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Yes, I admit to juvenile viewing tendencies. You can imagine how disgruntled I was after Leonard Maltin trashed Anaconda in his review; and
after I went to see it twice in two weeks at the theater!
And yes, I was immensely pleased after Roger Ebert vindicated the movie
by giving it a 3 1/2 star rating in a longish review, deeming it a destined
cult classic.
The little finicky couch potato pretty much echoed my sentiments: good
special creature effects (yes, at times they seemed strangely animated,but
never hokey, but at other times, starkly realistic); great photography and
musical score; adequate acting for the cast involved, although I thought
that Voight hammed it up great as the villain; the storyline OK; in essence, a fun, rollercoaster, entertaining, scarey, humorous movie. Maybe
not 3 1/2 stars, but I'd give it a solid 3 for the genre. - AH
One of my favorite quirky "monster movies" - "Q: The Winged Serpent".
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I loved the quirky dialog and characters (both Michael Moriarty and David Carradine) in that film! Show it on a double bill with "Rodan"; even with English dubbing, the tragedy of the narration comes through like "Frankenstein".
I don't know what made me rent that one, since I abhor this entire genere, but that movie was strange even by "monster/horror" criteria.
"Lair of the White Worm" was typically weird Ken Russell filmmaking. My girlfriend reminded me that this was the first film we saw Hugh Grant in, but I only remembered Catherine Oxenberg in underwear and Amanda Donohoe in very little.Other horror recommendations:
If you want quirky, rent "The Prophecy" with Christopher Walken.
For astonishing visuals, rent Dario Argento's "Suspiria".
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