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The Visitor (1979)
Directed by Giulio Paradisi
Twitter Facebook Google+Thriller | Science Fiction | Horror
Most recently watched by archstanton43, Angjonesy, zombiefreak, Javitron, sensoria, noahphex, jenerator
Overview
An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child’s plot to reproduce Satan’s next generation of evil.
Rated R | Length 109 minutes
Actors
Mel Ferrer | Glenn Ford | Lance Henriksen | John Huston | Joanne Nail | Sam Peckinpah | Shelley Winters | Paige Conner | J.A. Townsend | Franco Nero | Joe Dorsey | Johnny Popwell | Wallace Wilkinson | Steve Sommers | Lou Walker | Walter Gordon Sr. | Hsio Ho Chao | Calvin Embry | Betty Turner | Steve Cunningham | Neal Boortz | Jack H. Gordon | Steve Beizer | Bill Ash | Charles Hardnett | Dave Hinchberger | Bart Russell | Aron Siegel
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2013 | Phone | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
This has been my bedtime / can’t sleep at 2am fix over the course of a few nights via Amazon Prime on my iPhone. Maybe 25 minutes at a time. No, not ideal but also not the kind of film that might be hurt by this viewing method. And honestly being able to process in chapters has made me think about this a lot more. Firstly, the execution is a train wreck. But the actors here give it their all. And it’s a studded cast of characters incl. Henriksen, Ferrer, Ford, Huston, Peckinpah, Winters, et al.
The imagery and the concepts are excellent; I’m a big fan of the heaven versus hell story esp. told in new and creative ways. Yet this movie is so convoluted in its attempt I wasn’t sure what was going on until it approached the end. The poor execution does lend to the mystery elements. The atmosphere is particularly unnerving. I know for a fact if I had seen this at the time of its release in 1980, I would have shit my pants. Those fucking birds, the funhouse mirrors, the dimly lit modern home, the Pong game on the big screen. This film has some really nice touches. It’s unfortunate that there’s little holding it together but I still admire what they were trying to do.
Check it out on Prime: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00950ZKTC/ref=wtls_list_pr_15
(I may watch it again, properly.)
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