tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post1358638872179332648..comments2023-07-31T04:35:02.260-04:00Comments on Cavalcade of Perversions: Fiancee of DraculaJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-66512618197029350252010-11-16T15:49:42.358-05:002010-11-16T15:49:42.358-05:00Dont know which of the Zombie lake ones I saw but ...Dont know which of the Zombie lake ones I saw but it did have zoms with green facepaint that didnt extend to their necks and in an underwater lake scene you could see the tiles on the bottom of the swimming pool! I still really enjoyed it though.Toasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468007158424969757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-56434670793545489072009-05-20T15:02:34.466-04:002009-05-20T15:02:34.466-04:00I'm always referring to Paul Naschy as my boyfrien...I'm always referring to Paul Naschy as my boyfriend 'round here at the Cavalcade. I want to get shirts printed up that say 'Ladies Heart Waldemere.' Although I don't know how to screenprint or know anyone that does, so feel free to steal my idea and just make sure you send me a free shirt! Something about that beefy little man and his insatiable lust for all manner of ladies gets my motor runnin'!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-46092802370293762372009-05-20T13:08:09.559-04:002009-05-20T13:08:09.559-04:00I haven't seen "Lake of the Zombies" either but I'...I haven't seen "Lake of the Zombies" either but I've heard it mentioned alongside Jess Franco's "Oasis of the Zombies" as the two worst Nazi Zombie movies ever made, which isn't a good thing because I HAVE seen "Oasis" and it's awful. Anyway, I still plan on watching it because I'm eventually going to be doing a few reviews on Nazi-themed movies sooner than later.<br /><br />Jenn and Vicar, thanks for the recommendations. It might be a while before I check out Rollin's stuff but Naschy, on the other hand, is someone who's work I've been looking into checking out recently.Imposter Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407938685353284475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-28748545575908303612009-05-20T11:23:12.169-04:002009-05-20T11:23:12.169-04:00Aaron, Jen,
I haven't seen Lake of the Zombies, b...Aaron, Jen,<br /><br />I haven't seen Lake of the Zombies, but it's widely regarded as one of Rollin's *worst.* (Which is not the deny any joy you might derive from it--what do critics know, after all? :) )<br /><br />I started with "Requiem for a Vampire," which you'll either find fascinating or boring. Be aware it goes 40 mins without any real dialog--but the visuals are fantastic. "Shiver of the Vampires is an excellent follow-up to that one.<br /><br />If you get tired of Lesbian Vampires (I know, unlikely :) ), Living Dead Girl is a fave, and "Fascination" is widely hailed as Rollin's most "accessible" (I haven't watched yet--it's sitting on my DVD shelf at home. I need more hours in the day!) You also might check out "Night of the Hunted", which I think is a great flick about memory and forgetting and the impermanence of experience. It also has lots of luscious nude chicks. :)<br /><br />Don't even get me STARTED on Naschy! I've reviewed lots of his stuff over at my blog. IMO you can't go wrong with any choices. "Night of the Werewolf" is probably the most *technically* good one I've seen, but they all make me incredibly happy. :)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-77257551230928847862009-05-20T09:41:14.466-04:002009-05-20T09:41:14.466-04:00Aaron, you simply must get into Naschy's movies - ...Aaron, you simply must get into Naschy's movies - they are some of my all time favorites. Christian and I have been wanting to start a Naschy-centric blog for awhile now. Start with Frankenstein's Bloody Terror with the Naschy stuff. Any of his Waldemere Daninsky movies are the ones you want to watch first. His monster mashups are not to be missed! <br /><br />So far, I've enjoyed digging through Rollin, despite what my reviews might sound like :) My novice advice would be start with Lake of the Zombies (Nazi zombies and lots of nudity!) and then maybe The Living Dead Girl. I'm definitely going to check out the Vicar's aforementioned recommendation on the Rollin.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-88228263298703149202009-05-20T09:33:22.160-04:002009-05-20T09:33:22.160-04:00I've never seen any of Jean Rollin's films but you...I've never seen any of Jean Rollin's films but your constant reviews of his films have me a little curious. I did see a trailer for "Requiem of a Vampire" on my Saint Francis DVD though, and I had planned on checking that film out. The trailer had lesbian vampires and some random clown, so those two things alone pretty much easily sell me when it comes to a movie. Jenn (or Vicar of VHS if you're reading this), what would you recommend as a good starting point as far as Rollin's filmography?<br /><br />On a side note, I ordered a Paul Naschy film called "Inquisicion" because I haven't seen any of his movies either but I've read about him on this blog and I've heard the name thrown around on an Exploitation movie podcast that I listen to. I'm still waiting on it to arrive in the mail but I'm looking forward to it!Imposter Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407938685353284475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-29740532276209989392009-05-19T17:52:21.855-04:002009-05-19T17:52:21.855-04:00>>I always think about his movies, no matter...>>I always think about his movies, no matter how nonsensical, for days afterwards. It's good when a movie gets under your skin<br /><br />Well put--though I don't agree with the "festers" part. I'd prefer "grows and blooms." :P Anyway, I'm glad you keep going back to him--his stuff is definitely thought-provoking, which is something many folks don't like to be provoked into (see MALL COP box office figures, etc.). ;)<br /><br />I've still got a lot of Rollin to dig through myself. If you haven't been to this blog, it's very informative about the man and his work: http://requiemforjeanrollin.blogspot.com/<br /><br />As for the BCW review, I'm glad somebody read it! I was afraid the Duke and I were just boring everyone to tears with our drunken shenanigans and Naschy man-love. :)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-33582851020661102052009-05-19T17:10:00.000-04:002009-05-19T17:10:00.000-04:00I was just talking with a friend of mine about Fia...I was just talking with a friend of mine about Fiancee of Dracula over lunch and saying that I had the weirdest dreams after watching it. Well, I had also just watched that dumb show Paranormal States about this guy being haunted by a werewolf ghost or something following watching Fiancee. So when I passed out, I kept having visions of ghostly werewolves coming out of clocks and so forth and my sleep was very fitful. <br /><br />But this was a good thing. I think the point I was trying to make to my friend, who btw, doesn't watch horror movies and has likely never heard of Jean Rollin, in the first place, was that I would much rather watch stuff like The Living Dead Girl or Fiancee of Dracula with all its surreality than watch some crap like Mall Cop or whatever is in the theatre right now. <br /><br />I actually have sort of fallen in a kind of lust with Rollin - I want to see more of his flicks just to see what kind of weird levels he can take me to. And it doesn't always have to make sense, sometimes I'd prefer that it doesn't. <br /><br />Your love of nunsploitation is what drew me to your site in the first place - your review of Behind Convent Walls has made me salivate after seeing that film for the past several weeks now. And I would love to see thesmokingnun.com :)<br /><br />I'll keep coming back to Rollin because he really never ceases to amaze, as well as infuriate. It's like a train wreck, I don't want to look, but I have to. I always think about his movies, no matter how nonsensical, for days afterwards. It's good when a movie gets under your skin and festers around like an infection. Rollin does that.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4200832832545654418.post-23863381463377905972009-05-19T14:04:00.000-04:002009-05-19T14:04:00.000-04:00Well, Jenn, I'm obviously a *much* bigger Rollin-o...Well, Jenn, I'm obviously a *much* bigger Rollin-ophile than you, but I don't begrudge it. :) I realize he's an acquired taste at best, but there's something about that crazy lesbian-vampire-MAD Frenchman I just love love love.<br /><br />I started out my Rollin experience with Requiem for a Vampire, followed by Shiver of the Vampires, followed by The Living Dead Girl, which is still my fave. (Yeah, I know you didn't dig it--again, not for everyone.) I've reviewed/gushed over all those at my place. But what impressed me was the visuals Rollin was able to capture, the weird poetry of it, and the way (as Tenebrous Kate rightly says) he's created his own cinematic language through the course of his movies, a symbology that obviously means a lot to him (grandfather clocks, vampires, abandoned castles, etc.) even if it looks like nonsense to everyone else. The term "dreamlike" has been thrown around so much as to make it almost meaningless these days, but if it ever fit, for me Rollin's movies are the definition.<br /><br />I saw Fiancee of Dracula last year, and was happy to see that age hasn't taken the surreal visual craziness out of the old boy. Since the Duke and I are big fans of Nunsploitation in all its forms as well, this was a double-shot of awesome for me. The crazy nun, the Smoking Nuns (hey, why isn't that a website? I need to register thesmokingnun.com :) ), and the chess playing skeletons are all awesome in my book. The gypsy dancing is just cake.<br /><br />And as I'm sure you're aware, The She-Wolf was played by long-time Rollin collaborator Brigitte Lahaie, who was in Fascination, Night of the Hunted, and a boatload of 70s French porn that's worth looking up if you're into that. And who isn't, eh? :) And imo, "beautiful" still fits. :P<br /><br />Anyway, I've learned through experience you can't talk someone into loving Rollin, but I'm glad you keep giving him a chance. Even if it's not your cup of tea, there's something to be said for a guy who keeps pursuing his own bliss, regardless. Luckily, it's my bliss too. :DThe Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.com