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I don't think with Lee it was because he didn't have the ability, more that his heart wasn't really in it and he didn't really love what he was making,horror especially. He was certainly more in it for the money than because he enjoyed what he was doing. A claim which is proven by his dominating presence in non-starring roles in later films by directors he admired such as Peter Jackson, George Lucas and Tim Burton. When i say 'I don't think' i mean i know having read his memoir Lord of Misrule. |
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I'll mention Ygor as one of Lugosi's stand out roles for me because it's so far from his roles where the Dracula comparison can't be made. He wasn't the main role in the films but he stood out and made you notice him.
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Karloff could do cruel and manipulative and heart warming all in the same film. The Body Snatcher is a great example of this. The way he talked to young Georgina with her affliction was lovely. You'd never have known what sort of a man he was really. |
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Knock Knock (2007) A direct to dvd slasher that's not a million miles away from being a homage to 1982's Pieces. Although a definite throwback to the eighties i feel it tries to do something different with it's kills yet somehow they seemed both inventive and derivative. Especially the suitably grim shower scene in which a girl is hung up and gutted. Knock Knock occasionally borders on incompetence and has that strange 80's aesthetic of when European film makers attempted to convince us their films were set in American high schools - the fact this one actually is adds to the weird vibe that permeates proceedings. Dvd is where this one is ideally homed as it's not particularly stylish neither is it remotely politically correct but for all it's flaws (not being PC isn't one of them) Knock Knock is a film i've seen a few times now and remains memorable due to it's high gore content. |
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