It was hilarious how my pals reacted once I brought up the possibility. All it took was Billy accepting the dinner invitation for both of them, and everyone was going "Aw, man, now you've got me seeing it!"
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 16, 2004 6:55:18 pm PDT #2832 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Atropa - Aug 16, 2004 7:19:28 pm PDT #2833 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just saw Shaun of the Dead, and I think it may be the most made-for-Buffista movie I have ever seen. It's like The Office meets 28 Days Later.
dies of envy, becomes zombie, lurches after Jessica
Jim - Aug 16, 2004 9:40:36 pm PDT #2834 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I just saw Shaun of the Dead, and I think it may be the most made-for-Buffista movie I have ever seen. It's like The Office meets 28 Days Later.
It's absolutely ace, but is pretty much a featurelength episode of Spaced. And if Spaced never made it to the US, you all pretty much need the DVDs. If only for the constant flow of subliminal Buffy/Trek/LOTR gags. To continue Jessica's theme, imagine the Evil Trio scenes from Buffy remade by the makers of The Office and you're close.
None of which is to say that Shaun isn't totally watchable as a standalone, cos it is - it's just the same creative team, much of the same cast, and very similar style. As well as the constant brilliant zombie jokes and some really hilariously vicious gore, it's also the most accurate picture of the London people actually live in I've seen on film.
Jim - Aug 17, 2004 3:43:29 am PDT #2835 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I should say that the Office comparisons aren't fair to Shaun/Spaced, btw - they're actually much more laugh-out-loud funny and less existentially despairing.
Jessica - Aug 17, 2004 4:46:35 am PDT #2836 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's absolutely ace, but is pretty much a featurelength episode of Spaced.
It never aired over here -- the press notes for Shaun were the first time I'd heard of it. But it's on DVD, you say? Hmmm.....
Jim - Aug 17, 2004 5:11:09 am PDT #2837 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
If it helps you decided, Shaun isn't even an outstandingly good episode of Spaced. The episode it grew out of, "Art", is much funnier - Tim stays up for 48 hours playing Resident Evil on speed and then becomes convinced that everyone at a performance art exhibit is a zombie.
Jessica - Aug 17, 2004 5:30:09 am PDT #2838 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tim stays up for 48 hours playing Resident Evil on speed and then becomes convinced that everyone at a performance art exhibit is a zombie.
Yes! That's the ep that was described in the press notes.
I really must get around to buying a multi-region DVD player.
Dana - Aug 17, 2004 6:31:00 am PDT #2839 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Okay, I saw Freddy vs. Jason. And it sucked. But this...damnit, this, I might have to see:
Sources said the studio is in negotiations with director-producer Sam Raimi (the "Spider-Man" movies) for a project titled "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash." In the proposed sequel, Freddy (from the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" films) and Jason (from the "Friday the 13th" pics) would go up against Ash, the cynical anti-hero survivor of Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy, which also includes "Army of Darkness."
tommyrot - Aug 17, 2004 6:32:32 am PDT #2840 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.
Throw a few aliens and predators in there....
And Spike.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 17, 2004 7:53:08 am PDT #2841 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Don't forget Michael Caine.