Blood Vengeance & Night Hair Child - Page 2

Gojirosan · #11 31st January 2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nekromantik

What version is the best to get of Night Hair Child?

None, to be honest. It's pretty awful!!!

No way in Hell the BBFC would pass it uncut. You might not see anything too outré but it is a thematic nightmare!

It's possibly worth watching as a curio if you can find a really, really cheap copy of it anywhere, but I doubt you'd want to watch it twice, so a VHS quality thing is as good as anything in this case.

nekromantik · #12 31st January 2010, 12:36 AM

yeah not heard too many good things but its made me curious.
Might look around for a cheap bootleg...even though its naughty

Schramm · #13 31st January 2010, 07:08 AM

I really enjoyed it, it's quirky enough to be of interest. There's no way it could be called 'awful'. Especially when movies like Murder Set Pieces, Monster High and Anthropophagous 2000 are in the world.

vincenzo · #14 31st January 2010, 11:41 AM

The BBFC heavily cut it for cinema, then cut it further when it was reissued. It wouldn't be rejected today but, as with Private Lessons, it stands no chance of an uncut release under the Protection of Children Act.

I watched it again recently. It's not a bad film but definitely more for the curious. Britt completely dismisses it in her autobiography and admits she only did it for the money. No idea what Lester thinks of it now. The lucky little bastard charming little fellow.

Schramm · #15 31st January 2010, 11:47 AM

Ha ha, Mark Lester has a lot to answer for....and lots of gossip to tell!
Lucky SOAB.

vincenzo · #16 31st January 2010, 11:54 AM

Not that I'm jealous or anything of course.

Gojirosan · #17 31st January 2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Schramm

There's no way it could be called 'awful'.

Fair enough, but I think it can quite easily be called "awful". It's really badly made, the plotting is confused and erratically paced and the performances - especially Ekland and Lester - are simply abominable. I haven't seen any of the films you mention as worse, but I am sure they are worse...they sound it from thee titles alone!

I agree that there is enough quirkiness to intrigue though, and it is a fascinating curiosity.

But it is a bad film, if an interesting one.

Schramm · #18 31st January 2010, 04:34 PM

I see where your coming from certainly. Night Hair Child and movies alike are always a bit slow but once you've seen a few it becomes such common practice that you know what you are getting in to before you even press play. Our Mothers House, Girly and The Strange Affair all spring to mind.
I thought Britt was as good as ever, however I'm one of the few people who doesn't think that much to The Wicker Man so maybe my comparisons are all wrong.
I've seen so many of these kinds of films that the acting is kind of taken as a given. I don't expect a film about child abuse starring Oliver to be up there with Hamlet.
I guess what I'm driving at is I've seen a lotta shit. Night Hair Child is far from the bottom of the pile.
I don't think it's any worse than say, some of the Shameless titles to be honest.
Obviously this is all opinion, not gospel.

Schramm · #19 31st January 2010, 04:36 PM

On a different but yet slightly linked tip, what are your thoughts on In A Glass Cage?

Gojirosan · #20 31st January 2010, 05:07 PM

I loved Girly - thought everything that was wrong with Night Hair Child was right with Girly!

And yes, there certainly are many films a lot worse than Night Hair Child, but it just didn't agree with me, I guess.

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Originally Posted by Schramm

On a different but yet slightly linked tip, what are your thoughts on In A Glass Cage?

I have never gotten around to seeing it, would you recommend it? It's on my "do obtain" list!