tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post5672007413212528508..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Isle of the DeadEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-15697802086854835832009-04-09T22:10:00.000-04:002009-04-09T22:10:00.000-04:00I think Leopard Man is quite good, but not one of ...I think <I>Leopard Man</I> is quite good, but not one of my favorites. The ending is really unsatisfying, but on the other hand the atmosphere is wonderful, and I love its meandering plot, the way that, despite its short length, it seems to have plenty of time to hang out with its various characters. Its treatment of class and poverty is also quite interesting. But the best Lewton films, IMO, areEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-6055155941886994392009-04-09T16:17:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:17:00.000-04:00Hello CMS. In the spirit of enriching discourse (...Hello CMS. In the spirit of enriching discourse (and not at all to step on Ed's feet as he has given this whole series definitive treatment on these pages, not to mention this is his site) I found THE LEOPARD MAN rather uneven, even if several sequences (like the buried alive passage in ISLE)ranked among Lewton's finest....i.e. the unseen mauling of the young girl against the door by the leopardSam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-70329627251056770972009-04-09T15:24:00.000-04:002009-04-09T15:24:00.000-04:00I agree - not one of Lewton's strongest. My favour...I agree - not one of Lewton's strongest. My favourite has to be The Leopard Man which is equal to Cat People in style, atmosphere and the extent to which it can mess with your mind. Just discovered your blog by the way, and I love it.LostinManchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539000716376788657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-22214757529911934882009-04-09T12:13:00.000-04:002009-04-09T12:13:00.000-04:00The film's terrifying centerpiece, which is a tour...The film's terrifying centerpiece, which is a tour de force of sight and sound (and you stated this of course in the final paragraph here) concerns the premature burial of a cataleptic, played by Katherine Emery, who is thought to the latest victim of a plague that is felling this small group on a Greek island. After she is pronounced dead, the camera moves in to show the audience what the otherSam Julianonoreply@blogger.com