Tag: gory

  • Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: Hannibal

    Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: Hannibal
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    You can keep your Silence of the Lambs. I’ll have none of it. Anthony Hopkins took a truly fascinating and authentically creepy sociopath and turned him into a farce, particularly when set against Jonathan Demme’s boilerplate police procedural. Fortunately, Ridley Scott came along and wrapped the character in a wonderfully tragic opera, giving the now… Read more

  • Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: The Fly

    Son of 31 Nights, 31 Frights: The Fly
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    In the remakes-can-be-good file comes this doozy of a gorefest from the captain of creepy, David Cronenberg. Retaining the basic foundation of the 1958 original, he amps up the flesh-defying transformation and truly heartbreaking tragedy. Utilizing Howard Shore’s bombastic score to soulful effect, the slow disintegration of lone and lonely genius Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum)… Read more