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'The Lighthouse': 2 1/4 Guys will love it . . .

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Billy Wonka

Filmed in gorgeous B&W and masked to a perfect square this is the tale of two men who begin to hate each other then fall into madness. Dafoe, doing his scary "I'm really this person" performance, and Pattison go to a hostile rock of a lighthouse station to begin their month-long stay. Immediately Dafoe is bullying Pattison (a "new hire") into doing all the shitty things imaginable. Quickly, Pattison begins to hallucinate and to lapse into alcoholism via Dafoe's encouragement. Dafoe's harangues are epic with the bellowing and threats. The cinematography is dark and grim which adds to the direness of the story.

During the credits, there was an acknowledgment that the story was based on the accounts of lighthouse logbooks and lore. That is really the scary part.

Old Willem might just make the noms for this one. Plus, Pattison is turning into a fine actor.

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RE: 'The Lighthouse': 2 1/4 Guys will love it . . . - fantja 15:41:16 11/12/19 (0)
Thanks! for sharing.
Thanx for the tip . . . - BillH 13:44:10 11/03/19 (2)
I thought Old Willem should have won Best Supporting for "Platoon," but maybe this time.
- Platoon just for starters!... N/T - musetap 11:02:35 11/04/19 (1)
  oo
  "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
  - The Hunter - Awe-d-o-file 17:16:58 11/04/19 (0)
    Or whatever the name of that Aussie film was......
    
    ET
    
    "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Also high on our list to see... Dafoe again - one of the finest actors ever... - musetap 09:46:05 11/03/19 (2)
We loved the director's previous film, The Witch.

Guy has a way with creepy.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
- This is mega artsy-fartsy with the same visual style . . . - Billy Wonka 12:44:09 11/03/19 (1)
  After a while, it gets hard to watch. Not a negative but disturbing.
  - Had a friend recommend it... - musetap 11:01:20 11/04/19 (0)
    Who indeed said it was one of the most disturbing films he ever saw.
    
    I'll wait for streaming (as usual these years), but can use some good squirming.
    
    "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
RE: 'The Lighthouse': 2 1/4 Guys will love it . . . - Awe-d-o-file 07:10:14 11/03/19 (0)
Sounds good, thanks.

ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

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