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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:53 pm
by Jesus Prime
There's a film?!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:09 pm
by krakenten
Sure, 'Lair of the White Worm' with Hugh Grant, Amanda Donahoe and Catherine Oxenburg, came out some years ago, but should be available on DVD.
Ken Russell directed, as I recall.
Fine film, very funny, but kinda spooky in spots, too.
Donaho is a scream as the wicked lady, and Grant does his usual turn perfectly.
There's a musical number I love to this day!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:25 pm
by Jesus Prime
I hate Hugh Grant, so I'll avoid the fuck out of it.
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:33 pm
by krakenten
Everybody hates Hugh Grant, that's what he exists for, the supercillious Pommy twit.
But he's good in this one.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:49 am
by Jesus Prime
I shall believe it when I see it. If I see it. Which I won't.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:05 am
by krakenten
A man of strong opinions, I see.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:31 am
by Jesus Prime
I think I am.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:44 am
by odin2
krakenten wrote:Sure, 'Lair of the White Worm' with Hugh Grant, Amanda Donahoe and Catherine Oxenburg, came out some years ago, but should be available on DVD.
Ken Russell directed, as I recall.
Fine film, very funny, but kinda spooky in spots, too.
Donaho is a scream as the wicked lady, and Grant does his usual turn perfectly.
There's a musical number I love to this day!
I thought that this had Vincent Price in it...
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:38 am
by krakenten
Wrong worm.
That was "The Conqueror Worm" with the incomparable Mr. Price.
I met him once, he was a true gentleman.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:26 pm
by Jesus Prime
How, pray tell, did they make a film of a poem in and around twenty lines long?
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:59 pm
by krakenten
They put the title on a movie called "The Witchfinder General" to keep with the Poe theme of many releases.
Price was still a great actor, in such roles.
And a great gentleman.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:17 pm
by Jesus Prime
Price was the only thing that kept most of those films tolerable. Even in the worst written pieces of shit he still shone.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:46 pm
by krakenten
Indeed.
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:35 pm
by Jesus Prime
Some of the stuff based on Poe still makes me shudder with disgust.
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:58 pm
by krakenten
This has been a whole lot of fun, guys, but I'm beginning a serious study of Electronic Voice Phenomena.
Somehow, I feel a Mythos tale coming on!
I'm sure glad someone else remembers Lil' Abner!