Dr. Caligari -1989
"Juice me, I’m a shiver boy." - Gus Pratt.
One might be tempted to say this movie is better left unwatched, but then you would miss out on all the fun that is Dr. Caligari, a sequel to the 1921 silent movie classic. I’d write about the classic, but alas, I’ve found it rather hard to come by, much harder than the sequel, which I have watched with squirmiest delight more often then I care to admit. This movie is, well, awful, and at the same time hysterically fun. The plot is sort of an age-old dilemma, really, if you could say there is a plot. It seems that the a young wife, a poor Mrs. van Housen is undersexed, or at least has an active overdrive, causing the fraut couple to seek out the help of one Dr. Caligari. All would be well, if the young Miss Caligari (granddaughter it would seem of the fabled Dr. Caligari) were not out to satisfy her own curious whims. The movie kind goes from there introducing several odd and random characters, who all realize that they are making more of a an art film mockery then a good movie, and they are really enjoying it. The movie is fantastically quotable, really, there are so many great lines it’s hard to remember all of them. Gus Pratt, the imprisoned mental patient cum serial killer probably has some of the best lines. In particular a long diatribe about the making of good human based stew. It’s fun for the whole family. Fun quotes: "I see that face and I’m a love slut, uh-huh.""Chinchilla, chinchilla, chinchilla.""Can I have some more trotters. Mmmm, broiled sheep trotters.""Aunt Bea still gives me the randy pants." Added: Thursday, October 16, 2003 Reviewer: Domkitten Score: Hits: 1007
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