tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post7235427223078123133..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: ORPHAN: THE BADDEST SEEDDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-60178605750385269612010-10-15T11:52:08.721-07:002010-10-15T11:52:08.721-07:00t-h-o-r: Thanks for your comment. I do appreciate ...t-h-o-r: Thanks for your comment. I do appreciate your participating in the discussion.<br /><br />But I have chosen not to publish it because it comes much too close to giving away an important bit of information about the movie that most people who haven't yet seen it would probably rather not know ahead of time. Discretion is definitely the better part of commenting when it comes to a movie like <i>Orphan</i>.Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-55074923506329629522010-10-15T09:01:49.844-07:002010-10-15T09:01:49.844-07:00This is a terrific write up of a really underrated...This is a terrific write up of a really underrated movie. What I liked so much about the film was the dynamic that existed between the husband and wife. I was expecting a thriller but what I got was a voyeuristic look inside a couple's marriage, problems and conversations that felt so real. Rarely do films achieve this kind of detail and horror films less so. On top of that the genre elements were all spot on. The twist at the end was unexpected for me and I feel bad for anyone who dismisses the film outright or has it's secrets spoiled for them. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing more for this director as I liked his House of Wax remake as well. Though Orphan is leagues beyond that film. <br /><br />I am curious about the Seed of Chucky write up, since that is a series I did not follow after the first film. I'll be reading to see if it demands a viewing sometime soon.Hallospaceboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05534924690870137340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-34257374063449222152010-10-15T07:15:42.836-07:002010-10-15T07:15:42.836-07:00Great piece, Dennis. I'm so glad you're ce...Great piece, Dennis. I'm so glad you're celebrating this unsettling, gleefully weird film, which was definitely one of the most fun horror movie experiences I've had in the theater in years. Esther's a brilliant and original movie villain, one who deserves to be remembered for a long time to come with other great horror monsters. And you do a great job of capturing, without spoiling it for those who haven't seen it, the movie's consistent one-upmanship of its own thrills: it's the kind of movie where every time you think you've gotten settled in, that you know what to expect, that it's all gotten as perverse as it's going to, the movie delivers another chilling, offhanded line or casually harrowing act of violence that winds up disturbing any complacency in the viewer. And the fact that Esther pulls the other children, especially Max, into her terror campaign makes it all the more creepy.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-11552511950511823662010-10-14T22:49:10.872-07:002010-10-14T22:49:10.872-07:00Bravo! This is one of my favorite horror films of ...Bravo! This is one of my favorite horror films of the past few years. Rarely have so many tried and trued conventions of the genre worked so well (especially in that last act, which actually saw me jumping out of the seat twice within the span of a single shot) and rarely has a twist (which I sorta knew beforehand, even) been executed so satisfyingly. A great Halloween pick.David Loweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844946230991009106noreply@blogger.com