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luisj40		#81	[-]
May 1 08 10:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	todmichel wrote: Apart from the comic sequence, my own grief against the movie are the really awful shots of the true ape, totally unconvincing in the context of the sequence (the Carnival). Yes the close-ups of real ape (chimp whatever it was) looks hilariously bad and this may be a rare case where I would be ok with someone editing that out. Luis
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CAPTAINCOMPANY		#82	[-]
May 2 08 2:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hey guys! I just watched the Gordon Hessler directed "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1971) last night (with Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, and Lilli Palmer), in which a film company production of "Murders" is plagued (to put it mildly) by a "Phantom of the Opera" like antagonist. During the play, the classic "crucifixion" scene is rather faithfully based upon and staged according to the 1932 version. Bryan
luisj40		#83	[-]
May 2 08 3:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	CAPTAINCOMPANY wrote: Hey guys! I just watched the Gordon Hessler directed "Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1971) last night (with Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, and Lilli Palmer), in which a film company production of "Murders" is plagued (to put it mildly) by a "Phantom of the Opera" like antagonist. During the play, the classic "crucifixion" scene is rather faithfully based upon and staged according to the 1932 version. Bryan I recall not liking this version but it's been too many years since I last watched it, my favorite version of this Edgar Allan Poe story is the 1954 movie PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE with Karl Malden as it edges out the Bela Lugosi version by a nose. Luis
CAPTAINCOMPANY		#84	[-]
May 2 08 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hey Luis! Yeah, the '71 version really just uses the "Rue Morgue" story as a plot device, rather than adapting the story. I would also like to see "Phantom" finally get released (you just can't get enough of Karl Malden! Bryan
SAM33		#85	[-]
Sep 27 09 8:15 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Watched this ('32) last night for the first time in years. The flaws are still there, but the print quality on the Lugosi set is really nice! It is a good looking film, with all the cool expressionist sets, swing shots, etc. And it has some great moments with Lugosi. Too bad it just sort of goes nowhere plot-wise. The scene with the inspector questioning the tenants seems so long and unnecessary, and brings the film to a screeching halt. At one point it cuts to Dupin looking exasperated, and I thought "That's exactly how I feel! Get on with it!". Still, at an hour, it doesn't really wear out its welcome for me, but is is a flawed film that could have been a great sick classic along the lines of LOST SOULS had it been better realized. SAM33
Crespi		#86	[-]
Dec 18 09 6:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Watched it last night (the standard version) had not seen it in years, it left me completely cold this viewing. My memory of it had been better. What I found really annoying was the use of the live Chimpanzee shots whenver the gorilla was shown close-up. It ruins the mood, especially since they do not even look a bit alike. Sort of like mixing Cheetah with King Kong. The gorilla costume looked really good and it would have been much better just sticking with it, even for close-ups. The entire movie - even though it has some great scenery, inventive camera work and a Bela on speed - just bored me. Ok, I said it, it really did...
TomWeaver999		#87	[-]
Dec 18 09 8:54 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I think it'd be improved by getting rid of Sidney Fox and Leon Ames and replacing them with Bo-Peep and Tom-Tom from Laurel & Hardy's BABES IN TOYLAND. Fox-Ames and Bo-Peep-Tom-Tom are basically the same characters, but the latter play the roles a lot better. Also, dump Lugosi and have Barnaby as the bad guy instead. Hey, while we're at it, get rid of the stupid man-in-an-ape-suit/chimp alternater, and replace it with some Bogeymen. Voila! MUCH better!
AnthonyOsika		#88	[-]
Dec 18 09 10:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I probably spent the better part of a month when I was 11, trying to make pee wees and master launching them. Also "Big bait catches big rats" is better than any line of dialogue in Murders.
TomWeaver999		#89	[-]
Dec 18 09 12:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Picturing Tom-Tom trying to knock a Bogeyman off the Paris rooftop with pee-wees in the MURDERS finale makes me ache to see that imaginary movie. I'd trade the present MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE for it. Heck, I'll toss in THE WHISPERING SHADOW! tom "I thought you said you and the Morgue Keeper were 'just like THAT' ... ?"
BixB		#90	[-]
Dec 18 09 12:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My favorite was always, "Let's drop a rock on 'em and that'll make 'em dead when he's alive." Joe Busam
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Rakshasa		#91	[-]
Dec 19 09 12:19 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Stany - "Look out!" Olie - "Don't tell him to look out! We want it to hit 'em!" Stany - "Did it hit ya?" Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
Southern Beau		#92	[-]
Dec 19 09 1:42 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts
Joe Karlosi		#93	[-]
Dec 19 09 6:33 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have always been underwhelmed by MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, but someone (was it Gary Prange?) re-arranged some of the scenes, and from what I've heard it works better that way. I'd love to see a re-edited version like that somehow.
thebrainfollower		#94	[-]
Dec 19 09 10:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is it possible to get a copy of this re-edit? I'm curious
GaryP11111		#95	[-]
Dec 28 09 12:27 AM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I spotted a blooper I hadn't noticed before. After the ape kidnaps Camille and takes her to the roof, there's a shot of Dupin looking out the window, first at the gathering mob below and then at the ape on the roof. That's followed by a cut to the ape carrying Camille up the slope of the roof where it passes a gable and then disappears behind the matted in sky! GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
Ray Faiola		#96	[-]
Dec 28 09 10:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The original Poe story was resolved with the murderer being an "Ourang-Outang" having escaped from a sailor who was going to sell him to a zoo. The so-called offensive comedy scene with the neighbors speculating on the language of the murderer is one of the few story points actually in the Poe original. I have no complaints about Universal's 1932 film. It's a harmless, effective hour and features a delicious performance by Lugosi. Classic Film Scores Restored on CD http://www.chelsearialtostudios.com
Monsterpal		#97	[-]
Dec 28 09 9:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That scene in the lab with Arlene Francis is excellent.
SAM33		#98	[-]
Dec 29 09 9:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ray Faiola wrote: The original Poe story was resolved with the murderer being an "Ourang-Outang" having escaped from a sailor who was going to sell him to a zoo. The so-called offensive comedy scene with the neighbors speculating on the language of the murderer is one of the few story points actually in the Poe original. I have no complaints about Universal's 1932 film. It's a harmless, effective hour and features a delicious performance by Lugosi. Yes, you'll find the same scene in the TV film with George C. Scott, which I had occasion to re-watch recently. This version is a bit more faithful to Poe and I think is not bad. De Mornay is pretty weak however, and her character was an addition to the original plot. But Scott and Ian McShane are entertaining. SAM33
dcwillis9		#99	[-]
Sep 22 10 11:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ray Faiola wrote: The original Poe story was resolved with the murderer being an "Ourang-Outang" having escaped from a sailor who was going to sell him to a zoo. The so-called offensive comedy scene with the neighbors speculating on the language of the murderer is one of the few story points actually in the Poe original. I have no complaints about Universal's 1932 film. It's a harmless, effective hour and features a delicious performance by Lugosi. Well, I won't say I have no complaints.... But in the story it's an orangutang. In the movie, they say it's a gorilla, or "gorille". And in long shots sometimes it does look like a gorilla. But in close shots, the head looks like a (live) chimp's. Somebody's doing some monkeying around.... Yes, "delicious"....
horrorfilmx		#100	[-]
Sep 22 10 3:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Orangutan. No "g" at the end. From the Malay"orang" (man) and "hutan" (forest). "Man of the forest". (Sorry. "Orangutang" bugs me the way "nook-ular" and "joolery" do.)
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