I love Westerns, but have seen about all there is to see in that department. Now I just watch whatever comes to mind.
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King of the Carnival 1955
This was Republic’s last movie serial. Also its worst. The serial format would continue on for one more year at Columbia. They’d make two more Western serials before finally laying the format to rest. Having watched every Republic serial now, I'm sad to see this form of cinema go. But I also understand why it died out. TV was an easier way to put cheap, short-form content out for the masses. They didn’t have to go to the theater for…
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Panther Girl of the Kongo 1955
The poster proclaims it, “the most exciting serial ever filmed!”
It isn’t.
Just about the only “exciting” thing is all the old footage they steal from Jungle Girl. They even put the female lead in the same costume so that all the footage they reuse matches better. The other thing that may be mildly entertaining is this serial’s poor excuse for “giant monsters.” They’re literally just crayfish moving at a snail’s pace across miniature sets. And the scale of the models…
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The Northman 2022
Did I like it? Does Robert Eggers like awkward shots where characters gaze intensely into the camera?
Now I want to see him make a Western. He clearly knows how to shoot a landscape, and if this film is any indication, the rest of it would be dope as well.
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