tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566232127184217154.post5087288141991775202..comments2023-09-06T02:11:11.415-07:00Comments on Extended Cut: Simon Abrams's Film Journal: 345) Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566232127184217154.post-53453147563921919372009-10-16T20:48:53.944-07:002009-10-16T20:48:53.944-07:00Interesting (re: normalcy). Don't think it loo...Interesting (re: normalcy). Don't think it looked "normal" so much as unnaturally sunny (mostly thanks to the island's white stucco walls and blue water). The sound, if anything, makes the film "natural" but again, the quiet nature of the film ruins that illusion of it being a "normal" setting.Simon Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4566232127184217154.post-73465977706383613372009-10-16T20:43:10.904-07:002009-10-16T20:43:10.904-07:00Just watched this today. It does have its flaws, e...Just watched this today. It does have its flaws, especially the hubbie not getting the Hell outta there after seeing a senior being used as a pinata and the main fact that you are with a pregnant wife on an island that seems eerily deserted ... c'mon. BUT .... this is a little horror gem with scenes that, if used today in a modern film, would be the cause of nights on end of cable news talking heads barking at each other about depraved Hollywood. The ending was a pure 70s "looking into the abyss" conclusion. Agree on the horror in plain daylight style. Wonderful. The cinematographer stated that he wanted the film to look as normal as possible .. no cliches of darkness.THE FUTURIST!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13738269851546208405noreply@blogger.com