tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795347148428519606.post1555840618653773961..comments2023-12-04T08:53:52.428-06:00Comments on Justine's Halloween: My Review of The Devil and Daniel WebsterJustine’s Halloweenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036212957533234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795347148428519606.post-13313777422854944622014-08-26T17:19:43.857-05:002014-08-26T17:19:43.857-05:00Mantan ~ I can see why this would be one of your f...Mantan ~ I can see why this would be one of your favorite movies! It feels like it should be a classic. I thought Walter Huston was perfect. I heard on the commentary that Claude Rains had been interested in playing the role of Mr. Scratch. That would have been different! I haven't seen the Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but I should add that to my to-watch list.<br /><br />The soundtrack was so great. Do you own a DVD of The Devil and Daniel Webster? If so, you probably already know all the soundtrack trivia that's on the commentary. There were some really inventive things going on, like the layering of different violin songs during the harvest dance scene. People weren't doing stuff like that back then! <br /><br />No, I haven't seen Night of the Hunter. In fact, I don't think I've even heard of it. I just looked up some info about the movie and it sounds like something I'd be interested in! I'll try to get a hold of it next. Thanks for the suggestion! Justine’s Halloweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036212957533234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795347148428519606.post-12388848420634323052014-08-25T17:05:19.955-05:002014-08-25T17:05:19.955-05:00Oh Justine, one of my favorite movies! Walter Hous...Oh Justine, one of my favorite movies! Walter Houston is amazing as Scratch (He was good in the Treasure of the Sierra Madre as well!).<br /><br />Listen to that soundtrack too, you can hear Bernard Herrmann INVENTING American cinematic film scoring!<br /><br />Have you seen Charles Laughton's "Night of the Hunter"? I would definitely recommend it as a film in a similar vein. A bit darker, but with similarly brilliant cinematography, performances, and values.Mantan Calaverashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024705691966479703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795347148428519606.post-56586174604394482152014-08-25T08:20:31.677-05:002014-08-25T08:20:31.677-05:00Jeanne ~ That's just where I was at before see...Jeanne ~ That's just where I was at before seeing this! I'd heard of it, and on some level I knew it was a classic story. It's really worth watching. We should have been reading/watching this story in school! I actually ran across a few video projects kids made about this story for school while I was looking for video clips for my blog. So it's a part of some kids' education. Those videos the kids put together were pretty funny/entertaining!Justine’s Halloweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036212957533234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795347148428519606.post-29770426406164992572014-08-25T08:02:40.965-05:002014-08-25T08:02:40.965-05:00I have so often heard of this movie, but have neve...I have so often heard of this movie, but have never seen it. Will definitely look it up! Thanks! :0)Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918915129013117664noreply@blogger.com