I really liked this movie but could see most people being very bored by it as well. This is because I particularly drawn to this movie by its cast because I am a MAJOR old movie buff. The thought of seeing Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern and Harry Carey, Jr. again after all these years made this a must-see for me, but a lot of people have no idea who many (or even all) of these people are and the slow pace may irritate those who MUST have an action picture or comedy or nothing.
I must admit, the movie is very slow paced. But instead of this being an impediment, I see it as more a slow, leisurely movie based on older characters who SHOULD be slow due to their extreme age. What surprised me most was how incredibly spry and capable Lillian Gish was as an actress. I read that she was nearly 100 when this was filmed and she was EXTREMELY hard of hearing, but she pulled it off like a pro! Davis, though more than a decade younger, was much more infirmed and she spent most of her time yelling, acting senile and being nasty--but that also worked because that was the character she was playing. Unlike Gish and Davis, this was not Vincent Price's last movie (he did "Edward Scissorhands" just after this) and he is delightful as the charming and soon to be homeless neighbor.
Plot? Nah, it's not that important here--really. I mean YES, there is a plot but it really isn't that important--the joy of this movie comes from just turning on the camera and watching them do their craft.
I must admit, the movie is very slow paced. But instead of this being an impediment, I see it as more a slow, leisurely movie based on older characters who SHOULD be slow due to their extreme age. What surprised me most was how incredibly spry and capable Lillian Gish was as an actress. I read that she was nearly 100 when this was filmed and she was EXTREMELY hard of hearing, but she pulled it off like a pro! Davis, though more than a decade younger, was much more infirmed and she spent most of her time yelling, acting senile and being nasty--but that also worked because that was the character she was playing. Unlike Gish and Davis, this was not Vincent Price's last movie (he did "Edward Scissorhands" just after this) and he is delightful as the charming and soon to be homeless neighbor.
Plot? Nah, it's not that important here--really. I mean YES, there is a plot but it really isn't that important--the joy of this movie comes from just turning on the camera and watching them do their craft.