The Leopard Man (1943)

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elrania
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The Leopard Man (1943)

Post by elrania » 07 Sep 2010, 20:27

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Director: Jacques Tourneur

Cast:
Dennis O'Keefe ... Jerry Manning
Margo ... Clo-Clo
Jean Brooks ... Kiki Walker
Isabel Jewell ... Maria - Fortune Teller
James Bell ... Dr. Galbraith

Plot: At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled and the countryside is combed for the loose creature. But Kiki and her manager begin to wonder if maybe the leopard is not responsible for the killings.



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Re: The Leopard Man (1943)

Post by elrania » 07 Sep 2010, 20:37

solidno. očekivala sam nešto mrvicu drugačije i bolje, no ne može sve baš ispasti po želji.
sam film ne bih baš svrstala pod horror podforum, ali neka bude tu reda radi, kad ga se već smatra dovoljno prožetim tim elementima da ga se na imdbu tako označuje.

ko minus bih istaknula manjak napetosti i mističnije atmosfere koja se dosta razvodni pred kraj, a u početku je jako primjetna i doprinosi lijepom ugođaju u filmu.
moglo je i bolje kad su u pitanju povezanosti događaja i ozbiljnost pojedinih likova i njihovih pojava u filmu, a neke su stvari bile previše zbrda zdola da bih ovo djelo smatrala posebnim i primamljivim za drugo gledanje.

nije u pitanju loš film, ali zaista ima puno boljih ovakve crno-bijele crime/horror tematike.

negdje sam između 5,5 i 6/10.

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