tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post115668911894917700..comments2023-07-03T11:33:40.522-04:00Comments on Transitions, Ink: Sunday Scribblings #22 My Favourite Monster MovieTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11404607872558389013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156947339375224112006-08-30T10:15:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:15:00.000-04:00I agree, Khendron, Jaws is a classic monster movie...I agree, Khendron, Jaws is a classic monster movie that has the extra punch of making people scared to go swimming (I've never much liked swimming in the ocean since Jaws).TIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404607872558389013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156945066608282362006-08-30T09:37:00.000-04:002006-08-30T09:37:00.000-04:00I love the move Alien, but for me the "classic" sc...I love the move <I>Alien</I>, but for me the "classic" scary monster movie has its feet (fins?) firmly placed in reality: <I>Jaws</I>.<BR/><BR/>This movie has most of the elements you write about:<BR/>A. The reluctant hero (it's a guy this time, but he's completely out of his element)<BR/>B. The ultimate action is set on a ship (of sea, not space), beyond help.<BR/>C. You don't get a really good look at the monster. Not until the eternal line "You're gonna need a bigger boat."<BR/>D. OK, there's no scene with a monster lurching out of somebody's chest. I'll have to hand <I>Alien</I> that one.<BR/><BR/>And of course the pacing is absolutley brilliant. Add to this a depth of character and character interaction that <I>Alien</I> does not have (in <I>Alien</I> the characters are pretty much introverts who do not interact at a personal level), and you have one of the best movies ever made, in any genre.<BR/><BR/>Both movies target the same human-centric hubris: that we are masters of our world and our universe. Actually, probably all horror movies do this. But to have our superiority knocked down by something completely alien, or a <I>fish</I>, for goodness sake, just makes it extra special.<BR/><BR/>-KhendronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156731919944936062006-08-27T22:25:00.000-04:002006-08-27T22:25:00.000-04:0010. It has one of the best "final words before the...10. It has one of the best "final words before the bad guy dies" lines!TMTWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143205295749068093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156714354437507272006-08-27T17:32:00.000-04:002006-08-27T17:32:00.000-04:00I have to agree. I don't like scary monster movies...I have to agree. I don't like scary monster movies, but the first Alien remains a favorite. I went with my brother, I was in highschool, and it scared the heck out of me!deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156701107789423972006-08-27T13:51:00.000-04:002006-08-27T13:51:00.000-04:00FC, you are full of good ideas. I will think about...FC, you are full of good ideas. I will think about that. I see anywhere from 2-4 movies a week, and reviewed for my school paper for awhile (I loved going to pre-screenings!) when I was an undergrad.TIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404607872558389013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156701048955211982006-08-27T13:50:00.000-04:002006-08-27T13:50:00.000-04:00Fascinating post. Last House on the Left was the m...Fascinating post. Last House on the Left was the most monstrous movie I ever saw - had to leave in the middle of it, even though I was 19 at the time. I've never forgotten the horrors. I liked the Alien movies, especially the first one. In general, horror films scare me and I don't watch them - real life is scary enough.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33174350.post-1156699039020208062006-08-27T13:17:00.000-04:002006-08-27T13:17:00.000-04:00You know...an interesting inter disc project for y...You know...an interesting inter disc project for you might be some sort of movie critic work (we have the inter disc for book reviewers, so why not movie reviews?). I love reading movie reviews, which are usually well written, interesting, and often very funny. I bet you'd be really good at that, and it might help you through the "slowness" that you're experiencing with the submission writing since you'd be writing "on deadline" so-to-speak. If you're interested, talk to Steven about this...I'm sure they could hook you up with a film professor as an advisor. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading this! :)Idiot Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865748428499401466noreply@blogger.com