Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by free.ranger (A) on October 12, 2017 at 13:12:47

In Reply to: RE: To be frank... posted by Victor Khomenko on October 12, 2017 at 11:29:04

Sorry, can't help it. I'm weak.

I recently watched a replay of Death Wish; Charles Bronson, 1971. A cult favorite for sure, with some over-the-top characterizations, but it had a sense of realness that seems missing a lot today. Scenes and locations were real; actors acted in real dialogue with others. Seems like a small thing, but the sum was a better film for it. One scene, where he's burying his wife in winter, was in a real cemetery in a real blizzard. The actors were really cold. Authenticity -- no billion-dollar CGI and 6 miles of scrolling film credits.