The Intruder

Overt racism is so shocking now, this can't help but be compelling. Still, the integration storyline seems way ahead of its time since it seems unlikely any Southern theaters would've wanted to show a film that has no problem painting racist Southerners as awful as they no doubt were. At the same time, the film isn't THAT bold b/c it paints the outside "intruder" as the cause of the worst mob behavior & makes them a little better than he is. They may love a racist, but not a dishonest one?

The maturity with which this film deals with racism and hatred feels tremendously ahead of its time. To think that Crash (2004) is viewed by many as a cutting edge piece of racial drama is absolutely laughable when you see a film like this, made over 40 years prior. Also, Shatner is amazing. His suave, handsome presence makes his evil intentions seem all the more sinister. Like the devil in disguise. It's a daring performance that I don't imagine too many actors would have the balls to attempt.

A heartfelt picture whose dubious moral seems to be "Before you lynch someone, make sure you get all the facts."

It holds up as a story of a racist white guy riling up a poorly educated populace by scapegoating Blacks, Jews, Marxists, politicians, and the liberal media--all while molesting teen girls & grown women. It feels less like a 60's Hollywood message picture and more like an indie film with caustic insight. Politically, it loses a point as the good white characters sidestep racism's evil by claiming they're merely following the law. Still, it's recommended as Shatner is a great villain protagonist.

Pulls almost no punches (at least until the end), portraying unfiltered racism in a shockingly cavalier manner. Shatner is dynamite as the snake-oil, smooth-talking instigator of race warfare; kudos to him for opting to play a character without a single redeeming quality to his name. And bravo to Corman for having the balls to make such a blatantly political film about a wildly explosive topic (and for doing it so well).

Directed by legendary producer Roger Corman and starring young William Shatner who delivers some very strong scenes, The Intruder is a well-made and engaging film. The script is a bit crude and sometimes cheesy, but nevertheless intelligent, touches a sensitive, politically charged point in history that few if any films before it have, and provokes interesting thoughts about ethics, division of control, responsibility and accountability between leader and mob.

Great performance from Shatner as a rather despicable racist agitator. The film is a little heavy handed and its low budget nature is obvious, but it nevertheless is a fascinating contemporary treatment of what was then a very controversial issue.

Intense and unrelenting, this is a very impressive film that is really well made considering its budget.

Set just after schools integration, Shatner plays an organizer (read: provocateur) from the "Patrick Henry Society" (read: John Birch) out to rouse opposition. Shatner plays the role to the hilt, his initially cool exterior crumbling as the townspeople he provokes prove to be uncontrollable. Overall, though, the movie is a little preachy, especially when Shatner isn't on screen.

This is a gripping and sobering drama, and it's tragic that it should still be relevant today. I went in with little context, mainly looking for a good laugh out of Shatner's surely inevitable overacting. What I got was actually a rather good performance, probably the best I've seen from him. Very him, mind, but not as overcooked as I've come to expect; he was well suited to the role.

76.

Roger Corman #7

Would've been better if it had turned out (and that's where I thought they were going with it) Shatner was playing them all against each other, like a kid with red and black ants in a jar.

O que mais me impressionou nesse filme é o fato de não ser suficientemente aclamado. Ele é sociopolíticamente muito interessante, provando que fake News de direita existe nas mais diversas formas desde tempos imemoriais. Talvez a coisa mais irreal da narrativa seja o fato dos cidadãos manipulados se vejam diante de manipulação e mudem de atitude tão rapidamente quando a gente sabe que quatro anos de bolsolixo nos ensinaram que quem acredita em escroto, escroto é. WEBRip RARBG.