"WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT THIS MOVIE?!??!"
"We pull directors names out of a bag & watch their films chronologically." So reads the bio/description on the Instagram page of philm_philes, aka Hayley & Joshua. Last week, Hayley and Joshua began watching Brian De Palma's films, chronologically, beginning with Murder a la Mod. "It’s not a great film by any stretch of the word," Hayley wrote of Murder a la Mod, "but there’s plenty of imagination, blossoming skills, and some unexpected twist and turns, and at the beginning of a career that’s what matters." When the philm_philes got to The Wedding Party a couple of days later, they acknowledged that the latter is De Palma's first feature film. "The movie hit me like a ton of bricks," Joshua said of The Wedding Party two days ago. "I thought it was hilarious and unbelievably well made (especially considering this is technically De Palmas first movie). The dialog, editing, pacing and absolutely enthralling choices made by background actors you may see once for 20 seconds help deepen for me what would otherwise be a pedestrian take on young men and their loose grasp on commitment."
Tonight, the philm_philes watched Phantom Of The Paradise -- here are their reactions:
Joshua: on paper, there was almost a zero percent chance I was gunna dig this movie. Turns out I’m very thankful movies aren’t paper. What a ride! Why does no one talk about this movie?!??! And De Palma’s directing MAKES this film.Hayley: THIS MOVIE RULES! It’s as if Phantom of the Opera and Rocky Horror made a baby on acid.