tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post8413063414438548217..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Film Friday: Fright Night (1985) & (2011)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-19982133369775455732013-05-14T23:58:30.862-04:002013-05-14T23:58:30.862-04:00Anon, I meant only the film. I haven't read t...Anon, I meant only the film. I haven't read the comic book... only seen the horrible movie and knew that it was somehow "based on" a comic book.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-46030619665879554562013-05-14T04:30:52.218-04:002013-05-14T04:30:52.218-04:00Hey Andrew, let's not be ignorant now. You sho...Hey Andrew, let's not be ignorant now. You should do your research before making such comments on certain subjects. Firstly, you mentioned the horrible movie known as "Priest" and refered to the GN of the same name. Yet,they are nothing alike. One, is a lame attempt at a vampire movie and the other is a GN about a priest named Ivan Isaacs who after losing his love at the hands of a cult sect of the catholic church, who ritually sacrifices her hoping to resurect a saviour (turns out to be a false saviour. A fallen angel, who onced served as God's side to defeat lucifer, but now has turned against god himself), sells his soul to a devil in order to exact his revenge. But, he only sold half of his soul to this devil, so he still remains in control of his body and mind. I could go on, but I won't. All, I'm saying is that you shouldn't make such presumptions without knowing the facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47616640629717625662012-10-07T12:33:10.301-04:002012-10-07T12:33:10.301-04:00Mycroft, Thanks for the recommendation! I'll ...Mycroft, Thanks for the recommendation! I'll check that out.<br /><br />I liked <i>Dusk Til Dawn</i> a lot as well!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-22316611570999483922012-10-06T23:41:49.363-04:002012-10-06T23:41:49.363-04:00Great calls on The Lost Boys, Near Dark and The Ho...Great calls on The Lost Boys, Near Dark and The Howling. Though I am not a Tarentino fan, I also enjoyed From Dusk Til Dawn.<br />The Patricia Briggs books are very good, though the last few I read were closer to Romance novels than Fantasy/Horror.<br />Another writer you might enjoy is Larry Corriea. You have to love a writer that promises that the only time his vampires sparkle is when they're on fire. There are 4 books in his Monster Hunter International series, plus he has a great alt-history series, Hard Magic: The Grimnoir Chronicles.<br />Mycrofthttp://www.mycrofth4.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-74729288060683986592012-10-06T00:58:38.123-04:002012-10-06T00:58:38.123-04:00Arg.Arg.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-47393622053069218592012-10-06T00:43:44.657-04:002012-10-06T00:43:44.657-04:00"it would be an environmental crusaser."..."it would be an environmental crusaser."<br /><br />Genius! Now all we need to make it a mega-creature or fit in a skarktopus or two.<br />SyFy programming executivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-11064801284821136752012-10-05T22:26:30.075-04:002012-10-05T22:26:30.075-04:00Nope, the environmentalist camps on the site to ma...Nope, the environmentalist camps on the site to make sure no one works on the site. He gets changed in to the creature by the wetland. The hero, the re-builder figures out what happened. Eventually kills the creature after it murders a few of his workers, and then re-drains the swamp hopefully before it changes another environmentalist into a creature, which should be coming along after 5 minutes. <br /><br />Moral of the story, don't destroy something when you don't know the consequences. Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-2205428178809221232012-10-05T22:19:57.084-04:002012-10-05T22:19:57.084-04:00T-Rav, I thought that was awesome! The only thing...T-Rav, I thought that was awesome! The only thing I don't understand is why Danny Boyle did that? He's a HUUUUUGE leftist.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-79788239584981361572012-10-05T22:10:07.574-04:002012-10-05T22:10:07.574-04:00Personally, I thought it was appropriate that the ...Personally, I thought it was appropriate that the apocalypse in <i>28 Days Later</i> began because some idiot animal-rights activists broke into a lab to "liberate" the "prisoners." How do you feel about those poor chimps now, morons?!T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33470622686248277212012-10-05T21:56:39.188-04:002012-10-05T21:56:39.188-04:00Joel, So he goes around doing what? Trying to bui...Joel, So he goes around doing what? Trying to build buildings to frustrate environmentalists? LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-57336171990248843802012-10-05T21:54:14.122-04:002012-10-05T21:54:14.122-04:00Andrew,
Not if you do it in reverse. Think of it ...Andrew,<br /><br />Not if you do it in reverse. Think of it this way. A beautiful building is built on a former wet-land. Some crazed environmentalist decides that is WRONG and sets off an huge explosion in the building and destroys it. Then gets an injunction to stop rebuilding. While they litigate, it returns to a black lagoon wetland and a creature is formed. All because of a crazed environmentalist. Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-51286803396462265002012-10-05T21:06:26.108-04:002012-10-05T21:06:26.108-04:00Joel, LOL! You are correct, it is ripe for a re-b...Joel, LOL! You are correct, it is ripe for a re-boot.<br /><br />I would imagine, sadly, it would be an environmental crusader. :(AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-83590641950065733652012-10-05T20:39:30.467-04:002012-10-05T20:39:30.467-04:00Andrew,
"I think the creature from the black...Andrew,<br /><br />"I think the creature from the black lagoon is a gonner my friend... lost to history. :("<br /><br />That just means it is <b>ripe</b> for a re-imagination. Are you up for it?Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-44910398485809020432012-10-05T20:19:46.657-04:002012-10-05T20:19:46.657-04:00Of course, it's hard to blame them... who does...Of course, it's hard to blame them... who doesn't want to do it with a mummy or ghoul or zombie?<br /><br />I think the creature from the black lagoon is a gonner my friend... lost to history. :(AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-17338110561916614052012-10-05T20:08:17.955-04:002012-10-05T20:08:17.955-04:00I believe it.
As far as being a teenager is conc...I believe it. <br /><br />As far as being a teenager is concerned, yeah, there's the usual alienation and all that and in another 20 years, the vampire fad will have been replaced by something else. (It's only a matter of time before they turn the Invisible Man or the Creature from the Black Lagoon into a "teen paranormal romance" story, assuming they haven't already.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-49591556701879127952012-10-05T20:01:31.554-04:002012-10-05T20:01:31.554-04:00Scott, Believe it or not, I was aware of that. Tw...Scott, Believe it or not, I was aware of that. Twisted, isn't it? Apparently, teens can now do it with any number of monsters.<br /><br />Of course, when you're a teen, maybe everything is paranormal anyway?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-13489564735605982502012-10-05T19:59:16.495-04:002012-10-05T19:59:16.495-04:00Andrew and T-Rav -
If you go to your local chain...Andrew and T-Rav - <br /><br />If you go to your local chain bookstore, you'll find the <i>Twilight</i> books (and its zillions of imitators) in a relatively new section:<br /><br />"Teen Paranormal Romance"<br /><br />They actually had to create a new genre for this stuff (at least for inventory purposes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-45308289037279362112012-10-05T19:15:07.432-04:002012-10-05T19:15:07.432-04:00T-Rav, As you say, they are indeed horror, just no...T-Rav, As you say, they are indeed horror, just not in the way the TV Guide intends! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-5885282448566462892012-10-05T19:10:03.007-04:002012-10-05T19:10:03.007-04:00Did you know that on the TV guide and all, the Twi...Did you know that on the TV guide and all, the <i>Twilight</i> movies are listed as "Horror," the same way others are labeled "Comedy," "Adventure," etc.? <br /><br />Which, I agree, they are horror movies--just not in the way the TV people mean it.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40885296147616505592012-10-05T18:14:07.625-04:002012-10-05T18:14:07.625-04:00rlaWTX, No need to cringe! I won't hold it ag...rlaWTX, No need to cringe! I won't hold it against you if I don't like it. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-29889682628764706232012-10-05T18:13:32.368-04:002012-10-05T18:13:32.368-04:00Scott, The original Fright Night is absolutely wor...Scott, The original <i>Fright Night</i> is absolutely worth seeing, especially if you're an 80s film guy, as I know you are. It's a very enjoyable film.<br /><br />You can skip the remake and you won't miss anything.<br /><br />I don't understand what makes Hollywood think that one-color films are a good idea? What makes them think we don't want to see color in our movies? They're not even artistic about the one-color stuff, like the black and white directors were, they just wash out all the color. I don't get it. And I can't think of a single film where it worked.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18958125911077392992012-10-05T18:08:12.815-04:002012-10-05T18:08:12.815-04:00Andrew -
Near Dark is very good. I watched it on...Andrew - <br /><br /><i>Near Dark</i> is very good. I watched it once years ago but, man, that movie has style to spare (and half the supporting cast from <i>Aliens</i>!). And <i>Innocent Blood</i> isn't too bad either - one of John Landis' lesser-known films, with his usual brand of gratuitous nudity and car crashes!<br /><br />I haven't seen either <i>Fright Night</i> film. The original one I will definitely need to see one day. I'm sure I'll get to the remake eventually. A couple friends of mine saw it and they didn't think it was that bad.<br /><br />And I agree - I hate one-color films, too. There are times when it works but Hollywood managed to crank out a lot of beautiful looking movies in the past featuring a FULL color palette.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-31206771493417142442012-10-05T17:58:47.184-04:002012-10-05T17:58:47.184-04:00Andrew, the Briggs books I was specifically talkin...Andrew, the Briggs books I was specifically talking about revolve around a skinwalker named Mercedes (who is a VW mechanic). They are def fantasy, not SF. But I love all of her stuff. (I am now cringing because is kinda scary to suggest an author you REALLY like in an odd genre in case the other person doesn't like them!!!)<br /><br />Indi, I agree that there are "required elements" to modern vampires. And the Twi-vamps were barely able to claim the title. <br />But check out the Conan-Doyle "vampire" short stories if you want to see what an impact Stoker made on the mythology.<br />There is another Young Adult series out there about vampires in Texas that comes much closer to "real" vampires: Morganville vampires. I am behind for the last several books, but the series started off very interestingly, and the vamps are not necessarily totally EVIL - but they are totally selfish and self-important, which is close to the same thing. :)<br />And they do NOT sparkle!!!rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18606138744585119772012-10-05T17:38:25.723-04:002012-10-05T17:38:25.723-04:00Patriot, Like I said, I never saw them as vampires...Patriot, Like I said, I never saw them as vampires. I just saw them as monsters. And with that caveat, I liked the series. I would not have liked it as a vampire story.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-42223869965906791602012-10-05T17:24:22.162-04:002012-10-05T17:24:22.162-04:00Andrew....... I too liked Snipes in the series. He...Andrew....... I too liked Snipes in the series. He was almost believable in the role of vampire/monster hunter. The idea however, of vampires with a Trilateral Commission-like leader group was too much. <br /><br />I also liked the fx of when he offed them how they quickly turned to ash. Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533169053860540075noreply@blogger.com