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Elliprof2
One of them has got to be "Brian's Song" another "Romeo and Juliette" - I much prefer happy, adventurous, or sci fi though.
Danger said:"The Exorcist" made me very sad, but only due my shocked disbelief that anyone would pay money to watch it. That film was pretty much the turn-around point of society's spiral into stupidity.
DaveC426913 said:Which one? The original?
It's not fair to watch a film decades old through modern-day-coloured glasses.
Danger said:Different critters entirely. "The Exorcist", like "The Amityville Horror" later on, was total ******** advertised as a true story.
Neither one ever happened, and yet to this day nobody involved in the productions admits that they were pure fiction.
George Romero's stuff, along with blobs, werewolves, etc. were marketed as escapism, and served that role quite well.
edit: And once again the forum software replaced "bovine excrement" with asterisks. That is becoming annoying.
Ivan Seeking said:As opposed to movies about Custer, Lincoln, or almost any significant event in US history?
Danger said:And my assessment was on-the-spot, not a retrospective view.
Lacy33 said:What Dreams May Come (1998) is very disturbing and thought provoking.
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