tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post5592872443492196979..comments2024-03-28T01:09:15.056-07:00Comments on Horrorthon: The Great Train RobberyOctopunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-68062517256036508802009-10-09T07:24:14.089-07:002009-10-09T07:24:14.089-07:00You've sold me, Stan. I have to see this.You've sold me, Stan. I have to see this.Whirlygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129634732483383010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-47013717651905168392009-10-08T08:07:47.616-07:002009-10-08T08:07:47.616-07:00Oh, it totally is, Jordan. Scorsese said as much ...Oh, it totally is, Jordan. Scorsese said as much in an interview somewhere.<br /><br />I wish I could find the actual movie with the actual train clip. The Simpsons actually referenced it in a brief cutaway in some episode.HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-82072228495133743682009-10-08T02:22:29.788-07:002009-10-08T02:22:29.788-07:00I'm so glad you did this, because I've alw...I'm so glad you did this, because I've always been into this movie for exactly the same reasons.<br /><br />In my humble opinion, the final shot of <i>Goodfellas</i> (Joe Pesci, in a hat, firing a gun at the camera) is a direct reference to this movie.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-37136933145200106422009-10-07T23:21:41.733-07:002009-10-07T23:21:41.733-07:00In posting this movie, I realized that not only do...In posting this movie, I realized that not only does it not make the cut in terms of length, but it doesn't even come within shouting distance of the cut in terms of what you would call a "horror" movie. But I knew this, and plunged forward anyhow. 10 minutes of the Oldest Film Ever may not count, but i ain't in the counting business here.<br /><br />I know I'm stretching the boundaries of what's going on blogwise in October, but my posts during the month (I can't compete) are never about the quantity - it's more about something specifically horrific about the film (i.e. Meet Joe Black, horribly bad, V: The Mini-Series, personally horrifying as a child, etc).<br /><br />I'm certainly not trying to justify anything, because I'm going to review (I don't know) Driving Miss Daisy if I find it horrifying for any reason. Ditto Howard The Duck. (Mental note: review Howard The Duck because it's Lucas being horrifyingly disastrous and embarrassing...)<br /><br />My point with TGTR is that the specific part of our minds, that chemical release, that thing that the sight of moving pictures does to us, that Reason We Watch Movies In The First Place...THAT'S what I wanted to address, in unconventional fashion. TGTR started that, apparently, as my research tells me. Fascinating stuff.<br /><br />Octo, I hear ya, and I'm not being contentious by even the slightest degree. Count everything, I say! Each year, I gun for Honorable Mention. That's all I could hope for, based on my schedule. <br /><br />I would like to think i've achieved Oldest Movie and also Most Ridiculous Stretch For A Horror Review status.<br /><br />Thank you all very much. Love you.HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-56419537582605310982009-10-07T20:20:37.790-07:002009-10-07T20:20:37.790-07:00Hmm. If this counts as a Horrorthon entry then pe...Hmm. If this counts as a Horrorthon entry then perhaps Julie's five-minute instant film should count too...<br /><br />Ninteen oh fucking <i>three</i>? Definitely the Horrorthon record for oldest movie.Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-73935148797645301612009-10-07T17:19:42.638-07:002009-10-07T17:19:42.638-07:00Really cool. Can't believe I've never see...Really cool. Can't believe I've never seen that before. The gunman would make a great avatar!Johnny Sweatpantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096734271846528993noreply@blogger.com