tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post3212261367493991120..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971): or, Phantom of the Monkey SuitThe Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-55973795704438060102011-10-04T14:11:16.604-05:002011-10-04T14:11:16.604-05:00Nah, Erik actually made a mask so he would look no...Nah, Erik actually made a mask so he would look normal and talked about taking her on walks in the park on Sundays. So obviously he was going to let her go on singing. Both at home and in the opera.JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-29403609487422575202011-10-04T12:17:12.686-05:002011-10-04T12:17:12.686-05:00@Jose--In my book, in order to screw up a movie co...@Jose--In my book, in order to screw up a movie containing both a guy in a monkey suit AND a dwarf sidekick, you'd pretty much have to be TRYING. HARD.<br /><br />@Samuel--I know that my palate has definitely refined with age, and cheese I'd have thought of as simply stinky when I was a younger man is now simply delicious to me. Chances are you'll find this one at least a little flavorful--give it a go. ;)<br /><br />@Jami--Lom is *clearly* a Phantom figure here, though in this case Erik is the ape's apellation (see what I did there?). But wasn't the Phantom gonna pull Christine from the stage after a single performance and keep her as his own personal canary after that, cage and all? That's how I was remembering it, anyway. Perhaps a parallel to the bondage of marriage and motherhood Raoul proposed as well, and a comment on the lack of choices for career women in the 1800s opera proferssion? :)<br /><br />@dfordoom--Indeed! What more does one need?<br /><br />@venom5--Dunn is great in this, and sports one of the most rakish moustaches ever worn by a person of his stature in the history of hirsuit Little People. :) He also gets a nice "inquisition" scene that had me applauding--watch and you'll see what I mean.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-46855211005747612832011-10-04T02:02:54.391-05:002011-10-04T02:02:54.391-05:00Prior to buying the Midnite Movies set, I hadn'...Prior to buying the Midnite Movies set, I hadn't seen this since I was a kid and all I remembered about it was the apeman. Well since seeing it on that DVD, I still can't remember anything about it aside from the apeman. Good review, Vicar. It's given me an incentive to revisit it again and anything with Loveless himself, Michael Dunn is worth a viewing or two.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-67014522660799918942011-10-03T00:24:59.377-05:002011-10-03T00:24:59.377-05:00A guy in an ape suit, plus Herbert Lom. This movie...A guy in an ape suit, plus Herbert Lom. This movie has won me over already.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-3454284432734876752011-10-02T23:11:03.752-05:002011-10-02T23:11:03.752-05:00Gee, I wish I knew about this when I was deep into...Gee, I wish I knew about this when I was deep into my "anything even remotely Phantom Of The Opera-like" phase!<br /><br />At least they spelled the name Erik correctly! <br /><br />For the original - I always felt bad for Erik. Sure, he was a killer and all, but he would actually have allowed Christine to go on singing. Raoul wanted her to stay at home, barefoot and pregnant, and give up singing all together. Obviously, Erik was the one who really loved her. Raoul just wanted a pretty play thing. <br /><br />*sighs* If only someone would write a version of Phantom that shows Raoul as the asshole he really is!JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-48097879473984453662011-10-02T22:37:04.791-05:002011-10-02T22:37:04.791-05:00Vicar, you make it sound a lot more entertaining t...Vicar, you make it sound a lot more entertaining than I remember it being when I saw it as a mere child, but some things (ape suits, dwarfs) weren't as entertaining to me then as they are now. And what film <i>wouldn't</i> be improved with a little <i>Bloody Pit of Horror</i> thrown in?Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-78223132854955659102011-10-02T22:32:12.593-05:002011-10-02T22:32:12.593-05:00I'm a dyed in the wool aficionado of dudes in ...I'm a dyed in the wool aficionado of dudes in monkey suits, and dudes in KILLER monkey suits are like cat nip to me. I've had this one in my queue for a while and I'd say it's about time I reevaluated my life.<br /><br />And thumbs up for the addition of dwarf sidekick, right? ;)Jose Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152405075039057304noreply@blogger.com