tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6934353542401979612..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Watching Oscar: Wait Until DarkSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-50598348697340191952013-11-11T13:10:17.455-06:002013-11-11T13:10:17.455-06:00There's not much violence and no gore or langu...There's not much violence and no gore or language in this, but it's pretty intense for kids of that age. You must've gone to a very progressive school!<br /><br />It's worth seeing again. I think it'll be something I put into regular rotation.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-88380840719045184602013-11-10T12:42:36.855-06:002013-11-10T12:42:36.855-06:00Is it weird that I remember watching this in 7th g...Is it weird that I remember watching this in 7th grade reading class? I have no idea why I watched this in school, but I did. Sadly, I haven't seen it since, but I've meant to. Even as a typical 7th grader, I could somehow recognize that this film was a good one.siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-55188051539930665562013-10-30T11:37:12.321-05:002013-10-30T11:37:12.321-05:00If it's not the first, it's one of the fir...If it's not the first, it's one of the first, or at least the first great instance of that.<br /><br />I agree completely on <i>Die Hard</i>. That movie would be so much less if we didn't think that Hans Gruber legitimately had a chance to walk away successful with his plans. Dumb villains aren't interesting. It also helps that he's a smart ass and fun to watch. His whole scheme relies on his being smarter than everyone expects him to be.<br /><br />Mike Talman is a great villain because he's somewhat sympathetic and he's able to improvise. Roat is great because he's a step ahead of everyone--even Talman--as he demonstrates in the first act.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-47697568674378378142013-10-30T11:25:19.922-05:002013-10-30T11:25:19.922-05:00Good review. I really enjoyed this one, too. I w...Good review. I really enjoyed this one, too. I watched it because it was on the AFI lists. I agree that one of the things that makes this great is the smart characters. I was expecting some of the things Susy did, but the criminals being able to react to them (and it not resulting in something like Home Alone) made it even better. I have always maintained that one of the things that made Die Hard so good was how smart Alan Rickman's bad guy was. <br /><br />It's a testament to Wait Until Dark that one of the things that has become a huge cliche in films actually caught me by surprise here at the end of it. I've since read that this might have been the first use of that thing that has now become a cliche.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-30170211933954947812013-10-29T23:02:54.353-05:002013-10-29T23:02:54.353-05:00Yeah, but the build up to that is pretty damn good...Yeah, but the build up to that is pretty damn good. <br /><br />Incidentally, that Top 100 Scariest Moments is one of the three horror lists I'm completing. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-3814263233108588392013-10-29T21:16:38.918-05:002013-10-29T21:16:38.918-05:00I saw this maybe 5 years ago or so? I really liked...I saw this maybe 5 years ago or so? I really liked it, too. I first heard of it on a Top 100 Scariest Moments in Film countdown. The moment where the guy leaps out at her in the dark at the climax was on the list. That's the original reason I wanted to see it, but it also means that moment was spoiled for me.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.com