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Hellbilly
10-26-2006, 08:48 PM
Vote and talk about your favorite Karen Black performance.
satans-sadists
10-26-2006, 08:53 PM
Vote and talk about your favorite Karen Black performance.

Before casting my vote, I have a question. Are we allowed to discuss horror films?

Did you see the new 2006 dvd release of Trilogy of Terror? Karen Black is a supreme bitch on the extras! She totally bashes the horror genre claiming that all of her genre films are in fact SCIENCE FICTION :bs: :bs: and that they have all been mislabeled! What the fuck is that all about!?!
Katatonia
10-26-2006, 09:00 PM
Before casting my vote, I have a question. Are we allowed to discuss horror films?

Did you see the new 2006 dvd release of Trilogy of Terror? Karen Black is a supreme bitch on the extras! She totally bashes the horror genre claiming that all of her genre films are in fact SCIENCE FICTION :bs: :bs: and that they have all been mislabeled! What the fuck is that all about!?!

I wouldn't say she was a bitch... she's just not a fan of horror films, which she's stated numerous times over the years. Often times the Director or Writer (etc.) insists vehemently that it's not a "Horror" film and the like. So no, it's not too surprising really that she did say that.

Roberta Findlay...now there is a bitch who truly trashes horror films in DVD extras! :lol:

I pick Trilogy of Terror though, for the superb acting skills in the three stories.
satans-sadists
10-26-2006, 09:04 PM
I wouldn't say she was a bitch... she's just not a fan of horror films, which she's stated numerous times over the years. Often times the Director or Writer (etc.) insists vehemently that it's not a "Horror" film and the like. So no, it's not too surprising really that she did say that.

Roberta Findlay...now there is a bitch who truly trashes horror films in DVD extras! :lol:

I pick Trilogy of Terror though, for the superb acting skills in the three stories.

I thought she was a bitch when she said all the movies have been mislabeled and "I don't appreciate it." When she said that last part I thought she looked pissed off.
Katatonia
10-26-2006, 09:07 PM
I thought she was a bitch when she said all the movies have been mislabeled and "I don't appreciate it." When she said that last part I thought she looked pissed off.

Hmm, I'll have to pull the DVD out and watch that part again.
Hellbilly
10-26-2006, 09:11 PM
I don't have that DVD yet so no comment from me :(
satans-sadists
10-26-2006, 09:14 PM
Does anyone think of House of 1,000 Corpses as science fiction? I don't recall Captain Spaulding taking anyone out with the Vulcan Nerve Pinch nor do I remember Otis using a light saber as his preferred weapon of choice.
Mattster
10-26-2006, 09:39 PM
Initially I was going to vote for Burnt Offerings simply because I only enjoy the third tale in Trilogy of Terror, but I guess the fact that she plays so many different roles in one movie was the deciding factor.
evildeadfan123
10-26-2006, 10:50 PM
Voted for House of 1,000 Corpses. Another movie that gets my vote, even though it is not horror, Easy Rider.
fceurich39
10-28-2006, 07:10 PM
trilogy of terror
Cujo108
08-30-2008, 06:32 AM
I voted other for her performance in The Pyx. Great film... low key and quite haunting. Black is at her best. Hell, she even sings the theme song, which I actually think isn't half bad. It adds to the film's somber mood, really.
eric_angelus
08-30-2008, 06:41 AM
My vote goes for Trilogy, simply becuase she owns the movie...three great performances in one. I got to meet Ms. Black last year and she was very nice. She signed my Family Plot poster (another great role).
Erick H.
08-30-2008, 09:12 AM
If we're just talking horror (or ''science fiction" as Mrs.Black may call it) I would go with TRILOGY simply due to her range in it.As a film I think BURNT OFFERINGS is more consistant.In non horror work she was very good in FIVE EASY PIECES.
Copyboy
08-30-2008, 03:57 PM
I voted for Burnt Offerings by mistake. I wasn't paying attention and was voting based on which movie is my favorite, but yes, as far as performances, I'd go with Trilogy of Terror. It's too bad Hollywood is so pathetically shallow, not only in its movie-making, but also in its casting of A-listers who are only capable of playing the same role over and over again while far more capable actors are brushed off because they've gotten older.
Harry Warden
08-31-2008, 02:25 AM
Burnt Offerings. I liked her performance in Trilogy of Terror, but my favorite by far was Burnt Offerings. She is a good actress, but oh sooooo very strange. It really surprises me to hear that she has bad mouthed some of the films that she has been in because they are horror films. If your are truly in the business to act, it really shouldn't matter what type of film you are starring in. I can't imagine filing House of 1000 Corpses, or Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, etc..under Science Fiction. This reminds me of Mike Nichols when he directed "Wolf " in 1994. Sure, it may have had some big named stars like Nicholson and Pffeifer, but despite what Nichols claimed in numerous interviews or what he may have thought, it really iis a horror film.
Mutilated Prey
08-31-2008, 03:16 AM
House of 1000 Corpses for me, but I almost voted other for when she saved the kids from Dawson's Creek by landing the plane on Family Guy :)
The Chaostar
08-31-2008, 04:33 AM
Where is FIVE EASY PIECES?
dwatts
08-31-2008, 06:06 AM
Burnt Offerings. Trilogy is good, but the part is rather superficial.
Mark Relford
08-31-2008, 07:14 AM
Trilogy of Terror. Her "look" at the end of the Zuni doll story was friggin' creepy!
Vlachio
09-28-2008, 09:22 AM
Trilogy Of Terror (1975) she owned that movie!
othervoice1
09-28-2008, 05:10 PM
Oh I suppose her role in Trilogy of Terror for me nudging out Burnt Offerings
rhett
09-29-2008, 01:17 AM
Where is FIVE EASY PIECES?
Yeah, that's my pick. TRILOGY OF TERROR is a tour de force, for sure, but there's some pretty heartbreaking stuff in PIECES with much greater subtlety. It's a small part, but she also managed to humanize her character in EASY RIDER too. Always a favorite, Ms. Black is. Hell, I even half-liked her in HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. If Rob Zombie can't make you sound like himself, then you're a true actor.
Regurgitate
09-29-2008, 02:06 AM
She was great in "A House Of A 1000 Corpses". I have to admit that I am not a great judge of her performances because I have seen so few of her apperances.
shithead
09-29-2008, 02:24 AM
Before casting my vote, I have a question. Are we allowed to discuss horror films?

Did you see the new 2006 dvd release of Trilogy of Terror? Karen Black is a supreme bitch on the extras! She totally bashes the horror genre claiming that all of her genre films are in fact SCIENCE FICTION :bs: :bs: and that they have all been mislabeled! What the fuck is that all about!?!

I watched that the other night, she really is a bitch. And if you listen to the commentary she just comes off as a really disgusting human being.

I can't stand her now.
indiephantom
09-29-2008, 03:13 AM
other--NASHVILLE.
Egg_Shen
09-29-2008, 09:14 PM
My pick; Five Easy Pieces. I’ve never seen her being “ugly” as others have mentioned. She came off as really cool in her DVD interview for Family Plot for which she also gave a very fine performance.
DVD-fanatic-9
10-02-2008, 08:55 AM
Burnt Offerings. If it weren't for her, the movie wouldn't be worth watching (sorry, Bette). That's a lot of power for one actress to hold in her hand.

Followed by Island of the Alive, because she was so sympathetic. Then, by House of 1,000 Corpses, because unlike Devil's Rejects, Zombie made great use of his B-movie stars and Rejects was nothing without Karen.