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Film Club- October/Halloween Discussion
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Hi guys
The very first discussion :hyper:
Hope you enjoyed one or both of this month's films; Silence of the Lambs and The Addams Family. Just a reminder that chat for this month's films as well as any general film chat will take place on Wednesday 31st October at 7pm.
Warning: Both this discussion and chat are probably going to contain spoilers.
I've added a few questions to kick off discussion. Feel free to add your own or ignore them altogether
So to begin with our first film: Silence of the Lambs
Favourite standout performance? The obvious choice is Anthony Hopkins but although I thought he was brilliant it was Ted Levine's portrayal of Buffalo Bill that made the biggest impression on me. The character was a good mixture of sinister and grotesque. The perfect serial killer!
Most memorable scene? It's difficult but the scene in which the police officers are just begining to realise that Hannibal has escaped and they are looking at the elevator as it steadily moves towards the 3rd floor. I know what happens because I've seen the films a few times but I am still genuinely on the edge of my seat. The suspense kills meeeeeeeee.
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? No mistakes because I'm not one of those annoying people (or as eagle-eyed)
But according to IMDB: "The first moth cocoon found in one of the victim's throats was made from a combination of "Tootsie-Rolls" and gummy bears, so that if she swallowed it, it would be edible"... yummy!
Now onto our second film: The Addams Family
Favourite standout performance? I love, love, love Anjelicka Houston as Morticia but the star of the film for me is really Christian Lloyd as Fester. I still find it difficult believing that he's the same person that the Dr in Back to the Future. I liked the truly rigid way he held his entire body and his voice reminded me of someone who was constipated..
Most memorable scene? Wednesday has some great lines. One of my favourite's being this exchange:
Wednesday: Pugsley, sit in the chair.
Pugsley: Why?
Wednesday: So we can play a game.
Pugsley: What game?
Wednesday: [strapping him in] It's called, "Is There a God?"
But I love the scene with Morticia and Gomez at the charity auction when they get scarily carried away. Maybe the most passionate and romantic film couple ever?
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? Still no mistakes that I saw but to link it with our first film of the month apparently Anthony Hopkins turned down the role of Uncle Fester....
Look forward to reading your thoughts
The very first discussion :hyper:
Hope you enjoyed one or both of this month's films; Silence of the Lambs and The Addams Family. Just a reminder that chat for this month's films as well as any general film chat will take place on Wednesday 31st October at 7pm.
Warning: Both this discussion and chat are probably going to contain spoilers.
I've added a few questions to kick off discussion. Feel free to add your own or ignore them altogether
So to begin with our first film: Silence of the Lambs
Favourite standout performance? The obvious choice is Anthony Hopkins but although I thought he was brilliant it was Ted Levine's portrayal of Buffalo Bill that made the biggest impression on me. The character was a good mixture of sinister and grotesque. The perfect serial killer!
Most memorable scene? It's difficult but the scene in which the police officers are just begining to realise that Hannibal has escaped and they are looking at the elevator as it steadily moves towards the 3rd floor. I know what happens because I've seen the films a few times but I am still genuinely on the edge of my seat. The suspense kills meeeeeeeee.
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? No mistakes because I'm not one of those annoying people (or as eagle-eyed)
But according to IMDB: "The first moth cocoon found in one of the victim's throats was made from a combination of "Tootsie-Rolls" and gummy bears, so that if she swallowed it, it would be edible"... yummy!Now onto our second film: The Addams Family
Favourite standout performance? I love, love, love Anjelicka Houston as Morticia but the star of the film for me is really Christian Lloyd as Fester. I still find it difficult believing that he's the same person that the Dr in Back to the Future. I liked the truly rigid way he held his entire body and his voice reminded me of someone who was constipated..
Most memorable scene? Wednesday has some great lines. One of my favourite's being this exchange:
Wednesday: Pugsley, sit in the chair.
Pugsley: Why?
Wednesday: So we can play a game.
Pugsley: What game?
Wednesday: [strapping him in] It's called, "Is There a God?"
But I love the scene with Morticia and Gomez at the charity auction when they get scarily carried away. Maybe the most passionate and romantic film couple ever?
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? Still no mistakes that I saw but to link it with our first film of the month apparently Anthony Hopkins turned down the role of Uncle Fester....
Look forward to reading your thoughts
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Favourite standout performance? Anthony Hopkins. He's quite disturbing as Lecter.
Most memorable scene? There's a few. But yeah, the lift scene and in the ambulance when Hannibal takes the face off. Urgh. The Buffalo Bill scene where I finally figured out what he was making out of the bodies.
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? When filming on set, Anthony Hopkins invented the slurping type sound that Hannibal Lecter does and everyone thought it was great. I don't - it's creepy :shocking:
The Addams Family
Most memorable scene? I like all the Wednesday and Pugsley scenes.
Morticia: Children, what are you doing?
Wednesday: I'm going to electrocute him.
Morticia: But we're late for the charity auction.
Wednesday: But, Mother...
Morticia: I said no.
Pugsley: Pleeaaaase?
Morticia: Oh, all right.
Favourite standout performance? Christinia Ricci as Wednesday. I love her in The Addams Family. Just the way she looks and acts. The one time she smiles and it's creepy.
Any interesting tidbit of trivia to share or did you spot a mistake? The name Wednesday is a reference to the line in the Mother Goose poem that goes, "Wednesday's child is full of woe."
Lol, yeah.
Not significantly