Great film, I love the placenta eating scene at the end. Ranks right up there for me with the head explosion in Scanners, and the bits falling off of Jeff Goldblum in the Fly.
No kids for me-with you there,and then some,Andrew!Crazy 40 year old sociopaths should'nt have them-that's my autobiography finished,for now,then!Ebert was so,so wrong-and you are so,so eloquent on very darn point you expatiate poignantly-this is his best film-and the undoing of the nuclear/nucleus family is all too addictive and terrifying an undoing,as much as it is a must!
Another damn fine review Sir! I own The Brood and have seen it probably three times, and although I appreciate that it tackles some very interesting subjects I still find it hard to like. I never really feel invested in the story unlike the way I do with say Shivers, Rabid, or Videodrome which all have plots that pull me in and keep me interested.
I hear you. Cronenberg walks a tightrope between ideas and stories and doesn't always hit the sweet spot (possibly his best aim was with The Fly). I can totally understand not warming to The Brood, but I find the ideas behind it and the metaphor particularly compelling.
You convinced me to watch this classic again. I hope you plan to review 'Dead Ringers' in your Cronenberg series (if you haven't already). Great stuff as always, Grumpy Andrew.
@@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse M. Butterfly is great, but not horror. Crash is a flop, but could use a revisiting. I really loved A History of Violence and Maps to the Stars for his later films.
@@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse That's true. I've been meaning to give Crash another try. It's an interesting idea. I remember Cronenberg in an interview talking about hearing the sounds of the seats flipping up as people left during the Cannes screaming. It takes balls to be this type of filmmaker, or artist in general.
Great film, I love the placenta eating scene at the end. Ranks right up there for me with the head explosion in Scanners, and the bits falling off of Jeff Goldblum in the Fly.
Yes grumpy andrew!!!
No kids for me-with you there,and then some,Andrew!Crazy 40 year old sociopaths should'nt have them-that's my autobiography finished,for now,then!Ebert was so,so wrong-and you are so,so eloquent on very darn point you expatiate poignantly-this is his best film-and the undoing of the nuclear/nucleus family is all too addictive and terrifying an undoing,as much as it is a must!
Awesome review dude. One his finest love me some Cronnenberg
Yes Cronenberg's first true masterpiece! Love the poem at the end!!
No kids for me. Joe's got 4! Then again, he doesn't drink and I have to get my buzz on at least once a week! LOL
Great review! An anti-natalist masterpiece.
Another damn fine review Sir! I own The Brood and have seen it probably three times, and although I appreciate that it tackles some very interesting subjects I still find it hard to like. I never really feel invested in the story unlike the way I do with say Shivers, Rabid, or Videodrome which all have plots that pull me in and keep me interested.
I hear you. Cronenberg walks a tightrope between ideas and stories and doesn't always hit the sweet spot (possibly his best aim was with The Fly). I can totally understand not warming to The Brood, but I find the ideas behind it and the metaphor particularly compelling.
Classic film, by far my favourite Cronenberg.
You convinced me to watch this classic again. I hope you plan to review 'Dead Ringers' in your Cronenberg series (if you haven't already). Great stuff as always, Grumpy Andrew.
Dead Ringers is a lock. I was considering finishing with Existenz and probably excluding M. Butterfly (and possibly Crash). What do you think?
@@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse M. Butterfly is great, but not horror. Crash is a flop, but could use a revisiting. I really loved A History of Violence and Maps to the Stars for his later films.
I really liked Crash :D Be boring if everyone liked the same things though!
@@GrumpyAndrewsHorrorHouse That's true. I've been meaning to give Crash another try. It's an interesting idea. I remember Cronenberg in an interview talking about hearing the sounds of the seats flipping up as people left during the Cannes screaming. It takes balls to be this type of filmmaker, or artist in general.