Kicking off this year’s attempt at Hooptober with an easy layup. This is impeccable. Once you’re seeing something like this without damaged VHS obscuring the surprising style. This is over-lit in some scenes like Pen was just so excited to pretend to be in California sun he wanted it blasting. It’s great! The last Final Destination did that a bit as well. There’s something creepy about things being too sunny and bright. Commercial photography horror. The art direction and costuming are also enthralling.
Two Cronenberg actors and it culminates in a very Shivers-esque pool scene. If I had to pick a flaw - and it’s a big one - is Meredith Salenger gets shot a little lasciviously for my American tastes but I don’t believe there’s ill intent. It just seems like a common issue with this young actress. She was 18 when this came out, not when it was shot.
This is why I switched from studs to hoops.
Kicking off this year’s attempt at Hooptober with an easy layup. This is impeccable. Once you’re seeing something like this without damaged VHS obscuring the surprising style. This is over-lit in some scenes like Pen was just so excited to pretend to be in California sun he wanted it blasting. It’s great! The last Final Destination did that a bit as well. There’s something creepy about things being too sunny and bright. Commercial photography horror. The art direction and costuming are also enthralling.
Two Cronenberg actors and it culminates in a very Shivers-esque pool scene. If I had to pick a flaw - and it’s a big one - is Meredith Salenger gets shot a little lasciviously for my American tastes but I don’t believe there’s ill intent. It just seems like a common issue with this young actress. She was 18 when this came out, not when it was shot.
This is why I switched from studs to hoops.
