RITA's XLII: For the Turnstiles

[Jack Zodiac]

If not, perhaps a gooey filling?

[howyadoin]

If not, perhaps a gooey filling?Hopefully without hair.

[Lance]

Oh, not at all.









Do they have any sort of... creamy topping?

I'd say it was more of a glaze.

If not, perhaps a gooey filling?

http://annarbor.albertelli.com:85/weblog/photos/finishedeclair0001.jpeg

[Pól Rua]

I feel vaguely... uncomfortable... in the pants...

[Jack Zodiac]

Yeah, that's me. Sorry, Pol.

[howyadoin]

Yeah, that's me. Sorry, Pol.Jeez, you could at least warn the poor guy first...

[Jack Zodiac]

I was looking for his glasses.

I... have a problem. And only sweet ass Transmet glasses will fix it! Fire won't work this time!

[Lance]

I... have a problem. And only sweet ass Transmet glasses will fix it!

How much are those going for?

[Jack Zodiac]

Well, it depends. On eBay, anywhere between $300 and $700 whenever it magically shows up. But on The Black Market (a little known underground geek black market created by Tony Isabella in the Seventies), it's going for two fresh kidneys or a white teenage girl. I need my kidneys, but I could probably find a white teenage girl that isn't worth a damn.

[Chris Nowlin]

My advisor scolded me for using Windows.

He was right to do so

[kmeyers]

My advisor scolded me for using Windows.

He was right to do so

I thought we were supposed to kill anyone who changed their screen names...

especially since you could have pretended to be Christopher Nolan.

[dingo]

I think I'm in an abusive relationship with Tom DeFalco. But I keep going back to him.

[Pól Rua]

I think I'm in an abusive relationship with Tom DeFalco. But I keep going back to him.

Jesus, really?
That sucks.
Whenever I get that, I think of Darkhawk.
It usually goes away.

[dingo]

Jesus, really?
That sucks.
Whenever I get that, I think of Darkhawk.
It usually goes away.

He hurts me so bad. :(

[Pól Rua]

He hurts me so bad. :(

Some day boy you'll reap what you've sown.
You'll catch a cold and you'll be on your own,
And you will see that what's wrong with me
Is wrong with everyone that
You want to play your little games on.

Poetry and flowers pretty words and threats.
You've gone to the dogs again and i'm not placing bets
On you coming home tonight anything but blind.
If you take me for granted then you must expect to find
Surprise, surprise...

Valentine's day is over, it's over
Valentine's day is over

If you want to talk about it well you know where the phone is.
Don't come round reminding me again how brittle bone is.
God didn't make you an angel, the devil made you a man.
That brutality and economy are related now i understand.
When will you realise, that as above, so below there is no love

For the girl with the hour glass figure,
Time runs out very fast.
We used to want the same things but that's all in the past
And lately it seems that as it all gets tougher,
Your ideal of justice just becomes rougher and rougher.

Thank you for the things you bought me, thank you for the card.
Thank you for the things you taught me, when you hit me hard.
That love between two people must be based on understanding,
Until that's true you'll find your things
All stacked out on the landing, surprise, surprise

Valentine's Day is over.
It's over.
Valentine's Day is over. It's over.
It's
Over.

[dingo]

Never heard that song before.

The song I think about with abusive relationships is that one about Luka, who lives upstairs. (Is that susanne vega or something?)

Or Only women bleed by Alice Cooper

[Pól Rua]

Never heard that song before.

The song I think about with abusive relationships is that one about Luka, who lives upstairs. (Is that susanne vega or something?)

Or Only women bleed by Alice Cooper

That's Billy Bragg. It's a humdinger of a song.
He doesn't have the best or most melodic voice, but he really gets the most out of it on that track.
And yup, 'Luka' is Suzanne Vega.
Alice Cooper rocks.

[dingo]

Indeed he does. Once though I played only women bleed on a jukebox and they guys I were with had a hard time believing it was Cooper, even after they looked at the jukebox playlist.

[Pól Rua]

Indeed he does. Once though I played only women bleed on a jukebox and they guys I were with had a hard time believing it was Cooper, even after they looked at the jukebox playlist.

He's also one of the better interviews I've seen. Very intelligent, articulate and funny. He had a great interview on Denton ages ago where he was talking about losing one of the snakes he uses in his shows.
Basically, one of his guys left the toilet seat up while the snake was soaking in the bathtub and it escaped into the plumbing of a hotel.
He was on tour at the time, so they couldn't stick around. So, he let the hotel know and ask if they could call him if the snake re-appeared.
A couple of days later, he gets a call, "Good news is, your snake's re-appeared. The bad news is, I don't think Johnny Cash is ever gonna be the same."

[dingo]

Thats pretty cool.

He has a syndicated radio show that they play late at night over here too.

[Royal]

Anybody check out TIOTI (http://www.tioti.com/)?

[dingo]

In light of my rapidly retreating hair line (my eyebrows are scary, the rest of my hair is running away) I think we should start a public awareness capaign that explains baldness is caused by an excess of testosterone.

BALDNESS IS MANLINESS!

[Spike-X]

He's also one of the better interviews I've seen. Very intelligent, articulate and funny. He had a great interview on Denton ages ago where he was talking about losing one of the snakes he uses in his shows.
Basically, one of his guys left the toilet seat up while the snake was soaking in the bathtub and it escaped into the plumbing of a hotel.
He was on tour at the time, so they couldn't stick around. So, he let the hotel know and ask if they could call him if the snake re-appeared.
A couple of days later, he gets a call, "Good news is, your snake's re-appeared. The bad news is, I don't think Johnny Cash is ever gonna be the same."
That's hilarious.





Unless you're Johnny Cash.

[Spike-X]

My advisor scolded me for using Windows.

He was right to do so
Yes. He was.

[dingo]

That's hilarious.





Unless you're Johnny Cash.

And even then it would be funny later on.

[dingo]

Trying a new cocktail, the Jumping Jack. Kind of like a harvey wallbanger but lemonade instead of orange juice.

Wonder if there has ever been a superhero called jumping jack...?

[twilight]

In light of my rapidly retreating hair line (my eyebrows are scary, the rest of my hair is running away) I think we should start a public awareness capaign that explains baldness is caused by an excess of testosterone.

BALDNESS IS MANLINESS!

Just shave it off already.

Then make your head all shiny and blind people!

-Twi

[dingo]

Just shave it off already.

Then make your head all shiny and blind people!

-Twi

I kind of did. Like a crew cut sort of thing,

[Pól Rua]

My mate Patrick does a bunch of kickarse webcomics.
This one made me laugh a lot.
Maybe I'm drunk or something.

http://tnj.chickennation.com/comic/index.php?start=67

[twilight]

I kind of did. Like a crew cut sort of thing,

Guess who I got accosted by on my way to a lecture yesterday?

I'll give you a clue,they cut their hair every week.

-Twi

[twilight]

My mate Patrick does a bunch of kickarse webcomics.
This one made me laugh a lot.
Maybe I'm drunk or something.

http://tnj.chickennation.com/comic/index.php?start=67

You know that guy?

I loved Tobias and Jube when I was in high school.

-Twi

[dingo]

Guess who I got accosted by on my way to a lecture yesterday?

I'll give you a clue,they cut their hair every week.

-Twi

I wonder if it is the same person who smses me lots.

[dingo]

My mate Patrick does a bunch of kickarse webcomics.
This one made me laugh a lot.
Maybe I'm drunk or something.

http://tnj.chickennation.com/comic/index.php?start=67

Oh the humanity! Poor invisible ant boy...

[twilight]

I wonder if it is the same person who smses me lots.

Mayhap.

Did you got to the Nexus fair?

-Twi

[dingo]

Mayhap.

Did you got to the Nexus fair?

-Twi

Oh yeah. It was good. I sold lots of comics.

Bought some decent ones too.

[twilight]

Oh yeah. It was good. I sold lots of comics.

Bought some decent ones too.

Hurray for you!

Still got lots left?

-Twi

[dingo]

Hurray for you!

Still got lots left?

-Twi

Actually no, I have handed them all over to Mike. Or at least I am in the process of...

[Pól Rua]

You know that guy?

I loved Tobias and Jube when I was in high school.

-Twi

Yup. He's fuckin' awesome.
Alas, I haven't talked to him in ages due to his living in Japan at the moment. I also haven't checked his site for yonks. Imagine my surprise to see a whole mess of new shit up there.

But fuck, while I'm here, here's a Raymondo strip which managed to piss off a local comics creator. But which I find fucking hilarious...
http://raymondo.chickennation.com/index.php?13

And here's what is still my favourite Raymondo strip of all.
http://raymondo.chickennation.com/index.php?14

[twilight]

Actually no, I have handed them all over to Mike. Or at least I am in the process of...

Take that Mike!

I miss those crazy lesbians.

-Twi

[Pól Rua]

Oh yeah. It was good. I sold lots of comics.

Bought some decent ones too.

Comics fairs rock. Alas, Brisbane is fucked for 'em.
There were some folks who were running them years back, but we're just too half-arsed to make a real go of it these days.

[dingo]

Take that Mike!

I miss those crazy lesbians.

-Twi

They were both at nexus.

[dingo]

Comics fairs rock. Alas, Brisbane is fucked for 'em.
There were some folks who were running them years back, but we're just too half-arsed to make a real go of it these days.

Why not do it yourself? You probably have all the contacts you need.

[Pól Rua]

Why not do it yourself? You probably have all the contacts you need.

Because I'M half-arsed too.

And a lucky thing too... given the size of half an arse... a full one would be a BEAST!

[twilight]

They were both at nexus.

Using their magic Naruto powers no doubt.

-Twi

[twilight]

Because I'M half-arsed too.

It all makes sense now.

-Twi

[Pól Rua]

Though now that I think of it... hrm....

Actually, these days, it's starting to look increasingly plausible.
We've had a sudden upshoot in numbers of stores in SE Qld recently.
So we could probably work initial numbers.
Hrm...

I shall ponder on this.

[dingo]

But fuck, while I'm here, here's a Raymondo strip which managed to piss off a local comics creator. But which I find fucking hilarious...
http://raymondo.chickennation.com/index.php?13

How the hell could that piss someone off. Seems non controversial to me.

And here's what is still my favourite Raymondo strip of all.
http://raymondo.chickennation.com/index.php?14

Hehehe, funny. Cheese with venerial diseases.

[dingo]

Using their magic Naruto powers no doubt.

-Twi

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q101/RyudoPhoenix/weird/1191855545049.jpg

[Pól Rua]

How the hell could that piss someone off. Seems non controversial to me.
Patrick saw the cover of a local comic by that name which looked like a Batman clone, and thought it'd make a funny strip. Unfortunately, the writer saw it as a personal attack on his creation and took offense.
It was all very, very silly.

"Punishment Jail!"

[dingo]

Patrick saw the cover of a local comic by that name which looked like a Batman clone, and thought it'd make a funny strip. Unfortunately, the writer saw it as a personal attack on his creation and took offense.
It was all very, very silly.

"Punishment Jail!"

Well hell, it's not worth getting upset over.

[Pól Rua]

Well hell, it's not worth getting upset over.
Pretty much what everyone except the comics creator in question seemed to think.

[dingo]

People can be so precious.

[dingo]

Oooooohhhhh.

Black Dossier (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20152452,00.html)

[Gladiaria_Alata]

Heya, how's everybody?

[dingo]

Heya, how's everybody?

good. Even better for looking at your avatar. I love under-boob shots.

[Agent Helix]

I picked up Phantasm last night, and watched it for the first time in years. That's got to be the weirdest horror movie ever made.

[Gladiaria_Alata]

good. Even better for looking at your avatar. I love under-boob shots.

Heheh. I'll be changing it soon, so admire it while you can.

[dingo]

Heheh. I'll be changing it soon, so admire it while you can.

doing so now...

[Mac Danny]

I picked up Phantasm last night, and watched it for the first time in years. That's got to be the weirdest horror movie ever made.

It had Creamsile filled devil Jawas! What is not to love.

Every so often I like to say BOY like the tall man!

[Agent Helix]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I love it. But it is seriously the weirdest horror movie imaginable, and I've seen a lot of weird horror movies from here and overseas.

I mean, it's about a space mortician that turns corpses into zombie Jawa dwarves to send them back to his home planet as slaves, and he has a flying people juicer, and his finger, when severed, turns into a devil fly. That's fucked up.

[dingo]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I love it. But it is seriously the weirdest horror movie imaginable, and I've seen a lot of weird horror movies from here and overseas.

I mean, it's about a space mortician that turns corpses into zombie Jawa dwarves to send them back to his home planet as slaves, and he has a flying people juicer, and his finger, when severed, turns into a devil fly. That's fucked up.

I am officially intrigued. Sounds odd.

[Tadhg]

Phantasm 5, 2008!

[Mac Danny]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I love it. But it is seriously the weirdest horror movie imaginable, and I've seen a lot of weird horror movies from here and overseas.

I mean, it's about a space mortician that turns corpses into zombie Jawa dwarves to send them back to his home planet as slaves, and he has a flying people juicer, and his finger, when severed, turns into a devil fly. That's fucked up.

True. Add in Muscle Cars, Tapered Jeans, Mullets and a shotgun toting ice cream man and WHAM instant classic!

[Agent Helix]

I need to get the rest of the series. I wish I could get that AWESOME box set that came out in the UK, the one that came in the giant Sentinel Sphere.

[Agent Helix]

I also watched Alligator last night, which is really great for a blatant Jaws rip-off.

I think you're a true movie nerd if the first thing you recognize Robert Forster from is Alligator.

[Mac Danny]

I am officially intrigued. Sounds odd.

If you have never seen it, you must. It's part of getting your nerd card.

Then when you go to conventions and meet the ice Cream truck guy from Phantasm, you will know who that has-been is.

Question. Which came first, the gnomes of Phantasm or Jawas?

[Agent Helix]

They were both '78, so it's probably impossible to tell. I doubt that taking a midget and putting a robe on him is really all that difficult a concept to come up with independently.

[Mac Danny]

If you have never seen it, you must. It's part of getting your nerd card.

Then when you go to conventions and meet the ice Cream truck guy from Phantasm, you will know who that has-been is.

Question. Which came first, the gnomes of Phantasm or Jawas?

Answer is Jawas. Phantasm stole short people in robes!

[Mac Danny]

They were both '78, so it's probably impossible to tell. I doubt that taking a midget and putting a robe on him is really all that difficult a concept to come up with independently.

Star Wars in 1977 Phantasm in 1979 according to IMDB.

I know star Wars was 77 because I was 3 when I saw it and I was born in 1974.

[dingo]

If you have never seen it, you must. It's part of getting your nerd card.

Then when you go to conventions and meet the ice Cream truck guy from Phantasm, you will know who that has-been is.


Still haven't been to a convention :(

[Agent Helix]

Star Wars in 1977 Phantasm in 1979 according to IMDB.

I know star Wars was 77 because I was 3 when I saw it and I was born in 1974.

Yeah, you're right. Still, I think it's pretty iffy as to whether they "stole" them. I mean, they're both basically just goblins.

[Tadhg]

I think you're a true movie nerd if the first thing you recognize Robert Forster from is Alligator.

Dude. The Black Hole.

[Agent Helix]

Still more high-profile than Alligator.

I mean, it's fucking ALLIGATOR.

[Ed Cunard]

Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.

[dingo]

Final Destination did it for me.

The self aware/self reference of Scream was good too.

[Tadhg]

Still more high-profile than Alligator.

I mean, it's fucking ALLIGATOR.

Right. Which is why it makes no sense for a movie nerd to first recognize him as the guy from Alligator when he's done more notable stuff before and after the movie.

[Agent Helix]

For me, I'm a big fan of the body-horror and prosthetic monster movies of the 80s. So I'd recommend some of the obvious ones like "The Thing", "Videodrome", "The Fly", "From Beyond", "Re-Animator" and the '88 Blob remake.

Session 9 is a pretty effective psychological horror movie, even despite David Caruso's every attempt to bring it down.

[Agent Helix]

Right. Which is why it makes no sense for a movie nerd to first recognize him as the guy from Alligator when he's done more notable stuff before and after the movie.

You're misunderstanding my point. You're a real movie nerd if this is the first movie that comes to mind when you think about Robert Forster, because it's a fairly obscure, forgotten monster movie.

It's also actually good. The Black Hole sort of sucks.

[Tadhg]

Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.

To be all pretentious, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

I'm also a big fan of Dawn of the Dead.

[Tadhg]

You're misunderstanding my point. You're a real movie nerd if this is the first movie that comes to mind when you think about Robert Forster, because it's a fairly obscure, forgotten monster movie.

It's also actually good. The Black Hole sort of sucks.

I get it, I just disagree with it. It makes no sense for that to be the first movie to come to mind except in a pretentious sort of way.

[Agent Helix]

I honestly prefer Day to Dawn, because at least in that one, the terrible performances are fun, and there's some amazing gore effects. I respect Dawn, to an extent, but there's writing in that movie that's so awful, and it drags so much in certain parts, that I find it almost unwatchable. I think Night is far and away the best of the "Dead" series, and the less said about Land, the better.

[jessecuster3]

Final Destination did it for me.

The self aware/self reference of Scream was good too.

Hmm, Final Destination comes across as more of a Mousetrap game as a movie, than anything else.

Yeah Scream is awesome, plus if you watch the second one, you can see me in the credits.


I love The Ring(American version) and Blair Witch myself, so obviously I have horrible taste.


The original Nightmare on Elm Street is cool and they kill off Johnny Depp.

Similarly, the first Friday the 13th kills off Kevin Bacon.



Also, I thought 1408 was pretty good, and in the upper pantheon of Stephen King movies.

[Agent Helix]

I get it, I just disagree with it. It makes no sense for that to be the first movie to come to mind except in a pretentious sort of way.

What pretense? The pretense that I really like movies about giant alligators trying to eat Robert Forster?

[jessecuster3]

I'm also a big fan of Dawn of the Dead.


The original or the remake? The remake is easily one of the better remakes ever.

[Tadhg]

What pretense? The pretense that I really like movies about giant alligators trying to eat Robert Forster?

No in the "I think of obscure stuff before mainstream stuff" type of pretense.

[Ed Cunard]

I think THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is playing on TCM soon.

I have an odd fondness of werewolf movies. Maybe I'm secretly a furry.

[Ed Cunard]

The original or the remake? The remake is easily one of the better remakes ever.

I never saw the original, but I liked the remake. I haven't seen the one after that yet--is it called LAND OF THE DEAD?

Now, the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD? That blew my mind when I first saw it.

[Agent Helix]

The original or the remake? The remake is easily one of the better remakes ever.

The remake is a fun zombie movie, but it's not particularly good. It also strips away whatever little relevance and character there was in the original, so I don't consider it a particularly good remake, either.

[jessecuster3]

I think THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is playing on TCM soon.

I have an odd fondness of werewolf movies. Maybe I'm secretly a furry.

What about The Howling, American Werewolf in London, and even for campiness Silver Bullet?

[Agent Helix]

No in the "I think of obscure stuff before mainstream stuff" type of pretense.

That's not pretense. I really do think of Alligator before I think of Jackie Brown or something more high-profile when I see Robert Forster, because it's a movie about a GIANT ALLIGATOR TRYING TO EAT ROBERT FORSTER.

[dingo]

Hmm, Final Destination comes across as more of a Mousetrap game as a movie, than anything else.


Well yeah, but I think it does it well. It was fun more than scary, but the only scary horror movie I've seen was the Exorcist, and that was spoilt by all the pop culture references to it I saw before seeing it.


Yeah Scream is awesome, plus if you watch the second one, you can see me in the credits.


Really? Cool. What for?

[Agent Helix]

Oh, American Werewolf in London is spectacular.

[Ed Cunard]

What about The Howling, American Werewolf in London, and even for campiness Silver Bullet?

I haven't seen THE HOWLING in forever.

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, I hadn't considered. I think how funny it is keeps me from forgetting that it's also horror--kind of like the CREEPSHOW films.

I've never heard of SILVER BULLET.

[Tadhg]

I honestly prefer Day to Dawn, because at least in that one, the terrible performances are fun, and there's some amazing gore effects. I respect Dawn, to an extent, but there's writing in that movie that's so awful, and it drags so much in certain parts, that I find it almost unwatchable. I think Night is far and away the best of the "Dead" series, and the less said about Land, the better.

Definitely agree about the gore effects in Day, but I find Dawn to be much more entertaining. And I haven't even seen Land or the Dawn remake.

[dingo]

Oh, American Werewolf in London is spectacular.

Don't you mean American Werewolf in Paris? I thought London sucked by comparison.

[Agent Helix]

Land is AWFUL.

WE GET IT GEORGE THE ZOMBIES ARE A METAPHOR FOR MODERN LIFE.

[Agent Helix]

Don't you mean American Werewolf in Paris? I thought London sucked by comparison.

Are.. are you fucking serious?

[jessecuster3]

Really? Cool. What for?


I was a lowly location production assistant. And you have to watch pretty damn far into the credits to see my name. However, during one of the cast and crew parties, Sarah Michelle Gellar actually agreed to go to a movie with me.


Oh, American Werewolf in London is spectacular.

Hmm, I think its alright, but it gets a nod because it is easily the coolest transformation to werewolf ever.

[dingo]

Are.. are you fucking serious?

Abso-fucking-lutely.

[jessecuster3]

I've never heard of SILVER BULLET.

Its a lousy King adaptation, but it has Gary Busey and Corey Haim, so its totally campy.

[dingo]

, Sarah Michelle Gellar actually agreed to go to a movie with me.


Like a date?

[Agent Helix]

I.. oh god, I need to go outside.

[jessecuster3]

Land is AWFUL.

WE GET IT GEORGE THE ZOMBIES ARE A METAPHOR FOR MODERN LIFE.

Why do your zombie movies have to have a message, why can't the message just be humans are cannon fodder?

[jessecuster3]

Like a date?

Yep, but I called her the next day and she rejected me. "I am still waiting on calls from LA, I can't really leave."

[Tadhg]

That's not pretense. I really do think of Alligator before I think of Jackie Brown or something more high-profile when I see Robert Forster, because it's a movie about a GIANT ALLIGATOR TRYING TO EAT ROBERT FORSTER.

Wait? So this was self-referential?

[dingo]

I.. oh god, I need to go outside.

Take heart, I haven't seen either for years. I may be wrong.


...


I can't remember enough of either to justify my position, but I remember my position on both.

[Agent Helix]

I think the message helps Night, and makes Dawn more interesting. Day is great just for the splatter kills and insane lines like "All you're givin' me is a mouthfull of Greek salad!" and "I'M RUNNIN' THIS MONKEY FARM NOW, FRANKENSTEIN!", but Romero's tapped that well so dry. Land is just so heavy handed and dumb.

[dingo]

Yep, but I called her the next day and she rejected me. "I am still waiting on calls from LA, I can't really leave."


Well that is pretty cool.

[jessecuster3]

Take heart, I haven't seen either for years. I may be wrong.


...


I can't remember enough of either to justify my position, but I remember my position on both.


Don't kowtow man, I have heard lots of people like that one as much, if not more, than the original.

[Agent Helix]

Wait? So this was self-referential?

You're taking it way too seriously. I just think it's fun to think of obscure movies, especially horror and monster movies, with an otherwise well known (and Forster is honestly a bit obscure himself) actor in the lead.

[jessecuster3]

Well that is pretty cool.

I had brought a couple of my buddies to the party, and we went to some bars afterwards, and they were running around to everyone, pointing me out and saying "I had a date with Buffy!".

[Tadhg]

Are.. are you fucking serious?

Yeah, that throws me for a loop. Outside of more modern effects, Paris is absolutely terrible. That Dead Man on Campus guy makes me cry.

[Agent Helix]

Don't kowtow man, I have heard lots of people like that one as much, if not more, than the original.

All of those people are FUCKING WRONG.

I can understand not liking AWiL, but I've never met anyone that liked Paris.

[jessecuster3]

All of those people are FUCKING WRONG.

I can understand not liking AWiL, but I've never met anyone that liked Paris.

Well now you have, deal with it.

[Agent Helix]

What is there at ALL to like about that movie?

[jessecuster3]

What is there at ALL to like about that movie?

Dunno you will have to ask Dingo.

[dingo]

Dunno you will have to ask Dingo.

I don't remember, like I said. I will watch them again.

[Agent Helix]

Anyway, Ed, if you can find it (since it's tragically not on DVD), Night of the Creeps is great.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I am going to get my first Blu-Ray movie ever: "Return to House on Haunted Hill."

It has a choose-your-own adventure option.


And Jeffrey Combs.


And hot lesbian action with ghosts.

[Agent Helix]

Oh, The Abominable Dr. Phibes. There's another great horror movie.

[Tadhg]

Is Mark Paul Gosseler in AWiP or Dead Man on Campus? I remember him starring with the other guy, but don't remember which movie. Because if he's AWiP, then that's one thing to like about the movie.

[Pól Rua]

What is there at ALL to like about that movie?

Julie Delpy's pretty hot.
We're talking werewolves and no one's mentioned 'Dog Soldiers' yet?
wtf?!

Just saw the film adaption of Junji Ito's 'Uzumaki' which is my favourite horror comic, and it was pretty durn sweet.

[Pól Rua]

Oh, The Abominable Dr. Phibes. There's another great horror movie.

While we're there, I have to give a shout out to 'Theatre of Blood'.
Not as good as Phibes, but Diana Rigg... c'mon!

[Agent Helix]

Julie Delpy's pretty hot.
We're talking werewolves and no one's mentioned 'Dog Soldiers' yet?
wtf?!

Just saw the film adaption of Junji Ito's 'Uzumaki' which is my favourite horror comic, and it was pretty durn sweet.

Dog Soldiers is pretty good. I heard FEAST was a pretty fun recent monster movie, but I haven't had a chance to see it yet.

[Dreadstar]

Speaking of werewolves, morning folks.

[Pól Rua]

'Slither' was big fun for a recent film. Had a really nifty 'chiller theatre' vibe.

[Pól Rua]

Holy Poo! It's after midnight!
I gotta get some sleep!

Night all!

[Agent Helix]

Slither kinda fell flat for me. They got the funny right okay, though I don't really care for Nathan Fillion, but the horror parts just didn't work. Plus, it's a total ripoff of Night of the Creeps.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Dog Soldiers is pretty good. I heard FEAST was a pretty fun recent monster movie, but I haven't had a chance to see it yet.

Feast was a blast.

[jessecuster3]

Feast was a blast.

Wasn't Feast the last Project Greenlight movie?

[Pól Rua]

I mainly dug on the fact that it wasn't self-referentially yanking on 1980's slashers or trying to refute that by self-referentially yanking on 70's Tobe Hooper and Wes Craven.

By yanking on 50's and 60's drive-in stuff.

Oh, and I can't leave without giving props to 'Undead', the finest zombie movie ever to be shot an hour's drive away from my house.

[Agent Helix]

One of my favorite more recent monster movies, for all the shit that it (deservedly) gets, is The Relic. It's stupid and pointless, but it's such a fun time-waster, and the monster itself looks great. It's a croco-lion-man-scorpion-snake!

[Merey]

I am going to get my first Blu-Ray movie ever: "Return to House on Haunted Hill."

It has a choose-your-own adventure option.


And Jeffrey Combs.




The voice of JLU's The Question. Nifty.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Wasn't Feast the last Project Greenlight movie?

That is correct.

[Agent Helix]

I mainly dug on the fact that it wasn't self-referentially yanking on 1980's slashers or trying to refute that by self-referentially yanking on 70's Tobe Hooper and Wes Craven.

By yanking on 50's and 60's drive-in stuff.

Oh, and I can't leave without giving props to 'Undead', the finest zombie movie ever to be shot an hour's drive away from my house.

My problem with Slither as a horror movie is that there's no real buildup of tension. It pretty much goes from zero to apocalypse in one scene, and then they win by blowing something up.

Also, it totally rips off Night of the Creeps.

[Jared_Humpherys]

The voice of JLU's The Question. Nifty.

Seriously?

Sweet!

[Agent Helix]

He was also the Scarecrow on the B:TAS revamp.

But he'll always be Dr. Herbert West to me.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Sarah and I watched Slither the other night(my second time).

It's decent enough. A little too much setup, but the humor and effects are both good.

[Jared_Humpherys]

He was also the Scarecrow on the B:TAS revamp.

But he'll always be Dr. Herbert West to me.

Combs is my favorite horror/sci-fi actor period. I totally geek out when I see him in anything(just ask Sarah about when I saw him as Weyoun for the first time in DS9).

[Agent Helix]

He was great in THE FRIGHTENERS, too.

I love that movie, as well. One thing bugs me about it, though. On the DVD, the making-of documentary is a full hour and a half longer than the movie itself. I do not need that much info about the damn Frighteners.

[jessecuster3]

One of my favorite more recent monster movies, for all the shit that it (deservedly) gets, is The Relic. It's stupid and pointless, but it's such a fun time-waster, and the monster itself looks great. It's a croco-lion-man-scorpion-snake!

I was on set for that one, too. Peter Hyams and his wife are old friends of my mother and her sister, so when they came to the museum in Chicago to film we got to be on set.


To tie it back to an old conversation, we spent most of the night talking to Mrs. Hyams, and I was apparently regaling her with my movie(trivia) knowledge. So when they broke for dinner and we were sitting with Peter, his wife mentions how much I knew about movies, and he says "So what is the piano player's last name in Casablanca?" Surprisingly, neither he nor his AD knew either.

Ed, I know you appreciate me getting stuck in that situation.




Another story that came out of that night, their son was in film school in LA, where they lived also. It was just about Xmas time, and their son called and asked if a friend who couldn't afford to go home could come and stay with them and go to their party. The friend was asked to do some video-taping during the party. Turns out the friend was Bryan Singer. So they now have a Christmas party filmed by him.

[Jared_Humpherys]

He was great in THE FRIGHTENERS, too.

I love that movie, as well. One thing bugs me about it, though. On the DVD, the making-of documentary is a full hour and a half longer than the movie itself. I do not need that much info about the damn Frighteners.

That was actually the first movie I saw him in. My mom and I used to check out movies together often, and we saw that one in theatres and found Combs' character hilarious.

That movie is great all-around, though. Ed, if you haven't seen it, you should.

[Agent Helix]

Wow, how can someone working in movies not know that? I mean, people that haven't even seen Casablanca often know that.

[jessecuster3]

Wow, how can someone working in movies not know that? I mean, people that haven't even seen Casablanca often know that.

Ok, what is his last name?

[Ed Cunard]

Oh, The Abominable Dr. Phibes. There's another great horror movie.

That one is on soon, too, I think.

To tie it back to an old conversation, we spent most of the night talking to Mrs. Hyams, and I was apparently regaling her with my movie(trivia) knowledge. So when they broke for dinner and we were sitting with Peter, his wife mentions how much I knew about movies, and he says "So what is the piano player's last name in Casablanca?" Surprisingly, neither he nor his AD knew either.

The actor was Dooley Wilson. I don't remember them ever saying Sam's last name in the film.

That was actually the first movie I saw him in. My mom and I used to check out movies together often, and we saw that one in theatres and found Combs' character hilarious.

That movie is great all-around, though. Ed, if you haven't seen it, you should.

I've seen THE FRIGHTENERS. I liked it.

[jessecuster3]

The actor was Dooley Wilson. I don't remember them ever saying Sam's last name in the film.


Exactly. He asked the question without even knowing the answer because as we all realized, there was never an answer.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Speaking of Peter Jackson horror movies(Frighteners), we just got "Dead Alive" in our Blockbuster Online shipment.

I have heard good things.

[Agent Helix]

Oh, I'm sorry, I scanned your post and misread it. I thought you said first name, hence my shock.

I actually don't recall him ever being given a last name in the film.

[Agent Helix]

Speaking of Peter Jackson horror movies, we just got "Dead Alive" in our Blockbuster Online shipment.

I have heard good things.

Oh, it's great. Totally gross, though.

[Dreadstar]

The Frighteners was one of those movies that had brilliant pacing. And it switched gears from comedy to horroresque quite easily and naturally.

It was the template that the 13 Ghosts remake SHOULD have used. Imagine a more horror-geared Ghostbusters.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Oh, I'm sorry, I scanned your post and misread it. I thought you said first name, hence my shock.

I actually don't recall him ever being given a last name in the film.

He was never given a last name, even in the credits.

[Ed Cunard]

Exactly. He asked the question without even knowing the answer because as we all realized, there was never an answer.

Ah. That makes sense, then.

[Agent Helix]

Right. Like I said, I misread the post. I was shocked because everybody knows it's Sam, even if they don't know they know it. It's especially funny because the line they know has been misquoted so often that it's more famous than the actual line from the film.

[jessecuster3]

Speaking of Peter Jackson horror movies(Frighteners), we just got "Dead Alive" in our Blockbuster Online shipment.

I have heard good things.

Dead Alive is great. You should try to get Meet The Feebles when you get a chance. Although, I would say Heavenly Creatures is the best thing Jackson had done, before LOTR.

[Matt Algren]

He was never given a last name, even in the credits.

He is just a negro, after all.

[Justin D.]

'Slither' was big fun for a recent film. Had a really nifty 'chiller theatre' vibe.

I really like Slither. Not an outright scary monster movie and not a straight comedy, but a nice blend of the two.

Did anyone see Nathan Fillion in The Waitress? I meant to, but never got around to it.

Aaaaaand I'm back playing Scrabble on Facebook today. Going to try to get some work done today while I play, unlike yesterday. Tip for everyone: Don't try to play five games at once. You'll lose them all.

Sweet, I just played the word baned.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I really like Slither. Not an outright scary monster movie and not a straight comedy, but a nice blend of the two.

Did anyone see Nathan Fillion in The Waitress? I meant to, but never got around to it.

Aaaaaand I'm back playing Scrabble on Facebook today. Going to try to get some work done today while I play, unlike yesterday. Tip for everyone: Don't try to play five games at once. You'll lose them all.

Sweet, I just played the word baned.

Mr. Davis, I have started a game with you.

And I actually won three of the five games I was playing at once yesterday.

I actually beat jesse, too(it was in a three-way game).

[Dreadstar]

I could go for a game or two.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I could go for a game or two.



You're totally going to beat me again, but sure.

[Ed Cunard]

Justin, I'm blanking. What toyline is your avatar from?

[Jared_Humpherys]

Justin, I'm blanking. What toyline is your avatar from?

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/4013/400/4013_4_001.jpg

[jessecuster3]

I am testing most of the morning, but I can play sporadically.

[Justin D.]

Justin, I'm blanking. What toyline is your avatar from?

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/4013/400/4013_4_001.jpg

Jared got it in one. The toys were never made though. I so would've bought just about every one of them. Check out the last issue of the mini-series in the cover contest though.

I thought I'd bring Dolphin with a Gun out of retirement.

[Agent Helix]

Oh man, how could I forget THE STUFF? That's one of my favorite lousy movies that I grew up with. It's about evil frozen yogurt!

[Merey]

Combs is my favorite horror/sci-fi actor period. I totally geek out when I see him in anything(just ask Sarah about when I saw him as Weyoun for the first time in DS9).

I was only vaguely aware that he's most known for his horror film work. He was my introduction to The Question, and I was so taken by his performance that it prompted me to look into all the Question comics.

Yeah, I should add all the Jeffrey Combs horror flicks to my Netflix queue.

Right. Like I said, I misread the post.

Happens to the best of us.

[Agent Helix]

Yeah, I should add all the Jeffrey Combs horror flicks to my Netflix queue.





Combs is great in the same way that Bruce Campbell is great. He knows exactly what he is, and what he does. He does it well, and he doesn't have any pretensions about the movies he headlines. He loves his work, and it shows in every one of his roles.

[Ed Cunard]

Jared got it in one. The toys were never made though. I so would've bought just about every one of them. Check out the last issue of the mini-series in the cover contest though.


Huh. I could have sworn they were toys that had things on their chests that you rubbed, and the heat activated their special element or something.

Maybe I'm confusing them with something else.

[Agent Helix]

Huh. I could have sworn they were toys that had things on their chests that you rubbed, and the heat activated their special element or something.

Maybe I'm confusing them with something else.

You're thinking of Battle Beasts, of which I had roughly seventy million.

Those and M.U.S.C.L.E. were like the best things ever, because you got like, five of them for as many dollars.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I was only vaguely aware that he's most known for his horror film work. He was my introduction to The Question, and I was so taken by his performance that it prompted me to look into all the Question comics.

Yeah, I should add all the Jeffrey Combs horror flicks to my Netflix queue.


Not "Hammerhead." Even he could not save that one.

[Slam_Bradley]

I could go for a game or two.

I started one...I got some pretty sweet tiles at the outset.

[Agent Helix]

I'm still salivating at the upcoming HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR.

Return of Stuart Gordon as director? Re-uniting Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton under his tutelage? William H. Macy as the ZOMBIE PRESIDENT?

Yes please.

[Dreadstar]

I started one...I got some pretty sweet tiles at the outset.

I can see that, Bingo-Boy.

[Dreadstar]

I'm still salivating at the upcoming HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR.

Return of Stuart Gordon as director? Re-uniting Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton under his tutelage? William H. Macy as the ZOMBIE PRESIDENT?

Yes please.

That sounds...



FUN.

[Slam_Bradley]

I can see that, Bingo-Boy.

It was a one shot deal. I'm not very good at Scrabble.

[Agent Helix]

That sounds...



FUN.

Doesn't it just?

[Jared_Humpherys]

I'm still salivating at the upcoming HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR.

Return of Stuart Gordon as director? Re-uniting Bruce Abbott, Jeffrey Combs, and Barbara Crampton under his tutelage? William H. Macy as the ZOMBIE PRESIDENT?

Yes please.

This movie makes me feel funny inside.

[Justin D.]

Slam, what's something else I can use to find out on Facebook besides your name? Or you could add me by looking for Justin Davis in Austin.

[Slam_Bradley]

Slam, what's something else I can use to find out on Facebook besides your name? Or you could add me by looking for Justin Davis in Austin.

I'll look for you. No problem.

[Matt Algren]

Slam, what's something else I can use to find out on Facebook besides your name? Or you could add me by looking for Justin Davis in Austin.
He's in the CBR group.

[Slam_Bradley]

I need a free "C" dammit!

[Slam_Bradley]

Slam, what's something else I can use to find out on Facebook besides your name? Or you could add me by looking for Justin Davis in Austin.

Just added you. I'm Tim Schneider.

[Justin D.]

Gotcha.
Also, there are way too damn many vowels in Scrabble. Shit, I used to be good at this. I've lost or am losing every time. I get good words, but have nowhere to put them.

[Merey]

Not "Hammerhead." Even he could not save that one.


What would be your top picks. I'm now really into this idea of having a season appropriate horror flick night. So, if you (or anyone else) have any other recommendations on top of the Combs films, I'd appreciate it.

I'm more of a classics/monsters/thrillers/noir (I know it's a genre in-and-of-itself, but can noir be considered a sub-genre of horror?) than a violently gory/torture porn horror fan.

[Dreadstar]

What would be your top picks. I'm now really into this idea of having a season appropriate horror flick night. So, if you (or anyone else) have any other recommendations on top of the Combs films, I'd appreciate it.

I'm more of a classics/monsters/thrillers/noir (I know it's a genre in-and-of-itself, but can noir be considered a sub-genre of horror?) than a violently gory/torture porn horror fan.

Not so much horror as side looks at the vampire genre, try Innocent Blood. Robert Logia has a great part in that. Oh, and I've heard things about Blood and Donuts, but never seen it.

[K'Nort]

I'm hiding from a deaf, talkative (loud), slightly crazed patron.

She caught me yesterday.

I may crawl under my desk.

We have a deaf, talkative, very crazed patron. She can't actually talk. She just sounds like a Wookie. And goes into everyone's offices and empties their candy dishes.


You should visit Santa Barbara instead

Your university library has an opening I almost qualify for.


Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.

Somehow the only thing I can ever think of isn't even very good. And I bet they never bothered with a DVD. But I saw it a bunch of times. Nomads. It's more suspense than horror. There's very little blood. With Pierce Brosnan and Adam Ant. It's just sort of weird.

[Agent Helix]

What would be your top picks. I'm now really into this idea of having a season appropriate horror flick night. So, if you (or anyone else) have any other recommendations on top of the Combs films, I'd appreciate it.

I'm more of a classics/monsters/thrillers/noir (I know it's a genre in-and-of-itself, but can noir be considered a sub-genre of horror?) than a violently gory/torture porn horror fan.

Re-Animator and From Beyond, easily. The Frighteners is good, as well.

[K'Nort]

Not so much horror as side looks at the vampire genre, try Innocent Blood. Robert Logia has a great part in that. Oh, and I've heard things about Blood and Donuts, but never seen it.

That's the one with Don Rickles too right? That was a horrible movie! Except for Don Rickles.

My favorite vampire movie is Near Dark. Although I haven't seen it since about 1992. Hopefully it holds up. That was a cult classic for us in college.

[Jared_Humpherys]

whoopsies.

[Jared_Humpherys]

What would be your top picks. I'm now really into this idea of having a season appropriate horror flick night. So, if you (or anyone else) have any other recommendations on top of the Combs films, I'd appreciate it.



"Frighteners."

the "Re-Animator" series.

"Necronomicon"(if you can find it)

"House on Haunted Hill"

"Horror in the Attic"

"From Beyond"

[Merey]

Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.

Oops...sorry Ed, I didn't mean to co-opt your request. But thanks for bringing the topic up, because now I'm in more of a Halloween-y mood. Now, only if I could figure out a damn costume.

[Ed Cunard]

Oh, and I've heard things about Blood and Donuts, but never seen it.

I don't know what that is, but I love the title.

[jessecuster3]

Not so much horror as side looks at the vampire genre, try Innocent Blood. Robert Logia has a great part in that. Oh, and I've heard things about Blood and Donuts, but never seen it.

Innocent Blood, Near Dark and Lifeforce are my favorite vampire movies.

[K'Nort]

Ghost Ship is very popular around here.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Ghost Ship is very popular around here.

Only for the first 5 minutes or so of the film, though.

[jessecuster3]

I still say 1408 deserves a mention for a recent horror movie done well.

[Dreadstar]

I still say 1408 deserves a mention for a recent horror movie done well.

I liked that, as well. It was pure Stephen King. Which explains a lot of the pans it got, I guess.

[jessecuster3]

I liked that, as well. It was pure Stephen King. Which explains a lot of the pans it got, I guess.

Well, we had watched Number 23 before it, so compared to that pile of dreck, 1408 is a masterpiece.


I said it earlier but in the pantheon of good King movies, Shining, Misery, Green Mile, Shawshank, Carrie, and IT(tv movie), 1408 really holds up.

[Justin D.]

Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.

There's a thread on the TV/Film board about Halloween movies (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=192341).

The Descent and Behind the Mask both get mentioned there and I completely agree with those suggestions. Descent doesn't even need the monsters because the claustrophobia is scary enough, but the monsters don't take away the scary for me. Behind the Mask is a great movie, and I like the different film styles used to capture classic horror movie, news footage, and documentary styles. I met the director, composer, and one of the actors last year when it showed at SXSW. Nice guys, and the director said Behind the Mask does share some qualities that Man Bites Dog has, but it's not a direct inspiration.

[jessecuster3]

There's a thread on the TV/Film board about Halloween movies (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=192341).

The Descent and Behind the Mask both get mentioned there and I completely agree with those suggestions. Descent doesn't even need the monsters because the claustrophobia is scary enough, but the monsters don't take away the scary for me. Behind the Mask is a great movie, and I like the different film styles used to capture classic horror movie, news footage, and documentary styles. I met the director, composer, and one of the actors last year when it showed at SXSW. Nice guys, and the director said Behind the Mask does share some qualities that Man Bites Dog has, but it's not a direct inspiration.

See, I really didn't like Descent, because of the monsters. Everyone was hyping it as a female Deliverance, but there were no "creatures" in that, the monsters were human. They easily could have gone this same route in Descent, but chose the easy way out, IMO.

[Justin D.]

See, I really didn't like Descent, because of the monsters. Everyone was hyping it as a female Deliverance, but there were no "creatures" in that, the monsters were human. They easily could have gone this same route in Descent, but chose the easy way out, IMO.

The monsters were human in this one too. At least, one of them was. I think part of the point was to provide a contrast. It could be considered a nature versus (immediate) nurture set-up.

[Ray R.]

I think THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is playing on TCM soon.

I have an odd fondness of werewolf movies. Maybe I'm secretly a furry.

I just picked up the DVD at Goodwill for $4. (Along with Touch of Evil).

I can lend it to you, if you'd like.

[HomerJay]

Speaking of horror movies... favorites? I've been bitten by the Halloween bug, so now I'm kind of in the mood.
My all-time favorite "pure" horror films:

- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
- DAWN OF THE DEAD (both original & remake are pretty good)
- THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (original)
- HALLOWEEN
- THE EVIL DEAD
- THE SHINING
- POLTERGEIST
- THE THING (1982)
- THE EXORCIST

I'm REALLY, REALLY looking forward to Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's THE MIST this November too.

[Slam_Bradley]

I just picked up the DVD at Goodwill for $4. (Along with Touch of Evil).

I can lend it to you, if you'd like.


Touch of Evil is sooo good.

It's been eons since I've seen Cabinet.

[Dreadstar]

I have an idea, why don't you guys go on a House of Hammer tour? Start with something like Kiss of Evil, and go from there.

[jessecuster3]

The monsters were human in this one too. At least, one of them was. I think part of the point was to provide a contrast. It could be considered a nature versus (immediate) nurture set-up.

No, they teased you into believing they were human, but they were clearly creatures.



Edit: found a picture.

http://www.popmatters.com/images/film_art/d/the-descent-20051.jpg

[Michael P]

Is Mark Paul Gosseler in AWiP or Dead Man on Campus? I remember him starring with the other guy, but don't remember which movie. Because if he's AWiP, then that's one thing to like about the movie.

Gosseler was in DMOC. So, no, there is nothing to like about An American Werewolf in Paris.

[Justin D.]

I'm REALLY, REALLY looking forward to Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's THE MIST this November too.

I wish that was coming out in time for Halloween. The audio book is great. It's performed with a full cast, sound effects, and incorporates audio in a way where it sounds like things are creeping around you as you listen, especially if you have surround sound or listen with headphones on.

Only horror movies I know that are coming are Saw IV and 30 Days of Night. Not interested in Saw IV, but 30 Days looks good and scary. Not decided yet if I'll try to go to one of the special screenings at the Alamo (http://www.originalalamo.com/default.aspx?l=4&d=10/31/2007) yet.

[jessecuster3]

Here is another picture of the supposed humans:

http://www.filmdailies.com/images/The_Descent.jpg

[Jared_Humpherys]

Agent Helix, this is for you. (http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/10/video-half-life.html)


Edit: Also, this (http://www.myspace.com/cakeisalie).

And tonight is my night to beat Portal.

[Agent Helix]

They were humans that were living in those caves for god knows how long.

[Justin D.]

No, they teased you into believing they were human, but they were clearly creatures.



Edit: found a picture.

http://www.popmatters.com/images/film_art/d/the-descent-20051.jpg

Spoilers on.



No, I meant the women in the movie turned into monsters to survive by not just ferociously killing the cave monsters, but leaving other women to die and even setting them up to die so they could live.

[jessecuster3]

They were humans that were living in those caves for god knows how long.

So by living in a cave for god knows how long, you gain super speed and strength, and your features morph into creature-like things, including extra long and pointy teeth?

Spoilers on.



No, I meant the women in the movie turned into monsters to survive by not just ferociously killing the cave monsters, but leaving other women to die and even setting them up to die so they could live.


I can see that, but the creatures ruined it for me.

[Agent Helix]

So by living in a cave for god knows how long, you gain super speed and strength, and your features morph into creature-like things, including extra long and pointy teeth?




I can see that, but the creatures ruined it for me.

Maybe. It's a pretty common trope in horror fiction. The devolution of man by taking him out of his natural environment. I don't know. It's still a pretty decent, pretty scary movie. You're criticizing it based on what you personally wanted it to be, not based on what it was.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I can see that, but the creatures ruined it for me.

So you're saying you went into the film not knowing about the creatures?

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

We have a deaf, talkative, very crazed patron. She can't actually talk. She just sounds like a Wookie. And goes into everyone's offices and empties their candy dishes.

If I had to guess, I'd say it's Slam visiting from Idaho.

Your university library has an opening I almost qualify for.

Like that should stop you? You can't just, you know, embellish the old resume a tad? It worked for the Dean at MIT. Until it didn't.

Somehow the only thing I can ever think of isn't even very good. And I bet they never bothered with a DVD. But I saw it a bunch of times. Nomads. It's more suspense than horror. There's very little blood. With Pierce Brosnan and Adam Ant. It's just sort of weird.

Pierce Brosnan and Adam Ant in a movie together in and of itself is sort of weird.

[HomerJay]

Pierce Brosnan and Adam Ant in a movie together in and of itself is sort of weird.
A very strong WTF? factor always makes a horror film better.
Comedy too if it's done right.

[Puma]

Morning people.

Apparently I am the only one here who doesn't like horror flicks.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Apparently I am the only one here who doesn't like horror flicks.
Nah. I can't even remember the last horror movie I've seen.

My sister, on the other hand, loves them.

[Slam_Bradley]

Morning people.

Apparently I am the only one here who doesn't like horror flicks.


I'm not a big fan. I kinda like the old Universal and the Hammer horror flicks. But overall, it ain't my cuppa.

[HomerJay]

Apparently I am the only one here who doesn't like horror flicks.
Don't feel bad. I'm the only one who doesn't like online Scrabble.

[Slam_Bradley]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's Slam visiting from Idaho.



I'm most definitely not a she. Otherwise, you'd be spot-on.

[Puma]

It was tough in junior and senior high; I swear, the mid and late 70s produced more slasher films then any other genre.

and the guys all wanted to go to them for the blood and the possibility of fright nookie.

[HomerJay]

I can't even remember the last horror movie I've seen.
Over the past 15 years, you've missed very little.

[Dreadstar]

Nice win, Slam.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I'm most definitely not a she. Otherwise, you'd be spot-on.

Maybe you were wearing a kilt that day?

[Matt Algren]

I'm not a big fan. I kinda like the old Universal and the Hammer horror flicks. But overall, it ain't my cuppa.
Me four. If I want horror, I'll look at real life.

[Slam_Bradley]

Nice win, Slam.

It was the Bingo off the bat. You out-played me after that. You just couldn't catch up.

[HomerJay]

If I want horror, I'll look at real life.
I prefer my horror to be on a TV or movie screen, thankyouverymuch.

[Typo Lad]

I'm not into horror films either. If I want to be scared, I'll look at my bank statement.

[jessecuster3]

Maybe. It's a pretty common trope in horror fiction. The devolution of man by taking him out of his natural environment. I don't know. It's still a pretty decent, pretty scary movie. You're criticizing it based on what you personally wanted it to be, not based on what it was.

I don't think its faulty to expect a good movie.

So you're saying you went into the film not knowing about the creatures?

I went into it, expecting Deliverance with girls spelunking, as all of the reviews described it.

[Dreadstar]

I still say go for a walk down Hammer Lane.

[Matt Algren]

Suspense films seem to be my new favorite. Does anybody even do those anymore?

[Dreadstar]

Suspense films seem to be my new favorite. Does anybody even do those anymore?

Only in remakes, I think. Cape Fear comes to mind.

[Slam_Bradley]

Alright...who's up for a game?

[HomerJay]

Alright...who's up for a game?
I am, if the game is "let's see how long we can go without talking about Scrabble".

[HomerJay]

Suspense films seem to be my new favorite. Does anybody even do those anymore?
Not unless a serial killer is involved.

[Dreadstar]

I am, if the game is "let's see how long we can go without talking about Scrabble".

Oh, c'mon, ya old grumpuss.

[Jared_Humpherys]

It was the Bingo off the bat. You out-played me after that. You just couldn't catch up.

What's a Bingo?

[jessecuster3]

Suspense films seem to be my new favorite. Does anybody even do those anymore?

I think the original Saw is actually great thriller as opposed to a horror movie.


That political one with Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn was pretty good. Going back a bit, I really loved Copycat. The Constant Gardener was great, too, and I thought better than Syriana.

[Dreadstar]

What's a Bingo?

You get an extra 50 points for playing all 7 of your tiles at once, it's called a "Bingo."

[HomerJay]

Oh, c'mon, ya old grumpuss.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/HomerJay64/being-old.gif

[Jared_Humpherys]

Alright...who's up for a game?

Started one with you with my worst opening play ever.

[Typo Lad]

There was a Doctor Who episode called "Blink" that was BRILLIANT suspense.

[jessecuster3]

Coke to Dread.

[Puma]

Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me up on the beach
What a lovely holiday
Theres nothing funny left to say

This sombre song would drain the sun
But it won't shine until its sung

No water running in the stream
The saddest place we've ever seen

Everything I touched was golden
Everything I loved got broken
On the Road to Mandalay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and then replayed
As I got lost along the way

There's nothing left for you to give
The truth is all that you're left with
Twenty paces then at dawn
We will die and be reborn

I like to sleep beneath the trees
Have the universe at one with me
Look down the barrel of a gun
And feel the Moon replace the Sun

Everything we've ever stolen
Has been lost returned or broken
No more dragons left to slay
Every mistake I've ever made
Has been rehashed and then replayed
As I got lost along the way

Save me from drowning in the sea
Beat me up on the beach
What a lovely holiday
Theres nothing funny left to say

[Mac Danny]

There was a Doctor Who episode called "Blink" that was BRILLIANT suspense.

That was a great episode! I would say fantastic, but I think it was brilliant!

Plus great time travel!

[Mac Danny]

Oh, c'mon, ya old grumpuss.

Did they live next to the Bumpuses?

[Typo Lad]

That was a great episode! I would say fantastic, but I think it was brilliant!

Plus great time travel!
It was pe-your pants good. The actress playing Sally really pulled off the WTFness of the situation.

[Dreadstar]

Did they live next to the Bumpuses?

Sonsabitches

[mary e brickthrower]

Oh hi guys - just breezing through.

New column is up - check my siggie!!! =)