I haven't posted one of these in a while, so here we go.
March 24 at 9/8C Reign of the Gargoyles - Toward the end of WWII the Nazis try something different, using magically brought to life gargoyles to attack the Allies planes. Stars Joe Penney.
April 7 at 9/8C Kaw - Ravens gone wild in the farmland! Stars Sean Patrick Flanery
April 28 at 9/8C Lake Placid 2 - This time there are three giant crocs. Stars John Schneider.
More details here (http://www.scifi.com/onair/scifipictures/l).
That gargoyles one looks interesting. I'm sure it will probably suck, but oh well; I've seen suck before :teddyr:
Quote from: Jack on March 20, 2007, 01:58:38 PM
That gargoyles one looks interesting. I'm sure it will probably suck, but oh well; I've seen suck before :teddyr:
Meaning you've seen the Sci-Fi channel before...redundant, i know....
Do what i do. Tape, fast forward throught the dumb parts. Thats a
lot of fast forward!
I do not watch Sci-Fi anymore...they've become over-saturated with all these "Original" movies. Like they can't even set aside ONE frickin day of the week to show any good classic sci-fi films anymore.
I look at the schedule, and all I see is "Boa VS Python", "They Nest", "They Fly", "They Bite", "They Crap", and so forth.
I usually give them a chance, every once in a while they have one that's entertainingly bad. About two-thirds of them get turned of after 20 minutes or so, but you never know.
They should have saved money and made ONE movie called:
KAW LAKE: REIGN OF THE GARGOYLES 2
The plot: Nazis create gargoyles to kill 3 giant crocodiles, but an uexpected attack by killer ravens causes Sean Patrick Flannery to cancel his contract before filming starts. In a desperate effort to stick to the production schedule, the producers hire Gary Coleman to take his place.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 20, 2007, 04:40:14 PM
They should have saved money and made ONE movie called:
KAW LAKE: REIGN OF THE GARGOYLES 2
The plot: Nazis create gargoyles to kill 3 giant crocodiles, but an uexpected attack by killer ravens causes Sean Patrick Flannery to cancel his contract before filming starts. In a desperate effort to stick to the production schedule, the producers hire Gary Coleman to take his place.
If they throw in FRANKENFISH... I'm there!
I thought that the first Lake Placid was fun in a completely dumb kind of way.
I still think that they should've had it be a giant killer beaver though.
(http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/rodents/beaver-stuffed-plush-animal-f706.jpg)
Oh god...can you imagine the kind of "Beaver" jokes they'd try to get away with... :bouncegiggle:
Hello, I'm Soylentgreen...and I watch Sci-Fi Channel Originals.
Yes, they do run the gamut, but one thing tends to be consistent. They are "conversation" "pieces". (I put both words in quotes as either one works as a pun, you choose :teddyr:)
I watched that SS DOOMTROOPER solely because of it's vague resemblance to the Return to Castle Wolfenstein games.
DRAGONSTORM wasn't half bad....and it was far better than that Dungeons and Dragons movie. EARTHSTORM, the one about the cracked moon showering Earth with crappy cgi bollides, was fairly decent. It helped to be a fan of those over-the-top 50s doomsday flicks.
Some though, honestly, are not just garbage. They are torture. Something akin to being subjected to a 72 hour marathon of the Gilmore Girls administered via the Ludovico Technique! :buggedout:
Quote from: D-Man on March 20, 2007, 08:03:43 PM
Oh god...can you imagine the kind of "Beaver" jokes they'd try to get away with... :bouncegiggle:
Dagnagbit Cleatus stop poken that beaver you'll make it swell up with anger.
OH and why in the hell is the Sci-fi channel airing Wreslin' shows now? The ECW or what ever it is.
I've been watching the Sci-fi channel original movies for a long time, Dog Soldiers is really good, liked Frankenfish and Painkiller Jane too, most of the rest are mediocre sci-fi movies that I turned off after 20-30 minutes. Still I plan on watching these 3 films, the trailers look ok, so the movies are worth a look, may even watch the whole thing, won't know till they come on.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 20, 2007, 04:40:14 PM
They should have saved money and made ONE movie called:
KAW LAKE: REIGN OF THE GARGOYLES 2
The plot: Nazis create gargoyles to kill 3 giant crocodiles, but an uexpected attack by killer ravens causes Sean Patrick Flannery to cancel his contract before filming starts. In a desperate effort to stick to the production schedule, the producers hire Gary Coleman to take his place.
I would watch that! Just me, possibly my roommate, a six pack, and some laughs. :bouncegiggle:
QuoteApril 28 at 9/8C Lake Placid 2 - This time there are three giant crocs. Stars John Schneider.
actually interested in seeing how this one turned out, i like the first one alot.
Make that FRANKENFISH and Lance Henriksen.
Lance Henriksen: The John Carradine of the New Millennium!
EDIT: a F6 tornado would be nice, too.
I like Scifi, but not as much anymore. I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like 3/4ths of the day it is all Stargate or the new Star Trek shows, or dredson files or some other drab show like that. It is just a constent marathon of those shows, and not a whole lot of movies. And when there are movies, they are constant repeats, or just so boring they wouldn't even be fun to watch as a B movie. Scifi was definitely better when I was younger, that is all I would watch (along with Gameshow network, and the old cartoons hehe)
I just wish Scifi would stop putting so much shows on instead of movies.
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I like Scifi, but not as much anymore. I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like 3/4ths of the day it is all Stargate or the new Star Trek shows, or dredson files or some other drab show like that. It is just a constent marathon of those shows, and not a whole lot of movies. And when there are movies, they are constant repeats, or just so boring they wouldn't even be fun to watch as a B movie. Scifi was definitely better when I was younger, that is all I would watch (along with Gameshow network, and the old cartoons hehe)
I agree. I mean I like SGI and Star Trek, but how many times can you watch an ep.
SciFi channel was definetly better when I was younger, not sure if It's because my mindset has grown since then, or the've gotten worse. It's got to be cheaper to show some good B movies, than create your own shlock.
The last good SciFi original movie I saw was Painkiller Jane; and I understand they are turning it into a weekly series.
The untap'd potential of the network just irks me. :buggedout:
I watched that Gargoyles movie. It started out fairly well, the acting was respectable and the special effects weren't as embarrassing as usual. It had a nice atmosphere to it as well. But about halfway through it, the action sequences just got sooooo stupid. They shot down a German fighter plane, with a mortar. Nailed it on the first shot even. Then a group of German soldiers attacked the American and British troops, and were mowed down in mere seconds. Apparently German tactics required them to stand out in the open and never take cover behind trees or anything. The only survivor was the German commander, who wounds one of the Americans, and the Americans don't even shoot back. One guy runs up to his wounded comrade and comforts him. It's not until the German guy starts making a speech that somebody finally decides to shoot him. In another part, an American mows down a bunch of Germans with a machine gun. Then he jumps out from behind cover, mere feet in front of the Germans, and goes to a truck to get another gun. The Germans just stand there, looking at him. Didn't the Germans have any guns or something? Finally the Germans make their way around behind him and hit him over the hear with a rifle butt. I mean, sure, you can hit somebody over the head with a rifle, but they're actually a far more useful weapon if you take advantage of the fact that bullets come out the other end. The ending was a letdown as well, it was probably the least exciting action sequence in the whole movie.
It's kind of puzzling that the people who made this obviously had some (slight) talent, but just when they got me interested they totally ruined it with laughably unbelievable action sequences.
im kind of excited for lake placid 2, though i know its prolly gonna be a huge let down. but i said the same thing about dog soldiers when it premeired on sci-fi and that was f**kin awsome. alas i still think it will probably be a let down.
QuoteOH and why in the hell is the Sci-fi channel airing Wreslin' shows now? The ECW or what ever it is.
I guess they were trying to balance things and decided they needed a little less SCIENCE, and a bunch more FICTION. . :question:
Oh, man....REIGN sounds like another SS DOOMTROOPER. Oh, i am SO going to fast forward. I bet they get the Gargoyles Vs. airplanes wrong, too. How fast do the stone monsters fly? Will it matter? I'll be suffering after i watch...well, most of the tape.
Thanks for the warning.
SCI-FI CHANNEL! EAT MY GALAXY SPANNING SHORTS!
Quote from: Joe on March 29, 2007, 06:22:22 AM
im kind of excited for lake placid 2, though i know its prolly gonna be a huge let down. but i said the same thing about dog soldiers when it premeired on sci-fi and that was f**kin awsome. alas i still think it will probably be a let down.
Dog Soldiers is on Sci-Fi tonight at 11:00 PM Pacific time, if you're interested. This is a great werewolf movie, worth watching.
(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q122/DENNISDURWARDHAMMOND/dog_soldiers01.jpg)
I thought Reign of the Gargoyles was just ok, not real good, but still watchable if there's nothing else going on, in fact it's on again at 9:00 PM tonight, I'm not going to watch though. I do plan on seeing the other two movies, who knows, they may be good, as Mr. Gump would say, "you never know what you're gonna get."