Qaphela: Lesi sihloko singaqukatha ama-spoilers.

Ngaqala ukubona uLucky McKee's Kwangathi ngo-2003 lapho ikhishwa ku-DVD. Ngikhumbula kahle ngayilanda esitolo samavidiyo sasendaweni ngokuphazima kweso. Ngangingakaze ngizwe ngakho, ngakho-ke ngangingazi lutho ngakho. Bengingazi ukuthi ungubani uMcKee, futhi angizange ngimbone owesifazane osebhokisini. Engangikwazi nje ukuthi kwakuyimuvi entsha eyethusayo(-esque), futhi ngacabanga ukuthi ngizoyinikeza isivunguvungu. Kusobala ukuthi ngijabule ngenzile.

Kubukeka sengathi abantu abaningi babenokuhlangenwe nakho okufanayo ngemuvi mayelana nokuyithola eshalofini lesitolo sevidiyo bese beya nayo ekhaya ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi yini okufanele bayilindele, bese beshaywa umoya ngayo. Ngikhumbula ngimangala futhi ngijabula lapho abantu abangahleliwe, bazi ukuthi ngiyawathanda amamuvi athusayo, bebuza ukuthi ngiwabonile yini. Abanye babeyithola futhi beyijabulela, futhi lokho kwangijabulisa. Kuleli qophelo selicishe libe yi-cult classic.

Ngangingakaze ngikubone okunje Kwangathi ngaphambili, futhi kusukela lapho, nakuba ngizobe ngiqamba amanga uma ngithi angikhunjuzwanga Izingcezu kancane nje ekugcineni (hhayi ukuthi lokho kuyinto embi). Kwangathi ngezinye izikhathi yayinonya futhi ixakile kwabanye, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke, kwakuyisifundo somlingiswa esihle futhi esenziwa kahle. Futhi kwakukhona ukuvuma ngekhanda ku-Dario Argento, futhi ngivele ngabona ifilimu ngenkathi ngisezingeni eliphezulu lokusebenzisa umsebenzi ka-Argento, ukuze ngibone ukuhlonishwa kukhokhwa kumenzi wefilimu kulo lonke. Kwangathi kwaba ubumnandi obukhethekile.

Umlingiswa u-Adam (odlalwe nguJeremy Sisto) ungumlandeli omkhulu we-Argento. Ukhuluma ngokuyobona ukuhlukumezeka, uhlobisa ikhaya lakhe ngezithombe ze-Argento, futhi ufunda incwadi ekhuluma ngo-Argento njengoba uMay (Angela Bettis) eqala ukuza kuye. Kukhona nezikhathi lapho umculo uzwakala njengento ephuma kufilimu ye-Argento (ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sezingane eziyizimpumputhe ezinhle kanye nesigcawu sengilazi ephukile). Izinto ezincane ezifana nalezi zikwazisa ukuthi usezandleni zomdidiyeli wefilimu olukhathalelayo uhlobo lomculo.

Kwangathi ifilimu ebeke uMcKee (owenza i-cameo njengomfana odlala nentombi yakhe kukheshi) kumephu. Ungumuntu owaziwayo ohlotsheni olushaqisayo kulezi zinsuku, futhi lokho kungenxa yokubonga kakhulu kule filimu, nakuba ifilimu yakhe elandelayo (kuhlanganise nomsebenzi ophawulekayo nezindaba zikaJack Ketchum) kanye nokungena kwakhe okuhle ku- Amakhosi Ethusi uchungechunge luzoqinisekisa kabusha isimo sakhe. Ifilimu yakhe yakamuva ithi Bonke Abashizi Be-Cheerleader Bayafa, empeleni okuwumfanekiso kabusha wefilimu yakhe yokuqala (okunzima ukuyithola).

Ukuthathwa kwesikrini okudala emahoreni amaningi ka-MAY ngemuva kwevidiyo: pic.twitter.com/eUXhRlYUt8

— Lucky McKee (@LuckyMcKee) Kwangathi 18, 2014

Iqiniso elijabulisayo: ngesikhathi se-Halloween ngoMeyi, kukhona intombazane egqoke njengomculi we-zombie. imvunulo yakhe kanye nezimonyo zivela ngqo efilimini yangaphambili kaMcKee ethi All Cheerleaders Die.

Ngenkathi u-Angela Bettis eseke wavela kumaphrojekthi amaningi ngaphambili Kwangathi, lena kwakuyifilimu eyethula abaningi bethu kuye, futhi ngokushesha yamnyusela kuntandokazi phakathi kwabalandeli bohlobo. Kusukela Kwangathi, noma nini lapho u-Bettis enamathiselwe kuphrojekthi, intshisekelo yami iyathandeka. Uhlale emnandi. Le yindawo ka Tobe Hooper Ukubulawa Kwamathuluzi Amathuluzi bekungeke kube ifilimu eningi ngaphandle kwakhe, futhi cishe wenza uMcKee ngokuphelele Intombazane Egulayo, okufanele ngingeze ngenye yezintandokazi zami sezizonke Amakhosi Ethusi uchungechunge (hhayi ukuthi inkanyezi u-Erin Brown naye wayengemuhle).

Amakhonsathi akhumbulekayo aphinde avulwe nguSisto, u-Anna Faris, noJames Duval.

Eminye yemibono eyavela Kwangathi zazindala kakhulu kunefilimu ngokwayo. Isibonelo, isigcawu sikaMay no-Adam endaweni yokuwashela sasisefilimu emfushane iMcKee eyenziwe ekolishi. Ifilimu emfishane ka-Adam efilimini (leyo emayelana nombhangqwana oya epikinikini futhi baqale ukudla okunye) yenziwe umhleli kanye nomhlanganyeli ojwayelekile weMcKee uChris Siverston (umqondisi we Abalahlekile). Ekuqaleni wayezokwenza elifushane ekolishi, kodwa esikhundleni salokho wenza okulingisayo uMcKee lapho ayengumthengisi wendlu ngendlu futhi wazithela kubantu ababedlana emzini wabo.

Kunesigcawu ngaphakathi Kwangathi lapho uMay eluma u-Adam udebe ngesikhathi edlala naye ngemuva kokubuka ifilimu yakhe emfushane. UMcKee uthi ku-DVD ehlaziya ukuthi ngempela wayenentombazane eyenza lokho kuye. Angiqiniseki ngokuphelele ukuthi wayezimisele noma cha, kodwa kukhona elinye ithonya elingase libe khona kumlingiswa.

Ubuye wathi umlingiswa kaRobert De Niro ku umshayeli wetekisi (Travis Bickle) ube nomthelela Kwangathi, ebhekisela ngokukhethekile endaweni lapho uMay ekhuluma yedwa kukheshi njengokungathi “Ukhuluma nami”? umzuzu. UMcKee naye ucashunwe esho lokho Kwangathi bekungeke kube khona ngaphandle komlingiswa ka-Amanda Plummer Inkosi kaFisher.

NGEKE abe khona ukube bekungeyena umlingisi ka-Amanda Plummer ku-FISHER KING. Enye yefilimu engiyithanda kakhulu. Uyangichoboza njalo.

— Lucky McKee (@LuckyMcKee) July 22, 2015

Elinye ithonya elisobala lingaba Frankenstein, othola ukuhlonishwa ngendlela ye-tattoo engalweni yomlingiswa ongenalutho (James Duval).

Isithombe sikaMeyi ekhala igazi esibukweni sasingomunye wemibono yokuqala uMcKee ayenayo eyaholela efilimini.

Ezinye izindaba ezithokozisayo ezivela kumazwana weDVD:

- Okuwukuphela kwento eyenziwe ngekhompyutha kuyo yonke ifilimu ukulandelana kwesihloko ngokuthunga.

– Ubaba kaLucky McKee uMike McKee udlala uDkt. Wolf, udokotela wamehlo emuvi. Ubuye wadlala Umqeqeshi Wolf kuzo zombili izinguqulo Bonke Abashizi Be-Cheerleader Bayafa, UProfesa Malcolm Wolf ku Intombazane Egulayo, futhi waba nezindima ku Abalahlekile, Roman, futhi Ichibi Elibi.

– Kunesigameko esisikiwe, esakhombisa uMay esemncane, edubula inyoni ngesibhamu i-BB, wayinquma amaphiko, wawafaka ecaleni likaSuzy (unodoli) ukuze azame ukundiza.

– Umklami wokukhiqiza u-Leslie Keel wenza u-Suzy ngesandla, futhi kwaba nenkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nokuthi unodoli ufana ncamashí naye noma cha.

– Bonke abanye onodoli egumbini likaMeyi bahlinzekwa yintombi kaMike McKee.

- Baqale bacabangela uJeffrey Combs njengendima kadokotela wezilwane, kodwa bavele bamthanda kakhulu uKen Davitian (Borat), owadlala indima ngoba wayehlekisa.

– UJeremy Sisto ngokusobala wayelokhu equmbile ngesikhathi bedubula ebhentshini.

- UMcKee wakhetha uMeyi no-Adam ukuthi badle i-mac noshizi lapho bedla isidlo sakusihlwa ngoba uyakuzonda ukulalela abantu bedla futhi kwenza umsindo ongemuhle.

- Ezinye zezingane eziyizimpumputhe ku-movie zazidlalwa ngempela izingane eziyizimpumputhe.

- Ekuqaleni, uMeyi wayezoba umfundi wasekolishi esikhundleni sokusebenza kudokotela wezilwane.

- Eminye yomculo oshisayo efilimini ifaka uBettis ecula.

– Ekuqaleni ngesikhathi uMay akha umngane wakhe u-Amy, wayezozisika isandla asibeke enhliziyweni ka-Amy kunokuba akhiphe iso lakhe. Ekugcineni, iso livele lenze umqondo owengeziwe.

– Iso likaMay elivilaphayo efilimini lenziwe kusetshenziswa ilensi yokuxhumana neso, u-Bettis ayengakwazi ukuyibona ngaphandle kwayo.

I-May yifilimu emnandi ngempela ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukene, kodwa esinye sazo ukuthi kunezigcawu ezihambisanayo. Njengoba kuphawuliwe esigabeni se-IMDb trivia:

“Zonke izisulu zefilimu ngaphandle kuka-Adam, zibulawa entanyeni noma ngaphezulu. ULupe (Ikati) ubulawa ithreyi lomlotha elijikijelwa ngemuva kwekhanda. U-Blank (Izikhali) ubulawa ngesikelo esiphongweni. U-Polly (iNtamo) ubulawa ngokunqunywa umphimbo wakhe ezingotsheni ezimbili zesikhumba. I-Ambrosia (iLegs) ibulawa ngama-scapels amabili emaceleni esiphongo. NoMay (okusolwa ukuthi) uzibulala ngenxeba lokugwazwa esweni. Kodwa-ke, u-Adam ufa ngendlela efanayo uMay amgwaze ngommese ohoxisayo ekuqaleni kwefilimu, esiswini. Futhi ngelinye iqiniso elincane, uPolly ekuqaleni kwefilimu, ugwaza iso lethanga lakhe eliqoshwe uhhafu.”

Kwangathi futhi angawusebenzisa kahle umculo, okuyingxenye yasesinema enginomuzwa wokuthi abaningi bayithatha kalula, kodwa engaba bucayi kakhulu. Ngale kwamaphuzu nomculo we-Argento-esque othusayo, uMay usebenzisa kahle izingoma ze-The Breeders kanye ne-The Kelley Deal 6000 phakathi kwezinye.

Indaba ende kafushane, uma ungakaze ubone Kwangathi, kufanele ukulungise lokho ngokushesha. Uma usulibonile, linikeze elinye iwashi. Kumnandi manje njengoba kwakunjalo ngenkathi kusekusha. Ngalokho, ngizokushiya nalesi siqeshana Kwangathi ubuciko.

AMABANGA. Lokhu ngomdwebi wami wesikhathi eside. ”…@vmenendezb: Isithombe sikaMeyi (sedijithali). https://t.co/ppanMBEdoE pic.twitter.com/Hsb7coNSiB"

— Lucky McKee (@LuckyMcKee) January 17, 2015