tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post7818224056038470805..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: Wendigo Meets THE VAMPIRE HAPPENING (1971)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-92088847053458521822012-10-17T22:34:13.362-04:002012-10-17T22:34:13.362-04:00I have been watching this movie every halloween fo...I have been watching this movie every halloween for almost 20 years nowMark Mageddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864655939405207859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-19196179371775423742010-07-08T13:14:26.865-04:002010-07-08T13:14:26.865-04:00Gwen: Happening can definitely be an entertaining ...Gwen: <i>Happening</i> can definitely be an entertaining experience if you and your viewing companions approach it with the right attitude. One person's failed humor can easily be someone else's hilarious camp. I'd never reproach anyone for enjoying a bad movie; if it helps you entertain yourselves, that's a good thing.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-3128140406277339312010-07-08T12:38:14.358-04:002010-07-08T12:38:14.358-04:00I actually always liked this movie; I remember get...I actually always liked this movie; I remember getting it from the video store in high school and watching it with friends. It's just goofy, dated, sleazy fun.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848690441153905028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-61126542413662448412010-07-07T23:20:31.167-04:002010-07-07T23:20:31.167-04:00d: I was amazed by the gall of that poster in proc...d: I was amazed by the gall of that poster in proclaiming the film, "the funniest and most entertaining movie of the year!"<br /><br />Vicar: I neglected to mention that characters occasionally listen to Radio Transylvania, where the announcers talk with exactly the sort of "bleh, bleh" accent you're talking about. This one actually has a gag stolen by Mama Dracula: a vampire taking air out of tires by biting them. Only in Happening the tires don't bleed. Wendigo is willing to say that Happening is actually worse than Mama, though not as awful as Dracula the Dirty Old Man. We might all be better off taking his word on that.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-42842367270773732912010-07-07T17:16:08.181-04:002010-07-07T17:16:08.181-04:00Vicar, Fearless Vampire Killers didn't work fo...Vicar, <em>Fearless Vampire Killers</em> didn't work for me either. There's a reason Roman Polanski isn't renowned as a comedy director!dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-53933755589234734252010-07-07T16:27:29.687-04:002010-07-07T16:27:29.687-04:00Wow, this looks like a failure of MAMA DRACULA pro...Wow, this looks like a failure of MAMA DRACULA proportions! <br /><br />You're spot-on with the difficulties of comedy in general, vampire comedies in particular, and the pitfalls those who don't understand those difficulties almost always fall into. "I Vant to Suck Your Blud!" hasn't been funny for decades, if it ever was, and sadly most of the jokes never get beyond that level of sophistication.<br /><br />As to dfordoom's question about good vampire comedies, I struggle to think of one as well. I have an affection for Landis's INNOCENT BLOOD that probably has little to do with its actual comedy value, but I remember getting a few laughs out of the mobster vamps and their peculiar problems (i.e., garlic). Everyone loves THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, but it never worked for me, for some reason--maybe I should revisit.<br /><br />How about DUCKULA? Or HEATHCLIFF AND DINGBAT? Do those count? I used to laugh at them till sugared cereal came out my nose. ;)The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-72666444799865789352010-07-07T01:48:13.045-04:002010-07-07T01:48:13.045-04:00That Italian poster for the film is amazingly bad!...That Italian poster for the film is amazingly bad!<br /><br />Vampire comedies are definitely a problem. I can't really think of a good one.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.com