tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post9178973424504553378..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: Xtro (Harry Bromley Davenport, 1983)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-32035698037896009862019-02-05T10:06:11.291-05:002019-02-05T10:06:11.291-05:00Harry, you are the best! Love the new UK blu ray ...Harry, you are the best! Love the new UK blu ray box set :)Traveller28https://www.blogger.com/profile/14986863969022733361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-73530534920231291972010-12-03T22:08:32.054-05:002010-12-03T22:08:32.054-05:00Firstly, I want to thank the anonymous author of t...Firstly, I want to thank the anonymous author of the extremely generous review of XTRO posted here.<br /><br />About once a year I Google the titles of my films and have just come across this blog. <br /><br />I directed Xtro - what - 28 years ago?<br /><br />I'm pleased that this piece of nonsense has managed to survive on Video and DVD for nearly 30 years, but I can't really understand why. All of us who made the film were young and naturally wanted to shock everybody. So the motives behind this opus are not exactly pure.<br /><br />I wish I could say that it is a statement of existential angst, but we really didn't know what we were doing and the film somehow ended up becoming this little cult horror film. And of course that pleases me greatly.<br /><br />That's all ... just another fatuous note from a director.<br /><br />Best wishes to all - especially the man who wrote that nice review.<br /><br />Harry.<br /><br />(Harry Bromley-Davenport) Director and Co-Writer of the dreaded "Xtro".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15020823947258458879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-17459381846820186602010-03-31T21:31:18.727-04:002010-03-31T21:31:18.727-04:00Yeah, the birthing sequence is just the tip of the...Yeah, the birthing sequence is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the amount of weirdness in Xtro.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-87882751366079641772010-03-31T10:35:29.761-04:002010-03-31T10:35:29.761-04:00I have not seen this for years, but lately have be...I have not seen this for years, but lately have been recommending it whenever anyone asks about a bizarre '80s horror flick. I only remembered the birthing, but now remember all the other weirdness. Must see this one again.Darius Whiteplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950956139088139753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-13136712542076926732010-03-27T21:09:01.600-04:002010-03-27T21:09:01.600-04:00@Dean: The bathroom/pod scene is definitely up the...@Dean: The bathroom/pod scene is definitely up there in terms of being creepy and junk. <br /><br />Pas de deux? Uh, I think I found out about them via <a href="http://soviet.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow">Space Museum</a>.<br /><br />@Karim Amir: Laser disc, eh? The closest I ever came to experiencing that particular format was browsing the racks at Sam the Record Man circa 1993.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-83239687867067538242010-03-27T19:16:16.028-04:002010-03-27T19:16:16.028-04:00OH MY GOD. This movie freaked me out when I was a...OH MY GOD. This movie freaked me out when I was a tween girl! I also remember that my mom rented it on laserdisc.Karim Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548335754518818364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-5111344469726577482010-03-27T05:33:38.154-04:002010-03-27T05:33:38.154-04:00I saw the bathroom/pod scene in a movie review sho...I saw the bathroom/pod scene in a movie review show when I was nine and had nightmares for months. Then in my horrorfan teenage years I rented the VHS and saw scenes in that flick that trumped that particular scene tenfold. One thing I never got over was that it was "English" and that somehow clashed with the outrageous horror on display. But I have to see this again after all these years, see if it still holds up. Love the blog by the way. One of the best around. Great taste in music, too ;-) How in the world did you find out about Pas de deux?Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076560133277711031noreply@blogger.com