tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877722433362186484.post1298337930174864271..comments2024-03-25T10:30:09.319-07:00Comments on Film Thoughts: NO ENCORES: The Night of the Hunter (1955)Bonehead XLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04545161927886923285noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877722433362186484.post-11491428668253779672016-08-07T06:54:07.918-07:002016-08-07T06:54:07.918-07:00I love the look of this film. When John and Pearl...I love the look of this film. When John and Pearl are on the run from Harry Powell, they manage to elude him long enough to sleep in the hay loft of a barn. The door of the loft is open and we can see the moon lit night sky and the fenced country road in the distance.<br /><br />While the viewer has the vantage point of seeing the children's feet as they sleep in the hay loft, we can also see past them, to the country road in the distance. Suddenly, Powell's voice is heard singing an eerie hymn as we see his silhouette on horseback slowly coming up the road. Talk about creepy! No blood, no gore...just overwhelming dread.<br /><br />There are just too many exciting visuals in this movie to count. Mitchum is also amazing! The only thing that keeps me from giving it a "10" is some relatively stiff acting by others in the cast and what was for me, an unsatisfactory ending. <br /><br />I own the Criterion Blu-Ray of this and highly recommend it. <b>[9/10]</b>whitsbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171082058163775614noreply@blogger.com