Shivers (1975)

Watched in 2023 (80 movies items)

"20.7 DVD"

“(MU) Cronenberg becomes an author with his flaws and intuitions and some genre rudeness. Steele steals camera and interes in the parasite bathtub scene, the greatest...” read more

Directed by David Cronenberg (17 movies items)

" "Hungry... Hungry for love. I'M HUNGRY FOR LOVE!" Written by David Cronenberg Music by Cinematography by Robert Saad Editing by Patrick Dodd"

MOVIE DIARY - JULY 2022 (16 movies items)

" My review : https://www.listal.com/viewentry/24033533."

“First symptoms of deadly flesh for our favorite Canadian. Gooey parasites for appetizers. Good little horror classic.” read more

Movies Viewed in 2021 (630 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 3rd Via: Blu-ray Plot: The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact. Rating: 7.2/10"

Watched in 2021 (228 movies items)

"16.8"

Movies I Watched in April 2021 (39 movies items)

" Date: 4/28/2021 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-watch Note: I've been meaning to rewatch Shivers for a while now after buying the Vestron Blu-ray a few months ago. Shivers is still a great movie in my opinion. This was David Cronenberg's first feature film, and he knocks it out of the park. Shivers has the blood, gore, and dark atmosphere that you would find in his later movies. The practical effects are sick and gross looking in my opinion. Even by today's standers, I feel like some people may want to t"

Rainaloki 2020 (88 movies items)

"27.12."

Filmes 2020. (234 movies items)

"Varhainen Cronenberg oli niin räkäinen kuin oletinkin. Seksihullun mustamakkarapökäleen seikkailuissa on kuitenkin jotain sympaattista ja ohjaajan tyylin ja mieleiset teemat on tunnistettavissa jo tässä varhaisteoksessa. "

Shivers

“The human anatomy, both from horror and sexual perspectives, and a major distrust of technology and societal permissiveness runs throughout David Cronenberg’s body of work. 1975’s Shivers was Cronenberg’s first feature-length film, and a preview of his oeuvre. Following the, uh, we’ll call them misadventures of a phallic-looking parasite that’s responsible for transforming an entire luxury apartment community, if not all of Canada, into a satirical vision of 70s high life and free love. Free love isn’t free and Cronenberg argues that it’s as strict an ideology and movement as what it was reacting against. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide from the all-consuming infection, there’s only one way this could end: an orgy in the swimming pool that’s as much about sexual f” read more

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (580 movies items)

"Sex kills. And does so, very messily."