tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115939368357169999.post1992740566666131259..comments2023-06-30T04:35:36.547-07:00Comments on The Zed Zee Conundrum: Hysteria, not hysteric enough.Sq. Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339857068454901408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115939368357169999.post-75078036764492396922012-12-26T19:32:57.078-08:002012-12-26T19:32:57.078-08:00Yeah, Webber is good, I didn't quite recognize...Yeah, Webber is good, I didn't quite recognize him, but he made his presence felt. I wonder who his drinking buddies were on this set. Maybe Maurice Denham, who plays the salty old detective and also had a long career as a character actor.<br /><br />Hysteria is a great title, but sorta wasted here. I will always think of 'hysteria' and 'hysteric' as my genre, since a friend has rightfully used the term(s) to describe the sort of wild and weirdo movies I like the most. But no, I don't think hysteria needs to be female, though I know what you mean. This friend would defintiely refer to the Kinji Fukasaku gangster movies as 'hysteric,' what with their frenetic pacing, kinetic camera work, and claustrophobic framing, etc. blah blah blah. Of course there's a Japanese fashion label called Hysteric Glamour that is all about pomo nostalgia and unintentional irony with their pastiche and bricolage. <br /><br />Worry? MWA HA HA HA HA!!!<br />Sq. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339857068454901408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8115939368357169999.post-26164245546120625212012-12-26T18:10:47.431-08:002012-12-26T18:10:47.431-08:00Webber was great in Peckinpah's Bring Me the H...Webber was great in Peckinpah's Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia; did a shitload of TV; one of those actors who looked like he drank a LOT.<br /><br />Hysteria is a terrible name for a flick whose main character is a man. For whatever socio-linguist reasons "hysteria" is a word more associated with women, especially back in the mid-1960s. Or else most people associate it with humor. <br /><br />Glad to see you posting more frequently! Should I start to worry?Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.com