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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 13, 2009 15:08:15 GMT -5
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 13, 2009 15:36:34 GMT -5
The final theatrical cut for Halloween 2 is 105min.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 13, 2009 15:37:19 GMT -5
And some Saw News
it would appear that Dunstan and Melton are already attached to do an eight installment.
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Post by thump on Aug 13, 2009 18:37:13 GMT -5
It's very nice to hear that people noticed my absence. It's funny, you miss a bit of time and the threads build up quickly and you feel out of the loop. Fortunately, this is a pretty easy going group so it's easy to pipe in without fear of someone jumping down your throat.
Back to horror -
I feel the same way about Crystal Lake Memories. Some of those same people seem to be a lot more enthusiastic on the His Name Was Jason DVD.
My edition had a TON of typos that I heard were corrected for later printings. It's very distracting.
That said, the book is an amazing part of any Jason collection.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 13, 2009 18:44:36 GMT -5
Speaking of His Name Was Jason rumor is that the same company that did that one and the Halloween one are doing one for the Nightmare on Elm street series
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Post by Rorschach on Aug 13, 2009 18:49:33 GMT -5
The final theatrical cut for Halloween 2 is 105min. That seems a bit....long, doesn't it? An hour and forty-five minutes of Zombie's gratuitous profanity and The Incredible Myers stomping around? Eeeeeccccchhhh...... On a happier note, I just got TALES FROM THE CRYPT seasons 4 and 5.....expect reviews for those, as soon as I find the time. Season 4 is exceptional, IMO, and features knockout performances from Christopher Reeve (his episode was actually pretty heartbreaking to watch, considering what happened to the man in RL) and Brad Pitt (!!!) among others.
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Post by DSR on Aug 13, 2009 21:30:38 GMT -5
Back to horror - I feel the same way about Crystal Lake Memories. Some of those same people seem to be a lot more enthusiastic on the His Name Was Jason DVD. My edition had a TON of typos that I heard were corrected for later printings. It's very distracting. That said, the book is an amazing part of any Jason collection. Yeah, my copy had its fair share of typos, too. And I did like the book and find it worthwhile, overall. Awesome.
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Post by Rorschach on Aug 13, 2009 21:46:03 GMT -5
Back to horror - I feel the same way about Crystal Lake Memories. Some of those same people seem to be a lot more enthusiastic on the His Name Was Jason DVD. My edition had a TON of typos that I heard were corrected for later printings. It's very distracting. That said, the book is an amazing part of any Jason collection. Yeah, my copy had its fair share of typos, too. And I did like the book and find it worthwhile, overall. Awesome. Any bets on what they're gonna call it? FOREVER FREDDY? Maybe something more subtle, like NEVER SLEEP AGAIN: 20 YEARS OF NIGHTMARES?
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Post by DSR on Aug 13, 2009 21:57:17 GMT -5
Yeah, my copy had its fair share of typos, too. And I did like the book and find it worthwhile, overall. Awesome. Any bets on what they're gonna call it? FOREVER FREDDY? Maybe something more subtle, like NEVER SLEEP AGAIN: 20 YEARS OF NIGHTMARES? It's actually been a little over 25 years. And no I can't think of a title. EDIT: "You Are ALL My Children Now: The Legacy of Freddy Krueger"
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Post by Mehe is F'n hardcore. on Aug 13, 2009 21:57:22 GMT -5
I'd like to interject some love real quick for my favorite movie of all time: Re-Animator.
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Post by Rorschach on Aug 14, 2009 0:12:27 GMT -5
I'd like to interject some love real quick for my favorite movie of all time: Re-Animator. I'll second that love, and throw out some love for it's star Jeffrey Combs! But please, I'd love for you to elaborate...this thread need more positive energy! ;D
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Post by Ken Ivory on Aug 14, 2009 3:46:11 GMT -5
And some Saw News it would appear that Dunstan and Melton are already attached to do an eight installment.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Aug 14, 2009 4:18:09 GMT -5
So, this is going to be pretty far out there, but I want someone to hear me out.
If you enjoy writing horror stories, or more specifically, screenplays, I need your help. I have had an idea for a horror film in my head for the past few months now. It's very much in the vein of your classic, gritty 70s films like TCM, Last House on the Left, or I Spit On Your Grave. It's nothing like anything Rob Zombie has done (which are more homages than anything else, in my opinion). I'm really excited about this idea and actually have a lot of faith in it. The only problem is, I'm a really lousy storyteller. I'm the type of guy who gets these great ideas, and completely botches any attempt at fleshing them out, so what I'm looking for is someone to collaborate with. We can bounce ideas off one another, work together on plot and character development, and maybe even produce a screenplay out of it. I already have tons of ideas down on paper as a starting point. I have no clue if I'll ever be able to get this thing made, but I am seriously willing to take a crack at it if I can find some assistance.
Now, watch me get totally no-sold...
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Post by theryno665 on Aug 14, 2009 8:49:22 GMT -5
So, this is going to be pretty far out there, but I want someone to hear me out. If you enjoy writing horror stories, or more specifically, screenplays, I need your help. I have had an idea for a horror film in my head for the past few months now. It's very much in the vein of your classic, gritty 70s films like TCM, Last House on the Left, or I Spit On Your Grave. It's nothing like anything Rob Zombie has done (which are more homages than anything else, in my opinion). I'm really excited about this idea and actually have a lot of faith in it. The only problem is, I'm a really lousy storyteller. I'm the type of guy who gets these great ideas, and completely botches any attempt at fleshing them out, so what I'm looking for is someone to collaborate with. We can bounce ideas off one another, work together on plot and character development, and maybe even produce a screenplay out of it. I already have tons of ideas down on paper as a starting point. I have no clue if I'll ever be able to get this thing made, but I am seriously willing to take a crack at it if I can find some assistance. Now, watch me get totally no-sold... I might be up for that. Thing is, I'm kinda in the same boat as you are. I have ideas for like 4 or 5 different movies, I just need to flesh them out as well. I don't even have anything on paper yet. All the ideas are in my head and I just need to connect them with more story. But none of my ideas for movies involve those 70's movies (somehow) so if you need someone to bounce ideas off of, I'd be up for it. By the way, have you ever done any screenwriting before? I want to get my ideas down but I don't know anything about it. I downloaded some free screenwriting software but haven't even touched it yet.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Aug 14, 2009 12:13:38 GMT -5
So, this is going to be pretty far out there, but I want someone to hear me out. If you enjoy writing horror stories, or more specifically, screenplays, I need your help. I have had an idea for a horror film in my head for the past few months now. It's very much in the vein of your classic, gritty 70s films like TCM, Last House on the Left, or I Spit On Your Grave. It's nothing like anything Rob Zombie has done (which are more homages than anything else, in my opinion). I'm really excited about this idea and actually have a lot of faith in it. The only problem is, I'm a really lousy storyteller. I'm the type of guy who gets these great ideas, and completely botches any attempt at fleshing them out, so what I'm looking for is someone to collaborate with. We can bounce ideas off one another, work together on plot and character development, and maybe even produce a screenplay out of it. I already have tons of ideas down on paper as a starting point. I have no clue if I'll ever be able to get this thing made, but I am seriously willing to take a crack at it if I can find some assistance. Now, watch me get totally no-sold... I might be up for that. Thing is, I'm kinda in the same boat as you are. I have ideas for like 4 or 5 different movies, I just need to flesh them out as well. I don't even have anything on paper yet. All the ideas are in my head and I just need to connect them with more story. But none of my ideas for movies involve those 70's movies (somehow) so if you need someone to bounce ideas off of, I'd be up for it. By the way, have you ever done any screenwriting before? I want to get my ideas down but I don't know anything about it. I downloaded some free screenwriting software but haven't even touched it yet. Yeah, that's my problem as well. I've never done any screenwriting before, and I'm completely in the dark about it. The best I can suggest to you is to do what I'm doing - go and find someone who can help you translate your ideas into a story. Last night, I typed up about 3 pages in Microsoft Word, and included a basic idea of the plot, a few loose plot details, and a few sequences I had in mind. It doesn't have to be formal, just start thinking about your idea, and type out whatever comes to mind. It's a great first step.
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Post by thump on Aug 14, 2009 18:39:53 GMT -5
I'm no pro by any stretch, but I did write a few in school. I'm currently working on one more to keep myself writing than for any other reason.
What works for me is basically what guyofownage did. Write down a basic treatment and flesh it out scene by scene. Sometimes I also like to look at a professional script just so I can get the spacing and formatting right. (George Romero's original Day of the Dead script is conveniently available to download from homepageofthedead.com)
Just write down, scene by scene, what you want to see happen. If you get stuck, try drawing it out in storyboards. The hardest part for me is to actually put it into script format with dialogue that isn't terrible.
Everyone writes differently though. As long as you're working at it then your style will evolve.
I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to be an expert. If anything, I feel your pain!
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Post by thump on Aug 14, 2009 18:52:22 GMT -5
By the way, is anyone in the New England area going to attend the Monster Mania convention? It should be my first horror convention in about four years.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Aug 14, 2009 20:46:46 GMT -5
I'm no pro by any stretch, but I did write a few in school. I'm currently working on one more to keep myself writing than for any other reason. What works for me is basically what guyofownage did. Write down a basic treatment and flesh it out scene by scene. Sometimes I also like to look at a professional script just so I can get the spacing and formatting right. (George Romero's original Day of the Dead script is conveniently available to download from homepageofthedead.com) Just write down, scene by scene, what you want to see happen. If you get stuck, try drawing it out in storyboards. The hardest part for me is to actually put it into script format with dialogue that isn't terrible. Everyone writes differently though. As long as you're working at it then your style will evolve. I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to be an expert. If anything, I feel your pain! What you do is pretty much exactly what I do word-for-word - nothing fancy, just a little 5-6 page summary that I crib from when actually writing the screenplay. In other news... So TR had a Friday night with nothing to do, no friends to spend time with, and no girlfriend to waste time/money on (and by waste time on, I, of course, mean getting laid and doing otherwise worthwhile stuff ;D)...so what better way to spend it than with a horror movie at the multiplex? I was hoping to see The Collector, which a few people on here had expressed some interest in, but lo and behold my local cinema only had The Orphan...and this movie. I'll admit that I wasn't looking forward to seeing this movie. The commercials made it seem like a movie in the vein of the "paint the human race as peace-hating nazis" ilk that I've come to despise over the years. Thankfully, District 9 is nowhere near that virulent when it comes to its beat-you-over-the-head message. In fact, the more somber warning/cautionary tale aspects of this particular movie are actually done in a pretty subtle way. In the end, however, I ended up not especially liking this film for different reasons entirely. Reasons that must make me a moron, because as of this writing this thing has a 9.1 rating on imdb.com. The movie begins firing on all cylinders, and the first 20 minutes or so of District 9 (which is produced by Kong-master Peter Jackson and directed by newcomer Neill Blomkamp, who looks to have a great future in the business) is admittedly pretty electrifying stuff. The year is 1982, and a mysterious spaceship appears over the city of Johannesberg, South Africa - only in a move that HAS to be much eerier than any stereotypical alien invasion that one would usually expect in a movie like this, the ship doesn't attack - it just sits there. And sits there, and sits there some more. Well, eventually, the Earthlings get tired of watching the ship just hover over their city, and the government of South Africa decides to raid the ship. Cutting the hull open, they find a rather large society of aliens inside. The aliens themselves are sort of insect-like in nature, speak in a language that the humans have come to understand (via subtitles for the audience), and become known to the humans as "prawns" due to their voracious, bottom-feeding nature. Not knowing what else to do with the 1.8 million aliens contained on the ship, they round them up into a camp and settle them into District 9 - a sort of "alien slum" where crime runs rampant. Only the citizens of South Africa aren't happy sharing their space with these weird "Prawns." They want their land back all to themselves, so it's up to a government team to raid the slum and move the entire race of beings to a concentration camp miles away from civilization. These opening chapters are largely told through the use of cinema verite, in a style not unlike a mockumentary. Through these sections we are introduced to the movie's main character, government agent Wikus Van De Merwe (Sharlto Copley). While Wikus begins the movie as a government tool, of course you know that the character is going to have a change of heart by the movie's end. And as the crack squad of military operatives move in, shooting, beating, and otherwise ruthlessly oppressing the misunderstood "Prawns," District 9 turns into a good ol' forced attrition film, as Wikus comes into contact with some alien biotechnology that slowly begins turning him into an alien himself. And this is where District 9 starts to lose some of its luster, at least to yours truly. While the stuff explaining the background of the alien society on Earth and the shady government plot to relocate the otherworldly species had been very riveting stuff, the second half of the movie turns into what felt like, to me, just another overblown, overloud, and overbearing Michael Bay-esque action movie. The whole last hour of District 9 consists of what essentially is a nonstop series of action set pieces. Indeed, the action-packed second half of the movie feels so Bay-esque that at one point the main character, now fully an alien sympathizer, dons one of the alien robot suits that just so happens to look exactly like one of Bay's own Transformers. The things that I had feared most about District 9 - that it would attempt to ram into my skull with a "human race is scum" subtext so overt that it would wind up being straight up "text" (thank DSR for that line) - wound up being untrue. That aspect of the movie is actually done very well, and there are other decent, moral human beings within the movie besides Wikus. In addition to that, the two main aliens in the film - a smart, peaceful "Prawn" named Christopher and his young son - are actually very captivating characters, and basically steal every scene that they're in. Just like Gollum in Jackson's own latter Lord of the Rings films, these are wholly CGI-generated characters that somehow feel even MORE flesh and blood than the actual flesh and blood contained around them. With the exception of the two lead aliens, however, I found myself strangely apathetic toward the majority of District 9. There's a promising first act, intriguing, famly-driven portions during the second act, and then a third act that settles for being just another "explosion and shoot-out" action movie. Worth a rental, but sadly not recommended. **
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 14, 2009 21:24:46 GMT -5
Saw District 9 today didn't plan on going seeing it but my cousin wanted to see it and paid my for ticket. I thought it was ok it's not something I would watch again. one of the trailers they show before the movie was for Zombieland it looks like it could be good
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 14, 2009 21:31:30 GMT -5
Predators Touch Down in Texas This September
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