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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 310110" data-attributes="member: 8">Another one I&#039;ve watched recently...[ATTACH=full]33829[/ATTACH]A.k.a. the original &quot;Fatal Attraction&quot;. I knew this was going to be a challenge, not because I had seen it before but because it&#039;s impossible to pretend that I haven&#039;t watched the many stalker movies that came after this one. It makes it difficult to rate MISTY fairly.Of course it still works if you&#039;re able to adjust your frame of mind but I don&#039;t feel I should have to do that in order to enjoy it.That said, the late 60s groovy Californian vibe is very pleasant, and I like the cool cabin-style houses teetering on the edge of a cliff. In the case of Clint Eastwood&#039;s house I couldn&#039;t even figure out where the house ends and the garden begins. I like that.The scripted dialogue is rather unconventional and it kinda plays out as if the viewer is already in the know of the characters and their backgrounds. Like watching MISTY LANDING season 2 without having watched season 1.The good thing is that it forced me to pay attention to what was being said.Again, being so familiar with the theme, the story of PMFM looks as straightforward as a cheesy TV film and the feeling of real terror is almost non-existent.Eastwood&#039;s character is not very likeable and also not too smart but there&#039;s a love making montage with his ex-girlfriend (accompanied by Roberta Flack&#039;s &quot;First Time Ever&quot;) to signal that he is indeed the guy to root for. I thought it looked clumsily manipulative.On the upside, the movie allows Jessica Walter to pull out all the stops as the neurotic psycho and often in an unintentionally funny way. I suppose that qualifies as good &quot;camp&quot;.Donna Mills does a lot with a little and I found her more convincing than Clint Eastwood. But then again, he was also doing everything else behind the scenes of PMFM.It&#039;s one of those movies that deserves the recognition and accolade for an obvious reason but I&#039;m not in a hurry to rewatch it again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 310110, member: 8"] Another one I've watched recently... [ATTACH type="full"]33829[/ATTACH] A.k.a. the original "Fatal Attraction". I knew this was going to be a challenge, not because I had seen it before but because it's impossible to pretend that I haven't watched the many stalker movies that came after this one. It makes it difficult to rate MISTY fairly. Of course it still works if you're able to adjust your frame of mind but I don't feel I should have to do that in order to enjoy it. That said, the late 60s groovy Californian vibe is very pleasant, and I like the cool cabin-style houses teetering on the edge of a cliff. In the case of Clint Eastwood's house I couldn't even figure out where the house ends and the garden begins. I like that. The scripted dialogue is rather unconventional and it kinda plays out as if the viewer is already in the know of the characters and their backgrounds. Like watching MISTY LANDING season 2 without having watched season 1. The good thing is that it forced me to pay attention to what was being said. Again, being so familiar with the theme, the story of PMFM looks as straightforward as a cheesy TV film and the feeling of real terror is almost non-existent. Eastwood's character is not very likeable and also not too smart but there's a love making montage with his ex-girlfriend (accompanied by Roberta Flack's "First Time Ever") to signal that he is indeed the guy to root for. I thought it looked clumsily manipulative. On the upside, the movie allows Jessica Walter to pull out all the stops as the neurotic psycho and often in an unintentionally funny way. I suppose that qualifies as good "camp". Donna Mills does a lot with a little and I found her more convincing than Clint Eastwood. But then again, he was also doing everything else behind the scenes of PMFM. It's one of those movies that deserves the recognition and accolade for an obvious reason but I'm not in a hurry to rewatch it again. [/QUOTE]

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