In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
house of usher (1960)
an edgar allen poe horror directed by roger corman
the plot is like this: a regular guy arrives at what looks like a haunted house. he demands that the butler let him in against the will of the homeowners. the butler makes him take off his boots and gives him someone else's shoes to wear. he meets with the homeowner (vincent price) who acts weird and is a piss poor lute player. the regular guy wants to take vincent's sister away to live in the real world with him, but vincent says no. the regular guy stays at the house for a while (again against the homeowner's wishes) until the sister faints, is mistaken for dead and gets locked in a coffin. the guy freaks out and all hell breaks loose.
the audio was fine and the video looked like it was copied from the original film with all of the blotches and scrolling grain intact.
it was ok. I like lovecraft more than poe, so I'm a little biased. the outdoor shots of the house and surrounding area were my favorite part.
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