Wrote about this film, Vincent Price becoming a horror legend and the wonder of 3D over at The Solute:
www.the-solute.com/year-of-the-month-tom-vomas-morton-returns-to-the-house-of-wax/
Wrote about this film, Vincent Price becoming a horror legend and the wonder of 3D over at The Solute:
www.the-solute.com/year-of-the-month-tom-vomas-morton-returns-to-the-house-of-wax/
Revisited this one for The Solute, and I think it was one of those "oh I have to write about it now?" rewatches where I saw the flaws a little more. Curse you, amateur journalism! Still an absolute blast though, and I think Amanda Donohoe's performance is one of the greatest things ever. Could do without the comedy policeman and the godawful "Derbyshire" accents though.
I think this was my favourite of the four films I saw from the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme this weekend, all of which seemed determined to absolutely break my heart in one way or another. I'm not sure if that was common across the full programme or if I just chose the four big heartbreakers but as much as I love Feeling Emotions I have to admit I was hoping for a slightly lighter ride from this one! I'm…
Kinda knew this would be emotionally gruelling - "a brutally depressed Rinko Kikuchi hitchhikes to her estranged father's funeral" is a premise that doesn't leave much room for levity. And so it proved, although I thought it was very well balanced to let the moments of kindness on Yoko's journey really resonate and not just feel like two hours of sheer misery.
The lead performance is really good, Yoko is so broken at the start of the film that she…
Morticia: I'm just like any modern woman trying to have it all. Loving husband, a family. It's just... I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade.
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