tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post6098487332053169475..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - Villainous ChildrenDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-54442680737496291292015-10-14T16:57:10.529-04:002015-10-14T16:57:10.529-04:00oooooooooooooooh I REALLY don't want to spoil ...oooooooooooooooh I REALLY don't want to spoil it, but have you seen Identity?Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-80642071971913635262015-10-14T16:21:20.132-04:002015-10-14T16:21:20.132-04:00Curious - what was the movie you really wanted to ...Curious - what was the movie you really wanted to pick?Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-35363872462776273662015-10-11T20:28:08.430-04:002015-10-11T20:28:08.430-04:00Village of the Damned isn't exactly good, but ...Village of the Damned isn't exactly good, but it's skin-crawlingly creepy.<br /><br />The ending of The Orphanage just gets me every time.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-23309967271386162232015-10-11T20:27:22.954-04:002015-10-11T20:27:22.954-04:00SO. FUCKING. GOOD.SO. FUCKING. GOOD.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-66273657367562265342015-10-09T21:20:41.819-04:002015-10-09T21:20:41.819-04:00Let the Right One In and The Orphanage are both am...Let the Right One In and The Orphanage are both amazing movies. Great picks! Still need to see Village of the Damned.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-89571951979010946872015-10-08T16:47:19.922-04:002015-10-08T16:47:19.922-04:00Let The Right One In!!!!!!!!
So far my favorite p...Let The Right One In!!!!!!!!<br /><br />So far my favorite pick :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-71801162137379479232015-10-08T15:34:16.388-04:002015-10-08T15:34:16.388-04:00The Orphanage is scary but WELL worth it. Promise....The Orphanage is scary but WELL worth it. Promise.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-90114858269942150842015-10-08T15:33:37.263-04:002015-10-08T15:33:37.263-04:00OMG that's amazing about Lord Melbury - can...OMG that's amazing about Lord Melbury - can't believe that never crossed my mind!<br /><br />UGH The Orphanage. SO. GOOD. I'm talking about the scene with the old woman and the bus.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-82299231332609883832015-10-08T15:28:40.295-04:002015-10-08T15:28:40.295-04:00I hontestly thought The Bad Seed would be EVERYWHE...I hontestly thought The Bad Seed would be EVERYWHERE this week and instead, it's practically nowhere to be found. Rhoda Penmark would be PISSED.<br /><br />I only saw Village for the first time a little over a year ago and I was super impressed by how damn creepy it is. And you're right, George Sanders is perfect in the lead - I couldn't believe that I almost didn't find him smarmy in any way!<br /><br />I'll say this about my other picks: I know you're not much of a horror person, and neither am I, to be honest. But give them a chance. ESPECIALLY The Orphanage. Belén Rueda is fantastic as a mother pushed to the brink by her child's disappearance and Geraldine Chaplin gives an effectively chilling performance as a medium. It's scary, but not in a gory or gruesome way, rather in the way of the best ghost stories. Which is really what it is. It is just so well done all around. One of my All-Time Favorite films. Let The Right One In is also really, really good, and outside of a few moments more full of dread and fear than outright scary.<br /><br />Of yours I've seen and LOVE The Children's Hour - can't believe I didn't think of it, because DAMN that girl is a BITCH on wheels. I haven't seen The Innocents yet, but I adore Ms. Kerr and the beautiful Criterion Blu-Ray is on its way to me as we speak so I will get to see it soon! The Turn of the Screw is such a brilliant piece of writing.<br /><br />Very curious about The Other now.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-31720107878441380592015-10-08T15:22:10.164-04:002015-10-08T15:22:10.164-04:00I haven't seen the remake of Village of the Da...I haven't seen the remake of Village of the Damned but it would have to be pretty damn great to out-creep the original.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-4747679275958465142015-10-08T12:45:57.431-04:002015-10-08T12:45:57.431-04:00Village of the Dammed seems popular and i picked t...Village of the Dammed seems popular and i picked that one as well. Those kids really creeped me out. I have not seen the other 2 and the image alone of the last one scares meBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-91598042502769147222015-10-08T10:43:43.278-04:002015-10-08T10:43:43.278-04:00I picked Village of the Damned too! I was watching...I picked Village of the Damned too! I was watching it and thought Alan Bernard looked a lot like the guy who played Lord Melbury in Fawlty Towers, that's because it was! Never seen him in anything else before that.<br /><br />I've seen all your picks, The Orphanage is one my favourite Horror films, so moving and creepy. Remind me what the jump scare was?Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-90252821228618809872015-10-08T09:35:23.471-04:002015-10-08T09:35:23.471-04:00Village of the Damned! That and The Bad Seed were ...Village of the Damned! That and The Bad Seed were the first ones that I thought of but I was pretty sure they'd pop up all over today so I went looking elsewhere but Village is a wonderfully eerie number. I rewatched it last year at Halloween time for the first time in ages and it really holds up. It has that English reserve, perfectly captured by George Sanders, that helps strengthen the story the movie is telling.<br /><br />I've heard of Let the Right One In but haven't seen it nor The Orphanage. I'm not much of a horror fan but Right One sounds intriguing.<br /><br />Mine lean more towards suspense than full out horror and one is neither but has a truly odious child at its center.<br /><br />The Other (1972)-Eerie chiller about identical twins Niles and Holland Perry and a string of "accidents" that befall their family tied to a game they play. Can the game be stopped? Filled with moody dread and excellent acting from the entire cast. <br /><br />The Children's Hour (1961)-Two young women friends, Karen and Martha (Audrey Hepburn & Shirley MacLaine), run an elite girl’s school with the assistance of Martha’s aunt. One of the girls is a vicious, cruel bully who when she is disciplined for tormenting the other children spreads a lie that ultimately devastates the lives of all involved. Based on a Lillian Hellman play that was considered scandalous in its day. Miriam Hopkins who plays the selfish aunt in this starred in the original watered down, but still good, film version in the 30’s called These Three in the role Shirley MacLaine plays here.<br /><br />The Innocents (1961)-Deborah Kerr stars as a governess in Victorian England who becomes convinced that the unnerving children in her charge are possessed by evil spirits and sets out to help them. Superb rendition of Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw with a brilliant, award worthy performance by Kerr.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-65213171567345204542015-10-08T08:09:15.296-04:002015-10-08T08:09:15.296-04:00I love Let The Right One In, it's one of my fa...I love Let The Right One In, it's one of my favorite movies. I also chose Village of the Damned, but the remake as that's the only one I've seen. The Orphanage is a great choice too!Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com