OK, I've just found out the twist in The Village and laughed until I hurt myself.
Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.
'Jaynestown'
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Jim - Jul 23, 2004 3:57:17 am PDT #1168 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
askye - Jul 23, 2004 4:05:18 am PDT #1169 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I wanna know!
Nutty - Jul 23, 2004 4:14:05 am PDT #1170 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Do link or whitefont, Jim. Anything for the greater gigglement of all.
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:17:18 am PDT #1171 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Setup (not twist):
A village of 17th-century folk live in a secluded valley, afraid of terrible monsters who roam the surrounding woods.
Twist (I'm serious):
They live in a NATURE RESERVE! It's set in the present, and the founders of the Village have basically hidden for X years in this nature reserve and told their kids it's the past to stop them leaving. The monsters are....Modern people!!!!
Nutty - Jul 23, 2004 4:21:11 am PDT #1172 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Ha ha ha ha ha! Somebody speculated as much (I think on this thread) some time ago, and it was like, Well, it can't be any sillier than Signs.
Although, your spoilage given, where do they get the dye that can make that color yellow for their Safety Capes, and for that matter, if they are felting their wool, doesn't that mean they are poisoning themselves with arsenic and are thus all quite mad??
Got to love a movie where the villains are park rangers.
askye - Jul 23, 2004 4:22:24 am PDT #1173 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
You know I read that somewhere but I thought it was a hypothetical of the lamest twist the movie could possibly have. I didn't think that was the twist.
askye - Jul 23, 2004 4:25:56 am PDT #1174 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
So what --
do the park rangers terrorise the community to keep them on the property? And for gods sake HOW did these people manage to stay so closed off and protected??? I have other questions but I don't think any of them will be answered with any kind of satisfcation.
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2004 4:27:50 am PDT #1175 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Then what is the point of the movie? Is the whole movie the buildup to the twist? Or is there a lot of wacky/suspenseful post-twist stuff?
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:29:12 am PDT #1176 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Don't ask me. I haven't seen it, just interviewed reeling, shellshocked victims of the film.
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:42:08 am PDT #1177 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
More info:
Now that I think about it, I'm leaning towards giving it a 'good Bad Movie'-type review. Some of it is hilariously bad. There's a lot of stuff about 'The Shed We Must Never Go In', 'The Ones We Do Not Speak Of' and, perhaps my favourite exchange:
Blind Chick: "Do not fear. We have Magic Rocks ."
Random Guy: "Oh yeah? So why have we not heard of these Magic Rocks before now?"