vonDread (Level 24)

Yes yes, I'm behind in my classic movie reviews. Had to take a break for Saints Row: The Third.
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vonDread
Yes yes, I'm behind in my classic movie reviews. Had to take a break for Saints Row: The Third.
4 days, 21 hours ago
vonDread commented on staceywi's article CBS: Fall Preview.
Way to stay incredibly dull CBS. I swear the last worthwhile and interesting show they aired was Twin Peaks.
5 days, 14 hours ago
vonDread replied to the topic How many movies have you seen in theaters this year? on the General Discussion board.
So far only Chronicle, John Carter, and The Avengers. I would go see a lot more if I had access to a decent theater. My local one's only got 4 screens, next closest town that would have more is 3 hours away. I would have driven that to see Cabin in the Woods, but my car broke down in January.
1 week, 2 days ago
vonDread commented on ashogo's list Musicians That I Enjoy.
@ashogo said:I love Shostakovich's String Quartet no. 8. Deeply sorrowful, full of such breathtakingly absolute despair and terror.Yes, he's just about my favorite classical (technically neo-classical?) composer of the 20th century, mostly for his influence on the music of the horror genre.I guess the closest thing on my list to that would be Rage Against the Machine, which is kind of rap-rock/metal. Do you ever listen to them?I respect them ...
1 week, 4 days ago
vonDread replied to the topic Can you compare Movies to Music? on the General Discussion board.
Film is a storytelling medium. Music, while it can be, isn't necessarily. It's as simple as that.
1 week, 4 days ago
vonDread commented on ashogo's list Very Bad Movies.
@ashogo: I just can't agree with that. I'm not saying it isn't incredibly flawed. Or even a good movie. It's a failure, but such a spectacular and interesting one, that I just can't help but like it. Yes, Nick Nolte is terrible and Josh Lucas isn't much better, but everyone else did a perfectly sevicable job.I like the fact Lee went a bit nuts in the editing bay because at ...
1 week, 4 days ago
vonDread commented on ashogo's list Musicians That I Enjoy.
80% metal: Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Bathory, Windir, Amon Amarth, W.A.S.P., Blind Guardian, Destroyer 666, Ensiferum, Dissection, Stormwarrior, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Ancient Rites, Forefather, Enthroned, Immortal, Emperor, Sigh, Overkill, and countless others from every subgenre there is.10% classical, romantic, and original film scores: Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass, Dvorak, Holst, Penderecki, Shostakovich, Beethoven, Mozart, Clint Mansell, Danny Elfman, et al. Lots of horror movie scores.10% everything else: classic rock like ...
1 week, 4 days ago
vonDread commented on litrock's blog post Serious About Series: "Alien³".
I suspected a lot of those themes you mentioned were at play each time I've watched the movie, but have never been able to articulate just what exactly I liked about it nearly as well as you have. Good show.
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread commented on ashogo's list Musicians That I Enjoy.
I don't listen to any of those. Not my thing. Nonetheless, I do have a great deal of respect for the talent of Miles Davis, Ray Charles, and The Clash.
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread commented on ashogo's list Very Bad Movies.
I really think that one is unfairly maligned. I can think of hundreds of movies, and probably dozens of comic book movies, that are much much worse.
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread edited their list 52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread reviewed Out of the Past.

52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #18: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #18: Out of the Past, in which Robert Mitchum embodies the archetypal noir protagonist, tilted fedora, battered trenchcoat, droopy cigarette, veiled threats and all. He’s matched note for note by Jane Greer as the archetypal femme fatale, a depiction I imagine countless subsequent writers and actors to have drawn inspiration from. The film as a whole ...
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread edited their list 52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread reviewed Laura.

52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #17: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #17: Laura, in which we see a slew of actors, Clifton Webb and a young Vincent Price included, unconvincingly vie for the affections of murder victim Gene Tierney. It wasn’t much of a secret that Webb was gay, and his somehow Oscar-nominated performance here does little to convince us otherwise. The argument could be made that ...
1 week, 5 days ago
vonDread commented on obscurefan's blog post Ask an Avenger Fan! .
If the OP doesn't mind, I thought I'd tackle some of these being the gigantic comic geek I am.@Acura_Max said:1. Are The Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. the same organization?No, SHIELD is this massive paramilitary espionage organization and global peacekeeping force comprised of mostly non-powered human agents that answers to the UN. They interact with a lot of characters in the Marvel Universe, mostly in a supporting role. They most often appear ...
3 weeks, 4 days ago
vonDread edited their list 52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
3 weeks, 6 days ago
vonDread reviewed The Graduate.

52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies #16: New Year's resolution: Watch and review one classic movie every week for a year.Week #16: The Graduate, in which Mike Nichols and Co. do their best to convey a message about the ultimate uncertainty of life, and find only modest success until the film’s iconic final shot. This was Dustin Hoffman’s star-making role in Nichols’ most celebrated work, a massive box office success that’s now considered one of the all-time ...
3 weeks, 6 days ago
vonDread commented on litrock's blog post Serious About Series: "Aliens".
@litrock said:a movie I really really like, even if I'm the only one who doesYou're not. I quite like it too, despite some major flaws. It's unfortunate most of Joss Whedon's work on it was thrown out the window, but the end result is still pretty entertaining.@litrock said:My main problem with Vasquez (and Ripley to a lesser extent) isn't their role in the movie, but how much they've influenced what ...
1 month ago
vonDread commented on litrock's blog post Serious About Series: "Aliens".
I just can't help but draw different conclusions from the depiction of Ripley, and Vasquez in particular. I'm a staunch supporter of any serious attempt to place female characters in the role of hero, but in this particular case they burden Ripley with a tragically cliched "mama grizzly" aspect to her character that just wasn't necessary to sell her as a capable action hero. It's like the writers thought the ...
1 month ago
vonDread edited their list 52 Weeks, 52 Classic Movies and added 1 new item.
So my New Year's resolution was to finally get around to watching some of these movies that anyone calling themselves a cinephile should've seen by now. I set aside so much time every week for watching movies that I figure at least one of them should be a bonafide classic. Especially since even the shitty Canadian version of Netflix has such a good selection of classics. So every Friday I'll ...
1 month ago
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