TRZ Classics #2. Casablanca (1942)
Aka Rick's Cafรฉ Amรฉricain gets drowned in a Puddle of Pathos
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We have heard very little. We understand even less. Random tourists about to be fleeced. Lol.
Yvonne, I LOVE you. BUT, he pays me. โ the bartender at Rick's Cafรฉ Amรฉricain
How extravagant you are throwing away woman like that. Someday they might be scarce. โ Captain Louis Renault
Who are you, really? And what were you before? โ Rick asking some very good questions to Ilsa
Please, boss. Letโs go. She ainโt nothing but trouble for you. Weโll take the car and drive all night. Weโll get drunk. Weโll go fishing and stay away until sheโs gone. โ Sam, the piano player. I may be showing my age here, BUT Iโd take a good friend like that over a girl any day of the week and consider myself lucky. Driving all night. Fishing. Getting drunk. With someone who really cares about you and has your back?! Thatโs worth a hell of a lot, I tell ya! And it ainโt easy to find.
Iโm just gonna come right out and say it. Rick rubs me the wrong way. His brand of cool is so overrated. I (mostly) hate guys like Rick! Thinking theyโre better than everyone else. Absorbed in their own special brand of self-pity. Isnโt it amazing how similar the Rick of Casablanca is to the Rick of The White Lotus? Do you think that itโs just a coincidence? ๐ค EXCEPT, I like the Rick of The White Lotus way better. Heโs got that classic indie film dirtbag down to a science. Walton Goggins really crushes it! But back to Casablanca and the Rick in question โฆ
โNobody ever loved me that much,โ whimpers Casablanca Rick < ๐ญ > to some poor refugee girl who is spilling her heart out to him. Maybe it was the American in me, but I was shouting at my tv for someone, anyone to slap this self-centered American expat upside the head. To wake him up from his self-pitying puddle of pathos. The whole world is literally falling apart. Real families are being torn apart. And Rick is still pouting about a one week fling from years ago that didnโt work out. Sheesh! Grow up, already!
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And letโs face it. Itโs only the fact that Rick got what he wanted in the end that he started acting nobly. Any dope can behave nicely if they get what they want. His fragile ego was pampered. Assuaged. Hell, you can get even a narcissist to do something if you flatter their ego.
But, the true disappointment lies with Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. She was such a strong character until the end. And then she sets back the womenโs movement fifty billion years by telling Rick โthat heโll just have to think for the both of usโ or something to that effect. Ugh! ๐คฎ I had to shout at my tv yet again!
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And poor Victor Laslow. Does Rick think heโs doing Laszlo a favor? Now heโs stuck with a woman who doesnโt really love him. Well, she โlovesโ him, of course, but sheโs not โin loveโ with him. Yuck!. ๐คฎ Heโd be better off going to America alone. Trust me. I knew many a girl back in the day who wouldnโt mind hooking up with the leader of the entire Underground Resistance. Laszlo would not be lonely for long! ๐คฃ
NOW, donโt get me wrong. Itโs a GREAT movie. A true classic. BUT, everyone already knows that. It would be hella boring I just rehashed what we already know, right? Griping is more fun anyways! ๐
The Ranking: For me, itโs almost always about relatability. I mean these are all classics, right? And so far the characters that really work for me are...
1. Alice Tripp (A Place In The Sun)
2. Captain Louis Renault Casablanca)
3. Ilsa Lund until she turned into โฆ DAMSEL โI just canโt think for myself anymoreโ IN DISTRESS!!! (Casablanca)
MOREOVER, the scenes at Rick's Cafรฉ Amรฉricain and, of course, the airfield are timeless. Itโs just all so well staged. The battle of the French vs. German bands. That whistle. On what grounds? Gambling! Your winnings, monsieur...
Just one iconic, unforgettable scene after iconic, unforgettable scene. So it just has to be Casablanca...
The TRZ Classics
1. Casablanca (1942)
2. A Place in the Sun (1951)
The Boyfriend: Whatโs the use talking to you. You think everythingโs a joke.
The old, seasoned Reporter: My son, it is. If it werenโt, life wouldnโt be worth living.
Guilt. That great self-torturer of emotions. With the ability to imprison us in something far more sinister than any mere material cell. It often starts as just a seed. Perhaps your girlfriend sharing her disappointment in you. Then perhaps she puts up some walls and gives you a bit of the 'ol silent treatment. Thus watering that little seed. And under the right conditions, in the right soil, that seed can grow and turn into a constrictive, corrosive vine that downright jails you in.
Despite such dark emotional quagmires, Stranger on the Third Floor is delightful fun. Two things, in particular, make it stand out from the maddening crowd. First, an incredible psychedelic dream sequence that reminds me quite a bit of those found in Pink Floydโs The Wall movie.
Second, Margaret Tallichet. She stars as the girlfriend and steals practically every scene sheโs in. She even holds her own against the GREAT Peter Lorre, who once again hams it up perfectly as a social deviant.
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And it seems, Iโm not the only one who developed a bit of a school boy crush on Margaret and noticed her uncanny resemblance to modern day Tina Fey โฆ
Yup. Margaret Tallichet might not have been cut out for movies (this is the only film she stars in I think), BUT she would have crushed a sitcom or two back in the day.
The Ranking: From the DVDโs back-cover blurb, Stranger On The Third Floor is considered by many as the first true film noir. It also borrows quite a bit from German Expressionism. I think itโs the German Expressionist influence that I dug the most in this, besides my crush on Margaret Tallichet. Definitely an auspicious start to the film noir genre, but it feels more like an extended cut of a Twilight Zone episode than an actual full length movie. So Iโll put it just below The Lady Vanishes.
The Rating:๐๐๐
The TRZ Collection
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
1. Rebecca (1940) ๐๐๐๐๐
2. It Came From Outer Space (1953) ๐๐๐๐1/2
3. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) ๐๐๐๐1/2
4. The Uninvited (1944) ๐๐๐๐1/2
5. Stagecoach (1939) ๐๐๐๐1/2
6. The Spiral Staircase (1946) ๐๐๐๐1/2
7. The Thing From Another World (1951) ๐๐๐๐1/2
8. The Black Cat (1934) ๐๐๐๐1/2
9. The Cat and the Canary (1939) ๐๐๐๐1/2
10. Dracula's Daughter (1936) ๐๐๐๐1/2
11. Dracula (1931) ๐๐๐๐1/2
12. Cat People (1942) ๐๐๐๐
13. The Ghost Breakers (1940) ๐๐๐๐
14. Forbidden Planet (1956) ๐๐๐๐
15. Laura ( 1944) ๐๐๐๐
16. Godzilla (1954) ๐๐๐๐
================ RECOMMENDED=====================
17. The Killers (1946) ๐๐๐1/2
18. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) ๐๐๐1/2
19. The Lady Vanishes (1938) ๐๐๐1/2
20. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) ๐๐๐
21. The Thin Man (1934) ๐๐๐
22. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)๐๐๐
23. The Unseen (1945) ๐๐๐
24. The Trouble with Harry (1955) ๐๐๐
25. The Suspect (1944) ๐๐๐
26. The Magnetic Monster (1953) ๐๐๐
Daniel [Lucyโs brand new suitor]: I'm glad to know ya.
Cary Grant as Jerry[ Lucyโs estranged Husband]: How can you be glad to know me? I know how I'd feel if I was sitting with a girl and her husband walked in.
Irene Dunne as Lucy: I'll bet you do.
Jerry [ To Daniel] And then I said to myselfโฆ
Lucy [Interrupting]: Heโs always talking to himself.
Lucy: Yes, it's funny that everything's the way it is on account of the way you feel.
Jerry: Huh?
Lucy: Well, I mean if you didn't feel the way you do, things wouldn't be the way they are, would they? Well, I mean things could be the same if things were different.
Jerry: But things are the way you made them.
Lucy: Oh no. No, things are the way you think I made them. I didn't make them that way at all. Things are just the same as they always were, only you're the same as you were, too, so I guess things will never be the same again.
Why so serious? โ Heath Ledger as The Joker
By all accounts Leo McCarey was a difficult director to work with on the set of The Awful Truth. Irene Dunne was in tears. Cary Grant wanted off the film entirely. Some say Cary even offered to pay 5k just to get off the film. But the producer kept saying "No." And, kind of like the plot suggests, sometimes sticking with what you have proves to be the best solution. As the monk in The White Lotus suggests, Donโt fight your fate, embrace it. And then everything changes. The same, but different.
Speaking of embracing fate, I for one had a hard time adjusting to this old style of comedy at first. Screwball Comedies.> I thought it was dated and wasn't my thing. But like Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, I soon found myself embracing McCareyโs screwball madness. I think it was the court room scene with the dog where my attitude really changed and I realized - they arenโt taking themselves at all seriously, so why should I? So, I resolved to get over myself. Letโs just call it Amor Farce.
McCareyโs direction is fantastic. Especially all the shots of how awkward things get for the potential love interests in either Lucyโs or Jerryโs life. Yup. Once the chemistry kicks in between Irene Dunne and Cary Grant and all their fantastic, witty repartee, it was pretty easy to fall in love with this โEternal Sunshine of a Pina Coladaโ couple.
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The Rating: ๐๐๐1/2
============The TRZ Comedy Rankings==========
1. The Cat and the Canary (1939) ๐๐๐๐1/2
2. The Ghost Breakers (1940) ๐๐๐๐
3. The Awful Truth (1937) ๐๐๐1/2
4. The Thin Man (1934) ๐๐๐
5. The Trouble With Harry (1955) ๐๐๐
6. King of the Zombies (1941) ๐๐๐
TRZ_32. Frankenstein (1931)
Aka The Sins of the Father
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Dangerous? Poor old Waldman. Have you never wanted to do something that was dangerous? โ Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein to his former professor, Dr. Waldman
Dr. Waldman: The brain that was stolen from my laboratory was a criminal brain!
Dr. Frankenstein [after first being a bit stunned, gathers himself. Collects.] Oh, well. After all, itโs only a piece of dead tissue.
Dr. Frankenstein: Itโs like heaven being with you again. Mae Clarke as Frankenstein's Bride: Heaven wasnโt so far away all the time, you know. ๐งฑ >
Itโs extraordinary how friendly you can make a lot of people on a couple of bottles of beer. Tomorrow theyโll all be fighting. โ The Bรผrgermeister, being a royal ass, BUT when heโs right, heโs right. ๐ตโ๐ซ
Parenting. Like The Curse of The Cat People, we have another movie about the importance of parenting.
What happens when you disappoint your narcissistic farther? Donโt live up to his grand expectations? And I guess, most importantly, donโt make him look good in front of his friends and family? Like, what if you created life? Actual LIFE itself. From death! And STILL that wasn't quite enough to impress your former mentor and impossible-to-please Father? โMy father," scoffs the poor little rich Dr. Frankenstein, "never believes in anyone.โ How often does that neglect and abuse get passed down generation to generation like a baton in a relay race?
It's always hard to watch a movie about child abuse. Call the child a "Monster" if you will, but it was still, as Dr. Frankenstein himself acknowledges, โonly a few days oldโ before he let, through WILLFUL neglect, his own tormented assistant Fritz abuse his creation with a lighted torch while chained up in the basement nursery. Shit rolls downhill, as they say. So, was it nature or nurture that unleashed the fury in the "Monster"? Sadly, who is to say? As this โMonsterโ of Dr. Frankenstein had the benefit of neither.
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The Ranking: While Frankenstein may objectively be the โbetterโ movie โ better shot, better make-up, and better special effects & set designs, I actually enjoyed Dracula a bit more. I LOVED Renfield, its chilling atmosphere and, to me, the mythology of Dracula is just far more fascinating. Plus, there was a bit of a campy element to Dracula which endeared it to me. Frankensteinโs a bit of a scold in comparison. BUT, both are well deserved CLASSICS in all-caps. That one scene of Frankensteinโs โMonsterโ with the little girl by the pond is a masterpiece of heartbreak and tragedy.
The Rating: ๐๐๐๐1/2
TRZ Universal's Horror Rankings
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
1. The Black Cat (1934) ๐๐๐๐1/2
2. Dracula's Daughter (1936) ๐๐๐๐1/2
3. Dracula (1931) ๐๐๐๐1/2
4. Frankenstein (1931)๐๐๐๐1/2
================ RECOMMENDED=====================
5. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) ๐๐๐1/2
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6. Son of Dracula (1943) ๐๐๐
Tales Of Tomorrow_Ep. 11. The Search for the Flying Saucer (1951)
Aka Duty Before Love
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Say, why is everyone so scared to talk about something they claim theyโve never seen. โ Our grounded airplane pilot.
Love is often such a selfish thing. Perhaps thatโs why it seldom lasts. Egos can be quite fickle. How long do we desire the same thing on a purely self-centered level? Before something else tickles our desires and our mind starts a wondering and a wandering? Which is perhaps why duty is the better long term driving interest. Even for aliens from outer space. A pretty compelling and high level concept for a Sci-fi tv show, donโt you think?
Another fun ToT. Great tension and stakes. An Army airplane pilot is relegated to land duty after reporting one too many flying saucers and maybe crashing a plane or two. He must prove to himself and the world that flying saucers exist to regain both his reputation and his chance to fly again. He puts his hopes and chances in โCrazy Johnโ, an old conspiracy theorist who just may not be so crazy after all. Enter sexy alien Ginny Walker to seduce and distract our leading man from making a very bad mistake.
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The Rating: ๐๐๐
Tales of Tomorrow Rankings
1. The Crystal Egg ๐๐๐
2. The Search For The Flying Saucer ๐๐๐
3. the Dark Angel ๐๐๐
The longer they wait, the better they like it. - an unforgettable Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy. (At long last, Iโve discovered Axyl Roseโs inspiration!)
A man has got to choose between the bottle and the badge! โ Washington Dimsdale, the town drunk turned sheriff
Ya know, I bet you got kind of a lovely face under all that paint there. Why donโt you wipe it off someday and have a good look. - James Stewart as Destry Jr. to Frenchy
Iโm a mummy. Iโm a sphinx. I donโt answer questions. โ the deputyโs deputy,
The little western town of Bottleneck is consumed by chaos when the curtains open. All punk rock and bedlam. Gunfights in the muddy streets. Mayhem and moshing in the saloonโฆ
Why itโs a scene and song that would make even the Dropkick Murphyโs proud.
And with that chaos, Bottleneck was simply ripe for the strong and ruthless to take over and pilfer.
BUT, they picked the wrong patsy. Sometimes a man is more than what he seems. He just needs a reason. A purpose. We all do really. We all need to serve something. Or weโre directionless. A ship without a rudder, as Evan Dando would say.
BUT, can one man restore law & order to lawless town? How about if heโs a pacifist who doesnโt even believe in guns to boot?
Yes. If heโs got โpersonality.โ And, as my youngest daughter loves to point out whenever weโre watching Breaking Bad, โplot armorโ. Personality and plot armor are a powerful one-two punch. And James Stewart has plenty of both in this super fun movie in which the good guys are sooo good that they can even turn the bad girls good. Who says nice guys finish last?
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The Ranking: Stagecoach is easily the more compelling Western with more suspense and interesting characters, but Destry Rides Again is hella fun.
The Rating: ๐๐๐1/2
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TRZ_34. The Bad Seed (1956)
Aka You Canโt Wash Off Blood
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Rhoda: Why can't you wash off blood?
Leroy: Because you can't. And the police know it. You can wash it and you can wash it. There's always some left. Everybody knows that.
You tell lies like that, you won't go to Heaven when you die! โ Rhoda
Why should I feel sorry? It was Claude Daigle who got drowned, not me! โ Rhoda
I knew this was going to be good. I even saved it to watch with my kids since my youngest simply LOVES horror, psychology, AND stories about messed-up kids. BUT I didnโt think weโd be witnessing one of the best portrayals of a sociopath Iโve ever seen. Kid or adult.
The Bad Seed accurately captures how malleable and manipulative a sociopathโs behavior can be. Rhoda's outward behavior and appearance has one function โ to get what she wants. So donโt be surprised That her behavior turns on a dime. Because her behavior is just a dial. A dial she spins and turns until life spits out the desired result. She will coax, cajole, flatter, insult, bully, apologize and yes, even kill until she gets what she wants. What matters is the end result. Approval, praise, compliments, and whatever else she thinks she's entitled too. She will act however she thinks she needs to act at that particular moment to get the desired outcome. But donโt think for one moment, thatโs really her. Itโs no more her than the color of a chameleon next to a fire hydrant.
But what is underneath it all? Need. An incredible, obsessive level of need. And, if you make her feel bad or donโt give her what she thinks she needs? Why itโs YOUR fault. And YOU, my friend, are the one who โwonโt go to heaven.โ
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The Ranking: Even better than The Curse of the Cat People at combining the elements of psychology and horror and likely one of the best films to ever do it. Part of this comes down to Patty McCormack's performance as Rhoda. Rhoda's every hand gesture, every act seems to be staged. Calculated and deliberated to manipulate the moment at hand. Just an immersive & powerful performance.
The Rating: ๐๐๐๐1/2
The TRZ Collection
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
1. Rebecca (1940) ๐๐๐๐๐
2. The Bad Seed (1956)๐๐๐๐1/2
2. It Came From Outer Space (1953) ๐๐๐๐1/2
3. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) ๐๐๐๐1/2
4. The Uninvited (1944) ๐๐๐๐1/2
5. Stagecoach (1939) ๐๐๐๐1/2
6. The Spiral Staircase (1946) ๐๐๐๐1/2
7. The Thing From Another World (1951) ๐๐๐๐1/2
8. The Black Cat (1934) ๐๐๐๐1/2
9. The Cat and the Canary (1939) ๐๐๐๐1/2
10. Dracula's Daughter (1936) ๐๐๐๐1/2
Iโve been that dope. That mark that sheโs just been waiting for.
He knows that sheโs trouble. Right from the start. Even as she first seductively appears at the upstairs banister wrapped only in a towel. He knows he should know better. He even tries to run away at one point. But, her pull is too strong. That honeysuckle perfume. That anklet. Her dogged determination. He accepts that heโs powerless. That heโs on a trolley car with no stops all the way to the cemetery. And neither can get off.
In psychology, they call it the Human Magnet Syndrome. Powered by the opposite pulls of the giver/protector/helper and the taker/entitled spectrum that we all live on.
Yup. I've been in relationships like this before. Iโve known better. But, I havenโt been able to resist either. These relationships are just too intoxicating. The pull of that opposite pole. You just can't think straight.
You cannot get a more archetypical film noir than Double Indemnity. Even without knowing itโs a flashback, their love is clearly doomed from the start. The dialog is snappy. And, most importantly, Barbara Stanwyck as Phyliss Dietrichson IS the iconic femme fatale. Her and THAT haircut. Which brings me to my first Fashionista Fixation in quite some time โฆ
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๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ Seriously, this pic alone makes the film worthy of four stars!
And Barton Keyes. Keyes and his "little man" that ties knots in his stomach. An untouchable character.
What sucks about this film noir is that Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff plays it FAR cooler than I ever would, and STILL he gets played! ๐คก
Ok. And now for my one gripe with the film. Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff just doesnโt fit. Like Keyes, my gut, that little man in me, says it just doesn't check out. Pitting MacMurray against Stanwyck was never going to be a fair fight. MacMurray is simply out of his league. He has too much of that TV Dad in him to really pull off a role like this.
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The Ranking: A notch down from Laura, which was visually far superior, and a slight notch up from The Killers. But I can see why all three are considered vintage film noir.
The Rating: ๐๐๐๐
The TRZ Collection
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
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13. The Ghost Breakers (1940) ๐๐๐๐
14. Forbidden Planet (1956) ๐๐๐๐
15. Laura ( 1944) ๐๐๐๐
16. Godzilla (1954) ๐๐๐๐
17. Double Indemnity (1944)๐๐๐๐
================ RECOMMENDED=====================
17. The Killers (1946) ๐๐๐1/2
18. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) ๐๐๐1/2
19. The Lady Vanishes (1938) ๐๐๐1/2
20. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) ๐๐๐
21. The Thin Man (1934) ๐๐๐
22. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) ๐๐๐
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TRZ_36. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Aka Give the People What They Want
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There are three good maxims to creating a good franchise. They sound like cliches, but itโs really just common sense. 1) If itโs not broke, donโt fix it. 2) Keep it simple, stupid and 3) find out what the people want, AND give them MORE of that. The Fast & Furious franchise excels because they abide by these three maxims.
So, for Godzilla Raids Again, we pretty much get the same template as the last film. A couple of human protagonists are developed in order to ground the film and give us a rooting interest. A love interest is included to satisfy our date. BUT this time around, we throw in another kaiju - an anklylosaurus named Anguirus - to give us just a bit more of what we crave. Sprinkle in some tasty lore on top of that < something about Godzilla hating bright lights and fire because they recall his trauma from the nuclear bomb tests> and BAM... we got ourselves another stepping stone in what will soon be one of the most successful franchises in movie history.
And I'm betting that George Lucas stole just a bit from the climax which is remarkably similar to his own climax of the Rebels attack on the Death Star.
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The Ranking: A worthy sequel! BUT, you can tell that this was rushed to market to capitalize on the success of the first Godzilla. Sill, we finally get some kaiju on kaiju action. AND, the blueprint for the Rebels attack on the Death Star. Japanese ingenuity reaches the heavens.
The Rating: ๐๐๐
The TRZ Collection
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
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14. Forbidden Planet (1956) ๐๐๐๐
15. Laura ( 1944) ๐๐๐๐
16. Godzilla (1954)๐๐๐๐
17. Double Indemnity (1944) ๐๐๐๐
================ RECOMMENDED=====================
17. The Killers (1946) ๐๐๐1/2
18. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) ๐๐๐1/2
19. The Lady Vanishes (1938) ๐๐๐1/2
20. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) ๐๐๐
21. The Thin Man (1934) ๐๐๐
22. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) ๐๐๐
23. The Unseen (1945) ๐๐๐
24. The Trouble with Harry (1955) ๐๐๐
25. The Suspect (1944) ๐๐๐
26. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)๐๐๐
27. The Magnetic Monster (1953) ๐๐๐
28. King of the Zombies (1941) ๐๐๐
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We all do it. Play the โIf Onlyโฆโ game. Everyone has their own personal story. How they would have been rich/successful/famous if โฆ Thatโs normal. Human, even. But what if it goes a step further? A denial that we could have been so short-sighted, so foolish. "It just canโt be my fault", he muses. And like a lightning bolt an epiphany arise. "I know!", he exclaims. It must be THEIR fault! THEY are to blame.
So an enemy is created. A scapegoat. They are responsible for my unhappiness. Iโve been cheated. Now if I can just get rid of them, my happiness will be restored.
Like Godzilla Raids Again, The Devil Bat falls under the K.I.S.S. umbrella. A powerful story of a mad scientist driven by resentment with a powerful actor playing the part. In this case a sublime Bela Lugosi. So it works. And became a cult classic. Cheaply shot. Shoddy special effects. Weak supporting cast. Those end up all being parts of its charm. Just proof that you donโt need a lot of money to make a compelling movie. Just one good actor and a great, original story that resonates.
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The Ranking: A delightful play on Bela Lugosiโs Dracula legacy, PRCโs, the legendary studio of Hollywood's Poverty Row, first horror film is a hit! Not surprising that this would turn into a cult classic.
The Rating:๐๐๐
The TRZ Collection
================ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ================
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17. Double Indemnity (1944) ๐๐๐๐
================ RECOMMENDED=====================
18. The Killers (1946) ๐๐๐1/2
19. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) ๐๐๐1/2
20. The Lady Vanishes (1938) ๐๐๐1/2
21. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) ๐๐๐
22. The Thin Man (1934) ๐๐๐
23. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) ๐๐๐
24. The Unseen (1945) ๐๐๐
25. The Devil Bat (1940) ๐๐๐
26. The Trouble with Harry (1955) ๐๐๐
27. The Suspect (1944) ๐๐๐
28. Godzilla Raids Again (1955) ๐๐๐
29. The Magnetic Monster (1953) ๐๐๐
30. King of the Zombies (1941) ๐๐๐
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