Screening Log
This new site feature is a collective effort to summarize our viewing habits. Occasionally, you will find titles here that are coming to a theater near you, in addition to films viewed on television, and even films viewed in piecemeal. The screening log is archived each month; to view past entries select a month in the menu below.
January 2005 activity
Total Log Entries: 58
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- Leo (11)
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- Rumsey (17)
- Teddy (0)
- Thomas (9)
- Timothy (0)
- Victoria (0)
Total Comments: 19
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- Eraserhead (3)
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- Crows and Sparrows (0)
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- Village of the Damned (1)
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- The Lady Vanishes (1)
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- A String of Pearls (0)
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- Made in Britain (0)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (4)
- Million Dollar Baby (0)
- The Harder They Come (0)
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- Kronos (2)
- The Return of the Living Dead (2)
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- Spider-Man 2 (1)
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- Kinsey (1)
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- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (0)
- A Woman Under the Influence (0)
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Kronos / Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter / UK / 1974
Kronos wields two swords, a rapier (welded from a crucifix) and Samurai sword, perhaps to simultaneously exhibit his proficiency at two different forms of swordplay. Although the idea is never sold – Kronos fights with both blades in only one, noticeably underchoreographed scene in the film – this film has many other elements of camp to deem it some preservative interest. It is a shame that the film was a flop in 1974 (which contributed in part to the decline of commercial potency of Hammer Studios) and did not inspire a franchise as it was originally intended. In this party of late-era Hammer films The Horror of Frankenstein would be my favorite, but Kronos is also an eligible recommendation.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: Paramount VHS
16 Jan 2005 1:10 PM | Comments (2)
Thomas / 17 January 2005 / 2:24 PM / URL
I agree that this would have made a fun franchise, as Kronos is one of the more inept and seemingly unconcerned heroes I have ever seen. The fact that he is constantly one step behind the vampires, and spends far too much time bedding down his doting strumpet, makes him an endlessly amusing character, a man who could have easily carried three or four more films like this one. Definitely worth a look.
Eva Michelle / 26 January 2005 / 4:47 PM
I’m not sure how much entertainment is to be found in this particular film. The plot moves slowly and is somehow hard to follow. My favorite character was defintely Carla, the oddly observant strumpet who does her best to muster some emotion from Captain Kronos, albeit unsuccessfully. Kronos has no emotions, and thus makes it difficult for the audience to ever find a way to connect to this strange tale.