Cinephemera

DeliveranceRating: WorthyThat’s it. I’m never going out into the woods again. Screw nature. This movie does for rural forest what Jaws did for beaches and what Psycho before it did for showers. At least that’s how it was for me. There’s just too many animals that can eat you, bugs that suck your blood, weather that will either give you heatstroke or freeze your digits off, and now hillbillies that will anally rape you. So thank you, Deliverance, for giving me just one more reason to stay inside, remain pasty white and get fat off hamburgers and ramen. Oh yeah. If you do have to go into the woods, make sure you bring Burt Reynolds along with you.The Third ManRating: WorthyI’m beginning to think that Orson Welles had a clause in every one of his contracts saying that he must be given the best character introduction in the movie in which he was appearing. While Orson Welles is not the main character, and really doesn’t have that much screen time, he is certainly the most memorable part of the movie. His commanding persona steals every scene he’s in (what precious few there are). The use of tilted horizon on what felt like nearly every shot was a bit distracting but noir enthusiasts will have much to like in this great mystery story.