tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8983996705889295594..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: In My SkinEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85140027870526772422011-06-06T00:18:24.603-04:002011-06-06T00:18:24.603-04:00i'm reading this about 2 1/2 years too late bu...i'm reading this about 2 1/2 years too late but i love your interpretation. we have a lot of the same thoughts and i felt like i need to suss this film out. it was so hard to watch and i have no problem with gore usually.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598573275135470800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-3029094810150153442008-12-27T21:09:00.000-05:002008-12-27T21:09:00.000-05:00I still need to watch this. It's collecting dust o...I still need to watch this. It's collecting dust on my shelf.Soiled Sinemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334225406050558050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-2162404225834718112008-12-06T23:11:00.000-05:002008-12-06T23:11:00.000-05:00Awesome Ed...I'm so glad you found as much to admi...Awesome Ed...I'm so glad you found as much to admire in this powerful film as I did. I think it is a really special work and I am glad I was able to help lead someone to it. Terrific post...Nostalgia Kinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506680500183270767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-80548062091314502152008-12-06T11:02:00.000-05:002008-12-06T11:02:00.000-05:00Good point about Polanski, Tony, there's definitel...Good point about Polanski, Tony, there's definitely some of that in there as well as Cronenberg. And yeah, if you have doubts about the gore then it's probably not for you. I have a pretty strong stomach and even I was feeling a bit queasy at certain points -- it's fairly rough, even if a lot of it is misdirection; she doesn't show quite as much gore as you think you see. It's equal parts Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-12703198807328957452008-12-06T08:53:00.000-05:002008-12-06T08:53:00.000-05:00Sounds like a combination of Cronenberg (body horr...Sounds like a combination of Cronenberg (body horror) and Polanski (the isolation of <I>Repulsion</I> and <I>The Tenant</I>), and though it sounds fascinating on paper, I'm not sure I could stomach the actual viewing.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.com