Ordered this based on the mentions of it by Scorsese and CHUD's own Andre Dellamorte, and I must say it was a whole big slice of awesome. Journalist fakes madness (obsession with his 'sister') to get admitted to a mental ward where he plans to find out the identity of a murderer.
The structure is simple (Johnny spends time with the three main witnesses in turn, getting clues out of them when they experience moments of sanity), but tight as a drum, there isn't an ounce of fat on this. Fuller is awesome, love the pan back and forth down the full then empty corridor, and the rainstorm scene is terrifying.
I like the internal monologue as an extension of madness- how many of us think and speak different things, and how close is that to hearing voices or being mad? Where is the line?
Great lines in this- 'Nymphos!', 'Let's get him before he marries my daughter!', 'Bigotry for breakfast and ignorance for supper',
and it's a movie with a lot on it's mind as well as being a thriller, as it seems to be how men, and by extension America, are being driven mad by hatred and violence.
Loved it. I've seen this and The Big Red One- what Fuller should I be getting next?
The structure is simple (Johnny spends time with the three main witnesses in turn, getting clues out of them when they experience moments of sanity), but tight as a drum, there isn't an ounce of fat on this. Fuller is awesome, love the pan back and forth down the full then empty corridor, and the rainstorm scene is terrifying.
I like the internal monologue as an extension of madness- how many of us think and speak different things, and how close is that to hearing voices or being mad? Where is the line?
Great lines in this- 'Nymphos!', 'Let's get him before he marries my daughter!', 'Bigotry for breakfast and ignorance for supper',
and it's a movie with a lot on it's mind as well as being a thriller, as it seems to be how men, and by extension America, are being driven mad by hatred and violence.
Loved it. I've seen this and The Big Red One- what Fuller should I be getting next?
