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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
Ah, back when special effects were truly special. Iβm not a CGI hater, really Iβm not, but this movie is a perfect demonstration of why in-camera effects are infinitely more interesting, and they always will be. This is one of the most visually thrilling films Iβve ever seen. If the effects were all CGI, it would still be good, but the tactile nature of these effects are what make it a truly magical movie.
First time watching the Criterion 4Kβ¦
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Erotic Nightmare 1999
The aptly titled Erotic Nightmare is a wildΒ Category III (essentially Hong Kongβs version of NC-17) supernatural thriller about a middle-aged businessman (the great and always-game Anthony Wong) who meets a sinister magician who sells him sexy dreams that quickly become nightmares when consequences spill over into real life.
Weird, crazy, and funny, with a mid-film twist I definitely didnβt see coming. A few things about it left a bad taste in my mouth, but thatβs kinda what Category III is supposed to do from what I hear!
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The Fly 1986
It's been a Cronenberg family kind of day, what can I say?
How can a movie simultaneously be one of the most viscerally disturbing monster movies ever AND one of the most heartbreaking, tragic love stories of the 1980s? It's a rarity to find a movie that hits so squarely on all intended marks (scares, suspense, gross-out moments, special effects, emotional intensity...), but David Cronenberg's still-stunning remake of THE FLY (oh yeah, it's also one of the greatest remakes ofβ¦