October 16-17
Les Diaboliques is the ultimate classic by Clouzot (The Wages of Fear and Le Corbeau are even more awesome). It is sort of unforgivable when one call themselves a horror film fan to not have seen Les Diaboliques, much like when one hasn't seen Psycho or Jaws. It's one thing to quote Bruce Campbell in your daily (albeit miserable and lonely neckbeard) life but it's another when dumb white boys exclaim they don't watch 'foreign' films from the 1950s. Excuse me, Les Diaboliques was one of the first horror films (that Hitchcock didn't make) that show women as the ultimate(yet troubled) villains. Now, that's awesome.
Speaking of female villains, last night was the first viewing of Jean Rollin's Fascination. I turned and said to Nate "This is so a movie about lesbian vampires" and as a matter of fact, I was slightly correct. Fascination has all the elements of a fantastic BAD horror films from its terrible acting, nonsense storyline (thief running into an abandoned castle and came upon two beautiful young ladies in lingerie which he ultimately threatened with a tiny gun and his tiny dick). He just HAS to stay until dark to escape from the other thieves who also had access to get into the mansion (but somehow, stood their distance). A lovely lesbian scene occurred (which has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the movie -- much like other horror films including Slaughter High when a girl found a dead body and decided to go ahead and take a shower immediately after so we can see her tits). Ultimately, the movie ended with a group of society ladies who really like human blood. Obviously an interpretation of the Elizabeth Bathory legend. For an arty (french)-horror film with a tiny bit of Hammer-influence, Fascination is the ultimate 'show the tits' type of horror film. Excellent for 13 years old boys.
Speaking of female villains, last night was the first viewing of Jean Rollin's Fascination. I turned and said to Nate "This is so a movie about lesbian vampires" and as a matter of fact, I was slightly correct. Fascination has all the elements of a fantastic BAD horror films from its terrible acting, nonsense storyline (thief running into an abandoned castle and came upon two beautiful young ladies in lingerie which he ultimately threatened with a tiny gun and his tiny dick). He just HAS to stay until dark to escape from the other thieves who also had access to get into the mansion (but somehow, stood their distance). A lovely lesbian scene occurred (which has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the movie -- much like other horror films including Slaughter High when a girl found a dead body and decided to go ahead and take a shower immediately after so we can see her tits). Ultimately, the movie ended with a group of society ladies who really like human blood. Obviously an interpretation of the Elizabeth Bathory legend. For an arty (french)-horror film with a tiny bit of Hammer-influence, Fascination is the ultimate 'show the tits' type of horror film. Excellent for 13 years old boys.
