This is my FAVORITE horror film. It has one of the best directors and
actors. It is spooky and eerie and
freaks me out to no end. Can we talk
about the music? Dude, it starts out
just scary as all crud. The opening shots of the beautiful mountains are
terrifying with this low bass and high chant-like voice. I seriously can’t watch this late at
night. I’ve seen it many, many times, I
probably saw it at too young an age and that’s why it messes me up. Thanks mom!
One of the things I really like is the subtle use of the
supernatural. In my own fiction that I
write, I like that level of supernatural and magic, just enough to get us
thinking, but no lightbolts and fireballs. (save that for D&D)
Like all of Kubrik’s films, it’s shot beautifully, I mean like REALLY nice. Some of the shots are well-known by today's standard, but back then it really was innovative.
The acting is the best, Jack and Shelly are
great, and you gotta give it up to the little boy.
The whole idea of the boy with Red-Rum and what that means
freaks me out!
(On a side-note I have a 3 year old niece that does that,
and it’s adorable.)
so that's it. Tomorrow, the big day, my last horror post and something special!
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