Clothes maketh the man; and the less there is of the man, the more the need of the clothes.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005Just finished watching Spider by David Cronenberg (one of my favourite directors). However Spider is very different (and possibly superior) to the other Cronenberg films I am fond of.
I was captivated from the very first minute of footage. The film is wonderfully shot with interesting use of contrast and angle making it visually intricate and the narrative is likewise suitably endowed. While just short of masterpiece it’s easily one of the best films I have seen in a long time. I won’t give anything away but if you are afraid of spiders and the title puts you off watching it I can reveal that there is nary a spider to be found.
The sad thing is I have had the film itself since around April and only just got around to watching it. Although I had my eye on it for some time previous a region 2 print of the DVD had proven elusive. Anyway I have to reccomend it to all and sundry as a result of watching it tonight. Easily soaring into my top 50… nay top 25 films of all time as does my already high opinion of Cronenberg himself.