tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post798435630539951538..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: BEACH OF THE WAR GODS (1973)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-7895943247321970192013-01-19T14:10:22.810-05:002013-01-19T14:10:22.810-05:00"The final fight is a night battle fought at ..."The final fight is a night battle fought at the foot of a windmill. You get the impression that Wang Yu is yet another filmmaker profoundly influenced by James Whale's Frankenstein from the way Hsia Feng dangles awhile from one of the turning windmill blades and the way he and Shinobu gaze at each other through a turning wagon wheel, as Whale's Frankenstein and Monster do through the gears inside their windmill. This closing showdown can't hope to top the epic battle that preceded it, but it makes a good denouement after the climactic carnage."<br /><br />Now who'd a thunk it? Ha! But that still does visualize Whale's composition, and your seen the film to establish this correlation. Alas I have not, and thought that trailer was a hoot! This is a genre I am admittedly well behind on, but there seems to be barrels of fun awaiting when I finally take the plunge. A splendid and lively piece!<br />Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com