tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post3870002042524439813..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: HEAD FULL OF ZOMBIETimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-48389539663247594452016-12-19T13:49:04.210-06:002016-12-19T13:49:04.210-06:00I can't share your enthusiasm since the movie ...I can't share your enthusiasm since the movie was kind of a slog to me, but it sure has a few nice shots. It baffles me that you praise the sound design but that's an area where I'm probably lacking more than any other. <br />I didn't know they re-used Universal's sets. Now that I know, I guess it can be obvious in a few instances but overall I'd say they got away with it, the matte paintings probably helped.<br />And I believe "zombies as labor-force" (certainly love the factory scene) is not a concept that's been used in modern-era zombie movies, where zombies are a wild mass, so to speak, whereas here they have a master. I wonder why it's not done nowadays, its metaphoric possibilities can fit right-in with the usual ones.<br />You didn't mention the inventive split-screens and wipes. Oh, and the vulture! ho-ho.<br /><br />You mirror my thoughts on Bellamy. Also, she has a face for a Tim Burton leading lady. The make-up reinforces her doll-face with the silly way her lips were painted (on the blu-ray at least you can see the outer parts of her lips made-up in white, like her skin, instead of lipstick). I'd like to think this was a left-over from her silent-movie star days that she insisted upon. Like a premature Norma Desmond. This was her first movie like in 2 years. Maybe it was the fashion back then, but I highly doubt it since it would look silly in real-life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com