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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Screaming Mad George
Last post by HappyGilmore - Today at 10:10:35 PMQuote from: Jim H on Today at 08:51:33 PMAh. I did see Big Trouble in Little China and the Nightmare films. Didn't see Predator though.Quote from: HappyGilmore on August 27, 2026, 01:26:44 PMI'm only familiar, I believe, with his work on the movie Freaked.
I'm not sure I've seen other works.
RIP though.
I'd wager you've seen other stuff he did that wasn't like primarily him, but he worked on - like Big Trouble in Little China (the inflating guy is his, and in his signature style, you can really see it in the face, plus the little flying head Beholder guy he did too), Predator, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4.
He also directed and did creature work on the live action Guyver film, which I feel like everyone our age has seen on cable or on regular TV in the 90s. Man that film was on TV all the time for some reason, probably saw it a half dozen times.
Society is maybe his most impressive work, that climax is a real doozy. Guy was a make-up genius.
RIP.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 09:12:29 PMREADY OR NOT HERE I COME (2026):
No "2" or colon in the title onscreen so none in this review. This was fine, really - we pretty much enjoyed it - but we really enjoyed the original, which stands nicely on its own and didn't require a sequel. The original four writers and directors all return and make an honest, logical attempt to expand the story, yet - eh!
Perhaps one inescapable issue, at least for us but surely for others as well, is RONHIC's implausible and distracting similarity to THEY ARE GOING TO KILL YOU, which was released in theaters within a week of RONHIC. In terms of plot and characters, the films are very nearly... identical! Granted, RONHIC has better ensemble acting, more consistent production values, and fewer plot holes (though it does have a few). TAGTKY is a less-well made film in most regards, but it does have two things that RONHIC doesn't. The less important thing is that incredible first fight scene w/ Zazie Beats raining whupass all over the cultists w/ the sawed-off and the sword - RONHIC has no one scene that's quite as much fun.
The more significant advantage is that TAGTKY, for all its jank and cheez, actually feels like it has something real (and angry) to say about race and class. Comparatively RONHIC is escapist fantasy, and though I feel affinity for Samara Weaving's hapless waitress character, let's face it - she could've spared herself two movies of trouble by not getting engaged to a billionaire satanist.
Just sayin'. 3/5 Shawn Hatosy has become a really good screen creep, however - an even-better one than co-star Elijah Wood, whose entire career now seems to be playing The Creep.
No "2" or colon in the title onscreen so none in this review. This was fine, really - we pretty much enjoyed it - but we really enjoyed the original, which stands nicely on its own and didn't require a sequel. The original four writers and directors all return and make an honest, logical attempt to expand the story, yet - eh!
Perhaps one inescapable issue, at least for us but surely for others as well, is RONHIC's implausible and distracting similarity to THEY ARE GOING TO KILL YOU, which was released in theaters within a week of RONHIC. In terms of plot and characters, the films are very nearly... identical! Granted, RONHIC has better ensemble acting, more consistent production values, and fewer plot holes (though it does have a few). TAGTKY is a less-well made film in most regards, but it does have two things that RONHIC doesn't. The less important thing is that incredible first fight scene w/ Zazie Beats raining whupass all over the cultists w/ the sawed-off and the sword - RONHIC has no one scene that's quite as much fun.
The more significant advantage is that TAGTKY, for all its jank and cheez, actually feels like it has something real (and angry) to say about race and class. Comparatively RONHIC is escapist fantasy, and though I feel affinity for Samara Weaving's hapless waitress character, let's face it - she could've spared herself two movies of trouble by not getting engaged to a billionaire satanist.
Just sayin'. 3/5 Shawn Hatosy has become a really good screen creep, however - an even-better one than co-star Elijah Wood, whose entire career now seems to be playing The Creep.
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Bad Movies / Re: 10 most prophetic sci fi m...
Last post by Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan - Today at 08:52:39 PMQuote from: lester1/2jr on March 29, 2008, 08:22:28 AManother one of these articles. What about plan 9? hello?
Phantom's Menace had a ton of prophetic things going on. The lack of child support and security for young kids. De facto bills written by people without a debate and whose minds were honed into 35 percent recreation. I mean why did it have to be Midichlorians. Why not buffaloberry shrub.
Whatever movie predicted that the video game Knights of the Round for the Super Nintendo would be over two hundred dollars now, is prophetic. I am not sure what movie that would be, Other than Dr. Giggles. No I mean I stick with Phantom's menace. It basically set the tone that if you are trying to make a science fiction movie after 1999 then you are fighting against the George Lucas machine. And man I would rather it be like the Girl scouts or how many guys named Hennings and played football got to fly in an A-10 tank killer. The Malastares..Uh, ok justy you got me there. I would like to be one. But only if they can tell me why the Greenland shark lives to be like five hundred years old. I mean shouldn't one of the goals of science fiction be to upgrade the hotties. Like Kelly Saindon. Like woo la la. Instead of downgrading them. And name seriously, one hot woman in a star wars movie since Carrie Fischer.
So yeah. Phantom's menace. The name is prophetic alone in that it is ugly. It promotes ugly people. Which is really
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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Screaming Mad George
Last post by Jim H - Today at 08:51:33 PMQuote from: HappyGilmore on August 27, 2026, 01:26:44 PMI'm only familiar, I believe, with his work on the movie Freaked.
I'm not sure I've seen other works.
RIP though.
I'd wager you've seen other stuff he did that wasn't like primarily him, but he worked on - like Big Trouble in Little China (the inflating guy is his, and in his signature style, you can really see it in the face, plus the little flying head Beholder guy he did too), Predator, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4.
He also directed and did creature work on the live action Guyver film, which I feel like everyone our age has seen on cable or on regular TV in the 90s. Man that film was on TV all the time for some reason, probably saw it a half dozen times.
Society is maybe his most impressive work, that climax is a real doozy. Guy was a make-up genius.
RIP.
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Entertainment / NFL doing away with Pro Bowl G...
Last post by sprite75 - Today at 08:46:16 PMThe NFL decided to eliminate the Pro Bowl, although it will still name players as Pro Bowlers
I don't think I've ever watched a complete game. Even when I did watch it seemed like they were more focused on interviews and other entertainment and the game was played in the background.
QuoteBeginning with the 2026 season, 88 players will be named to the Pro Bowl class in late December, with no replacement selections.
"It's OK to be the first league to walk away from a competitive all-star game," NFL executive vice president Peter O'Reilly said.
While no AFC vs. NFC game will be held, players selected as Pro Bowlers will be invited to attend an in-person celebration in Los Angeles during the traditional weekend the Pro Bowl Games took place.
"This direction came directly from our continued conversations with players and what they value most about the Pro Bowl," NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said in a statement. "Being selected by your peers, coaches and fans as one of the very best at your position carries tremendous meaning. We heard clearly that the distinction matters, and our focus is on making the recognition that comes with it worthy of what these players accomplished on the field."
I don't think I've ever watched a complete game. Even when I did watch it seemed like they were more focused on interviews and other entertainment and the game was played in the background.
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What Was That Film? / Re: Movie about a male ballet ...
Last post by Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan - Today at 07:19:39 PM1980. Good year. That bad Popeye movie by Robert Altman. I was going to say Raging Bull but that is Boxing not ballet. Although it seems like Robert De Niro's character goes insane in that movie too. Which I believe was made in 1980. 1980 must have been the year when actors and their characters go insane (I kind of do this weird thing with years in movies where I notice so many movies constantly do something of the same theme or node but only in that year. Like 1987 was the year apparently where you had to see some kind of strange machine that uses a grappling hook. 1988 was the year where you are seeing big blue tubes or vials or containers with Blue liquid. 1986 was the year when Atheists could break off of Christians and become mainstream and prominent people.)
I have a deep reserve for aliens and any movie that has George Carlin. Hey I am glad that we are talking about this and not breeding a new Jean Claude Van Damme that can do the splits or talking about Jamie Foxx to see if he came back as a clone after he got sick. So Lilcerebus is this a good movie? I am glad that you came up with the right one. Wasn't Heart of Darkness about a descent into madness? Was this like Heart of Darkness but applied to a Ballet Dancer?
I can't say that I have ever been into ballet to the extent that I would want to know. But I appreciate this forum for letting me back in to the subtleties of film and other film styles or tropes. This does not exactly sound like a new trope though. Something already out there as per Heart of Darkness or Ben Shapiro's podcasts (my guess is that guy's insane jealousy that he can't be a ballet dancer. A Brachiosaurs 30 foot neck would have three times as much dead space or 15 pints. Again something that Ben Shapiro would be jealous of.)
I have a deep reserve for aliens and any movie that has George Carlin. Hey I am glad that we are talking about this and not breeding a new Jean Claude Van Damme that can do the splits or talking about Jamie Foxx to see if he came back as a clone after he got sick. So Lilcerebus is this a good movie? I am glad that you came up with the right one. Wasn't Heart of Darkness about a descent into madness? Was this like Heart of Darkness but applied to a Ballet Dancer?
I can't say that I have ever been into ballet to the extent that I would want to know. But I appreciate this forum for letting me back in to the subtleties of film and other film styles or tropes. This does not exactly sound like a new trope though. Something already out there as per Heart of Darkness or Ben Shapiro's podcasts (my guess is that guy's insane jealousy that he can't be a ballet dancer. A Brachiosaurs 30 foot neck would have three times as much dead space or 15 pints. Again something that Ben Shapiro would be jealous of.)
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie titles that are ...
Last post by HappyGilmore - Today at 07:16:30 PM46.) Ed Wood
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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by bob - Today at 06:11:59 PMummm.....
Why are you talking to a cat?
Why are you talking to a cat?
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - Today at 05:43:40 PMCURSE OF THE SIN EATER (2024) - Rick is a down on his luck construction worker who lost his mom to suicide a few years before. Hired to work on a elderly rich man's estate, he receives an offer he can't refuse:
If he will eat one meal off of the old man's body after he dies, he inherits everything - the house, the multimillion dollar fortune, the servants, all of it.
Little does he know that when he snarfs down that meal, he is eating the old man's sins . . . . and inheriting the ghosts that haunt him!
Marvelous, very creepy film! 4/5
If he will eat one meal off of the old man's body after he dies, he inherits everything - the house, the multimillion dollar fortune, the servants, all of it.
Little does he know that when he snarfs down that meal, he is eating the old man's sins . . . . and inheriting the ghosts that haunt him!
Marvelous, very creepy film! 4/5