Dread Central summed it up much better than I could: “When Julie finally makes that transformation into the zombie seen on the poster, it’s a fascinating sequence because it starts out as an attempt to hold back her own hunger as she has done throughout the feature, but as that montage progresses it evolves into final acceptance of what she has become. She’s not just sticking wires into her finger tips anymore, she’s creating claws. She has a spike in one hand and a rock hanging from the other, solely for the purpose of cracking open a skull. That bold new look isn’t just for show. Everything about it has a purpose.” https://www.dreadcentral.com/e
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Thoughts on Return of the Living Dead 3
I was reminded of this movie this week on the genre film podcast Radiodrome, and forgot how much I adored this film. It’s so punk rock, and is this badass zombie story that is also one of the most heartfelt love stories I’ve ever seen onscreen. Melinda Clarke, then Mindy Clarke, was so great in playing this young woman named Julie that gets resurrected from the dead by her boyfriend and feels really weird and strange about being cold and hungry a lot, and trying to fight to return to being normal, denying her hunger for flesh and inflicting pain on herself to feel human, before coming to a self-acceptance. She brought so much passion to this role, and though she is likely more famous for being on Days of Our Lives and The O.C., this is my favorite role of hers. Plus, she looked absolutely gnarly and stunning all pierced up S&M style in the finale.
Dread Central summed it up much better than I could: “When Julie finally makes that transformation into the zombie seen on the poster, it’s a fascinating sequence because it starts out as an attempt to hold back her own hunger as she has done throughout the feature, but as that montage progresses it evolves into final acceptance of what she has become. She’s not just sticking wires into her finger tips anymore, she’s creating claws. She has a spike in one hand and a rock hanging from the other, solely for the purpose of cracking open a skull. That bold new look isn’t just for show. Everything about it has a purpose.” https://www.dreadcentral.com/e
Dread Central summed it up much better than I could: “When Julie finally makes that transformation into the zombie seen on the poster, it’s a fascinating sequence because it starts out as an attempt to hold back her own hunger as she has done throughout the feature, but as that montage progresses it evolves into final acceptance of what she has become. She’s not just sticking wires into her finger tips anymore, she’s creating claws. She has a spike in one hand and a rock hanging from the other, solely for the purpose of cracking open a skull. That bold new look isn’t just for show. Everything about it has a purpose.” https://www.dreadcentral.com/e
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