Clothes maketh the man; and the less there is of the man, the more the need of the clothes.
Just 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.
September 10th, 2005 at 4:44 pm
very cool, i’ll have to watch it sometime……Cronenberg is cool.
September 19th, 2005 at 12:07 pm
hey! where are u now? I am very worried about u! Does the chinese girl reply to u finally? U seems to disappear! >
November 21st, 2005 at 3:14 pm
I like the Cronenberg films with sex. It’s all twisted and stuff. Ewww, imagine having sex with videodrome. Woof-woof!
November 21st, 2005 at 3:24 pm
Hey that’s like, so gross! What sortof weirdo are you?
November 21st, 2005 at 3:24 pm
I happen to know commander cool. He happens to be one of my subordinates at the ministry of cheese. He is currently suspended from duty after ‘interfering’ with with a toaster in the staff canteen. It appears that extreme isolation has scrambled his brain.
As head of the ministry of cheese i offer my apologies.
On a more serious note however, i thought spider was a very good film.
November 21st, 2005 at 3:27 pm
Spider was THE GREATEST FILM EVER MADE BY A HUMAN! I like Existenz too. That crazy Canuck is such a loon, man. LOL!
November 21st, 2005 at 5:59 pm
Yes… by the way has anyone seen A History of Violence yet?