Variation
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Most Christmas movies have a "redemption" theme but most are a
variation
on a very similar plot.
Du Rififi Chez Les Hommes/Rififi(1955) can on the surface be described as a French
variation
on John Huston's seminal heist film, Asphalt Jungle(1950).
The fact that the forest is inhabited by these nymphs make it more interesting than merely another forest filled by rednecks/nutcases/zombies etc; but really, the monsters are just a
variation
on the common horror in the woods theme.
Personally, I just think "The Broken" is yet another umpteenth
variation
on the theme of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" but without the alien interference.
Then, we usually get a last shot where we see that the animal is still alive, or has laid eggs, etc. etc. "Krocodylus" basically uses the same overused ideas, and does absolutely nothing to create even a tad bit of
variation.
Unless you count the fact that the "specialist" is a captain in this one variation, in that case your standards are pretty low.
Another
variation
and improvisation on the famous and beloved children tale, La Bete (1975) aka The Beast tries to imagine (in very graphic and what may seem offensive and disturbing but in reality rather silly and comical way), what actually happened between Beauty and the Beast?
I used to watch rather indiscriminate, be it "elitist" works like The Seven Samurai or the bloody comic-book
variation
like Lone Wolf and Cub.
Bette Davis brings her full trunk of tics to this miserable flop which is another
variation
on the "hilariously mismatched" lovers theme.
In fact, not only is this a
variation
on the theme of Tom Hanks' "Big," though nowhere near as fine, it is also a strictly by-the-book version of this subset of the Cinderella story.
Known in some circles as The Kyser Soze Syndrome, this cinematic slight of hand has now been done to death by M. Night Shayamalan and even Ron Howard used a
variation
in A BEAUTIFUL MIND.
I am used to seeing the gray CGI blobs and the amateurish special effects such as close-ups of fake blood that make it very obvious that the blood is strawberry syrup or some other syrup
variation.
"12 Monkeys" is a
variation
on similar themes of Gilliam's repertoire:oppressive/recessive societies, the solitude of the protagonist, the frustration associated with disbelief, and parallel realms.
If I remember correctly, the solution to the mystery was a sort of
variation
(but not "rip-off") of 2001, because the computer controlling the spaceship had actually been a man, who had somehow been turned into a computer.
One would love to know more about how much he had to do with it, because it's an exceptionally clever
variation
on the sterile master/fertile servant tale - nearly an allegory of the entertainment industry, run by dried-up numskulls, but made into a vibrant world of art and play by an exploited underclass of nobodies and non-WASPs.
This is essentially a
variation
on House Of Wax ,in both the plot and the type of role played by the star of both movies ,Vincent Price.In both pictures he plays a talented artist who is sent toppling over the edge into insanity when his creations are usurped by other,less talented and less scrupulous people .In this movie he plays a designer of illusions for stage magicians who aspires to set out on a performing career himself only to be frustrated when another illusionist ,the Great Rinaldo (John Emery)insists that he honour his contract and give him first choice of any illusions he designs.Price is already ill disposed towards Rinaldi as his former wife is now a paramour of Rinaldi.
There is just enough
variation
in the scripts to make all three entertaining and re-watchable.
Roman Polanski masterfully directs this sort of a
variation
on the same theme as Repulsion.
The episodes we get to see here show some
variation
in everyday discrimination of women, mostly categorized by age group.
If you're not in the mood for more than an hour long movie than this film could give you some
variation.
However, if you're looking for some action, a lot of laughs, and a tongue in cheek
variation
on cops fighting gangsters, this is well worth watching.
It's not easy playing a character that is the embodiment of "truth, justice, and the American way" on a weekly basis with very little
variation.
The film is a
variation
on a SUSPIRIA-type witch story and delivers genuine scares; not the trendy, superficial jarring jumps 'boos' that the reviewer above probably expects.
How could there possibly be another
variation
on this tired horror theme?
There's good stuff involving some demented rat-catching, too, and Argento injects some
variation
into the Phantom myth: instead of being disfigured, he is normal-looking, and has simply been raised by rats.
Unique
variation
on The Most Dangerous Game has quite the interesting twist..the prey is an attractive and NAKED stripper(..who becomes stuck in the position of dancing in front of bar slobs due to a run of bad luck).
Another HURRAY for the soundtrack: Stelvio Cipriani varies only one theme (schoolgirl variation, police/chasing variation) with great effect to it.
Why not make Linda the star of the show and do a distaff
variation
on "First Blood"?
This "Tarzan
" variation
has losing coach John Amos (as Sam Archer) finding "The World's Greatest Athlete" in the form of loin-clothed Jan-Michael Vincent (as Nanu), while on safari in Africa, with sidekick Tim Conway (as Milo Jackson).
Unbelievably silly, cheap, boring softerotic
variation
of the old INDECENT PROPOSAL-plot with the Robert Redford-character, played by quite attractive, but not really stimulating Tane McClure, offering the Demi-Moore-character, here played by untalented, but happy-to-be-here bloke Tim Abell, money, if she, er, he helps her out in her bed, while his wife Gabriella Hall wanders around in the casino.
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