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Child's Play (1972)
Much Ado About Nothing!
I really wanted to like this one, but, alas, I didn't! This film definitely had a moodiness and strong sense of foreboding that was almost palpable, and which was very appealing and kept me engrossed. Was Dobbs the devil? A warlock? Why did he possess such a strong hold over the boys? The film never quite answers this. It implies that something supernatural is going on, but never explicitly states so. It felt like a really strong build up that ultimately went nowhere.
The Meateater (1979)
Am I weird for kinda liking this?!?
There was so much weirdness in this film, you will find it difficult to not like it. As another reviewer mentioned, most of the meat eating is actually done by other characters in the film. Was the film sponsored by the meat industry? Why does the mother character just come out of nowhere to make random statements like, "It's so nutritious and full of vitamins"--like a 1950s housewife doing a commercial--about the various meat products? Why does the daughter get away with being so rude to the customers? Why did the brother's body splatter like jello after falling from not too far of a height? Why is the detective so rotund, stereotypically obnoxious, and always eating Twizzlers? Why did the detective describe the phantom as being burned to a crisp, when he was obviously still alive and his injuries not that severe? Why wasn't the theatre searched from top to bottom by police, and all of the film reels and equipment confiscated? In the end credits, why does the phantom's brother have the same last name as the family characters (Webster)? I'm so confused, but I was entertained from start to finish. This one is not to be missed!