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October 31, 2006
The Horror...
Had I thought ahead, I'd have had my Guillermo Del Toro post ready today; listening to his director's commentary on Cronos the other night cemented my respect for him even more. I'd also have managed to return a bunch of Netflix movies; due to my negligence, my scary movie viewing will continue into November. Which, in fact, isn't a bad thing at all.
I feel like I should be more scared or something! Actually, I don't. I watched Hellraiser last night, which was as elegant as it was disgusting, and Takashi Miike's Imprint a few nights earlier, which was equally rife with artistically staged gore, but the film that's put me most in the spirit has been Corpse Bride, which I watched with my two younger sisters the other afternoon. I hadn't seen it since it opened last year, and had forgotten how simply wonderful it is. I think watching Tim Burton movies is one of my favorite family activities. Epecially in a house decorated with cobwebs and skeletons and such, which I find pernnially comforting.
The witching hour has passed, and I'm about to grab a nap before the sun rises. I'll leave with what I'm about to fall asleep to: Sally's Song, as covered by Fiona Apple. Happy Halloween!
P.S. My youngest sister Anna ended up going trick-or-treating as the Corpse Bride. I unfortunately wasn't around to see her costume, having snuck aboard an afternoon plane to Austin, but I'm eagerly awaiting photographs. I'm going to take them all to see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D this weekend.
Posted by David Lowery at October 31, 2006 04:02 AM
Comments
That's a damn nice clip. I really like Tim Burton's films but haven't seen this one. It's just come out here so I think I'll go see it with my son (it's his 6th birthday tomorrow) on the weekend.
Posted by: Paul Martin at October 31, 2006 05:10 AM