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Film:Sleepy Hollow

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:48:46 GMT

Title: Sleepy Hollow
Year: 1999
Director: Tim Burton
Plot: Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by Tim Burton. In this version, Ichabod (Johnny Depp) is a New York City detective whose unorthodox techniques and penchant for gadgets make him unpopular with is colleagues. He is sent to the remote town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of bizarre murders, in which a number of people have been found dead in the woods, with their heads cut off. Local legend has it that a Hessian ghost rides through the woods on horseback, lopping off the heads of the unsuspecting and unbelieving. Ichabod refuses to believe in this legend, convinced that there must be a logical explanation for the murders. In time, Ichabod becomes smitten with a local lass, Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), who is the sweetheart of the burly Brom Bones (Casper Van Dien), and he becomes determined to capture the murderer to prove his bravery and win her heart. Christopher Walken, Jeffrey Jones, and Christopher Lee highlight the supporting cast; Lee's appearance is particularly apt, since Burton has cited the Hammer films of the 1960s as a major influence in making this film. Andrew Kevin Walker and Tom Stoppard contributed to the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Spout Post: Re:FANGORIA

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:59:46 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 6/2/2009 9:59:46 AM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"] [quote user="Risselada"] Christopher Walken eh? [/quote] Yeah, Rizzo, Christopher Walken. Are you surprised? Are you a fan? I am. I have apreciated Christopher Walken in several non-horror roles ( The Dogs Of War ) and my ex-wife is convinced that he murdered Natalie Wood... He has made a few memorable appearances in horror films ranging from his most recent roles in The Prophecy series to his earliest role in a horror movie. It was a small role as a background-cop in an oft overlooked Horror masterpiece. The Sentinal is a true masterpiece of Horror that is much overlooked nowdays. One of the scariest novels I have ever read and one of the SCARIEST movies I have ever seen.... I absolutely LOVE this movie! ... I will stop my rant here... < GOR > [/quote] Oh the only horror movies I could think of that I'd seen him in were Sleepy Hollow and maybe you would count The Dead Zone? But now I remember hearing about the Prophecy movies too.

Spout Post: Re:The Best Fantasy

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:31:00 GMT

Post By: pippin06
Post To: The Imagination of Fantasy
Post Date: 12/26/2008 9:31:00 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad [/quote] Ah, but see in our Fantasy group, it's not all about dragons and magic and elves and unicorns and things. If you'll notice, the other lists include topics like "What If?" movies because, basically, if you're imagining an answer to a "what if?" that could take on many shapes and sizes, you're engaging in fantasy. Case in point: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, just released, imagines a what if scenario asking the question "what if a person is born old and grows young?" Maybe that's too obvious, though. Groundhog Day imagines, "What if you were stuck in the same day over and over again, what would happen or what would you do." Similarly, It's a Wonderful Life imagines, "What if you were never born?" Those are all questions that involve flights of imagination, and fantasy. Note dictionary.com's uber-available definition (noun form only): fan⋅ta⋅sy /ˈfæntəsi, -zi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [fan-tuh-see, -zee] Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural -sies, verb, -sied, -sy⋅ing. –noun 1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained. 2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing. 3. a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic; vision: a nightmare fantasy. 4. Psychology. an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream. 5. a hallucination. 6. a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion: dreams of Utopias and similar fantasies. 7. caprice; whim. 8. an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention. 9. Also, fantasia. Literature. an imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters: The stories of Poe are fantasies of horror. Besides, the AFI validates Groundhog Day and It's a Wonderful Life on these fronts, if you have any truck with them: http://www.afi.com/10top10/fantasy.html So, yes, this is a long-winded way of saying let's include them, we like it all here, but you did go over 10. Can you limit your list and pick the absolute 10 best fantasy films from your nominations? I know it'll be a challenge, but I'm going to hold myself to that too! If you can't, that's ok, but there's a method to the madness...:-)

Spout Post: Re:The Best Fantasy

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:01:46 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: The Imagination of Fantasy
Post Date: 12/24/2008 1:01:46 PM
Body: [quote user="pippin06"] Hi fantasy lovers! You may have noticed if you joined the group that there is a list, currently locked, called "The Best Fantasy." I created that list when I created the group, mostly because it was an excuse for a list I could create, but most of the entries are what I think are the best. I locked it because I realized - I think we need a compiled list from the membership. Something a la some of these other groups I belong to...something like a poll, or a Top 5, or a list of collaborative recommendations (and credit to all from whom I am, uh, tweaking the idea). Therefore, it's time for you to weigh in! Pick your favorite fantasy movies. No fewer than one, no more than ten. Tell us why you think they are the best! With enough responses, we can compile our very own Best Fantasy list, and then, perhaps, we can Spout it for all of Spout to hear! Mwa ha! After all, who better to make this list than us? I'll let you get the ball rolling, since I already made that list...give us a start. I'll contribute my faves asap! [/quote] I had to check your list to see how broadly you classified a movie as being fantasy. I see you put Groundhog Day on there which really doesn't have a lot of fantastical elements other than one basic anomaly that causes him to keep reliving the same day over and over. Other than that, each day is actually pretty normal without any magic or strange creatures or fantastical geography. So it's kind of hard for me to determine in my mind which movies that have some fantastical element are fantastic enough to be considered "fantasy" Here are a few good ones though: Ugetsu Monogatari - although ghosts aren't that uncommon in East Asian storytelling. I think more people have historically considered them a part of reality more than in the west. The Devil and Daniel Webster - again, how real this is may depend on your belief in the spritual world, but mostly it's an alegory. Groundhog Day / It's a Wonderful Life - Groundhog Day is a great movie, and if we are going to include that, I think we should inclued It's a Wonderful Life too. The Seventh Seal - I guess it looks like most of my absolute favorites feature spiritual or ghostly elements. Here we have Death personified. Star Wars - the whole first trilogy of course! No Such Thing - kind of an exploration of fantasy and monsters and why the human race needs or no longer needs these characters Who Framed Roger Rabbit All of Miyazaki's movies Stalker - Stunning! Sleepy Hollow / Beetlejuice - some of my favorite Tim Burton fantasy Shoot, I'm going over 10. Let me list a couple more: Alice in Wonderland, The Sword in the Stone, Pete's Dragon, The Green Mile, Time Bandits, Hellboy, The Thief of Bagdad

Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for October 27: I Put A Spell On You!

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:09:20 GMT

Post By: mercurial
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 11/3/2008 1:09:20 PM
Body: Well, here are a few more that were overlooked: The Addams Family & Addams Family Values Morticia and Grandma were hilariously sadistic witches. Army of Darkness Great scene with Ash and a witch . . . Big Trouble in Little China Wasn't it all about that ancient Chinese warlock coming back? Dune The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood were just a bunch of bald witches. Excalibur Merlin and Morgana Le Fey fit the bill perfectly. Love Potion No. 9 Anne Bancroft was more of a witch than a psychic right? Return to Oz That creepy witch that rotated her heads depending on her mood. Sleepy Hollow Spooky eyeless witch that admittedly scared the poop out of me when I first saw the film. The Little Mermaid Ursula was a sea witch. Still a witch. The Nightmare Before Christmas There were some typical broomstick and wart witches flying around. Willow Great old lady fight between the good and bad witches. Howl's Moving Castle incredible anime flick about witches and warlocks in a steampunk like world. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves & Robin Hood: Men In Tights Shithouse crazy witches with freaky eyes. Enchanted Fun semi-spoof of classic Disney. With a witch. and lastly, probably my favorite: Four Rooms A coven of witches including Madonna in a tight leather dress, Alicia Witt with pasties, and the rest bare breasted trying to resurrect their dominatrix leader from the dead. Good times.

Spout Post: Re:'Tis the season...

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:20:16 GMT

Post By: Risselada
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 10/25/2007 2:20:16 PM
Body: Well Doctor, I'm fairly sure I haven't seen even 10% of the horror movies you have, but I will make a list anyhow.I know we have had many discussion in the past about what constitutes a horror movie. But for purposes of this list, I will try to limit myself to more strictly defined horror. In other words, I will only include movies that I think there would be a decent chance that you could find them in the "horror" section of your video rental store. It's still hard to differentiate though because some movies might be more thriller than horror, or more sci-fi than horror, or more action than horror, or more comedy than horror.1. The Shining2. Ravenous3. Cube4. The Thing (1982)5. Night of the Living Dead 6. Psycho7. Alien8. American Psycho9. The Blair Witch Project10. Sleepy Hollow11. Jaws12. From Dusk Till Dawn13. Funny Games14. Ringu15. Jurassic Park Here are some more that I think are pretty close to horror that I love but might be more thrillers.The Vanishing (Spoorloos)Cabinet of Dr. CaligariThe Night of the HunterCape Fear (the original)Duel

Spout Post: 'Tis the season...

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:44:45 GMT

Post By: Dr_Gor
Post To: HORROR MOVIES 101
Post Date: 10/24/2007 8:44:45 PM
Body: Yes, boys and ghouls, it's that magical time of the year again, when ghosts and goblins and monsters and madmen roam the earth in search of 'sweets'! That's right! It's Thanksgiving! ... Oops! My bad! I had my calender on the wrong page! To make a long story short, I just purchased a 'restored/remastered' DVD of Halloween and I watched this movie again for about the 30th time and IT JUST DOESN'T GET OLD! There is a story behind this one, but basically, there are actually some movies that I don't mind seeing over and over again! What a phenomena ! Anyhow, AOL has compiled (yet another) list of the all time best Horror Movies! You can check it out here... Best Horror Movies of All Time: 31 Days of Horror - Moviefone. If I were to have to pick my Top Ten all-time favorite Horror Movies, I think that list would change... day to day... depending a lot upon my mood... At THIS moment in my life, my top-ten list would look something like this... 1. The Exorcist ; STILL THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!! 2. Night Of The Living Dead ; A masterpiece! Who could NOT resist the charms of THIS classic! 3. Dawn Of The Dead 4. Zombie 5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 6. Psycho 7. Day Of The Dead 8. Return Of The Living Dead 9. Friday The 13th: part II 10. A Nightmare On Elm Street ... ... Freddy fucking rules! Anyhow, those are my thoughts. What are yours?

Spout Post: Watch Your Heads...

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:14:21 GMT

Post By: JakeStevens
Post To: JakeStevens Blog
Post Date: 10/11/2007 2:14:21 AM
Body: For me, this is one of my "comfort movies". I've seen it a million times, and it just doesn't get old. The cinematography is first-class and Johnny Depp, as usual, is a hoot. I love how it expertly traverses the line between campy and oddly scary. I listened to Tim Burton's commentary track this time around and he seems like a great, fun director with a quick, dry wit. If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and sit yourself down in front of your television set for a few hours while this plays.

Spout Post: Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer Vs. Spiderman 3

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:25:00 GMT

Post By: JoeViturbo
Post To: JoeViturbo Blog
Post Date: 6/24/2007 5:25:00 PM
Body: I'm going to tell you right at the start: Fantastic 4 wins this battle.Why? well, sit back and I will explain it to you.My biggest mistake was having expectations. I love Sam Raimi and have been a fan of his since I first saw Army of Darkness (aka Bruce Campbell Vs. The Army Of Darkness, a far better title if you ask me). I enjoyed his frenetic camera moves and the use of alternate angles to create a uncomfortable, stalking feeling. The bike mounted camera chases of all the Evil Dead movies is hard to top in my book. Spiderman 1 was the most powerful of the series story wise it had Spiderman's origin as well as the death of his uncle. The scenes where he is learning to use his new powers easily captures the imagination with many of the movies viewers. In my opinion, looking at Spiderman 1 you can tell it is well-made and that the director knew his stuff but, it doesn't have very many of Raimi's trademarks, you know, the things that make a Sam Raimi movi a Sam Raimi movie. I felt that while Spiderman 2 was weaker story wise it showed a greater amount of Raimi-ness. That scene where Doctor Octopus' arms attack the medical crew brought me back to the nostalgis days of the Evil Deal trilogy. To me it seemed that Raimi was a little careful with Spiderman 1 and then let himself go with the second film and filmed it with more of his characteristic style. Both movies met my high set expectationsWith the first Fantastic Four movie I was warned beforhand that this movie had a lot of problems. I went in with low expectations andcame away happy because it delivered all it had promised I'd be hard-pressed to name the director of the first Fantastic Four movie and even more hard-pressed to name another film that he had done. Special effects were the main character in this movie with the characters taking a backseat to the action heavy story. By now you've probably given up on reading this or if you are still here you are asking yourself: "Why is he writing about the first two Spiderman movies when he is supposed to be detailing an epic battle between two comicbook movies. The answer my friend is all about origins. I feel that to properly rate these two titles you need to look at what came before. The first two Spiderman movies set an awfully high bar, if the third movie needs to reach it or surpass it then it is going to have to be made very well indeed. What I'm saying is that while I can't honestly say that Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer was a better movie than Spiderman 3, I enjoyed Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer more because I went in with less expectations.FF: RotSS had moments that made me groan and cringe with their ham-fisted attempts at humor and schmaltz. Some of the special effects were horrible (see: Mr. Fantastic, danceclub scene) and others were absolutly amazing (see: Silver Surfer). There were also some times when I felt hit over the head with the Dodge marketing hammer. But all in all it was fun and more evenly paced than Spiderman 3 which seemed to move along at a snails pace for two and a half hours before wrapping-up everything in a nice package with a pretty bow in the last 30 minutes. Sam Raimi has never let me down before but I guess there is a first time for everything. I hope he doesn't join the likes of Tim Burton where you never know if his movie is going to be an enduring masterpiece (Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow) or just plain unwatchable (Planet of the Apes, which I feel was one of the greatest travesties perpetrated on cinema...ever).

Spout Post: Overindulgent, but obviously Burton

Sat, 19 May 2007 05:47:32 GMT

Post By: sgreene
Post To: sgreene Blog
Post Date: 5/19/2007 1:47:32 AM
Body: Tim Burton seems to be infatuated with cinematic violence. So a story that centers around decapitation seems to be right up his alley. Johnny Depp plays Ichabod Crane as a strong central figure who seems to be the only one with any idea of why some citizens of Sleepy Hollow are losing their heads, literally and figuratively. Ultimately, the central reason for these murders isn't too surprising, but it is interesting to watch Crane (and his wacky medical contraptions) systematically solve the town's problem. There is a comic aspect to the gratuitous head-slicing and all its bloody glory. Watching this movie, one can't help getting the feeling that Burton revels in creating these grisly killings. With all the popping eyes and pooling blood, Burton effectively creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and spookiness that permeates the film's more tender moments.(Oh, and, by the way, the Christopher Walken/Ray Park tandem as the Headless Horseman is a spectacle in it's own right.)

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