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The Bad Seed (1956)
One of the more disturbing movies I have seen.
I came across this movie while browsing "Movies on Demand" on my cable provider and decided the time was ripe to watch it. I have heard about it before and it sounded like an interesting watch........
I was not disappointed.
In a movie, anytime a child is murdered, it is setting a very disturbing setting. Nobody likes to see a young and innocent life ended. What puts this situation into a different tangent is the child is killed by a prim, proper, and extremely demented child. How charming!
Patty McCormack, the sore losing, win at all costs, and rather inventive psychopath, Rhoda plays the part unbelievably well. Her Oscar nomination was well deserved. If she could just get over the murderous tendencies to get what she wants, she had the drive to become a highly powerful titan in business or politics.
Nancy Kelly and Eileen Heckart's performances, while very over the top, were also very realistic in the aspects of mothers suffering over their children. Rhoda's mother protecting her no matter what she did is a case study of "Spare the rod, spoil the child" axiom. I imagine the outcome of Rhoda would have been much more normal if some spankings took place earlier in her life.
Playing the lecherous and sinister Leroy, Henry Jones was a very fun character to watch. His needling of Rhoda lead to a very nasty demise and truth be told, I could have saved Rhoda's mother from a possible sexual assault. Leroy reaped the seeds he sown and there should not be too much sympathy for him.
Now, as this movie progressed, I found myself having a hard time figuring out where it was going to go. I noticed the love bird early, and I fully expected to see the poor thing spilling out of the bag Rhoda had. Happy, it was just her shoes AKA murder weapon and again, happily, the bird survives the movie. What I didn't expect was the mother, digging deep into her past and realizing she produced a murderous demon, taking matters into her own hands. Murder/suicide involving a child is something you really don't expect in a movie of any era, but there it was! Fortunately, the mother was a poor shot and not good at estimating lethal doses.
The ending was a jolter (pun intended) for sure! I was not expecting it and it was such a delightful thing that I rewound it and watched it again while shaking my head and smiling with disbelief of what I just saw. It's very rare that a movie, especially in today's world, is able to get such a reaction from me.
The Bad Seed is a very unique movie with truly evil undertones, a lot of kitsch, extreme overacting (which totally adds to the vibe) and extremely entertaining. The only other movie that fits that mold for me is "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
I fully expect Rhoda to be giving me nightmares for the next few weeks.
Woman of the Hour (2023)
Some good performances, but....
There were some really bad performances, as well. The story is presented in a rather clunky and non-convincing manner as well. As with most movies made today, trying to recreate the 70s doesn't always work. It is always over the top as if to say "Hey, everyone, we are in the 70s!" and it comes across as very forced. The representation of "The Dating Game" was comically bad from the host with the abysmal sideburns to the contestants who seemed to have IQs < 45.
Now let's talk about the performances.
Daniel Zovatto made this movie a truly disturbing and frightening experience. He played the part with just the right amount of menace and restrain that it was a believable performance. Without it, this movie would have completely tanked.
The other performance that shined was from Autumn Best as the teenage runaway.
I am a big fan of Anna Kendrick, and her first time directing was admirable. Her acting in this role just didn't hold water for me, though. She should have casted someone else for her role and focus on directing and I think it would have gone better.
Give it a watch, it's not terrible.
M*A*S*H: In Love and War (1977)
Hawkeye is as shallow as a half filled kiddie pool.
I love this show, but this is an episode that I have always disliked for the simple reason that Hawkeye shows how shallow he is. Are we really expected to believe that Hawkeye would give a damn about the ill Korean woman if her daughter was a homely woman? Good ol Hawk is filtering on who to help with his little head rather than for humanitarian purposes. He has exactly one goal in this situation: Bed the beautiful Korean daughter. Watching him simp over her is annoying to watch and it's really funny when she leaves, Hawkeye's intense concern for the Korean locals leaves right along with her. This episode would have held much more water if the daughter looked more like Radar and Hawkeye falls in love with her because of her heart and not her looks. Hawkeye isn't a nice guy. He is a horny guy.
I gave this episode 2 stars instead of 1 because of the subplot of Margaret's philandering husband.
The Twilight Zone: A Stop at Willoughby (1960)
My heart goes out to Gart
This is an episode where every time I watch it, the emotional effect gets greater. We have Gart who is in the world of advertising in New York where even in the best of conditions is an insanely stressful endeavor. After his protégé absolutely screws him over, his life begins to fall apart like a graham cracker that got soaked in milk for too long. His shrew wife provides absolutely no comfort that Gart desperately seeks. The pain in his eyes, the stress in his face, and the hopelessness in his voice makes me want to help this man. I want to put my arm around him and just talk to him and let him know he isn't alone it this awful world. As I get older, life definitely has become much more stressful than I imagined and sometimes thinking about an escape is the only thing that brings any comfort at all.
I wish things went better for Gart and he would have travelled to Willoughby many years later.
I take comfort in knowing Gart is where he is finally happy.
Beetlejuice (1988)
My first time watching it, technically.
Tonight was the first time I watched "Beetlejuice". The first time I attempted to watch it was, I think 1990, and I promptly fell asleep and didn't see any of it.
Tonight my wife and daughter were convinced me to watch it and I'm glad I did. Tim Burton was a director that I found annoying because the quirk factor was off the charts. That all changed when "Mars Attacks" came out and I absolutely loved it. Ironically, my wife is a huge Burton fan and she hated "Mars Attacks", but I digress... The story of "Beetlejuice" is simple in that a deceased couple that loves their house are trying to keep everyone out of it. Beetlejuice is the lad that offers his help to clean the house of the living; reverse Poltergeist, basically.
Truthfully, the time Beetlejuice is on screen, it's not as hectic as I imagined it would be and his presence was sort of meandering to the plot of the movie. Certain plot points seemed to have fizzled out and the ending felt a bit rushed, which seems to be a Burton trait. Despite these issues I had with the movie, I did find it extremely innovative and entertaining.
Now I can see the new movie and have a clue of what is going on and that makes me happy.
Hot Dog ...The Movie (1983)
My go to movie before going to Mammoth
Way back when, when I was single, fit, and (cough) happy....my buddy and I would do a run up to Mammoth Mountain to do what we called a "Suicide Trip". Basically, we would drive up to the lodge on Friday night, party all night, go to the slopes all day Saturday, skiing nothing but black diamond runs, party all night Saturday and ski once again on Sunday. Before we could start our trip, we absolutely must watch Hot Dog.... The Movie to put us in the right frame of mind.
It's 2024 now and this movie absolutely holds up in the crazy humor (and sexual shenanigans ) it displays non-stop. Just the other day, my best friend whom I went on these trips with said "Hey, Rudy, you can kiss my ass. Not on zis side and not on zat side, but right in zee meedle!"
This movie will last forever and beyond in the good times of my life.
Watch it.
Yellowstone (2018)
Oh, buhhhhhhhhhhhhh-ROTHER
I have tried watching this show with an open mind and if it came out before Sons of Anarchy, I would enjoy it. Unfortunately, it didn't and this show really doesn't bring anything new to the table with characters, situations, and over all vibe. There is an awful lot of plot armor and unreal personalities that make up for lack of story. Happily, the majority of the audience for this show eat that stuff up like candy and therefore, the show is successful.
If you like run of the mill shows that are completely unbelievable and flat out idiotic, this show is for you.
I'm watching a completely ridiculous scene with Beth and an inmate that could never happen in a million years, but here we are and I am rolling my eyes, again.
Watch this tripe if you must. I won't judge you......too much.
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (2008)
You have to be insane.
You gotta be somewhat mentally ill to be in a band. In the case of Anvil, you gotta be more than that. You must be insane. It goes to show you that the love of music will make you do crazy things. What is really strange about Anvil, is that they were truly a great metal band throughout all these years and never got a sniff of success their contemporaries did. They even had the respect of their peers and they just couldn't get a foothold.
I have loved music all my life, particularly the guitar and I took it up as a kid and finally bought my first electric guitar in 1983, which I still have. I dreamed of playing in a band, being on stage, playing for people and I finally did. Guess what? It wasn't near as fun as I thought it would be. It's stressful, it's cumbersome, it's angry, it's chaotic and truth be told, just not worth the work it took to pursue it for any reason. The best time I had with my band was playing in my garage for what ever neighbor or passerby stopped by to listen. I could do that every day. Once you try to make money in music, the who dynamic changes.
I loved my drummer even though he and I would almost come to blows just like Lips and Robb. It's not all fun and games. It rips into your heart & soul being in a band. When my drummer, Dave, passed away in 2018, I have not played with another drummer because he was the one I loved playing with.
Watching this documentary brought back many feelings I had over the decades of playing music and my heart goes out to these guys. They really are a great band who got screwed bigtime.
They are still going on and that makes me happy, and I hope they are still loving what they do.
Heat (1995)
I finally sat down and watched.
I have been hearing about this movie for years and kept telling myself to see it ffs, and today I did. Seeing who was cast during the opening credits, I knew I was in for a treat. I was lucky that I had never had the plot spoiled for me and I knew absolutely nothing about what was coming.
Regarding the cast, let me mention an actress I have been a fan of since her turn on FX, and she is also the mother-in-law of a friend, Diane Venora. She played her part with such a wide spectrum of emotions that I was completely drawn into her empathy, anger, aloofness, and deep sorrow. It tore me up, actually. She was the perfect match for Pacino's manic character.
Speaking of Pacino, his performance was one for the books. He was a dude on the razor's edge of completely losing it and uses his job as a form of a security blanket. It's his happy place which unfortunately makes any semblance of a normal life impossible.
Now lets talk about De Niro's performance. In a word: Perfect. It's sad in today's world, people judge an actor on their political beliefs rather than how they perform their craft. De Niro's beliefs are polar opposite from mine, but I could not care less. He was fantastic as the professional thief who is likeable, deadly, and when all is said and done, a scourge of society. Rooting for him is wrong, but you can't help to just a little.
The movie was filled with great performances particularly from Val Kilmer, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Natalie Portman, and damn, Kevin Gage's evilly maniacal portrayal was downright demented. The entire cast was top notch. Kudos to the casting director.
Watch this movie for the intense ride of hovering between good and evil. It does not disappoint.
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
A precursor to "Uncut Gems"
I watched this movie on a whim because I heard it was off the beaten path of Sandler movies. Within 5 minutes, I checked to see who the director was that was mimicking Paul Thomas Anderson's directing style. So once I saw he was the director, I knew I was in for a quirky movie. When you break down the movie, there really isn't much to it, therefore, I really can't give it anything more than a 5; even with the quirk factored in. All the performances were fine, but really nothing memorable. What I took away from this movie was Sandler is very good at playing neurotic, awkward, discombobulated, and manic characters that he was able to showcase at an even greater level in "Uncut Gems"
The movie is harmless and forgettable. Watch if you have some time to kill, otherwise, move onto something else.
I.S.S. (2023)
Another CGI infused pant load.
Who green lights this stuff? Who stops and thinks "This is going to be the one that breaks the mold! We have something truly original and it's going to be A-MAZ-ING!"
I was scrolling channels and came across I. S. S. And since I just finished watching a great movie that required ZERO CGI, An American Werewolf in London, I figured I would stop and watch I. S. S. And see if it it brought anything original to the table. Big mistake on my part. It was as predictably and CGI clotted as most movies of this genre are.
The characters, plot, music, sets, and everything else were completely cookie cutter.
I just don't see cinema getting any better with the complete laziness shown by movie makers today. It saddens me, but I do know I have access of brilliant movies of the past to fall back on.
Skip this one full speed ahead.
Broadcast News (1987)
The Simp, The Shallow, and the Statue
This movie is an enigma of the realities of many aspects of life all wrapped around the world of news media. The storyline revolves around 3 people that you see every day and you invariably identify with one of them.
The first is the statue, or in this case, mannequin. This would be Tom, the dashing and dim newscaster. He knows he looks good, sounds good, dresses good, and doesn't mind that his brain is far from being his best aspect. He plays the game perfectly and reaps the accolades he barely has to break a sweat for. Does this make him a bad person? Nope, it makes him a winner.
This leads to our next character, Jane. Jane is hardworking, organized, cute, hyper, and sadly, as shallow as a half filled kiddie pool. She looks at Tom and all her sensibilities go out the window and her loins take over. We see this often as well. The cute girl who is attracted to the one guy who is absolutely wrong for her. You can't fault her for this, for she knows not what she does. She cannot control these feelings as she blindly focuses on her trophy man. Sadly she is not seeing our next element of the story:
The Simp. About 90% of the male population in the world can identify with this guy; myself included. He is head over heels in love with Jane. He has played out an entire lifetime in his head with her being the love of his life. Walking hand in hand in parks, cooking dinner together in their kitchen, watching TV together in bed, maybe getting a dog, then having 2.4 kids. He wants this so bad with her that it hurts. He cannot accept the fact that she is falling for the mannequin and imagines that it's not happening. Man, it's a miserable way to go through life and luckily, I figured out when I was 20 that you cannot live life this way or you will end up alone forever. Aaron is a great guy. Petty, needy, and unable to face reality, but still, a great guy.
Broadcast News, to me, was a fascinating watch and truth be told, a very accurate representation of the news media. It's cut throat, it thrives on the dramatic, and it will exaggerate or flat out make up storylines for ratings. It's rare that you are actually rooting for all 3 of the main characters to have happy lives, even though they will have to achieve this completely on their own.
This is a movie I will always enjoy because, in my life, I have been all 3 of these people at one time or another.
Married to the Mob (1988)
A powerhouse performance by Michelle Pfeiffer
This is a far better movie than what the rating indicates.
Michelle plays the wife of a mob button man who has discovered she must get out of that environment. When she does try to get out, she does so with such a desperation that you can't help but to root for her.
Michelle plays her role with such a vulnerable and believable way, I feel that this is her best role.
The rest of the cast, including Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, and especially Mercedes Ruehl make this movie top notch entertainment.
This movie is a lot of fun, but my heart went out to Michelle's character. All she wants is a normal life with her son and dog. Watch her awesome performance and enjoy the ride.
Coma (1978)
1/2 of one of the best double features I went to
It was 1978 and I was 14 years old when the family went to Century City to go see a couple of movies. The first movie of the double feature was the remake of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" which was one of the most unsettling movies I have seen. It was creepy and tense. What I didn't realize was that it was setting the stage for the next movie which was "Coma". It starts out generically enough with young doctors doing their thing and then suddenly, unexplained catastrophic outcomes begin happening in surgery. Now the generic hospital starts to become more sinister as we see what goes on behind the scenes in pathology and the morgue. As the movie unfolds, bizarre events become apparent to the young female doctor and she stumbles into what is actually happening. Being a young teen, I was completely enthralled by the weaving and unraveling of any semblance of comfort when I realized exactly what was happening.
At the theater, I was basically planted in my seat for a good 4 hours and Coma was such a cool movie to watch, albeit a very disturbing one.
The entire cast was wonderful and played their parts with just the right amount of restraint and believability.
The movie had an impact in with me in my future life because 30 years later, I worked as an engineer at a huge HMO which part of my duties required me to work in pathology. It was just like being in the movie, except there were no illegal shenanigans going on.....that I know of.
Road House (2024)
A single star from the trailer alone.
Hollywood is dying on the vine and it's from utterly useless remakes like this contrived piece of crap doing it. What is the point of this movie other than to make the fanboys of Jake squeal with unbridled glee? I can think of maybe TWO remakes that were actually better than the original. Even then, they were done with love and they had their own charm, while paying tribute to the originals.
The original Road House was barely watchable in it's own right, so I really don't know how this one got the green light.
The era of movies that rely on solid story, dialogue, cinematography, music, and acting is becoming much more scarce. We are getting remake after remake after remake like this one. The only saving grace is I can stream classic movies in the comfort of my own home.
I may watch this one if I see enough abysmal reviews because I do love a good train wreck.
Scream (1996)
This movie was an......
....absolute scream.
I avoided this movie like the plague for decades because I found most movies of the Halloween and Friday the 13th ilk to be far too predictable and for the most part boring. I just watched it tonight on a whim and I found myself totally engrossed from the very first minute on. Every trope that was covered was distorted into a delightfully violent and scary scenes with undertones of humor. What a joy this movie was to watch in every single way. The movie was perfectly cast and you could cut the tension with a knife (pun intended). Every aspect of what I predicted this movie to be was completely wrong, which made this so fun to watch.
Ah, this was a great movie! Dare I watch the sequels?
F/X (1986)
A fun and interesting movie
F/X is a movie that when you stumble across it, you are in for a fun ride. The premise is a special effects guru, Bryan Brown, is hired to stage a hit of a mafia informant that takes a sinister turn. Once things go south for our make up man, a game of cat & mouse begins.
I remember seeing this back in 1986 and I was pleasantly surprised how entertaining it was. I also enjoyed the cast of characters. Brian Dennehy, playing the ambivalent gumshoe seemed to have a lot of fun being blustery and confident. Playing Bryan's love interest is the beautiful Diane Venora. My heart went out to her when her fate was sealed. Over the years, I remembered her from this part, and oddly enough, one of my friends married her daughter. I made sure to have him tell her I am a big of hers because of this movie.
The rest of the cast was excellent as well, especially the slimy FBI agent, Cliff De Young. Jerry Orbach as the mafia informant was also a fine performance.
One other thing: Bryan Brown looks exactly like Wayne Gretzky. I just noticed that.
This movie never ceases to entertain, so give it a go.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
One of the most beautifully shot movies
I just finished another viewing of the movie and, to me, it is one of the finest display of cinematography, ever. It shows the amazing beauty Italy has and it truly adds so much more to the movie.
Now, about the performances: The interaction between Damon's "Tom" and Law's "Dickie" were perfectly performed. The dynamic of Dickie's ultra privileged lifestyle and Tom's quiet conniving ways was a joy to watch. You can see the strong friendship begin to crumble slowly as Dickie senses something is completely off with Tom. Say what you will about Gwyneth Paltrow, but she was fantastic as Dickie's long suffering girlfriend/fiancee. She played her role with a vulnerability combined with strength and emotion. I honestly felt sorry for her by the film's end. Playing Dickie's college buddy with the air of person who has been spoiled their entire life, Phillip Seymore Hoffman was a joy to watch. I must say, I fully approved of his fate.
It's not often, but this is one of those times the cinematography almost overtook the actual story. Italy should use it as a commercial to travelers trying to decide where their next trip will be. Stunning views throughout the movie make it rewatchable time and time again.
Excellent cast, performances, and views make this a movie I will watch whenever I see it is on.
Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
An interesting movie, but a bit all over the place
We went to see this movie on a whim and although I am not someone who listens to reggae music, I would like to learn more about it and see what Bob Marley was in our world. The story was not the easiest to follow because it it jumped around in time, which isn't usually difficult to follow, but it was in this movie. There were aspects missing that would have brought this movie together much better.
I found I enjoyed the music very much and I did get a sense of why Bob Marley was an important figurehead in the attempt of taking away hate at teaching love to all.
I thought the actress who played Bob's wife was fantastic. I felt a lot of pain and strife that she must have experienced as the celebrity status of her husband soared. To me, she was the best part of the movie.
This was an interesting movie with fine performances, but it felt a bit rushed and scattered in it's writing.
Smile (2022)
Predictably creepy
Really, there is nothing new here when it comes to supernatural horror genre. The same jump scares, settings, characters, and outcomes are all here and completely predictable. The CGI is pretty generic as well. That said, the movie is watchable and entertaining. The notion the entity that is prowling you shows it's presence by a smile works in the creepy department. I mentally played out this movie in my head before I sat down and actually watched it and found that I was spot on with my assessment.
This movie would have actually been much scarier if it didn't have the jump scares and the CGI gore to entertain the masses that enjoy such things.
When I rate a movie a 5, it means if you have nothing better to watch, give this a go and you won't be disappointed, but you will forget about it an hour after you have finished watching it, and you will never need to see it again.
Bonanza: Gabrielle (1961)
Apparently the blind have no vertebrae in their neck.
This was your standard Christmas episode from the era that pans out exactly how you expect. A child in peril, misunderstandings, gruff mountain man with a stony heart, and the Cartwrights exuding all that is good and wholesome in the world. Absolutely nothing wrong with that in my book! My problem is apparently no one seems to realize that, other than the inability to see, blind people are completely normal in how they function in life. The representation of someone being blind in this episode was borderline comical. I chuckled periodically at how she stared with a completely still head to assure us that she is indeed blind.
Aside from that, this is a warm and fuzzy episode that will give you Christmas cheer and warmth all the way up your backbone, stiff neck and blind eyes!
The White Lotus (2021)
I can see why people rate this only 1 star.
It's a very quirky show that features rich people finding themselves in uncomfortable or awkward situations often. These are reasons why I usually dislike shows like this, but for some odd reason, I fully enjoyed both seasons. I guess what it is that grabs me is I find the people so strange and completely unaware of things that I find it amusing. I also like trying to figure out the outcomes and I really can't figure out exactly how things are going to shake out. My wife, however, has a knack deciphering and analyzing the thought processes of these bizarre characters.
Another thing I enjoy about this show is the casting, particularly Jennifer Coolidge. I enjoy her in pretty much everything she is in and The White Lotus is no exception. She plays mentally dim people so well that every time she smiles, it seems her IQ drops 75 points. Myself, I think that is an endearing quality with her character in seasons 1 & 2.
The White Lotus isn't going to be for everyone. Most of the characters are self centered, obnoxious, evil and just completely useless for the most part. We get to watch these malcontents be horrible to each other from the comfort of our homes. Some people would rather watch grass grow than this show and I get it.
The White Lotus is a series that should rate only 1 star or 10 stars. I find it hard to see it in between those ratings.
Gran Turismo (2023)
A modern day version of "Breaking Away"
I became familiar with Gran Turismo when I gave my son his PlayStation 1 back in 1998. A demo version of the game came with it. Even back then, the graphics were amazing well done and the whole vibe of the game was very realistic in the fact you had to learn the courses and lines you drove to maximize your performance. With the vastly improved gaming consoles, graphics and sounds, it stands to reason that the hand to eye and timing aspects of racing could translate to real racing. The main difference is the physical toll that actual driving takes on the human body. I have raced go-karts a long time ago and after driving 100 laps, you are sweaty and spent mass of humanity. I felt like I played 2 football games back to back when I got out of that cart.
This movie was well written and performed without being sappy and predictable. The emotions displayed were heartfelt and realistic. This leads to my final portion of my review. Back in 1979 there was a movie called "Breaking Away" which entailed a young man who was obsessed with bicycle racing. All he wanted to do was race against his heroes the Cinzano Racing Team from Italy and when he does, it does not pan out well for him. To make matters worse, he is a townie in a snobby college town where he is looked down upon by the college types and his own father.
Just like Breaking Away, Gran Turismo has a storyline of difficulty, self-doubt, pain, sorrow, excitement and a final race where the odds are against the hero.
Anyone who has seen Breaking Away and Gran Turismo will know exactly what I mean when I say this was a great movie where you will be cheering at the end.
See it.
The Twilight Zone: Mute (1963)
I don't think this episode is fully understood.
I haven't watched this episode in a very long time and I watched it last night. I realized there was many more layers to this story than I remembered and reading some of the reviews here, I can see many of these layers are being missed by some of the viewers.
The first layer is the group of Germans who decide to train their children to be telepathic. To what end doing this will accomplish is still a bit sketchy, but there must be a good reason.
The story then moves 10 years into the future and we are introduced to Ilse, the daughter of the group leaders who are killed in a housefire. This is were the layers of the story begin to unfold.
The fire chief brings Ilse home to his wife to keep her safe until next of kin can be found. It is apparent that the fire chief has reservations having her there while his wife dotes on her immediately. It is revealed that their only child, a daughter, drowned. The intense pain the mother shows in that flashback shows how having Ilse in her house is a means to healing. The fire chief is obviously deeply effected by having her there as well, and you can tell he is preparing for the inevitable pain when Ilse has to leave.
Ilse can sense the intense love and caring the wife has for her and she begins to respond, albeit non-verbally. This leads to the next layer that seems to be the one many do not seem to realize:
When Ilse goes to school, the teacher is intense and bordering on being cruel to her. Everyone's first thought goes to her being a sadistic and horrible person. I did too until I realized she knows exactly who Ilse is and why she is mute, because she went through the same upbringing and it was something she doesn't want happening to Ilse. Notice that she begins to cry when she is telling Ilse this. It totally explains how the teacher reacts to Ilse.
The next and final layer is the intense love the fire chief's wife has for Ilse and she will not let her go. The godparents from Germany arrive and attempt to telepathically communicate with Ilse. Ilse's love for the wife is as intense and her telepathic powers rapidly fade. The godparents know the best place for Ilse now is living a normal life with the fire chief and his wife. She verbally says "I am Ilse" repeatedly and goes to her new mother's arms. It was a very emotional moment.
The Twilight Zone: To Serve Man (1962)
The question that has haunted me since I was a kid....
Anyone who is a Twilight Zone fan regards this episode as one of the best produced and rightfully so. The premise of this story is simple: Aliens come to Earth and instead of plotting an invasion, they provide the people of Earth the end of hunger, war, conspiracy, and seemingly everything else that was bad. True to form, the humans rapidly buy into what the Kanamits are selling without asking any questions. They eagerly leave their now perfect planet stay at the "Resorts" of the Kanamit world. Now, every Twilight Zone fan knows how this story pans out, but here is a question that has really, no pun intended, eaten at me since the first time I saw this episode when I was a kid. The question is this: Do the Kanamits treat the humans like cattle once they get them to their planet? Do they have a kill house where they humanely dispatch them before butchering them or do the humans scream in agony as the Kanamits eat them like a pull apart pastry? Since the book is a cookbook, I am going to go with the prior scenario where the "stock" is gently killed then put into the abattoir where they are turned into steaks, roasts, soup bones, and sausage. The bottom line however the end goes is awful to think about. Anyway, Bon Appetit, everyone!