This film is woefully underrated. For me it sparkles as a loving homage to the stuff I enjoyed in the 50s, when movies were honest fun and not just vehicles for the purveyance of slut and filth as they are today. It hearkens back to what Hollywood once was while maintaining technological currency. Additionally it is the last feature shot on actual black-and-white Kodak Plus-X 35mm film stock.
"The Ghastly Love of Johnny X" will grow to become a cult favorite like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Mark my words! I have had the opportunity to see this picture in both DCP and on real 35mm film. It looks great in either medium, but the film print adds a certain hard-to-define quality that is missing in most cinema presentations today.
"The Ghastly Love of Johnny X" will grow to become a cult favorite like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Mark my words! I have had the opportunity to see this picture in both DCP and on real 35mm film. It looks great in either medium, but the film print adds a certain hard-to-define quality that is missing in most cinema presentations today.