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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 21, 2009 23:38:22 GMT
Anna, Trubb...it's horrific, it's one of the first things I ever downloaded when I got on the interwebs (it was never shown in the UK or released in any media format). I will not traumatize myself any further by posting a clip of this, but suffice to say, there is a perfectly valid reason for Carrie Fisher being bombed out of her fecking skull while she takes part in it. That muppets clip is well cool BTW, Artoo rocks! (and Mark Hamill is a legend). AH I found these YouTube links and you're right. The "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" are being seriously challenged for the worst Sci Fi presentation ever award! In fact i'd be amazed if anyone here can watch more than a minute of these YouTube videos! I'd rather be waterboarded than watch these links in their entirety!
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 22, 2009 15:17:40 GMT
Anna, Trubb...it's horrific, it's one of the first things I ever downloaded when I got on the interwebs (it was never shown in the UK or released in any media format). I will not traumatize myself any further by posting a clip of this, but suffice to say, there is a perfectly valid reason for Carrie Fisher being bombed out of her fecking skull while she takes part in it. That muppets clip is well cool BTW, Artoo rocks! (and Mark Hamill is a legend). AH That's what happens when you let rubbish into your head. Channel five showed 2001 on Sunday. That is real Science Fiction. Watch that instead. Star Wars never claimed to be true sci-fi, RV, it's more space fantasy. 2001 is ok, but not something I couldn't watch it more than a few times a decade... I've just got my Sapphire and Steel DVD box set, so I'll be watching that over the coming weeks. AH
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Post by randomvioce on Jul 22, 2009 17:54:22 GMT
Star Wars never claimed to be true sci-fi, RV, it's more space fantasy. Seriously, don't start me mate! ...Too late... Try reading Dune (not watch the film or even the TV thing) to see where the ideas came from. Elite stromtroopers Galatic religion Galatic empire The 'voice' Desert planet, desert dwellers and sandworms Dew farmers I've just got my Sapphire and Steel DVD box set, so I'll be watching that over the coming weeks. AH Oh good luck with that. I wonder what Americans would make of that 'Ducky'* *Don't say you didn't get it!
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 22, 2009 18:12:20 GMT
The six original Dune novels are on a "to buy" list, with around another 30 or so books that I want...but to be honest, I have over 20 brand new unread novels on my bookshelves at the minute... I liked the Dune movie though, I thought it looked really good (I know it's not faithful to the novels, but films rarely are). As for SW/Dune, nah, no real "religion" in Wars, the desert planet of Tatooine is not an important place or feature in the stories...just a crap hole at the arse end of the Galaxy, not like Arikis(sp) which is probably the most important planet in the Dune-verse. AH
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 22, 2009 18:16:24 GMT
Oh, as for Ducky, yeah, one of the few things I remember (apart from the creepy train station), I was only a little kid when they showed the series...but I remember it being pretty scary on a psychological level, not an effects level.
Anyways, it's got a young Joanna Lumley in it...so, money well spent IMO. ;D
AH
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Jul 22, 2009 22:14:30 GMT
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Post by randomvioce on Jul 22, 2009 23:49:44 GMT
The six original Dune novels are on a "to buy" list, Er, you DO understand that the Dune books are based on Islamic culture?
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jul 23, 2009 5:21:09 GMT
I never cared much for Michael Moore either.. The only film i saw of his was "Bowling for Columbine", which was a confused hodge podge for "liberal Moorens" .. The scene where he barges into Charlton Heston's home and starts spouting his dribble was enough for me!
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Post by randomvioce on Jul 23, 2009 12:09:02 GMT
I found both films enjoyable, esp the gun thing. Watch poor old Charlton Heston being made to look foolish brought home the stupidity of the gun freaks of America.
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Post by beth on Jul 23, 2009 16:29:29 GMT
I thought they were both pretty good. Nothing like getting the view from the perspective of people actually involved. Yes, certainly, they were disturbing. The subject matter in each was sad and, even, alarming.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 23, 2009 17:09:33 GMT
The six original Dune novels are on a "to buy" list, Er, you DO understand that the Dune books are based on Islamic culture? Yeah, I know that, I've also heard that there is a pretty good argument that they could be viewed as Spice/Oil, Arakis/Iraq, Fremen/Muslims etc in the modern day...I don't care what a book is based on if it's good/enjoyable. Believe it or not, I even have some CD's that are obviously produced by leftists/peaceniks as well. AH
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Post by randomvioce on Jul 23, 2009 17:20:49 GMT
Yeah, I know that, I've also heard that there is a pretty good argument that they could be viewed as Spice/Oil, Arakis/Iraq, Fremen/Muslims etc in the modern day...I don't care what a book is based on if it's good/enjoyable. Just kidding. Listen, I can recomend Dune and much of the sequals, but aviod the Kevin J Anderson stuff. These wre written in a different era a bit like the later star wars prequalls. They don't really sit with the orinal ethos of the first film.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Jul 23, 2009 17:41:48 GMT
Yeah, I've been given that very same advice by several other people as well...stick with the Frank Herbert, avoid anything that wasn't written by him. Seems like a common consensus with the folks who've read the originals and had a go of the newer stuff.
AH
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Dec 8, 2009 18:53:57 GMT
Me and my family here went to see the film "Paranormal". It was the first time in a long time that a film scared me.
Many years ago my eldest sister talked me into going on a quija board with her and the experience was very disturbing. Some doors should remain closed.
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Post by beth on Dec 9, 2009 0:19:50 GMT
I haven't seen the movie, Anna, but have had an uncomfortable experiences with Ouija. Is Paranormal worth the admission do you think, or would it be just as good on the small screen when it comes out on dvd?
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Post by motorist on Dec 9, 2009 13:45:03 GMT
I saw Paranormal Activity and really liked it. I am long jaded with most horror films having been watching them for over 30 years, this was the first in a loooong time that was actually scary. Not sure it would be just as good on the small screen unless all the lights are off lol!
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Dec 10, 2009 3:10:23 GMT
I haven't seen the movie, Anna, but have had an uncomfortable experiences with Ouija. Is Paranormal worth the admission do you think, or would it be just as good on the small screen when it comes out on dvd? If you could handle the Blair Witch film you may be able to handle this.. I don't recommend the film though! It builds a bridge to something that we should avoid!
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jan 24, 2010 5:38:12 GMT
Another example of a horror film for adults that teenagers and the younger wouldn't understand or fathom is Stanley Kubrik's "Lolita". A man obsessed a 12 year old girl enters into a relationship with the girl's mother so that he can be near the young girl. There is nothing directly sexual about the film, although a lot of scenes are suggestive. All the main characters are drawn into some unhealthy negativity. The actress Sue Lyon, who played "Lolita" at the vulnerable age of 12 later said that playing this role destroyed her personality. Five unhappy marriages and divorces, and a lot of soul searching... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lyon
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Mar 28, 2010 5:41:08 GMT
I recently saw Shutter Island and found it much more disturbing than the Jack Nicholson classic "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"!
The boundary between reality and delusion is so blurred in this film that i had the impression that the director Martin Scoriese was just playing a sadistic game with the viewers. I don't recommend this film, but admit it seems to be a new angle in the movie industry. It reminds me of ugly horror films like "The Ring".
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Post by beth on Mar 28, 2010 14:22:02 GMT
Anna, I haven't seen the film, but, from your description, it sounds a lot like the book - which keeps readers guessing, as well.
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