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3D shit can wither up and die anytime now.

Night of the Living Dead, the cartoon?! You have got to be pulling my dick, people.

I have to take umbrage with your statement Mr. Rowles. In my experience (please keep in mind that this is only my experience) when one is having one's dick pulled, there is usually some amount of pleasure derived from said pulling. I do not belive that is the case in this particular instance.

Unless of coures you meant, "having my dick pulled by by Anne Coulter wearing a glove made out of sand paper that has fish hooks embedded in it." If that is indeed the case, please consider my objection withdrawn.

There's a movie where zombies are funny, talk, dance, or whatever?

You mean with, like, zombie one-liners?

"Take my wife's brain ... please!"

*fires up the Murdertank*

Damn the shitty Hollywood remakes! Full speed ahead!

OH HELL NO!!!

More proof that there are NO original ideas in Hollywood.

*begins packing supplies for MurderTank*

Hennessey? Baileys? Patron? check
Machete? Semi-automatic machine gun? Flamethrower? check
chocolate chip cookies? check

yup, we're ready to roll...

In the original movie the lead male tells the frantic, deteriorating blond his story of how he came to be in the house. He tells her that he had to steal a car, run over zombies and crash a truck or something. It's exciting and dramatic...
...and you don't get to see any of it.

Listen, we're visual creatures. We are. That's why we go to see movies instead of listening to the radio. That's why fucktastic movies like Transformers do so well. Sometimes we just want to SEE something spectacular. Forget switching on or off the brain -- I don't buy that bullshit for a second. Something visually engaging can often be enough to entertain us. It's that simple.

An origin story for the main character to me sounds awesome. I would LOVE to see him steal a truck, crash it into some redneck zombies and flee, baseball bat in hand.

This isn't the first time this movie has been re-made either -- please remember that. Savini did his own version in the 80's and it was awesome. Even Romero did his own little touch up of the movie by filming a funeral scene years later and splicing it into the original. Neither of these were disrespectful to the message, tone or memory of the original. They weren't as GOOD as the original, obviously, but remakes never are. The best we should hope for is a new story or new message with characters we already love, in a context that already terrifies us.

I'm looking forward to it. 3-D and all.

*fires up the Murdertank*

Our cultural-antibody of an RV seems to be getting more work than usual lately. Note to self:

* Accelerate maintenance schedule for MT. Check tread wear, interior and lube-levels (both kinds) bi-weekly.

* Pre-order additional chainsaws, flamethrower gel and disco balls (both kinds).

* Turn Pajibaby replication vats up to 11.

Anything else?

You really didn't have to cross the line, there, admin. "Having my dick pulled by Ann Coulter" is a frightening enough thought without adding additional implements of torture.

::shudder::

Superasente...I beg to differ. As a fan of the original and someone obsessed with Savini's work (and a student of the man himself...) George Romero did NOT retouch his own film with the funeral scenes.

John Russo and Russ Streiner jumped all over it as soon as it became public domain. They tried to include George but had a falling out. He was pissed off that they thought the movie needed "more" like the funeral, extra zombies (John Russo's nieces, Streiner's daughter played 2 of them) and a ridiculous fucking score. NotLD 30th anniversary had 0 George Romero input. It was Russo and Streiner making a money grab at the newfangled technology of the day called "DVDs" because they were both broke as a joke. DVDs were big on all these "extra features" so they thought the extras were necessary.

Sure, George Romero may have lost his touch, but one thing you can't call him is shameless. He's never exploited his own work for pure money grabs.(with exception of Land of the Dead of course...but I'd like to see YOU pass up an 8 million dollar payday) When he's made a movies (NOTL, DOTD, DOTD, Dark Half, Bruiser...) it's been because he finds it interesting. NOT to try to capitalize on something. He'll tell you that himself over a pack of Marlboro Reds and a glass of scotch any day.

Question the first: who the fuck gave this guy the movie rights? Question the second: what the fuck does "American-style anime" (in 3-D, no less!) even mean?

And how dare you say they weren't disrespectful to the original by making that shit? Bill Hinzman was the cemetary zombie that started the movie off. He was 32 in 1968....and 61 when they reshot...and about 50 lbs heavier. It looked like shit.

At least Savini, being one of George's best friends, tried to be loyal to the source material (with exception of the ham fisted "They're us and we're them." bullshit to close the moive)

Yeah...Bill Hinzman...forgot to include him in the above paragraph. Fuck that guy too.

dammitjanet and Bierce, we need beer and pie too. Preferably Guiness or Stella Artois. And cherry pie. When I'm rolling down the freeway in the Murdertank I need a sweet snack that looks like murder when I cut into it.

I nominate myself to rape Zebediah de Soto with a pumpkin. I was going to use a watermelon, but that's more of a summer food. It's a gloomy day today and the conversation about zombies makes me think of Halloween, and, in turn, pumpkins.

So yes....PUMPKIN RAPE FOR de SOTO.

Fuck, he deserves it just for having lower-case letters start off his surname. Pretentious dick!

I figured out a way to pick my nose without anybody seeing it, even if she's sitting RIGHT next to me on the couch. You don't see ME trying to practice plastic surgery now do you de Soto? You're not even worth the effort of using my shift key. From now on...caps lock, one word.
DESOTO.

While I am not sure what "American-style anime" means exactly, I certainly hope it's better than Japense-style anime.

Hrm. Wasn't the cartoon version "Tales of The Black Freighter" sort of considered American-style anime? So, I guess it would be animation that's more anime-like than traditional US animation, but without all that stupid big-eyes, blushing cheeks, stars over the head type nonsense that plagues so much Japanese-style anime. At least that's what I hope it is.

Skitz, I love you so much right now!!

Posted by: Che Grovera at September 16, 2009 12:35 PM

Thanks for that, and I hate to be that guy, but ... is it haiku if it doesn't follow the 5-7-5 syllable format? Cause those don't. Of course, they're zombies, so I guess haiku is going to be a difficult medium for them, not to mention iambic pentameter.

I noticed your comment, (TCFKAB) - I noticed it... Now c'mere, you. Over here, by the fire. My, but that's hot, isn't it? Pretty toasty... If you don't mind, I'm going to remove my top. Ahh, that's better. You know, if you'd like to do the same... No, I don't swing that way - just a couple of dudes enjoying a roaring fire... You look tense. How 'bout I grab these oils over here and... No - like I said before - I enjoy the company of women. Nothing odd going on here - just one guy rubbing some oil on another guy's shoulders. Hold on... my pants are bunching up... Just lemme...

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? THIS IS TOTALLY NORMAL!

Pissboy -- I don't think you understood my comment, so I will reiterate. I may have implied certin things without explicitly stating them.

A new and unique take on a story can be interesting. Savini did it when he made Barbara a strong leader and a survivor. Zach Snyder did it when he remade Dawn of the Dead. Romero continues to do it (albiet, at a slightly less skilled level) with his ongoing zombie movies.

These movies aren't sacred. They SHOULD be re-imagined and reinvented to capture society's new fears and troubles (just look at the repeatedly remade Invasion of the Body Snatchers). We should not avoid remaking these movies just because people love them. We should re-evaluate what makes them so successful and try to apply those same nuances in a more modern way.

The trouble with remakes is that more often than not (see Psycho) they are just trying to make a buck.

The idea of a new story with pre-established characters interests me greatly -- and the idea that it will be done in an entirely new medium interest me even more.

It could suck, yeah. But it could be great. We should reserve judgement until we see the movie -- which should be said of ALL art.

Ok...again...if there is zombie in the title or description I'm going to see it.

What can I say, I even watched that shitty fucking Australian movie...what was it called? Undead. I've even seen Night of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave. I'm not joking people, if it has anything, anything to do with zombies, I'm watching it.

Skitz, I laughed so hard at your comments that I had to go fix my mascara.