tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post7042639176256032240..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: The Films of 1982: Q: The Winged SerpentJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-25726402138093592432016-03-12T04:08:33.657-05:002016-03-12T04:08:33.657-05:00Just came across this site and I must say I apprec...Just came across this site and I must say I appreciate your analysis of 'Q.' This is one of those films that take a wonderful left turn from what you EXPECT your're going to see--it's fast-paced, engaging, funny, and deserves to be more well-known.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798497706338882909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-8858525340885411052012-02-26T14:07:43.981-05:002012-02-26T14:07:43.981-05:00I really love this Larry Cohen low-budget exploita...I really love this Larry Cohen low-budget exploitation film. And the fact that it's based in New York makes it that much more clever and familiar (his HELL UP IN HARLEM and BLACK CAESAR exploitation films were located there and are 70s classics). As you and I mentioned in another post, the backdrop of using a city most associated with Capitalism, along with a ancient god that demanded human sacrifice, juxtaposes the two in way that's slyly entertaining.<br /><br />Plus, Michael Moriarity's performance is so damn diverting, along with being a character pitch perfect for the subject of doing <i>anything</i> it takes to make it in that town. Having it coincide with the era of early Ronald Reagan administration and this was ideal for the time, too. Finally, having the monster god nest in the distinctively ornate Chrysler Building (one known for its architectural gargoyles) was just plain slick in its use of a New York landmark.<br /><br />I did appreciate the supporting cast, as well. David Carradine, Candy Clark, and our man Shaft (Richard Roundtree, performing his duty wearing the red shirt in this landing party) were a joy. Plus, you gotta love the stop motion SFX and some grisly make-up artistry to top it off. For fans of the genre, this was an under-appreciated 80s gem.<br /><br />Well done, John. Thanks.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-45139437092401621662012-02-25T12:33:50.438-05:002012-02-25T12:33:50.438-05:00I remember going to see this at Saturday morning m...I remember going to see this at Saturday morning matinee with no expectations other than that it would be a low-budget monster movie. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was so much more. Moriarty's performance was mesmerizing. My only criticism was that I felt the detectives could have found the location of the nest on their own if they hadn't been so boneheaded. Of course, then we wouldn't have had a movie since Moriarty's character was the central focus.<br /><br />When people think of 1982, they think of movies like ET and Chariots of Fire, but you've pointed out how many great low-budget movies were out there as well. No wonder I spent so much time in a movie theatre back then.Neal Phttp://codenamecarla.comnoreply@blogger.com