tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post3152474710714306097..comments2024-03-28T16:52:10.619-04:00Comments on Radiator Heaven: DVD of the Week: Cronos: Criterion CollectionJ.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11823190634186509982noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-11311552561493818182010-12-13T10:42:46.489-05:002010-12-13T10:42:46.489-05:00John Kenneth Muir:
Thank you for the kind words.
...John Kenneth Muir:<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words.<br /><br />Yeah, the bathroom scene is pretty nasty but, surprisingly, didn't gross me out all that much.<br /><br />But you are right about the theme of family. In one of the DVD extras, Del Toro addresses that at length and how it pops up in all of his other films.<br /><br /><br />christian:<br /><br />Yeah, you should take another look at it. While it's not my fave Del Toro film, I enjoyed it very much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-9867330687097495092010-12-10T14:25:01.741-05:002010-12-10T14:25:01.741-05:00I remember the day I took a train from Long Beach ...I remember the day I took a train from Long Beach to Los Angeles just to see this -- and was disappointed. Great design and feel, but somehow uninvolving and cold. Your review will make me take another peek.christianhttp://christiandivine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-69304655696045687592010-12-09T11:42:59.532-05:002010-12-09T11:42:59.532-05:00Hey J.D.:
Cronos is an inspired choice to cover h...Hey J.D.:<br /><br />Cronos is an inspired choice to cover here, and as usual, you've done a great job. <br /><br />I watched the film again (on VHS) not too long ago (while reviewing it for Horror Films of the 1990s) and its retains so much of its emotional and visceral power. <br /><br />On re-watch, I still find the film enormously affecting and absolutely gross at the same time. That scene in the bathroom, licking spilled blood off the floor, is authentically upsetting. My stomach gets upset just remembering it...<br /><br />But at the core of Cronos is this emotional idea of the family; and the family sticking together through thick and thin, through life and death, through blood and guts. <br /><br />The grandpa wants to live, for his granddaughter, but then the addiction to blood really subverts him and his original desire. <br /><br />And that ending...haunting!<br /><br />Thanks for posting this,<br /><br />best,<br />JKMJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-2612992334956373482010-12-09T11:02:21.048-05:002010-12-09T11:02:21.048-05:00The Sci-Fi Fanatic:
Thanks for the kind words. I&...The Sci-Fi Fanatic:<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words. I'm a big Del Toro fan and as much as I like BLADE II, I've got to give it up for HELLBOY II as my fave commercial film by him.<br /><br />If you like PAN'S LABRINYTH, then you should like THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE. They certainly fit together thematically, visually, etc. almost like they exist in the same cinematic universe.<br /><br /><br />Bryce Wilson:<br /><br />The Mignola cover is sweet. Depending on how much of Del Toro fanboy you are, this new edition is ALMOST worth picking up for the tour of his "man cave" alone. It is a great extra and I could listen to the man talk all day. Such an interesting guy!<br /><br />But yeah, if you can snag it during one of B&N's 50% sales, go for it.<br /><br /><br />le0pard13:<br /><br />Thanks! I can only imagine how this film looks in Blu-ray. Even on regular DVD, the colors leap off the screen and you can definitely appreciate the Giallo influence on the visual look of this film - in terms of lighting, that is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-15204014712797953052010-12-08T16:13:13.429-05:002010-12-08T16:13:13.429-05:00Great DVD review, J.D. I have the original disc re...Great DVD review, J.D. I have the original disc release, but I'm getting this one for sure (in Blu-ray Disc). Like SFF said, "<i>The man has an amazing touch and vision. There's no denying it.</i>" Thanks.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-59158078756364288862010-12-08T15:33:32.010-05:002010-12-08T15:33:32.010-05:00I'm normally staunchly against double dipping ...I'm normally staunchly against double dipping (I own the edition of Cronos with the cover that has the Cronos Device latched onto the throat of a topless woman. AKA the least representative DVD cover EVER) But rarely have I been so tempted.<br /><br />I love Del Toro and those extras sound amazing. Though it'd almost be worth it for that Mignola cover alone. <br /><br />Maybe at the next Barnes and Noble 50% of Criterion Sale.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407391624985829089.post-620239221601667002010-12-08T10:48:35.833-05:002010-12-08T10:48:35.833-05:00Great choice for your DVD of the week J.D.
I'...Great choice for your DVD of the week J.D.<br /><br />I've always enjoyed Del Toro's work. I think my favorite commercial film by him has been Blade II.<br /><br />The man has an amazing touch and vision. There's no denying it. Yet, I can't quite pull the trigger on this film. <br /><br />I enjoy Perlman as well. Maybe I should see it soon. Along with the Devil's Backbone, it's one of the two I haven't seen by the artist.SFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256589316922398158noreply@blogger.com