tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post4095167340980471987..comments2024-03-28T04:35:13.270-04:00Comments on Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog: Bride BallyhooPierre Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-26194952638573406592009-09-20T23:00:04.113-04:002009-09-20T23:00:04.113-04:00Wow - very interesting! It sounds like you're...Wow - very interesting! It sounds like you're saying the studio explained the stunt concept to theater owners and recommended they procure their own props. I think this makes it very different from the corporate tie-ins we see today. Back then, the studio would not have made any money off the sales of the props (the wax teeth, the candles). It doesn't sound like there was any deal between the studio and some Acme Wax Prop and Gag Corporation. The point was to generate excitement to see the movie, not sell the product.<br /><br />Now, when there's a Little Mermaid(c) Happy Meal (c), the movie is being used to generate excitement for the product. So its the reverse, really. And films like Transformers and G.I. Joe - they're hardly more than 90 minute toy commercials. <br /><br />I was aware of the more modern examples of this sort of publicity stunt - what jumped to my mind was Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or was it Wes Craven, who used the "just keep telling yourself its only a movie" line. But I never associated it with The Exorcist. My impression was that people really were fainting, barfing, running out of the theater and otherwise going screwy during the first run of that movie-- I mean, I personally know two women who told me (separately) that they themselves panicked and ran out of the theater, or panicked, barfed, and ran out of the theater, respectively, when they first saw it in '73. <br /><br />Such a great blog - keep up the good work!B. Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450390103310443424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-69356842144409383082009-08-23T14:28:46.148-04:002009-08-23T14:28:46.148-04:00That's very interesting. Usually, when people ...That's very interesting. Usually, when people speak of movie gimmicks like that, they're thinking of the late 50's/early 60's and on, when you had people like William Castle putting vibrator devices in seats and the like. I've never seen any kind of depiction of such gimmicks going on in the 30's. I'd be interested in knowing what else they were doing like that back then, in terms of these genre pictures.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109032895615020400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-19858338987436503542009-08-11T12:31:55.406-04:002009-08-11T12:31:55.406-04:00Oh, well that IS strange. I thought they were laug...Oh, well that IS strange. I thought they were laughing at Una Merkel.Peter Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984260321681445303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-6632239339542319992009-08-11T12:30:16.650-04:002009-08-11T12:30:16.650-04:00That's really interesting - I had no idea. Wel...That's really interesting - I had no idea. Well, perhaps I take my monster movies FAR too seriously, but I still felt like the audience laughed at strange times. It was funny when he was trying to smoke or demanding more drink, but it wasn't funny when his heart was broken. That got a good HAHA from people around me and I didn't fully understand why.<br /><br />-MMJill O'Lanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527221958640301950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-29279539287435947822009-08-11T08:04:56.022-04:002009-08-11T08:04:56.022-04:00"BOF" is an intentional comedy, it's..."BOF" is an intentional comedy, it's always been a comedy. It's very funny, other than a few scare moments and the sad ending. Great characters, great performances, great direction.Peter Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984260321681445303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-41830421798501874602009-08-09T22:01:58.826-04:002009-08-09T22:01:58.826-04:00These ads are great - I especially like that they&...These ads are great - I especially like that they've considered all the different ways to be scared witless. <br /><br />I recently went to a cemetery screening of The Bride of Frankenstein, and I was disappointed that a lot of people found the movie really funny. Obviously, BOF isn't scary to viewers anymore, but it's sad that people see it as campy instead of classic.<br /><br />-MM<br /><a href="http://www.magnetsdelosmuertos.com" rel="nofollow">Monster Poetry Magnets</a>Jill O'Lanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10527221958640301950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-21159719466683255632009-08-06T22:00:52.575-04:002009-08-06T22:00:52.575-04:00I might need one o them Nurses ;o)
The Teeth gag i...I might need one o them Nurses ;o)<br />The Teeth gag is pretty funny..Whats this??...I can just sse patrons pulling those out of there envelopes ,playing with them before the lights dim..<br />Yes..I might just swallow my teeth over a damn good movie..Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165402182512034384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-83173640354768885202009-08-05T16:21:24.699-04:002009-08-05T16:21:24.699-04:00How cool! I wonder if anyone ever got a photo of a...How cool! I wonder if anyone ever got a photo of a <i>Bride of Frankenstein</i> "ambulance" actually on the streets?rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-90663784025022552742009-08-05T14:47:33.916-04:002009-08-05T14:47:33.916-04:00Smoke the scares away? Did they have a deal with t...Smoke the scares away? Did they have a deal with the tobacco companies?Monster Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512345969721307138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-25652067669416105002009-08-05T06:14:16.842-04:002009-08-05T06:14:16.842-04:00Fabulous. Gimmicks like this put Hammer's Rasp...Fabulous. Gimmicks like this put Hammer's Rasputin the Mad Monk beards to shame.Dave Rattiganhttp://www.dictionaryofhammer.comnoreply@blogger.com