tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post8070689560128356868..comments2023-08-22T09:21:16.898-07:00Comments on Tobe Hooper Appreciation Society: THAS: The Funhouse (1981) & Finally Some Thoughts on Tobe HooperJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15544454753709801525noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-64597675696278272782018-08-07T10:55:13.502-07:002018-08-07T10:55:13.502-07:00I wouldn't say it's so much of a cliche as...I wouldn't say it's so much of a cliche as it is a common storytelling trope. There's got to be a survivor, right, or else whose story are we telling? <i>The Funhouse</i> is a film with a point of view, and it is most certainly Amy's, and this is what makes it so good. We're not watching <i>Spoorloos</i> here. It is a common cliche of the slasher film, but <i>The Funhouse</i> bypasses enough slasher tropes that I feel it's okay. What are your thoughts on <i>Eaten Alive</i>, in which (SPOILER) female characters survive?JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544454753709801525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-18219709050072022862018-08-06T20:44:06.877-07:002018-08-06T20:44:06.877-07:00Something that frustrates me a lot of this movie i...Something that frustrates me a lot of this movie its that Amy survived: its the boring cliche where a female character is the last survivor. I hope, if this movie has a remake, it has a ending where Gunther kills Amy and the he continues with his life in the funhouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-44346417234063086722009-09-27T20:17:55.372-07:002009-09-27T20:17:55.372-07:00As something of an Eli Roth apologist... the state...As something of an Eli Roth apologist... the statement he made on what he'd do with a 'Funhouse' remake was dumb as hell.<br /><br />I have read that Kawin essay. A while ago, but it's pretty clear some of my thoughts have been built off his (particularly the function of the Frankenstein mask). Thanks for linking me to that, I should <i>probably</i> have given him a nod or citation of some sort in my write-up.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544454753709801525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-32386425932935638972009-09-27T14:41:33.959-07:002009-09-27T14:41:33.959-07:00That'll only happen when the Eli Roth's cr...That'll only happen when the Eli Roth's crappy remake comes out, just like The Stepfather is out with extras now that there's a remake.<br /><br />Have you read Bruce Kawin's 1981 scholarly comparison between Funhouse and The Howling? It's available in full here:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=AavstWM6jjIC&pg=RA1-PA102&lpg=RA1-PA102&dq=the+funhosue+essay+the+howling&source=bl&ots=BDUJPYGPFw&sig=mOjjS2tPAUimfqHcRdMfnvO_BVU&hl=en&ei=oNi_SpOFFY2AswPwubQg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=&f=falseThe Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511505932392754809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-21264734806576745372009-09-26T16:53:58.199-07:002009-09-26T16:53:58.199-07:00Cinemachine's Chip Butty! I'm honored!
H...Cinemachine's Chip Butty! I'm honored!<br /><br />Hopefully I'll see a day when decked out, extras-laden super-editions of all of his films are on home video shelves.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544454753709801525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3175631797077198516.post-38734192966034019472009-09-25T15:59:23.231-07:002009-09-25T15:59:23.231-07:00Beautiful! Someday The Funhouse will get it's ...Beautiful! Someday The Funhouse will get it's due amongst horror fans. It's undergone a precious bit more appreciation in the past ten years and stands a better chance with widescreen DVDs available.The Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511505932392754809noreply@blogger.com