor Mr. Utterson, played by Peter Cushing, comes to believe Blake is blackmailing Marlowe. Seeking to aid his friend, Utterson investigates Blake, and begins to suspect the unthinkable truth. _I, Monster_ disappoints given its two leads. Lee is magnetic during his transformation scenes, and repulsive yet captivating as Blake. Cushing’s character is little more than a plot device, but he’s still fun to watch. A Jekyll and Hyde story featuring these two shouldn’t be so forgettable. Where the film shines is in its art direction. Marlowe’s laboratory has a cluttered, lived-in feel that lends atmosphere while avoiding the usual mad scientist tropes. His club sees cultured, well-dressed gentlemen sipping whiskey in overstuffed chairs while discussing professional and philosophical issues. I could almost smell the leather and tobacco. -Yet, the film doesn’t work. Even at a scant 75 minutes, _I, Monster_ is too long. There’s just not enough story to sustain a feature length film. Having Marlow inject the serum instead of gulping a potion is a nice touch, but the script doesn’t run with the addiction metaphor. +Yet, the film doesn’t work. Even at a scant 75 minutes, _I, Monster_ is too long. There’s just not enough story to sustain a feature length film. Having Marlowe inject the serum instead of gulping a potion is a nice touch, but the script doesn’t run with the addiction metaphor. Instead, we see characters walking down hallways, walking across rooms, and going up and down stairs. Lots of extraneous shots that add nothing, but seem necessary to pad the running time. Perhaps these bits were part of the abandoned attempt to utilize the Pulfrich effect for 3-D. -Regardless, one could drop fifteen minutes and have a solid film, but then it wouldn’t be a feature. The studio, Amicus, is best known for their horror anthologies. Films like _Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)_, _Torture Garden (1967)_, _The House That Dripped Blood (1971)_, _Tales from the Crypt (1972)_, _Asylum (1972)_, _Vault of Horror (1973)_ and _From Beyond the Grave (1974)_. Perhaps they would have done better by shortening _I, Monster_ and using it in one of them instead. \ No newline at end of file +Regardless, one could drop fifteen minutes and have a solid film, but then it wouldn’t be a feature. The studio, Amicus, is best known for their horror anthologies. Films like _Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors_,_Torture Garden_, _The House That Dripped Blood_, _Tales from the Crypt_, _Asylum_, _Vault of Horror_ and _From Beyond the Grave_. Perhaps they would have done better by shortening _I, Monster_ and using it in one of them instead.