Fright Club screening, The Wasp Woman (1959)

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A Fright Club screening showed Roger Corman's 1959 The Wasp Woman in a newly colorized print, and several attendees said they were watching the film for the first time. The movie follows cosmetics-company head Janice Starlin as she experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, a treatment that triggers monstrous transformation and violent side effects. Multiple viewers criticized the colorization as a poor restoration compared with the original black-and-white print and said they would have preferred an unaltered transfer. The screening also renewed interest in lead actress Susan Cabot; Cabot was killed by her son in the 1980s and her life is now the subject of a recent documentary series.

millerfilm

@millerfilm.bsky.social

I have as much confidence in the scientific efficacy of this lab as I do the one on "The Muppet Show": #TheWaspWoman #FrightClub

1890d ago

hfrights.bsky.social

@hfrights.bsky.social

Supposedly there was a lot of buzz around this movie when it was first released. 😁 #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

1290d ago

Diana

@artemismoon.bsky.social

This is pretty good so far, but the lousy colorizing job really detracts from the viewing experience. #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

1390d ago

Joe_Ted_Jerome9

Yeah, now I wish I'd gone to Tubi and traded more commercials for the B&W version. #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

Shawn Griffiths7

Yeah, it is pretty bad. I would prefer just to watch the original black and white. #FrightClub

millerfilm5

That's on Prime? I'm on Tubi. Those of us of a "certain age" remember the horror of Ted Turner wanting to colorize everything. Literally EVERYTHING. #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

ToddFather

@bobloblaw72.bsky.social

Pressing Play on #TheWaspWoman with #FrightClub! First time watch of WASP woman for me. I'm guessing we're going to see the FEAR of her daughter not getting into Vassar, the HORROR of duplicating jello salads at the church picnic, and the MYSTERY of why her husband spends all weekend "golfing".

1190d ago

Joe_Ted_Jerome

@joetedjerome.bsky.social

'50s 'driving' music and '50s 'science' music is almost completely interchangeable. #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

1190d ago

WeirwoodTreeHugger

@weirwoodtreehug.bsky.social

She wants more than the recommended dose. This is like a precursor to The Substance. #FrightClub

1190d ago

Shawn Griffiths

@offbeattheater.bsky.social

"Good morning, Starlin Enterprises... yes all the women here wear outfits that match the chairs in the reception area for some reason." #FrightClub #TheWaspWoman

1390d ago

Annie

@badgrgrl21.bsky.social

Break out the EpiPen – it’s Wasp Woman time #frightclub

990d ago

Cara

@caramia5.bsky.social

Although, to be honest, the crazy wasp man is the only person who even pretends to do any work in this company #FrightClub

1190d ago

Garvin

@fredgarvin.bsky.social

In the remake the Wasp Woman bites peckers off #FrightClub

1090d ago

TattooedHorrorGranny

@tattooedgranny.bsky.social

How does this secretary have any nails left as much as she files them #frightclub

1090d ago

@LilyLilyDoe

@lilylilydoe.bsky.social

The past was a world of ever changing color. #FrightClub

1090d ago

Don’t Call Me Shirley

@i-am-estevan.bsky.social

One of the lead stars of the Wasp Woman, Susan Cabot, was murdered by her son in the 1980’s. It’s the subject of a docuseries on AMC+ #FrightClub en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_C...

990d ago

pmoll.bsky.social

@pmoll.bsky.social

late for Wasp Woman, first time watch -- have I missed anything? #FrightClub

1190d ago

👻🎃Marg 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐱

@secretlybatman.bsky.social

Well, we finally got a bug lady. At least a while #frightclub

1090d ago

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Fright Club screening, The Wasp Woman (1959)

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