tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post3990633114034547854..comments2023-08-10T04:11:34.560-05:00Comments on THE CONSTANT VIEWER: August 1, 1959 [The Tingler]Paul J. Marasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-91908352124754635612011-08-03T21:53:11.775-05:002011-08-03T21:53:11.775-05:00@Rachel: One of my movie-going heroes is Robert Wa...@Rachel: One of my movie-going heroes is Robert Warshow, who famously wrote, "A man goes to the movies. The critic must be honest enough to admit that he is that man." For decades his phrase "the immediate experience" has been a deeply felt motto for many film-lovers, myself included. I try to reflect that in this "imaginary cinema diary" as the diarist makes his way through a century-plus life at the movies, his wife and children, friends and strangers with him. I'm glad you enjoy going with him.Paul J. Marasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-25509340645123548212011-08-03T16:50:18.635-05:002011-08-03T16:50:18.635-05:00I agree with what others have said before me: I lo...I agree with what others have said before me: I love the personal touch you bring to your review. Normally, I have a prejudice against gimmicky films, but I may have to make an exception.Aubynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-31264166042090525382011-08-02T14:43:24.730-05:002011-08-02T14:43:24.730-05:00Dorian TB: I didn't know that about Judith Eve...Dorian TB: I didn't know that about Judith Evelyn. So many fine character actors over the decades ...Paul J. Marasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-42669960930566461532011-08-02T14:01:50.426-05:002011-08-02T14:01:50.426-05:00Paul, you did a wonderful job of bringing to life ...Paul, you did a wonderful job of bringing to life how it feels to be in a real theater showing THE TINGLER! You really captured the sights, sounds, and sensations of William Castle's fun movie theater gimmicks, and yet even when you've seen it before and you know what to expect, the film still makes you jump and shriek in all the right places. The blood in the bathtub is even more yelp-worthy in color! By the way, you might also remember that actress Judith Evelyn, who played the poor mute woman, also played the eccentric sculptress in REAR WINDOW (one of my favorites).DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-20738503143612741042011-08-02T08:52:10.422-05:002011-08-02T08:52:10.422-05:00Along with The Tingler, the original version of Th...Along with <i>The Tingler</i>, the original version of <i>The Fly</i> can be pretty traumatic. Of course there's that famous help-me!help-me! final scene; but the entire concept of the boy looking for the white-headed fly is unsettling. Gore horrifies, but horror makes one despair.Paul J. Marasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-41913888624323893442011-08-02T06:01:55.832-05:002011-08-02T06:01:55.832-05:00After you eliminate the series films that Castle d...After you eliminate the series films that Castle did for Columbia in the 1940s (<i>The Whistler</i> flicks, etc.) <b>The Tingler</b> is probably my favorite of his films, along with <b>House on Haunted Hill</b>. <b>Tingler</b> is gimmicky, to be sure but there are some incredibly striking images in it (the sequence with the blood coming out of the tub is still pretty amazing). Thanks for a great review, Paul!Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-46021571392237940172011-08-01T22:32:01.384-05:002011-08-01T22:32:01.384-05:00I've never seen The Tingler but I am familiar ...I've never seen The Tingler but I am familiar with William Castle. John Goodman's character in the 1993 movie Matinee is a tribute to Castle and actually how I first found out about him.<br />Also thanks for sharing the experience of seeing this movie in the theater with your son!RVChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475379868308526845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-16729006698613598722011-08-01T20:12:05.767-05:002011-08-01T20:12:05.767-05:00I love articles where people share their filmgoing...I love articles where people share their filmgoing experiences with other people. Your description of your son's enthusiasm was just the kind of personal touch that I wanted in articles for this blogathon. Great work!Nathanael Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959797971471060052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-16766476795685365002011-08-01T14:28:01.823-05:002011-08-01T14:28:01.823-05:00@GRand Old Movies: I saw this when I was a little ...@GRand Old Movies: I saw this when I was a little kid, and wanted The Constant Viewer to capture that experience--second-hand, this time, through his son, but with a hint that he's creeped out, too. I've always felt this undercurrent of unease when watching B-horror films. When I was a kid, I knew that I didn't want to meet not only the monsters but also the people who made the monster movies!Paul J. Marasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367608635996012511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-49065582503211067742011-08-01T10:17:13.001-05:002011-08-01T10:17:13.001-05:00Thanks so much for your great post - I've seen...Thanks so much for your great post - I've seen "The Tingler" many times, and I absolutely LOVE it, but you've given a new perspective to the picture - that it really does have scary/disturbing elements in it, in spite of its deliberate send-up humor. I've seen this film in a theater in which the seats were wired to give an electric "buzz" (as Castle had originally intended) when the Tingler gets loose, and the audience response was astonishing! If you haven't yet seen it, you might also like Castle's "Homicidal," which he made an an hommage to "Psycho" - it's also a wild horror send-up, but with some great, frightening moments.Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-90086339082217241752011-07-31T23:31:56.109-05:002011-07-31T23:31:56.109-05:00I mean I *would* have loved to experience it. Man,...I mean I *would* have loved to experience it. Man, I've been writing too many comments today! Darn blogathon.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354807953296310575.post-27084990323653637102011-07-31T23:30:31.368-05:002011-07-31T23:30:31.368-05:00Out of all the Castle gimmicks, I think the Tingle...Out of all the Castle gimmicks, I think the Tingler is my favorite. Especially the part about it getting loose in the theater. I wouldn't have loved to experience that when it first came out!KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587905976811500791noreply@blogger.com