tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post5448451425506983129..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: Why You Should Watch Carnival of Souls This MonthPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61369020399830979232014-11-14T05:15:49.038-06:002014-11-14T05:15:49.038-06:00I read somewhere that Harvey admitted to being inf...I read somewhere that Harvey admitted to being influenced by Ingmar Bergman in particular for the look and feel of the film---so,yeah, that's why the European influence really comes out in the last half-hour--to me,anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143109344187742051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-79379717916998320722014-11-14T05:11:36.063-06:002014-11-14T05:11:36.063-06:00To be fair, this was an independent low-budget fli...To be fair, this was an independent low-budget flick, so the crew had to make do with what they could get--it's as non-Hollywood as possible, which is what I like about it. Plus this was their first time making a full-length feature flick (educational films tended to be shorts,anyway.) I got it on VHS, and yeah, it's a genuine cult classic that's earned that status (that last half-hour or so is genuinely creepy.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143109344187742051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44651483555764565852013-10-20T13:16:45.883-05:002013-10-20T13:16:45.883-05:00Great, let me know what you think if you watch it ...Great, let me know what you think if you watch it :)Gabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27897051438711812272013-10-20T11:10:32.942-05:002013-10-20T11:10:32.942-05:00Cool! I'm really glad you liked Carnival of So...Cool! I'm really glad you liked Carnival of Souls Gabby :-) You're making me want to watch La Notte. I have not yet seen that one. Thanks for the recommendation!Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-29698331444543952712013-10-19T20:40:39.320-05:002013-10-19T20:40:39.320-05:00Thanks so much for recommending this Adam, the moo...Thanks so much for recommending this Adam, the mood of the film and some of the images has really had a very big impression on me. I also saw some Lynchian qualities to the film. Right at the beginning when Mary gets out of the car, the organ music is playing loudly and someone asks her 'What about the other girl?' She replies 'I don't remember' I immediately had Mulholland Drive spring into mind. Some of the atmosphere and mood is similar between Mary and Rita. Both lost and alone, slightly empty. Am I crazy for thinking about Antonioni throughout the film? I kept thinking this was a horror film that had been influenced by Italian art cinema of the era. Really strongly linked me to the way I feel when I watch La Notte, which came out the year before in 1961. So it is possible after all the film had an impact on Herk Harvey. The psychological and philosophical approaches to the way the characters, particularly the female protagonists, in both La Notte and Carnival of Souls are explored in similar ways. Neither film gives any answers, but raises many questions. Both films unsettle and take care in the way in which they are shot. I also got a lot out of watching Night of the Living Dead in the same day as Carnival of Souls. I really saw that influence. I will definitely be watching this film again!Gabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-73049718555458871022013-10-07T22:30:57.278-05:002013-10-07T22:30:57.278-05:00Yeah I get that. I feel that way about Clarke'...Yeah I get that. I feel that way about Clarke's novel of 2001.Darren Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683665414007012419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64981343193236304202013-10-07T21:13:01.192-05:002013-10-07T21:13:01.192-05:00I also have to say thanks for putting a spotlight ...I also have to say thanks for putting a spotlight on this one. This is my favorite horror movie as well (well, it's a close tie with Night of the Living Dead) and it's absolutely tragic that Harvey and company were so burned by the distributor they never tried making another feature again. The scene where Herk pauses in his dancing to stalk right toward camera made me jump out of my chair as a kid.<br /><br />One similar film, though maybe not as psychologically interesting, that also deserves a bit more attention is Sole Survivor from 1983. This one also centers on a woman who miraculously survives a disaster, in this case a plane crash, only to discover why few sole survivors of such accidents live for too long afterward. It's directed by Thom Eberhardt, who also directed Night of the Comet, and has some of the same quirky sense of humor and some damn creepy moments.Cinemaspectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677204852599391459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64939863154394163182013-10-07T19:24:45.181-05:002013-10-07T19:24:45.181-05:00My 2010 gripe is that it fills in details that I d...My 2010 gripe is that it fills in details that I don't want filled in. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-58221894375636377762013-10-07T18:01:23.730-05:002013-10-07T18:01:23.730-05:00I can see your reasons for not loving it. Valid re...I can see your reasons for not loving it. Valid reasons all. GreyWeirdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331536600171674300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-123886279024851002013-10-07T16:51:10.402-05:002013-10-07T16:51:10.402-05:00Thank you for writing about this. I remember when ...Thank you for writing about this. I remember when the film was "rediscovered" in the nineties. It really is somethingJBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076030814908114779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52357228592483660932013-10-07T16:43:07.113-05:002013-10-07T16:43:07.113-05:00Excellent write-up, Adam; this movie is completely...Excellent write-up, Adam; this movie is completely messed up in a fever dream sort of why and you nail why it works and why a fellow "messed up movie made by amateurs" that has a similar feel, Manos, doesn't work in any of the ways that Carnival does.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-78432191820788190832013-10-07T16:41:36.901-05:002013-10-07T16:41:36.901-05:00Yeah, 2010 is pretty damn solid (and in retrospect...Yeah, 2010 is pretty damn solid (and in retrospect, a ridiculous cast.)Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-27147628337097661352013-10-07T16:40:36.135-05:002013-10-07T16:40:36.135-05:00I'd just like to note that I'm enjoying Bi...I'd just like to note that I'm enjoying Bill Haderm TCM host; he has a nice enthusiasm for his subjects.Joseph Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168159790992899470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-9128547764541140352013-10-07T14:26:43.903-05:002013-10-07T14:26:43.903-05:00I've always liked 2010 but it might just be be...I've always liked <i>2010</i> but it might just be because of my <i>Jaws</i>-induced man-crush on Roy Scheider.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52185807954024996982013-10-07T14:23:56.617-05:002013-10-07T14:23:56.617-05:00I've become a huge Twilight Zone fan as of lat...I've become a huge Twilight Zone fan as of late (Tip: The blu-rays are pretty cheap on Amazon.uk) so this sounds like it could be right up my alley - I was thinking as I read your review (and as Kathy said above) that it sounded a lot like "The Hitchhiker" episode.<br /><br />You've sold me Adam - sounds super creepy and interesting - I'll try to check it out soon!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-87136262470684877972013-10-07T14:19:53.801-05:002013-10-07T14:19:53.801-05:00Really? 2010 is one of your most loathed sequels?...Really? 2010 is one of your most loathed sequels? It's a different animal to 2001 to be certain but I think a pretty solid film in its own right. But that's a discussion for another time.<br /><br />I saw Carnival of Souls only once around 1999. You review definitely makes me want to give it another look this month.Darren Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683665414007012419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-72448346515494673992013-10-07T13:48:19.479-05:002013-10-07T13:48:19.479-05:00And Die Hard is a trilogy. Got it!And Die Hard is a trilogy. Got it!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-63552201552855242362013-10-07T13:34:55.547-05:002013-10-07T13:34:55.547-05:00"Like" a Twilight Zone episode? It WAS ..."Like" a Twilight Zone episode? It WAS a Twilight Zone episode called "The Hitchhiker" with Ingrid Stevens.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I like Carnival of Souls. Can't full out love it because of some of the amateurishness of it. This was made by a director who - through Centron - made literally hundreds of educational films over the years and yet they can't get the sound of Mary running correct? Also can't deal with Mary and her friends (?) looking like they just got out of the shower at the end of the film....along with that the other two girls seem like the last people who would be hanging out with Mary and vice versa.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60610350894793326992013-10-07T13:19:09.698-05:002013-10-07T13:19:09.698-05:00@JP - I don't recognize the 1998 thing as a re...@JP - I don't recognize the 1998 thing as a remake. Just like Staying Alive and 2010 do not exist. Saturday Night Fever and 2001: A Space Odyssey never had sequels :-)Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-13927461411917369332013-10-07T13:16:14.968-05:002013-10-07T13:16:14.968-05:00I can't believe this movie was remade and then...I can't believe this movie was remade and then remade again as "Soul Survivors".<br /><br />I love this movie and its mood. And the use of Salt Air was both brilliant and haunting.Cameron Cloutierhttp://www.bodianstfilms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-51533865339364215872013-10-07T13:05:04.646-05:002013-10-07T13:05:04.646-05:00It's great, as is your new avatar. I thought o...It's great, as is your new avatar. I thought of you as soon as I saw that on last night's Treehouse!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6539050361722536172013-10-07T13:03:25.438-05:002013-10-07T13:03:25.438-05:00I like Carnival of Souls, and yeah, what's wro...I like Carnival of Souls, and yeah, what's wrong with an extended Twilight Zone episode? It's a movie that exists to be creepy, and it does the job admirably. <br /><br />The movie I think needs more attention is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, which a lot of people seem to feel like they've seen, but haven't. Tim Burton made the aesthetic of the movie popular, and people have seen stills and stuff, but it's remarkable to me how many people I've shown the movie to and found that they were totally surprised by it. GreyWeirdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331536600171674300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-36535704755463783262013-10-07T13:01:48.833-05:002013-10-07T13:01:48.833-05:00Doug created all of the special SMM artwork. I lov...Doug created all of the special SMM artwork. I love it.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-23547010617755500412013-10-07T12:54:34.793-05:002013-10-07T12:54:34.793-05:00It seems like the whole movie was shot without sou...It seems like the whole movie was shot without sound, and then the dialogue was looped in later. I'm not crazy, right? And that's maybe why there is so little dialogue?<br /><br />I wish I could hear Bill Hader talk more about horror movies. He is a HUGE horror nerd.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-32929027663717575562013-10-07T12:54:17.150-05:002013-10-07T12:54:17.150-05:00P.S. Vampire Tom Cruise is fantastic, kudos to the...P.S. Vampire Tom Cruise is fantastic, kudos to the photoshopperJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.com