tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post1906341698919714932..comments2024-03-03T10:32:45.969-08:00Comments on Mr. Peel's Sardine Liqueur: Madness Or SanityMr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-91422995208778915502010-07-22T08:46:05.079-07:002010-07-22T08:46:05.079-07:00Since I fist saw her in 'Pay Or Die' (co-s...Since I fist saw her in 'Pay Or Die' (co-starring with Ernest Borgnine who played NY City Detective Lieutenant Joe Petrosino) Zohra Lampert was one of my favorite actresses. Never could understand why she didn't get more and better roles as her acting is as affecting in 'Pay Or Die' and 'Let's Scare Jessica to Death' as I found it to be in everything else I've seen her work in - including an 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' TV episode opposite Robert Redford.Jordynne Olivia Lobonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-48963014471162045452008-10-25T08:33:00.000-07:002008-10-25T08:33:00.000-07:00Arbogast--I've seen a few Inner Sanctum films and ...Arbogast--<BR/><BR/>I've seen a few Inner Sanctum films and wow, you're absolutely right. That inner monologue really does give off a feel of 'what is this movie?'. If I'd seen it when I was a child I'm sure it would have seriously freaked me out.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-73696564570129404652008-10-25T08:03:00.000-07:002008-10-25T08:03:00.000-07:00Zorah Lampert's inner monologue in this reminded m...Zorah Lampert's inner monologue in this reminded me of Lon Chaney, Jr. in the old "Inner Sanctum" movies, where he was always talking to himself (or listening to himself). I got to see this as a child (not as a kid, as a <I>child</I>) at the cinema and it has really stayed with me.Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-20818376821780354222008-10-12T22:13:00.000-07:002008-10-12T22:13:00.000-07:00It seemed strange that Paramount released it on DV...It seemed strange that Paramount released it on DVD, much as I liked it, since it doesn't really have any marketable names attached to it. Is the cult for it that strong? Did they just think it would sell as part of a Halloween set? I do understand hanging on to a VHS for those reasons. I've got a few of those.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-32319340416630249412008-10-11T18:16:00.000-07:002008-10-11T18:16:00.000-07:00Seriously give me a desert island with this film, ...Seriously give me a desert island with this film, LEMORA and FULL CIRCLE (THE HAUNTING OF JULIA) and I am one very happy camper. I was so glad when this finally hit DVD a couple of years back although I still have a sentimental attachment to my old full frame VHS copy.Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-71617807922544551782008-10-09T14:12:00.000-07:002008-10-09T14:12:00.000-07:00Joe--It's not a very good poster and doesn't reall...Joe--<BR/><BR/>It's not a very good poster and doesn't really represent the film very well at all, but I sort of liked displaying how it clashed with the more sensitive shots from the actual film. JAWS 2 is something I've known about but it seemed a little too off-topic to get into it. Still, I wonder what that version of the movie would have been like. Probably not something that Universal wanted. JESSICA, on the other hand, is very good and I hope you wind up giving it another try.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-70079460702929971322008-10-08T22:32:00.000-07:002008-10-08T22:32:00.000-07:00That poster has to be one of the worst ever, but t...That poster has to be one of the worst ever, but the screen grabs look like they could have been shot in 1995. Thanks for reviewing this flick, Peel. I tried watching it a couple of months ago, but never got around to it. It pops up frequently on lists of overlooked classics. <BR/><BR/>All I know from John Hancock is that he was the original director of <EM>Jaws 2</EM> and got fired apparently because the dailies looked too much like this movie: gothic and odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-40186087654055527892008-10-08T17:30:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:30:00.000-07:00Glad to hear that others like this film and confir...Glad to hear that others like this film and confirm my thoughts that there is something about this movie which you can't quite put into words. Maybe that feeling it gives off doesn't have to be described, just absorbed. I love the idea of watching it in a half-awake frame of mind as the sun goes down. Thanks very much to you both.Mr. Peel aka Peter Avellinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553482286909862975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-55347452463251252642008-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:40:00.000-07:00I caught this as a kid (on television) and only re...I caught this as a kid (on television) and only really remembered the atmosphere and that amazing title. When the dvd came out a few years back, I had a vivid experience watching it. My wife's sister was taking a nap in my living room and I shut my eyes for a while myself. I woke up in that post-nap haze and made some strong coffee, then turned the DVD on my laptop so as not to disturb my guest. I sat there in bed, drinking coffee, watching this movie unfold as it got dark outside. It felt like a perfect disassociated mood to catch the film again. Today I still remember it as I did from childhood -- as all atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>Good to read of it again here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678928265420533142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118574901486983093.post-90423540925378866112008-10-08T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-08T10:32:00.000-07:00This is wonderfully creepy and genuinely unsettlin...This is wonderfully creepy and genuinely unsettling film. As you point out, one that took advantage of the ability to make off-kilter films at that time. You'd be hard-pressed to make it now... maybe independently.<BR/><BR/>Very nice write-up. You basically summed up my feelings about why I like this one so much. A lot of what is unsaid is what really gets under my skin about this film.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.com