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RevWill	The Gorgon	Lead	[-]
Aug 8 08 1:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How did the studio make the snakes "move" on the Gorgon for this movie? Was the castle and graveyard scenes re-used sets from previous Hammar movies? Does anyone have "close-up" photos of the Gorgon from this movie?
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ARGumshoe		#1	[-]
Aug 8 08 2:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/3486
Kolchak		#2	[-]
Aug 9 08 12:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Can't wait for this to come out in October. I know some can take it or leave it but I'm definitely a fan.
CreepyClassicFan		#3	[-]
Aug 11 08 1:28 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One of my favorite Hammer entries, look forward to a region 1 DVD release.
Van Helsing 1958		#4	[-]
Aug 11 08 5:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I find James Bernard`s score particularly eerie !
xAciddropx		#5	[-]
Aug 11 08 5:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Word up, this movie is great! I feel that every Hammer title brings something to the table and has a specific feel to it. Curse of Frankenstein, with very few actors and limited to mostly scenes in Frankensteins house, it gives a short of cozy, confined feel to it. With The Mummy, the locations made it feel like we crossed continents to Egypt to watch a atmospheric horror come to life. And with The Gorgon, it's setting in a small town in a heavly wooded area gives a sense of seclusion and mystery to it. Very fairy tale like and enjoyable.
Resurrection Joe II		#6	[-]
Aug 12 08 12:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As mentioned, James Bernard's score is indeed eerie and effective. The music actually plays a part in the movie's plot with the victims lured by the slightest sound of it. Good atmosphere and cast too with Christopher Lee stealing the show. Hammer's THE REPTILE is similar in ways to THE GORGON and also worth seeing.
professor liebstrum		#7	[-]
Aug 12 08 3:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How did the studio make the snakes "move" on the Gorgon for this movie? The Snakes move? Seriously though, Great Film, bags of atmosphere, haunting score. The poor effects at the end dont spoil the film for me but oh, what could have been.
zogstar67		#8	[-]
Aug 25 08 12:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I liked it, too, but of course kept thinking "Real snakes don't have their tongues stuck out permanently like that, and they would coil around, not wiggle!" My low tech 20th century solution would be a head piece with a bunch of real, live (harmless and unharmed) snakes threaded through it. Talk about weird and scary! I wonder why nobody ever tried that for a gorgon effect. Or did someone? What other Gorgon/Medusa films and TV shows have there been anyway? EDITED: My comments and question are addressed in the other thread listed above! Needs Must When The Devil Drives! Chris Herzog http://zogsblog-zog.blogspot.com/ Last Edited By: zogstar67 Aug 25 08 12:46 PM. Edited 1 times.
Bill Warren		#9	[-]
May 25 09 2:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One of those earlier comments says the snakes were operated hydraulically--by water (or oil) pressure--which seems unlikely to me.
DrRavna		#10	[-]
May 25 09 5:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	zogstar67 wrote: I liked it, too, but of course kept thinking "Real snakes don't have their tongues stuck out permanently like that, and they would coil around, not wiggle!" My low tech 20th century solution would be a head piece with a bunch of real, live (harmless and unharmed) snakes threaded through it. Talk about weird and scary! I wonder why nobody ever tried that for a gorgon effect. Or did someone? What other Gorgon/Medusa films and TV shows have there been anyway? EDITED: My comments and question are addressed in the other thread listed above! Not sure if this was mentioned in the other thread, but Barbara Shelly has always said she was really game for real snakes to make it look good as she was originally supposed to play both parts. I too love the atmosphere of the film and the snakes don't ruin it for me, but would have loved to see it with Barbara's suggestion.
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Grant		#11	[-]
May 28 09 8:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	zogstar67 wrote: My low tech 20th century solution would be a head piece with a bunch of real, live (harmless and unharmed) snakes threaded through it. You had me at that word "unharmed." I don't like to see any animals harmed in a movie, but to say that reptiles are no exceptions is putting it very mildly. If an actress (in the usual sense of the word) shrank from working with snakes, there are probably plenty of exotic dancers who would have no problem.
Zombie Dad		#12	[-]
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Thanagarian		#13	[-]
Mar 21 12 11:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Awesome ZD !!
strangenstein		#14	[-]
Mar 22 12 12:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	professor liebstrum wrote: The poor effects at the end dont spoil the film for me but oh, what could have been. I'm with you professor, but.... ....in this one instance I wouldn't mind seeing a little CGI fix for that weak head-piece. I know, I know, HERESY! Still, it's a great movie with perfect music. Strangenstein
FRANNY		#15	[-]
Mar 22 12 6:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Never would had thought of that Strangenstein, but what a clever idea. I mean the BBC releases of their classic "Doctor Who" has the option sometimes of viewing with alternative effects. So why not!
Zombie Dad		#16	[-]
Mar 22 12 8:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks, Thanagarian! ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
skelton knaggs		#17	[-]
Mar 29 12 5:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	"You can't smell any reefer, can you"?
Monsterpal		#18	[-]
Mar 31 12 1:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Zombie Dad wrote: ZD He's between a rock and a hard place. Great, ZD. Love the colors.
Helrunar		#19	[-]
Mar 31 12 4:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Please don't suggest "fixing" old classics with CGI "improvements." If you need CGI "realism," just go watch something along the lines of "Clash of the Titans" or things of that ilk. Let's keep our classics as they were seen originally, and meant to be seen! Thank you. H. (trying not to get emotional and ranty)
Koukol 5		#20	[-]
Mar 31 12 6:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bill Warren wrote: One of those earlier comments says the snakes were operated hydraulically--by water (or oil) pressure--which seems unlikely to me. I think it might be right. The movement of the snakes reminds me a lot of one of those rubber frogs where you pump air into the legs making them unfold and jump. If not water or oil...maybe air was used?
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