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[Bea’s Reviews] Halloween [1978]
“Was that the boogeyman?” Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Good, The Bad And The Ugly [1966]
Dir.: Sergio Leone Starring: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach Sprawling views of a dead yet living landscape, extreme close up of desperate, savage eyes, pregnant pauses before moments of terrible violence and an unflinching majesty in a symphony of death, I just could not be as verbose as others who have also … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Terminator 2: Judgement Day [1991] by Bea Harper
Dir.: James Cameron Starring: Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Xander Berkley and Jeanette Goldstein Thoughts on T2 since to write a paragraph would have me descend into incomprehensible praising; – If a man comes into your house to tear off his arm and reveal a metallic endoskeleton underneath it, you would … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Terminator [1984] by Bea Harper
Dir.: James Cameron Starring: Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Henricksen, Earl Boen, Paul Winfield, Brad Fidel’s sick mech-beats and Stan Winston’s visual brilliance Well, poopie. I have no valuable insight you haven’t read or figured out for yourself, no deep, penetrating ideas about the human condition that hasn’t already been addressed by those considerably … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] The Exorcist [1973]
Correction: LEE. J. Cobb (Lt. William Kinderman) I got my initials screwed around. XD What else more needs to be said? The Exorcist deserves the reputation it has earned over time and every admiration it has garnered has been justified. Call it ‘overrated’, call it ‘disgusting’, call it as you please, but keep in mind this … Continue reading
[Bea’s Ranting Reviews] Alien [1979]
Geez Louise. It’s utterly pointless for me to produce remotely anything of true value when it comes to talking about this classic of the genre and paragon of cinematic brilliance. Everything about this movie is perfect in it’s field- the directing, the set design, the soundscape, the visuals and the acting coalesce to form a film … Continue reading
[Bea’s Book Reviews] The Lord of the Flies by William Golding [1954]
A short and somewhat (at least I HOPE) bittersweet book review of the classic novel about the demons that lurk within us all. BT DUBS: The final paragraph reads the following; “Ralph looked at him dumbly. For a moment he had a fleeting picture of the strange glamour that had once … Continue reading