#Nicholas St. John

[adamwatchesmovies]

Body Snatchers (1993)

I meant to watch every film adaptation of Jack Finney's The Body Snatchers in release order but I messed up and saw 1993's Body Snatchers second. I made a mistake but don't feel too bad about it. In many ways, this film surpasses the original thanks to its spectacular special effects, atmosphere and chilling imagery.

Environmental Protection Agency agent Steve Malone (Terry Kinney) is moving to an Alabama military base with his family to test the effects of the military's actions on the surroundings. There, his daughter Marti (Gabrielle Anwar) notices abnormal behavior from several people. When her little brother says their mom (Meg Tilly) is a doppelganger, she believes him... but who else will?

Body Snatchers suffers from the fact that its title gives away too much, though not as much as the previous films. If you don’t know what the deal is, stop reading and go see this movie.

Barring one scene where a composite shot is rough around the edges, it all looks very convincing and boy does that make for a creepy experience. The characters are warned not to go to sleep. Once you see why, you won’t be able to close your eyes anymore. It’s a perfect example of gore used correctly. It grosses you out but mostly, it unsettles. It makes your skin crawl and makes you sweat.

Like the original picture, Body Snatchers can be a bit slow at points. You know where the plot is headed so you may grow a bit restless, at least at first. There is a turning point where Marti realizes what is happening. It sends a chill down your spine. You’re filled with the kind of panic that only comes from the absolute certainty of imminent, unavoidable defeat. Just when you think there’s a crack for our heroes to slip through, the film takes advantage of your lowered guard and comes at you full force. It pours the terror and despair down your throat. While the special effects are extremely effective, it’s the little moments that have the biggest impact. The emotional bits between Marti and the man she’s starting to fall for, Timm (Billy Wirth), make you think everything's going to be ok. It makes the scene where our heroes realize they've been led into a trap that much more devastating.

Body Snatchers doesn’t include just one shot where the true horror of the story dawns on you. There are at least 7. That’s a rarity even in the best chillers. The pacing issues may not even be there if you have not seen the previous versions (or any number of the derivatives which have come over the years) and I get the feeling that I'll like this one even more next time. (Full-screen version on DVD, July 13, 2018)

[mycinematheque]

[cinesludge]

Movie #63 of 2023: King of New York

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Characters, book, and author names under the cut

Damianos (“Damen”) of Akielos/Laurent of Vere - Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat

Rhy Maresh/Alucard Emery - Shades of Magic by V. E. Schwab

Addam Saint Nicholas/Rune Saint John - The Tarot Sequence by K. D. Edwards

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

[filmswithoutfaces]

The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod

[fishingforwords]

van gogh had a point. and also depression.

fernando pessoa || emily st. john mandel, station eleven || nicholas sparks || vincent van gogh || dante alighieri || richard siken, boot theory || vincent van gogh

[enby-jellyfish]

Help me tumblrinas

I'm simping over old men again

tumblrinas help me

[boxwright]

Steppenwolf - John Kay

[coryojanus]

behind the scenes of the menu (2022) dir; mark mylod

[thetarotsequence]

At least, that’s how *I* feel about it…only time (and the rest of the TAROT SEQUENCE series will tell!

[scroundel]

Oh my god. The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards is so good!

If you like queer romance fantasy action and good writing, please please please pick up this series. It’s so good! And the world building and characters are fantastic! I love all the characters so much, but be warned, you may develop unhealthy crushes on fictional characters.

There is SA and trauma, but I think it handles it in a good way and shows that with love and support you can heal.

[catholic-saint-tournament]

PRE-SCHISM BRACKET: ROUND 1

Polls to begin on Sunday, 11 June. Below is the bracket for the pre-schism saints. You can still submit nominations and votes for post-schism saints, modern saints, and beatified folks.

The polls will be as follows:

St Monica vs St Justin Martyr

St Blaise vs St Guthlac

St Augustine vs St John Gualbert

St Benedict vs St John Damascene

St Barbara vs St Columba

St Jerome vs St Isidore of Seville

St Nicholas vs St Valentine

St Patrick vs Pope St Leo the Great

St Anselm vs St Maximus the Confessor

St Ciaran of Saigir vs St Moses the Black

St Gregory Nanzianzus vs St Gregory of Nyssa

St John Chrysostom vs St Irenaeus

St Macrina vs St Cyprian

St Mary of Egypt vs St David

St Anthony the Great vs St Athanasius

St Aurea of Paris vs St Basil

[ruleof3bobby]

THE MENU (2022) Grade: C+

Had some intrigue in the start. It was lacking a hook, a reason, backstory. The ending was that cool either. Better grade cause there are some good acting and wow moments.

[genevieveetguy]

You don't think Chef is mad at me, do you?

The Menu, Mark Mylod (2022)

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Kadou Mahisti/Evemer Hoskadem- A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland

Nick Bell/Seth Gray- The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

Evelyn Hugo/Celia St James- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jankins Reid

Rune Saint John/Addam Saint Nicholas-The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards

[supercalime]

If you like rise of the guardians and die hard, I’ve got just the movie for you!