Comments on: 1001 Movie Club: Vampyr http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/1001-movie-club-vampyr/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ferdinand de Deathbot http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/1001-movie-club-vampyr/comment-page-1/#comment-22254 Ferdinand de Deathbot Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:55:52 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=1073#comment-22254 I love it. It was consciously made to make you feel uncomfortable by breaking the normal film making rules. Dryer saw Tod Browning's Dracula & noticed it was constructed no differently than a comedy. So he set out to mess with audience expectations. Example-- having a character look screen left when the thing being looked at in the next cut, seems to be on screen right. The danger of messing up stuff like that is that some people will think it's crappy production. To me it's classic 'anti-film making' if there even is such a thing. I love it. It was consciously made to make you feel uncomfortable by breaking the normal film making rules. Dryer saw Tod Browning’s Dracula & noticed it was constructed no differently than a comedy. So he set out to mess with audience expectations. Example– having a character look screen left when the thing being looked at in the next cut, seems to be on screen right. The danger of messing up stuff like that is that some people will think it’s crappy production. To me it’s classic ‘anti-film making’ if there even is such a thing.

]]> By: Blake http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/1001-movie-club-vampyr/comment-page-1/#comment-6997 Blake Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:26:03 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=1073#comment-6997 Ugh, about a year ago, I made a list of 10 or so silent films I felt I should see. I started with Birth of a Nation, and went no further on the list. Vampyr was my first attempt since then. Ugh, about a year ago, I made a list of 10 or so silent films I felt I should see. I started with Birth of a Nation, and went no further on the list. Vampyr was my first attempt since then.

]]> By: alfindeol http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/1001-movie-club-vampyr/comment-page-1/#comment-6996 alfindeol Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:23:48 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=1073#comment-6996 It takes a little time to get the feel for silent films, and, personally, I think Vampyr isn't a great place to start. It's better than Birth of a Nation (the three hour silent epic where the KKK saves the day from the evil freed slaves), but it's just not that exciting. That girls eyes were pretty creepy though. The Passion of Joan of Arc is really a much better film. It takes a little time to get the feel for silent films, and, personally, I think Vampyr isn’t a great place to start. It’s better than Birth of a Nation (the three hour silent epic where the KKK saves the day from the evil freed slaves), but it’s just not that exciting. That girls eyes were pretty creepy though.

The Passion of Joan of Arc is really a much better film.

]]> By: TheAnswerMVP2001 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/1001-movie-club-vampyr/comment-page-1/#comment-6958 TheAnswerMVP2001 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:58:17 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=1073#comment-6958 This is one of those films you really have to be prepared to sit down and watch. If your not in the mood or tired then it's pretty pointless to watch it. I tried watching it for the 1st time when I was about to go to sleep and ended up falling asleep 20 minutes in. 2nd time around I made sure to watch it when I wasn't so tired, turned out better. The look and effects of the film is what I enjoyed the most, the story is pretty thin. .-= TheAnswerMVP2001´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.commonsensemoviereviews.com/2009/12/vampyr-1932.html" rel="nofollow">Vampyr (1932)</a> =-. This is one of those films you really have to be prepared to sit down and watch. If your not in the mood or tired then it’s pretty pointless to watch it. I tried watching it for the 1st time when I was about to go to sleep and ended up falling asleep 20 minutes in. 2nd time around I made sure to watch it when I wasn’t so tired, turned out better. The look and effects of the film is what I enjoyed the most, the story is pretty thin.
.-= TheAnswerMVP2001´s last blog ..Vampyr (1932) =-.

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