Gift for sweetestdrain by Jetpack Monkey (The Wolf Man movies)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: Wolfsbane
Recipient: sweetestdrain
Vidder: Jetpack Monkey
Fandom: The Wolf Man movies
Music: Dilaudid by The Mountain Goats
Summary: The tragic life and death of Lawrence Talbot.
Content notes: Some violence, but within 1940s cinema standards
Signed length: 02:09

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
The reception's gotten fuzzy
The delicate balance has shifted
Put on your gloves and black pumps
Let's pretend the fog has lifted
Now you see me, now you don't
Now you say you love me
Pretty soon you won't
If we get our full three score and ten
We won't pass this way again
So kiss me with your mouth open
Turn the tires toward the street
And stay sweet

All the chickens come on home to roost
Plump bodies blotting out the sky
You know it breaks my heart in half, in half
When I see them trying to see them fly
'Cuz you just can't do things your body wasn't meant to
Hike up your fishnets, I know you
If we live to see the other side of this
I will remember your kiss
So do it with your mouth open
And take your foot off of the brake
For Christ's sake!

Comments

[cupidsbow]

I haven't seen these particular movies, but now I really want to. You capture all their cheesy old-style horror, but there's a bittersweetness to it as well -- the genuine horror of a man becoming a monster against his will.

[jetpack_monkey]

It's a really tragic tale and I wish dearly that so much of it wasn't told during multi-monster extravaganzas.

[semielliptical]

Oh, wow, a Wolf Man vid! And it's fabulous, a great look at Lawrence Talbot's tragic transformation. My spouse (who is a longtime fan of the classic Universal monster movies) really enjoyed it too and said that you did a great job bringing together the music and the clips.

[jetpack_monkey]

Poor sweet Larry. Such a lovable dope. So doomed. I just kind of want to hug him.

[leanwellback]

Ahhh, I love this! This is such a great song choice. The way you used the pauses is very powerful and the almost frantic violins really captures the loss of control and sense of horror at becoming a monster. The ending is just brilliant, too. Really awesome vid!

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you! The violins really drew me to this as the vidsong.

[lithiumdoll]

Brilliant! And really well edited, lovely :D

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you!

[par_avion]

I like the song choice -- it actually reminds a little of the phillip glass/kronos quartet score to dracula.

I really liked :30-31 - he can't shoot the (fakke) wolf because he is one now.

1:52 has a lot of impact, but then it's not over!

[jetpack_monkey]

The Glass connection hadn't occurred to me until this, but I can definitely see it!

Thank you!

[thirdblindmouse]

Great song choice. I love the weird rhythm of this vid and the way the vid is broken up into sections. It's an unusual stylistic choice, and it works.

I'm very impressed by the way you've taken a source that's hard to take entirely seriously and made it unambiguously serious and tragic.

I ♥ this vid.

[jetpack_monkey]

I take it very seriously! ...as the vid reflects.

But yes, it can be very silly, but it was kind of a gift that Lawrence is never silly, even in the Abbott and Costello movie.

The Wolf Man, on the other hand, was frequently over-the-top ridiculous.

[franzeska]

I love the killing, black, and reveal. Perfect musicality!

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you!

[jetpack_monkey]

...I have 22 years of Larry Talbot feels and they are all in this vid. Very unusual song choice, but it works. Wow. Ouch.

[jetpack_monkey]

Dude, did you seriously leave yourself a comment and then respond to it? Conceited much?

[fan_eunice]

This vid is *fantastic*.

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you! And thanks again for the hand-holding.

[frayadjacent]

Great vid! I've never seen this film, but I loved your use of this music to tell the story. It was very engaging.

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you!

[china_shop]

Ooh, fantastic! *applauds*

[jetpack_monkey]

Thank you!

[laurashapiro]

Outstanding song choice! Wow.