Aaryk Noctivagus

OK, I'm thinking of getting 'Blood on Satan's Claw' on DVD. I've never seen the movie (or don't remember having done so) but I seem to remember having heard good things about it... so I thought I'd put it to the vote - lol

Who says I should get it and why...

Who says I should not bother with it and why...

smudge

Being a music bod, I think you'd probably like it just for the haunting opening theme Aaryk, played over some nicely done credits. Must say that I love it - and a nice juxtaposition with the genre, I always thought. (Marc Wilkinson, composer IIRC).

The film itself is recommended as it's somewhat close to that WITCHFINDER GENERAL feel, and certainly has a particular atmosphere. Also, it boasts the presence of the late, great Patrick Wymark; always worth watching.

I always thought this one had an unusual slant, at a time when most of the competition were happy to regurgitate the Hammer Horror format. I'd go for it if I were you...

Smudge

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Foster twelvetrees

I'd second that - destinctive from Hammer's output though classic British horror nevertheless. You must be able to get if for a fiver somewhere - that's not too much of a gamble!!!

Aaryk Noctivagus

Thanks for the replies folks

Are there any voices against?

dogstar

By complete coincidence I mentioned this in the Best British Horror Movies thread yesterday - always been a fan of it. Some interesting faces in the cast ( including if memory serves a young Geoffrey 'Eddie Yates' Hughes ) and a nice brooding atmosphere and it looks good even though it was obviously done on a low budget.

Carmel

I'v got the film myself Aarky and i love it but everyone to their own taste a lot hate it well people i know but then again i love horrors.

image45

Yes I find Horrors can be a little high in blood and , for my tastes.


Give me a story with a twist, with a hint of Sci-Fi if you can please

"Seya next time!"

Steve Crook

Like the first Alien. Not too much blood and gore, a monster that was only hinted at, not shown in detail and was therefore much more frightening. And some good twists and shocks in the story.

I agree, you don't need everything to be shown explicitly. In fact it's usually scarier when it isn't

Steve

Aaryk Noctivagus

Thanks for the replies... I've ordered it from HMV online

Aaryk Noctivagus

I totally agree also. Gore fests are just revolting and not scarey in the least.

One need only to look at 'The Omen' and the recent gorey remake. The original was suspenceful and psychological (never really confirming that Damien was the Anti-Christ... although strongly suggesting it). The remake dumps suspence and psychology (not to mention good casting) for CGI and blood.

The clearly papiermache (sp) head rolling over a sheet of glass in the original was much more effective than the remake's gorey decapitation... because the original had an art to the story-telling whereas the remake (even though working from the same script) was lazy in its telling, being overly reliant on gore and anatomically realistic images.

I do not mind gore in the least, so long as a movie does not rely on the amount of blood alone... so long as the film-makers are not using blood and gore to cover a lack of ideas and skill in the production.

The only use I would find for the remake, would be for a comparitive exercise in how the very same script can produce two such different movies. One with excellent casting, suspence and psychology... and the other one fail due to bad casting, and unimaginative dealing with the script.

Bad casting also castrated the 'Psycho' remake... though it was a pointless exercise in any case... Gus Van Sant simply showing that whilst he could match Alfred Hitchcock shot for shot, he was still unable to match the Master of Suspence in the craft of film-making or genius.

Carmel

I agree i love scary old films with haunted houses no blood and gore, i loved the original haunting and Hell House nothing to see but your imagination made things scarier.

Aaryk Noctivagus

lol... I wonder what you'd make of my screenplay - lol. Only two instances involving blood... and some things are seen... but most is left to the imagination.

Carmel

My kind of film

Aaryk Noctivagus

Lets just hope I get to make it one day. Not very likely, I'm afraid.

Carmel

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