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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 12:52:41 PMTHE CONSTANT NYMPH (1928):
Another early feature that sounds like sheer naughtiness but isn't. Elsa Lanchester apparently has a walk-on somewhere in this (nearly two hour!) melodrama but there are some crowd scenes and I just wasn't motivated to invest any effort in trying to pick her out (much though I do adore her). Honestly THE CONSTANT NYMPH is a nominally "Good" or well-made film, but it's too long and too entrenched in its outre attitudes to do anything other than ultimately grate on one's nerves.
Lewis (Igor Novello from Hitchcock's LODGER) is a musical protege under the lifelong tutelage of the much older, famous Sanger. Lewis sincerely loves his mentor yet repays him by bringing a scrumpy colleague home to Sanger's mountain lodge and introducing said colleague to Sanger's younger second wife, who promptly has a fling with the colleague and incites Sanger to premature cardiac arrest. The first third of the film follows this infidelity plot, but once Sanger is dead it's pretty much forgotten and we follow Lewis back to his metropolitan home, where he marries a nice-enough high society dame but is still pursued by his lovelorn childhood friend, Tessa, who is Sanger's youngest daughter.
Okay - Tessa is played by Mabel Poulton, who is totally adorable (a Kirsten Dunst/Kiernan Shipka/Anya Taylor-Joy type) and is clearly madly in love with Lewis from the first time she appears onscreen five minutes into the movie, and particularly after Sanger dies there is absolutely no logical reason why Lewis wouldn't just embrace her and shack up with and/or marry her - but this is the Ruth Chatterton era of Misogynist/Sadistic Cinema, where no lovely well-meaning young woman can be allowed to enjoy life or be rewarded for her good intentions, and must instead suffer unrequited and then often die, very very slowly, for the gratification of the viewer.
Feh!
A real drag. 2.5/5 Somehow remade at least twice!
Another early feature that sounds like sheer naughtiness but isn't. Elsa Lanchester apparently has a walk-on somewhere in this (nearly two hour!) melodrama but there are some crowd scenes and I just wasn't motivated to invest any effort in trying to pick her out (much though I do adore her). Honestly THE CONSTANT NYMPH is a nominally "Good" or well-made film, but it's too long and too entrenched in its outre attitudes to do anything other than ultimately grate on one's nerves.
Lewis (Igor Novello from Hitchcock's LODGER) is a musical protege under the lifelong tutelage of the much older, famous Sanger. Lewis sincerely loves his mentor yet repays him by bringing a scrumpy colleague home to Sanger's mountain lodge and introducing said colleague to Sanger's younger second wife, who promptly has a fling with the colleague and incites Sanger to premature cardiac arrest. The first third of the film follows this infidelity plot, but once Sanger is dead it's pretty much forgotten and we follow Lewis back to his metropolitan home, where he marries a nice-enough high society dame but is still pursued by his lovelorn childhood friend, Tessa, who is Sanger's youngest daughter.
Okay - Tessa is played by Mabel Poulton, who is totally adorable (a Kirsten Dunst/Kiernan Shipka/Anya Taylor-Joy type) and is clearly madly in love with Lewis from the first time she appears onscreen five minutes into the movie, and particularly after Sanger dies there is absolutely no logical reason why Lewis wouldn't just embrace her and shack up with and/or marry her - but this is the Ruth Chatterton era of Misogynist/Sadistic Cinema, where no lovely well-meaning young woman can be allowed to enjoy life or be rewarded for her good intentions, and must instead suffer unrequited and then often die, very very slowly, for the gratification of the viewer.
Feh!A real drag. 2.5/5 Somehow remade at least twice!
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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Marjane Satrapi
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:20:31 PMOddly, I've never seen PERSEPOLIS, but I really liked a French movie she co-directed called CHICKEN WITH PLUMS. R.I.P.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 12:18:14 PMQuote from: indianasmith on Today at 11:26:37 AMTHE BRIDE (2025) - Absolutely FANTASTIC reworking of Frankenstein's story! Christian Bale is terrific as the Monster, and the story arc of The Bride is a delight to watch. I don't give a lot of 5/5 scores, but this one really earned it.
SEE THIS MOVIE!!!
Another one I'm surprised you like. I'm not quite 5/5 on it, but it's worth a watch for sure.
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Press Releases and Film News / RIP Marjane Satrapi
Last post by Trevor - Today at 12:05:47 PMThe French Iranian filmmaker, writer and artist renowned for PERSEPOLIS has passed away at the age of 56.
RIP ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️
RIP ❤️🌹❤️🌹❤️
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by HappyGilmore - Today at 12:04:38 PM72.) Dumb and Dumber
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 11:52:36 AM71. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971)
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - Today at 11:52:29 AMDEBUSSY La Mer Nocturnes Prelude a l'apres-midi Philadelphia Orchestra EUGENE ORMANDY
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - Today at 11:26:37 AMTHE BRIDE (2025) - Absolutely FANTASTIC reworking of Frankenstein's story! Christian Bale is terrific as the Monster, and the story arc of The Bride is a delight to watch. I don't give a lot of 5/5 scores, but this one really earned it.
SEE THIS MOVIE!!!
SEE THIS MOVIE!!!
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Good Movies / Re: 100 THREE-WORD movie title...
Last post by bob - Today at 10:32:53 AM70 No Way Out
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Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings
Last post by Alex - Today at 09:28:18 AMMasters of the Universe.
Because Kristi is a huge fan of the previous movie, we went to see this. Since Jarod Leto is in it, I went in with very low expectations. I have to say though I actually really enjoyed it, although if I had to pick a fault, it would be with the CGI. Both Skeletor and Cringer looked rather shoddy to me (Skeletor in particular looked like he was wearing a body stocking with muscles drawn on). It was never going to be high art, but it is at least fun.
Because Kristi is a huge fan of the previous movie, we went to see this. Since Jarod Leto is in it, I went in with very low expectations. I have to say though I actually really enjoyed it, although if I had to pick a fault, it would be with the CGI. Both Skeletor and Cringer looked rather shoddy to me (Skeletor in particular looked like he was wearing a body stocking with muscles drawn on). It was never going to be high art, but it is at least fun.