…just not enough of it, alas.
…in which an officious Brit sticks his nose into one “primitive Eastern religion” too many…though of course it isn’t him who pays the price…
I have also transferred over Cult Of The Cobra (1955) and The Snake Woman (1961).
Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!
#1 by The Rev. on November 24, 2018 - 8:42 pm
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*snicker*
Well, turns out I didn’t quite get the hint here; naturally, in hindsight and all that….anyway, I had thought it’d be “Sssssss.” Guess there’s still a little mystery there!
#2 by lyzard on November 24, 2018 - 9:15 pm
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Really, dear boy: IN ORDER, of course…
#3 by The Rev. on November 26, 2018 - 12:10 am
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It’s always possible you could use a roundtable to jump the queue, right?
I simply didn’t take the clue far enough from “people turning into snakes” to the more specific “women turning into snakes.” I probably would have gotten it had I done so. Ah, well.
#4 by lyzard on December 1, 2018 - 7:22 pm
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No, that wasn’t my plan: it just so happens that the first three were-snake films made* were all about women; probably because snakes, like cats, are coded female.
*There are various Indian and Chinese (in particular) films that fall into this subset, but most of them are hard to find, and a few too many feature real animal violence, so in that respect there probably will be gaps left.
#5 by The Rev on December 1, 2018 - 9:04 pm
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You’re right, they were the first three. Mea culpa.
And considering some of the movies you HAVE put yourself through, anyone complaining about gaps due to animal violence is being pathetically churlish at best.
#6 by lyzard on December 1, 2018 - 11:04 pm
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Mind you, while I point fingers at various Asian films, Stanley is creeping ever closer. After Jaws Of Death, I doubt I’m up for it. 🙁
ETA: In fact I believe that my alternative next choice, Night Of The Cobra Woman, also features real animal violence, so there’s a good chance I’ll skip that too.
#7 by Ken on December 2, 2018 - 9:10 pm
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I remember seeing Stanley back in the 70s, and thinking at the time “Willard with rattlesnakes”. To me the scariest scene was Stanley (or, more likely, some stuntman) shot from the knees down as he walked across a cabin floor in his bare feet, stepping carefully between the snakes – some of which are coiled and buzzing. After that, the staged (and frankly implausible) murders were an anticlimax.
#8 by Ken on December 2, 2018 - 10:03 pm
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I see from IMDB that the human was Tim. Maybe Stanley was the snake? (Which makes this Ben, not Willard, but without musical numbers.)
#9 by lyzard on December 3, 2018 - 3:13 pm
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Yup, Stanley is the main rattlesnake character. Stanley is obviously a rip-off of Willard, but it was released before Ben. (Though it may be another case of an independent production beating a studio film into release.)
#10 by Killer Meteor on November 25, 2018 - 2:55 pm
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I’ve often felt Hammer limiting the monsters to the finale was a budget concession. And it’s a shame, as the posters let people know going in what they gonna see, so the endless mystery often feels forced.
#11 by Ken on November 25, 2018 - 10:22 pm
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The posters were often terrible spoilers, with “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” (and its trailer) ranking near the top. Thank goodness most modern posters are designed by a computer program with only one option, “Large title logo plus all members of the cast looking at the camera”.
#12 by lyzard on December 1, 2018 - 7:24 pm
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Yes, the ‘endless mystery’ becomes a drag here. It wasn’t strictly more monster scenes we wanted, though, but more ‘strange ceremonies in exotic lands’. I wonder if that got lost in the budgetary concerns? Wandering in the dark is so much more cost-effective…
“Large title logo plus all members of the cast looking at the camera”.
😀
I recently had a brush with its book equivalent, usually known as “White people almost kissing.”
#13 by Ken on November 25, 2018 - 10:25 pm
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BTW, it looks like a bit of the early draft slipped through – check the fourth sentence in the synopsis.
#14 by lyzard on December 1, 2018 - 7:24 pm
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Fixed, ta!