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| bedrock_barney |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 03:07:01
My local paper has been following a story over the last week or so regarding the poster being displayed around the town for the new Dawn of the Dead film. Some local people want the posters to be torn down. The vast majority seem to be in favour of leaving them up - i.e. if you don't like it, don't look at it. A local poll is split 13%:87% in favour of keeping them up. Story here:
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=57711&command=displayContent&sourceNode=57238&contentPK=9281044
The paper has been inundated by responses from all over the world but especially America. Some responses here:
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=57685&command=displayContent&sourceNode=57237&contentPK=9331067
What do you think? My opinion is that, although the image is unsavoury, it is hardly the worst thing that you are likely to come across during an average media filled day. The studio must be loving the free publicity.
 "I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980" |
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| LBF1976 |
Posted - 10/27/2004 : 20:01:06
I just watched the movie, it's pretty funny. I didn't think the Johnny Cash song really fit in for the opening credits.
And I loved the beginning, it's hilarious. It's all sweet like a Disney movie.
Plenty of gore, I got over that after the first scene.
Pretty fun movie, very sterotypical. "Fuck me harder Steve." The dialogue is classic.
And Jim Carrol's song at the end, it was a funny movie altogether.
No horror movie is complete without your friends grabbing you suddenly during the suspenceful moments, I hate that shit.
Floops quesedillas zijn te vergelijken met het likken van fatsige Albert's aars nadat hij een fles laxeermiddel heeft leeggedronken.
http://www.dawnofthedeadmovie.net/
You have to visit this site and play the game BLACKOUT, you get to shoot zoombies until they overtake you, I found it to be remarkably entertaining
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| Newo |
Posted - 04/04/2004 : 08:47:11
So after I saw it about eight times...
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"You one of those right-wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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| Newo |
Posted - 04/04/2004 : 08:33:14
Bill Hicks on Basic Instinct: "Don't get sucked in by the phoney hype surrounding this movie. Quick capsule review: 'Piece a shit!' That's all it was, is a piece of shit, walk away."
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"You one of those right-wing nut outfits?" inquired the diplomatic Metzger.
Fallopian twinkled. "They accuse us of being paranoids."
"They?" inquired Metzger, twinkling also.
"Us?" asked Oedipa.
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| WolfManMikeLonely |
Posted - 04/03/2004 : 20:47:41
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that poster. When I first saw it I thought that it was the poster they were using to replace the original that was supposedly so horrible. If you didn't know that Dawn of the Dead was a zombie movie or the title was only in whatever language is above the English title you wouldn't even figure that this was a zombie movie.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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| Malax |
Posted - 04/03/2004 : 06:36:10
It seems to be less retards and more children who have retarded parents. If I saw that poster when I was little and said agggh im scared, my mum would smack me in the face and say its just a poster dumbass.
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| Ebb Vicious |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 22:53:56
what kind of retard gets upset over that poster?
that's less offensive than the poster for Pokemon. |
| TarTar |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 22:49:19
There are so many posters that are worse than that. I don't know why this one got singled out and hated on.
"(insert clever quote here)" |
| glacial906 |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 21:11:15
I really, really like that poster. From a design point of view it's killer.
Take me, break me, tell me a good one and maybe I'll cry
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| apl4eris |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 20:37:52
Can we please just ignore the trolling this time?
I'm getting really tired of personal attacks. I think the situation is pretty obvious to everyone here, so there shouldn't be any need to make any cases.
If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary. -Samuel Clemens |
| Mad Dawg |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 20:24:10
quote:
Originally posted by martha_promise
It's the overwhelming trend in all of Western Civilization. As the populous is numbed by homogenized shit, freedom is slowly eroding. They're eroding the minds of the masses.
It's the new Democracy.
~~Polly-ann drove steel like a man~~
Idiot? Who decides that? Read your words above, think about them, then go look in the mirror. Are you staring at a pathetic hypocrite? I hope you aren't the product of an American university. I pray you never end up in a position where you could influence/corrupt young minds. |
| martha_promise |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 20:02:46
Jim locked one of your posts because you're a fucking idiot.
~~Polly-ann drove steel like a man~~ |
| Mad Dawg |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 19:59:31
El Barto is as bad or worse than any of medias thought police. He locked one of my threads that contained no contriversial content in any stretch of the imagination. He is a perfect example of what happens when you give a short poser (no way that guys even slightly punk) a little power and the thinking that is behind the downfall of America. The only good thing about a guy like this is that his type led to punk rock and the free speech it offers. |
| apl4eris |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 19:31:05
You'd better watch it, or the Thought Police will get you.
By the way, amen to everything you said. You got at least one witness to that testimony.
If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary. -Samuel Clemens |
| martha_promise |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 19:16:34
It's the overwhelming trend in all of Western Civilization. As the populous is numbed by homogenized shit, freedom is slowly eroding. They're eroding the minds of the masses.
It's the new Democracy.
~~Polly-ann drove steel like a man~~ |
| Malax |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 17:54:40
Dead reckoning? Wont give him money? George Romero? the?
I May've Joined The Cult Of Frank If I Knew What The Balls Was Going On.
*Adapted By Carolynanna* |
| guy_nolan |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 15:51:02
I was looking at some of the old posters or Dawn and Day of the dead on some collectors website and they're far more graphic. I'm waiting for Shaun of the dead to be released on the 9th and I intend to see them both in a big assed Zombierama! 2004 really is shaping up to be the year of the living dead what with Res 2 coming out later in the year. It's really sick how they they won't give old george the paltry amount he wants to make Dead reckoning. He invented the genre for fucks sake!
For ten thousand years he slept, his mind feeding on the nightmares of the weak. Now he has awakened. As the night turned crimson, the fire-blade shattered and his power died. Then, the slaughter began... |
| jimmy |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 15:44:26
Right off the bat, I didn't like that woman whose daughter was murdered. She's the type of person who bases all their arguments on their emotions.
It's just like those Mothers Against Drunk Driving who aren't going to be satisfied until rubbing alchoholis banned and there is a national speed limit of 5 mph. They can propose all kinds of new laws and it doesn't matter whether or not they're going too far- they lost their children. |
| guy_nolan |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 15:44:15
some people are such prudes, the poster for dawn is nothing worse than what's seen on Buffy at 6pm
For ten thousand years he slept, his mind feeding on the nightmares of the weak. Now he has awakened. As the night turned crimson, the fire-blade shattered and his power died. Then, the slaughter began... |
| El Barto |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 15:29:48
Uh, am I the only one who doesn't see anything wrong about that poster?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 13:29:54
Very clever Adnan, I like that. 
As for the poster.
Don't look into her eyes for too long. Don't ask why, just don't do it.
DON'T DO IT!!!
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
| TarTar |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 06:01:28
jeffrey with one F, jefery!
ffuck with one F, fuck!
fuck with no F, phuck!
The new Dawn of the Dead is quite good. I enjoyed it a helluva lot. A big part of the films' success is that Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames are the two central characters in the film, both great actors who are still somewhat underappreciated despite having had roles in popular films. I actually enjoyed the remake more than the original.
I also just saw the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not bad, but nowhere close to having the impact the first one did. But it was alright, as far as remakes go. The cinematography was great, but a big part of that is due to the fact that Daniel Pearl was the director of photography, as he was for the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
"(insert clever quote here)" |
| Adnan_le_Terrible |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 04:51:41
quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
This is the best letter I've read so far. Jeffrey from California says:
YOU Brits are really shameful. First you let the government take your guns, then you let them kill all your livestock. Now you're afraid of a silly movie poster.
Hard to believe you once ruled the world. Hard to believe we were once a colony of yours.
Jeffrey, you're a jerk.
"I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980"
Yeah, ffuck you, Jeffrey! (now this is a good joke)
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| jediroller |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 04:24:59
See, if you hadn't let your government take your guns from you, you could have killed your cattle yourselves. AND you would have been able to shoot anyone who tried to put up that poster on a billboard. Guns solve everything, don't they?
This argument is silly. It's a horror movie, it's supposed to be scary, you dumb gits.
I don't agree with Denis. It's not that poor woman's daughter on the picture. If the poster had shown an adult, would it give every single person who has lost a relative a right to ask for it (or even the film, 'cause some seem to make that jump quite readily) to be banned?
I feel sorry for her, but that would just be wrong.
Another thing is, this poster reminds me a lot of the one for Carpenter's "Village of the Damned" (yup, another remake), which featured not one but THREE spooky kids, and nobody had anything to say about it. Hell, even the original "Village of the Damned", in 1960, had one or more of these children staring at you from the poster. See 'em all here and be the judge.
Silly, I say.
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| bedrock_barney |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 03:42:05
This is the best letter I've read so far. Jeffrey from California says:
YOU Brits are really shameful. First you let the government take your guns, then you let them kill all your livestock. Now you're afraid of a silly movie poster.
Hard to believe you once ruled the world. Hard to believe we were once a colony of yours.
Jeffrey, you're a jerk.
"I've rejoined the Cult of Ming / Star of favourite childhood movie of 1980" |
| vilainde |
Posted - 04/02/2004 : 03:24:45
Well some letters are pretty stupid ("Cannibalism is the lowest humanity can go. This idea is being introduced through a slick medium. How long before the visual becomes the reality?"), but I can understand that woman whose daughter was killed.
Denis
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