tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post1929068580148934425..comments2024-03-28T14:49:36.133-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: My Favorite Twenty Horror Movies List posted at Final GirlJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-58378778806644036742010-10-30T06:46:55.755-04:002010-10-30T06:46:55.755-04:00BT: Lifeforce is fantastic, and -- like you -- I t...BT: Lifeforce is fantastic, and -- like you -- I tell myself it's not just because of Mathilda May being nude throughout; it's actually about something (human sexual mores) and yes indeed you're right, it's got that gonzo Tobe Hooper surrealism and energy to it. Gonzo really is the perfect word.<br /><br />About a year ago, I fell hard for Ninth Gate, after not liking it that much when I saw it back a decade ago.<br /><br />Now, I'm a big fan of film noir too; and Polanski's film plays like a horror version of Chinatown. I really enjoy that aspect of it; plus the ambiguity of the finale. When I watched it the second time, I felt more in tune with what the movie was trying to accomplish; and really came to love it.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, BT!<br /><br />best,<br />JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-59371700504871467502010-10-30T00:08:50.449-04:002010-10-30T00:08:50.449-04:00Great list John. Only one strong disagreement, as ...Great list John. Only one strong disagreement, as the Ninth Configuration annoyed the crap out of me, but that is more than offset by the inclusion of "Return of the Living Dead" and especially "Lifeforce". I've always felt guilty for how much I loved that movie. Part of it was the fact that Mathilde May walked around naked the entire movie, but I would have loved it even without her. Except for a brief lull in the middle of the film, it's just gonzo from beginning to end.BTnoreply@blogger.com