Hey, don’t malign the newsworthiness of British botanists. If “Doctor Who”taught me anything, it’s that British botanists have unlimited funds for dubious experiments with carnivorous and protocarnivorous plants, even thousands of years in the future.
I've always been curious about this British fusion of King Kong and The Little Shop of Horrors.
I do find it refreshing that the movie sidesteps the cliched "man must not temper in God's domain" moral in favor of "Hell hath no fury like a friend-zoned housekeeper, secretary, assistant, and good friend".
Still, I'm glad you transcribed a 90-minute melodrama slog into a hilarious 5-minute read. If you plan to spend some time on the genre of European Kaiju films, I'd love to read your take on Reptilicus.
I wanted Alan Napier. I got Michael Gough. I'd settle for Ted Cassidy.
What, no love for Jeremy Irons?
Got to give credit to Michael Gough, he did manage to make it through all the 80s and 90s Batman movies.
I like to think we honored his sacrifice:
https://open.substack.com/pub/clevenger/p/batman-and-robin-1997?r=ipdd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Thanks, I missed that one.
Hey, don’t malign the newsworthiness of British botanists. If “Doctor Who”taught me anything, it’s that British botanists have unlimited funds for dubious experiments with carnivorous and protocarnivorous plants, even thousands of years in the future.
Beautiful and touching: A botanist and his monkey. I love this story.
I've always been curious about this British fusion of King Kong and The Little Shop of Horrors.
I do find it refreshing that the movie sidesteps the cliched "man must not temper in God's domain" moral in favor of "Hell hath no fury like a friend-zoned housekeeper, secretary, assistant, and good friend".
Still, I'm glad you transcribed a 90-minute melodrama slog into a hilarious 5-minute read. If you plan to spend some time on the genre of European Kaiju films, I'd love to read your take on Reptilicus.
Hoo boy. Reptilicus…Now there’s a film absolutely packed with flavorless, watery Danish ham.
Meh, it's better than most of the Dogme 95 stuff.
If only because it features far fewer shots of the human scrotum.