[kj] OT - The Exorcist

TB partyslammer at socal.rr.com
Mon Sep 8 19:02:37 EDT 2008


"B. Oliver Sheppard" wrote:



> What about Roman Polanski's oft-overlooked "REPULSION"?

>

> That one, pre -"Rosemary's Baby," I thought was equally disturbing.

>

> You probably know that REPULSION, ROSEMARY'S BABY, and THE TENANT are

> part of Roman Polanski's unofficial horror trilogy of "modern urban

> living." Each one deals with the claustrophobia or living in crowded

> city spaces. Repulsion, starring Catherine Deneuve, is awesome.

> Rosemary's Baby is still the best, but Repulsion is 2nd, and The Tenant,

> which does have some Lynch-ian unsettling moments, is 3rd -- but still

> good. Though uneven.


Repulsion is by far my favorite of the three Polanski movies you mention.

T.B.


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