So... "The Man Who Fell To Earth".

[kurukami]

I went down to the Harvard Film Archive this evening, to try to meet up with a group I'd heard of online. I didn't actually see any of them -- traffic, plus finding my way there for the first time, made me get there a bit later than I'd expected -- but I caught the film anyways. It was... surreal

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[helenkacan]

You think films from the 70s were weird. Try the 60s. I remember my so-called cousin and his wife sneaking me (underage) to see Blowup starring ... Oh, God, I can't remember his name (blond British guy who was cute when he was younger). But I was horrified at my reaction when I saw the film decades later because all I'd focused on was the nudity and romping on the white paper the first time.

[dylanesque29]

That would be David Hemmings, was later starred in Dario Argento's amazing Deep Red. I don't know why they even bothered to make any slasher films after that.

[kurukami]

Oh, I've seen Blowup. It was scattered, yeah, but it still made a whole lot more sense than this. *grin*

[dylanesque29]

Don't even talk to me about weird 70's films until you've seen The Holy Mountain or El Topo. They make The Man Who Fell To Earth look pretty straight.

[kurukami]

*raises eyebrow* Heh. You say that as though it's a worthwhile gradation, like seeing them will make this LESS weird in my head as opposed to them just being... weirder. ; )

[dylanesque29]

Point. I suspect reading the novel would lend a lot of clarity.

[kurukami]

No doubt. But I have to argue that a movie should be good in its own right, rather than requiring the novel to complete it. Hell, just look at the mess what's-his-name made out of Starship Troopers. *grin*

The Shawshank Redemption is a great example.