I saw this on TV back in the 70s and it made an impression then, when I was about 8 or 9. The bit I remember most of all is when the lad falls and gets injured and the little deaf boy is trying to communicate to passers by that "Jimmy hurt head". Very moving and a great example from over 40 years ago about friendship
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3 Reviews
CBS Children's Film Festival: That's My Name, Don't Wear It Out
(1978)
Poignant and great for kids
Season Unknown, Episode Unknown
28 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
A Decent Homage to a Unique Gentleman
2 December 2016
Saw this at Sydney's A Night of Horror film festival in November 2016. Sat next to me was Tom Savini's sister-in-law. Well waddya know? Only a pity the great man himself couldn't be there.
The documentary focuses on Savini's life from a young boy, through his service as a military photographer in the Vietnam war and up to his work with George Romero & beyond.
While the documentary is genuinely fascinating, the 9/10 is because it focuses just a little too much on Savini himself and not on his work. OK, it's great to hear about his childhood and how Man of a Thousand Faces inspired him to become a special effects make up artist. It's also good to know how he loved/ loves theatre and acting. However hearing stories about his extended family, while welcome in small doses, detract a little from the pace of the story. This was however a "rough" cut so maybe things will be tightened up in editing before the film is given a commercial release.
I've been a fan of Savini's since Dawn of the Dead which I saw way back in 1987. He comes across as a genuinely genuine guy who loves life and has a real passion for his chosen subject. The deleted scenes from Dusk Till Dawn are amusing as are the outtakes from various movies.
Recommended, I just hope as I stated before, that this will be tightened up before it's given to the public.
A-
The documentary focuses on Savini's life from a young boy, through his service as a military photographer in the Vietnam war and up to his work with George Romero & beyond.
While the documentary is genuinely fascinating, the 9/10 is because it focuses just a little too much on Savini himself and not on his work. OK, it's great to hear about his childhood and how Man of a Thousand Faces inspired him to become a special effects make up artist. It's also good to know how he loved/ loves theatre and acting. However hearing stories about his extended family, while welcome in small doses, detract a little from the pace of the story. This was however a "rough" cut so maybe things will be tightened up in editing before the film is given a commercial release.
I've been a fan of Savini's since Dawn of the Dead which I saw way back in 1987. He comes across as a genuinely genuine guy who loves life and has a real passion for his chosen subject. The deleted scenes from Dusk Till Dawn are amusing as are the outtakes from various movies.
Recommended, I just hope as I stated before, that this will be tightened up before it's given to the public.
A-
Gehenna: Where Death Lives
(2016)
Thoroughly enjoyable
2 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
I saw this at the Sydney's A Night of Horror film festival in November 2016 where the director Hiroshi Katagiri and two of the film's stars were in attendance.
The premise is not original but the movie itself rocks.
Building the tension over the first 30 minutes or so, the dangers faced by the protagonists are creepily revealed and once they become trapped in Gehenna the plot really branches out on its own.
The most harrowing thing about this film is that all the events could have been avoided if the characters had simply shown a little common sense.
Some of the acting is a little hammy but that can be forgiven in light of how good the script is.
Lighting and mood pacing are top notch and there are some genuinely good scares thrown into the mix.
The twist is superb and even has a further twist upon that (you'll understand when you see it).
Hopefully will get a wide ranging cinema release which it deserves.
The premise is not original but the movie itself rocks.
Building the tension over the first 30 minutes or so, the dangers faced by the protagonists are creepily revealed and once they become trapped in Gehenna the plot really branches out on its own.
The most harrowing thing about this film is that all the events could have been avoided if the characters had simply shown a little common sense.
Some of the acting is a little hammy but that can be forgiven in light of how good the script is.
Lighting and mood pacing are top notch and there are some genuinely good scares thrown into the mix.
The twist is superb and even has a further twist upon that (you'll understand when you see it).
Hopefully will get a wide ranging cinema release which it deserves.
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