Richard Burton in one of his great late-career / so bad its good films.Exorcist II: The Heretic remains the gold standard as it pairs Burton's pained line readings to some bravura if certifiably out-there filmmaking from director John Boorman (oh, and there's a great Ennio Morricone score to boot).
The Medusa Touch is more pedestrian and staid in its filmmaking and Burton seems a bit more engaged in the proceedings but he still has that very particular way with words that does nothing but turn his lines into (very quotable) camp. The memorable score by Michael J. Lewis adds a much needed dose of creepiness that really does elevate the film somewhat.
I dont think the film is out on DVD as yet (someone let me know if I am wrong about that); this is the kind of film that begs for a DVD label that does for B-flicks what Criterion does for art films.
Anyway, here's the score; listen to it with the lights out.
http://rapidshare.com/files/3906421/burton_s_medusa.zip.html
5 comments:
The Medusa Touch is indeed available on a Special Edition DVD in Region 2. I think it has a commentary and short featurette.
Great film
hey, you made my day with this post...and, oh, by the way, I DO think it's a great, underrated film... thanks a lot!
Thank you!
Could you reupload, please???? I've been looking for this OST long, long, long... since the first day...
Any chance you could reupload or send a link please. This is an amazing soundtrack
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