The session: "Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration"
The four of us who have been in the class since the beginning (or nearly so) each pick a favorite to revisit
As always, there may be spoilers here. And the trailer may be NSFW and/or NSFL.
Week 1: The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
(Ethan's pick)
Directed by John Gilling
My Impressions Going In:
I remembered seeing it, and I am otherwise more or less familiar with the story of Burke and Hare. But I didn;t really remember much detail about this movie.
William Burke and William Hare get paid to provide corpses to Dr. Robert Knox. Knox, in turn, is using the corpses to teach medical school.
Reaction and Other Folderol:
This was a pleasant surprise. Since we originally saw this years ago, I had forgotten how clever the dialogue is. It was also fun to contemplate who got off worse -- Burke who was executed by hanging, or Hare who faced the wrath of an angry mob. This was, all around, a fun movie to watch -- and I hadn't remembered that fact.
Ratings
Oops. I forget what Bob-O rated this. I think he gave it a 9-point-something.
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