tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post5136022965406403135..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Notes on Film: Good Actor or Just Weird?Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-54343975487080876362022-10-22T02:18:52.174-05:002022-10-22T02:18:52.174-05:00Sometimes I think of Klaus Kinski as more of a pre...Sometimes I think of Klaus Kinski as more of a presence in a movie than a performer. He is just there giving off his weird vibe. Although that is not true all the time, it was not uncommon. Sometimes he can be both, too. <i>Crawlspace</i>, from 1987, is as crazy a Kinski performance as I have seen. It feels like he is in a different movie than the rest of the cast. His behavior on that set was particularly atrocious. (Look for the video "Please, Kill Mr. Kinski".)<br /><br />As a Jess Franco fan, I can understand your reaction to Venus In Furs. Up until 1967 he made films with linear stories. The Diabolical Dr. Z may be his finest from that period. After 1967, he started to make meandering films mixing art and exploitation. That combination is why I like his films of the late 1960s and early 1970s so much. Venus In Furs is one of the standouts of that period. By the mid-1970s, however, the artfulness was dissipating into pure exploitation. Though those still can be fun films, one needs to have a certain taste for trash to fully enjoy them. A Casual Listenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395983733474039015noreply@blogger.com