The Thing (1982)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The Thing (1982) — So the second film in my Halloween Movie Marathon [last week] was one of my all-time favorites: John Carpenter’s The Thing.  I love movies about paranoia and from the 1950s to late 1980s there were a lot of good ones (gee, I wonder why).  There are just so many things this … Continue reading →

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Cape Fear (1962)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Cape Fear (1962) — Pretty awesome.  There’s a lot of great composition and atmosphere and Bernard Herrman’s classic score [which has not been at all diluted from being on The Simpsons every time Sideshow Bob shows up] set the mood for this suspense classic.  But the real place where this movie triumphs is Robert Mitchum’s … Continue reading →

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