10 favorite 1930′s horror movies
Horror really became it’s own genre within the 30′s,and it’s one of my favorite decades of horror
1.M(1931)
A child killler is being pursued by both criminals and police.Debates on whether this film counts as horror ,but that opening scene is pure horror in my mind
2.The Old Dark House (1932)
A group of travelers arrive at an old dark house owned by an odd family .This film is full of atmosphere ,strange characters and a great sense of humor
3.Spanish Dracula (1931)
Yeah as iconic as the English language Dracula is for Lugosi’s performance,it’s very stilted and feels incomplete .The Spanish Dracula however has more engaging performances ,more creative and spooky shots ,and has moments that for whatever reason were left out of the English version
4.The Invisible Man(1933)
The tale of an invisible mad man ,,what makes this film work are the effects which are still very impressive,James Whales sense of humor and the magnificent performance of Claude Rains ,who despite being unseen,this is unquestionably his movie
5.The Black Cat (1934 )
This film is wild ,about Bela Lugosi locked in conflict with a satanic priest played By Boris Karloff ,with two newlyweds caught in the middle .This film is shocking for the time period ,Lugosi makes for a great if slightly unhinged hero ,Karloff is practically evil incarnate ,and the visuals are haunting
6.Mad Love(1935)
My favorite Peter Lorre movie ,about a surgeon obsessed with an actresss who is married to a pianist ,whose hands are destroyed in a train wreck .This is a tale of obsession and watching Lorre devolve into madness as he gaslights the pianist is truly scary .Lorre delivers truly one of the most terrifying performances of horror
7.King Kong (1933)
One of the most influential movies ever and one I hold close .A film crew travels to a mysterious island and find Kong ,a giant ape .The stop motion alone is incredible ,as Kong is truly a character .Also shout out to Robert Armstrong as filmmaker Carl Denham ,which is just such a great character
8.Frankenstein(1931)
I saw this film as a child and it always stuck with me .Karloff delivers truly one of the greatest performances in all of horror if not all of cinema,as the sympathetic Monster
9.Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
In some ways supperior to the original,with witty humor while also doubling down on the tragedy of the monster .The Blind man scene is bound to break hearts
10.Son of Frankenstein(1939)
While I feel Karloffs monster is underused (With the exception of one amazing scene),litterally everything else about this movie is great ,from the visuals toBela Lugosi’s truly creepy performance as Ygor which may be his greatest role
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lily liveblogs Star Trek: TNG 1x10 - “Hide and Q”
oh, man, a q episode. I'm so excited. I’ve missed that crazy fucker so much.
No Troi this episode? Hahaha, right, because I'm sure the crew will get up to all kinds of shenanigans without their resident counselor (or maybe her actresss just needed a day off?) Too bad, though, I like Troi.
Okay, who has the miniskirt as part of their uniform? I keep seeing background characters wearing it, but none of the main crew. At least, it's gender-neutral, inasmuch as I've spotted both men and women wearing it.
Geordi picks up a force field on the scanners... "It's almost like..."
....the last time we ran into that obnoxious Q guy at Farpoint, Data finishes.
(Riker totally missed that bit, so it's gonna be hysterical watching him catch up.)
Picard: "Not now, Q, damn it!" (is there ever a good time, though?)
I see the show is re-using its SFX from the pilot to save on money.
Q, a floating three-headed cobra attached to a translucent balloon: Hey, wanna let me make your dreams come true?
Picard: NOT NOW, DAMN IT, I'M BUSY!!
so that's what a Starfleet Admiral's uniform looks like with the ridiculous gold trim? WOW.
(love how the music sweeps to a dramatic flourish as Picard and Q stare at each other there)
Riker crosses his arms over his chest, and looks all smug as Q flirts with Picard. RIKER KNOWS. RIKER KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS GOING.
so much flirting. so much flirting. I can't keep a straight face.
Q decides to flirt with Riker instead since Picard is Not Buying It, and then kidnaps the bridge crew to mess with Picard
Q is dressed up as Napoleon because of course he is, lol
(Q is literally just fucking with them all because he's bored)
Worf refuses to drink with Q and stares up down while dramatically destroying his glass, #respect
Q puts Tasha in a literally penalty box for threatening him, so much for any female characters in this episode, sigh
oh, wait, she's on the Enterprise with Picard, trying to explain everything and Picard is so sweet trying to console her ahhhhhh my heart.
Tasha says, "If only you weren't Captain", oh no, that girl has some ISSUES with sex and intimacy that this show has only hinted at, but NO PLEASE I DON'T SHIP THIS and Q shows up jealous, WOW, lot to unpack there.
Picard, as a French person, has, uh, issues with Q's Napoleonic outfit, lol, that’s totally why Q chose it
ahahaha, picard and q get into an argument over Shakespeare, I am LIVING FOR THIS.
Riker is doing the thing where he props his leg up on a boulder again, lol
(where is wesley crusher in all this, anyway? no idea)
Riker asks Data a question and Data turns and its Q in Data's makeup AHHHHHHHH SO CREEPY AHHHHHHHH
Q gives Riker phenomenal cosmic power, this is gonna be fun
Data is hesitant to explain that they were being shot at by animal creatures in Napoleonic uniforms because Picard is French. Poor Data.
Picard's like, welp, we don't have to worry about Riker, because Q's interested in him. Jealous much, Jean-Luc?
Watching Riker annoy Q is so satisfying, lol.
oh there's Wesley in his rainbow sweater, finally
Riker uses his new Q powers to save the crew from DEATH then makes a promise to Picard not to use it, even though he could have saved a girl's life with it later when they visit a mining colony and this bothers him.
(I see why Troi isn't around, she would have SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN in a heartbeat.)
Riker is so impressed with the Q, and everyone else - who was there for that fucking trial farce - is like, nah, bro, Q's a bastard, don't fall for it.
Q shows up dressed as a monk now, and encourages Riker to give the rest of the crew "gifts" using his powers
Dr. Crusher startles to hustle Wes out of there but too later - Riker turns him into AN ADULT STILL WEARING THE SAME RAINBOW SWEATER AHAHAHAHAHA (because he wanted to be “a man” and not, you know, a fashion icon)
(Geordi's reaction to aged-up Wes is "Not bad," which is just *chef's kiss*)
Data's like, no, I want no part in this, and quotes Shakespeare, so Riker doesn’t make him play this stupid game
Geordi gets to SEE with his eyes and his first reaction is to tell Tasha how beautiful she is, SIGH
but Geordi makes Riker take it back because he doesn't want to owe Q anything
Rikers gets Worf a girlfriend. I shit you not. They start brawling/making out on the bridge, which must be so awkward for everyone else, and then Worf rejects her, saying he has no place for sex in his life now
(but really this is the equivalent of the drink-tossing earlier)
We are spared Riker trying to grant Tasha's wish because the writers are SHITTY AT WRITING FEMALE CHARACTERS AND IT WOULD BE AWFUL by Riker admitting he's wrong
Picard’s like “no really?”
and then the rest of the Q show up and nab our rogue Q and he disappears screaming
Data asks how Q can be so good at time and space and shit at humanity, and Picard says space and time are easier, and you can see Data's "well, that checks out" shrug
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THIS EPISODE. WHAT THE FUCK.
don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this, but the message got a little muddle with the incredibly convoluted plot, and none of the writers know how to write female characters AT ALL
like STOP SHIPPING TASHA YAR WITH EVERY MALE CHARACTER ON THE SHIP, DAMN IT
this could have been really good if the writers had been on their A-game, but instead it's just cracktastically weird
I think if I were to re-write the episode I would focused on either the “Riker having the powers of the god” bit OR “Q forcing them to fight to the death on a random planet for his amusement” but BOTH plotlines in a single episode was really a mess
but hey, I am a simple soul, and Q messing with Riker and flirting with Picard is pretty hilarious in my book.
I still maintain none of this would have happened if Troi had been there, though, because Riker would have been “yes, ma’am” and sat the hell down as soon as she looked askance at him.
(still no clue what the title means, though)
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