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No, that was the first time I've heard the title. I'm sure my parents (ardent crime fiction fans) have read the book. I'm a massive fan of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr Ripley (films – I haven't read the books), so I'm sure I'll like this Patricia Highsmith adaptation as well.
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Recent viewings plus an Aki Kaurismaki marathon
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Spirits of the dead Enjoyed this, the first two stories are ok but really enjoyed the last one with Terrance stamp who gave a fantastic performance in a completely bonkers story with great imagery and weird and wonderful characters and that little girl was so disturbing and chilling. 7.5/10 Next up some rowdiness with they live and maybe if enough time TCM 2. |
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Frankenstein's Army. A group of Russian soldiers travelling behind enemy lines come across an abandoned village and discover horrifying experiments being conducted by Nazi scientist Frankenstein! This was a fun little film with some great effects work on the creatures. It's done as a 'found footage' film which detracted a little from the film as the film doesn't really need it and could have worked just as well made in a more 'traditional' manner by someone who framed, shot and edited the film in the correct way. Given the nature of cameras in that era it just doesn't feel right. That aside its still worth a look as overall its a nice take on the Frankenstein tale. That aside i've been mainly revisiting THE WIRE. Still the best US cop drama i've seen. Each episode can stand alone as a film in its own right . Every so often I like to dig my complete box set out and give it a watch. |
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I also had a problem with Frankenstein's Army being in widescreen and looking pristine as, even if it had been shot with a 'special camera' in 1945, it still would have been full frame and the quality of the film would have been badly damaged and degraded by now. Apart from that, I really enjoyed it and plan to watch it again soon.
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