tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post7141413535575664946..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: The Funhouse: Not As Much Fun As You Would Think.Andre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-82361869650043885482013-05-14T20:29:19.462-04:002013-05-14T20:29:19.462-04:00The Funhouse is loosely based on a Dean Koontz nov...The Funhouse is loosely based on a Dean Koontz novel. The novel is darker and more intelligent. This movie version is just another slasher movie only this time it happens in a carnival freakshow. The horror rides inside the Funhouse are truly dangerous and for real whereas in an ordinary Funhouse its supposed to be make believe. The mutant who wears a Frankenstein monster to conceal his more hideous deformed human face is pitiful as well as scary. Such deformed people really do exist in real life and are victims of a sick cruel joke by Nature. People are cruel but so is Nature. The deformed mutant wants female companionship. Of course what he wants most is what he will never have. No woman wants to be with him and the poor wretch suffers from endless loneliness. The mutant is killed in the end in this not so fun movie. Its depressing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-76056620332729472942010-11-09T01:54:21.469-05:002010-11-09T01:54:21.469-05:00Good point about the horniness, the film is about ...Good point about the horniness, the film is about 50% more horny than the average slasher film as documented in the Precise Laboratory Film Testing Academy (PLFTA), I think I can see where Hooper was going with this. How the carnival represents the carnal urges as opposed to the small town conservative values. But, for all that it doesn't really go anywhere.<br /><br />Lazarus Lupin<br />http://strangespanner.blogspot.com/<br />art and reviewLazarus Lupinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498179029332944165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-33554064362115038822010-11-08T13:26:48.701-05:002010-11-08T13:26:48.701-05:00It's SO weird too because my real sister's...It's SO weird too because my real sister's name is Emily. Twilight Zone music......Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-52636083426858968662010-11-08T12:58:16.607-05:002010-11-08T12:58:16.607-05:00See Andre, we seriously are soul sistahs because w...See Andre, we seriously are soul sistahs because when I was your age, I too always wanted nothing more than to see that animatronic clown slice up the slut. That still would've been a funner movie. Today, however, in my old age, I see a different film than the early 20s me saw. Perhaps in time, you, little sis, will see it too.<br /><br />Now give me back my hair brush or I'm telling mom.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-47657009180548223722010-11-08T09:18:48.334-05:002010-11-08T09:18:48.334-05:00Oooh nuts Emily, does this mean we can't be so...Oooh nuts Emily, does this mean we can't be soul sisters anymore??<br /><br />I actually just read your review, I think if I had spent more time with Funhouse, and like reaaallllly got to know it, dates, small talk, making out what have you--then I might be able to enjoy it more. <br /><br />I think in many ways it's the initial disappointment of finding out what animatronic puppets were NOT the killers. I really wanted that, I did. HeheAndre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-13274340680312676162010-11-08T07:22:03.937-05:002010-11-08T07:22:03.937-05:00You know what's funny: I have a completely rev...You know what's funny: I have a completely reverse opinion than you on this one. I grew up with this one and always liked without loving it, thinking it pretty subpar, sleazy, and wasting of potential. But watching it with a pen in hand and paying attention to its construction, I thought it was so much better than I thought. The slowness built the atmosphere for me to a point where the actual kills are almost disappointing. Strangely different view I had this time.deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-21890653214631903142010-05-08T12:35:30.583-04:002010-05-08T12:35:30.583-04:00I personally dig this movie, but I agree with what...I personally dig this movie, but I agree with what you say about it taking a long time for something to happen. I guess what Hooper was trying to do was kind of get his audience to absorb that carnival atmosphere, which can get quite creepy at times. <br /><br />I liked how we explore all the different carnival attractions, because when you stop and look at them, they are pretty creepy all by themselves. <br /><br />I think this movie gets better after a couple of viewings, when you already know what to expect, and simply absorb the weird carnival atmosphere. <br /><br />Did you get a vibe like Hooper was kind of playing once again with similar themes he played with in TheTexas Chainsaw Massacre? Again, we have a dysfunctional family, we have a "son" thats monster like, and a murderer. I guess this is one of Hoopers favorite themes.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-12199694318690921322010-05-08T07:49:53.940-04:002010-05-08T07:49:53.940-04:00Sounds like an MST 3000 episode in the making! An...Sounds like an MST 3000 episode in the making! And you are <b>so</b> right about that puppet from Mr. Rogers. That thing always freaked me out as a kid.Michelle Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345377357560724790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-54839922356770231862010-05-08T01:25:13.062-04:002010-05-08T01:25:13.062-04:00I really enjoy The Funhouse for the reasons you me...I really enjoy The Funhouse for the reasons you mentioned...all of the shit that goes down in the funhouse itself is awesome, and I love the crazy use of colors and strobe lighting, mixed with all the creepy animatronic shit. <br /><br />However, I do like the long lead up time spent with the teens and the 37-year-old boy toy of the main girl. Nothing happens, sure, but just the odd and off kilter atmosphere that the carnival has makes it appealing for me. <br /><br />Also, I must mention that I love when that gypsy chick says: "Don't come back or I'll break every bone in your fuckin' bodies!" Word up gypsy lady.Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-34480147896441254782010-05-07T22:29:26.385-04:002010-05-07T22:29:26.385-04:00Yeah, I agree that the movie isn't that great,...Yeah, I agree that the movie isn't that great, but Dean Koontz wrote a movie tie-in book version that I thought was much better. Without giving too much away, the book gives more backstory to the characters and also provides a connection between the final girl and the carnival. If the movie was remade but instead followed the Koontz version of events, then I think it could turn out to be pretty decent.Dorian Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-54209112796103686622010-05-07T19:01:17.141-04:002010-05-07T19:01:17.141-04:00It's got its moments, but overall this movie i...It's got its moments, but overall this movie is just a nostalgia trip for me. <br /><br />I'm old and I was around when these movies came out, when slashers had their heyday...when you're a kid, these movies are unbelievably horrifying- stuff like this and <i>Prom Night</i>. Watching them now, they're not that great. Or even, really, a LITTLE great, but they still FEEL great because of all the rememberingness.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-70963531979810118542010-05-07T18:46:24.438-04:002010-05-07T18:46:24.438-04:00I 1000% had the same reaction to the shower moment...I 1000% had the same reaction to the shower moment you're referring to. I thought I was going to jail.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.com