Also, the movie ends fairly abruptly, leaving the viewer somewhat unsatisfied.
And with a headache.
I caught her on a park bench, making out with a *chaos* demon! Have you ever seen a chaos demon? They're all slime and antlers.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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Gandalfe - Oct 03, 2004 4:24:12 pm PDT #4341 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
quester - Oct 03, 2004 5:42:57 pm PDT #4342 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
About Shaun of the Dead. I liked how zomie-like everyone was in the first few scenes. Then when they all started turning to zombies and Shaun didn't notice.I found that all very amusing. As were the scenes where he was imagining how his rescue plan would play out. And the scene where they are being coached on how to pass for a zombie.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 03, 2004 6:13:16 pm PDT #4343 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
That last was far and away the best joke of the movie, IMHO.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 04, 2004 5:02:47 am PDT #4344 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I laughed in several places, especially in the first half of the film, but the gross out stuff towards the end counteracted that, so I ended up not liking the film that much. I am the first to admit though that I am a really big wuss about gross out stuff.
You never, EVER want to see Peter Jackson's earlier, funnier work, then. Trust me.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2004 5:07:08 am PDT #4345 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I thought Shaun of the Dead was pretty funny and not that gross. I think I liked the Dawn of the Dead remake better, actually, just because it was scarier and still funny.
Alibelle - Oct 04, 2004 10:27:40 am PDT #4346 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
The first time around, I completely missed that the scene towards the end
Hmm. I caught that. I was just like, "Huh. Good use of foreshadowing at the beginning."
I don't know. Maybe I'm missing the funny zombie gene. Although if someone had put "Thriller" on the jukebox as a way to distract the zombies, I think I would've enjoyed the film about ten thousand times more.
I don't know what that says about me, except perhaps that I like dance sequences.
Lilty Cash - Oct 04, 2004 2:30:37 pm PDT #4347 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I had mad, mad love for Shaun of the Dead. I caught the video game bit, and the zombie-training sequence, especially the shot of them putting it into action made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my popcorn. I still think back on bits and giggle. One of my friends had to miss out due to a rehearsal dinner so I gets to go again!
quester - Oct 04, 2004 5:01:18 pm PDT #4348 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Another thing I liked were the shout outs to 28 Days Later in the news reports.
DebetEsse - Oct 04, 2004 9:01:42 pm PDT #4349 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, I saw a promo for The Grudge. It reminds me a lot of The Ring in look (which makes sense), though they seem to be mining more diverse creepiness, which may just mean that the movie's less focused, or more creepy, or both, hard to say for sure. Apparently, SMG's going to be one of those actors who, as long as she looks just-like-Buffy, it's gonna be a mental block for me.
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2004 9:03:24 pm PDT #4350 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
as long as she looks just-like-Buffy, it's gonna be a mental block for me.
Me too, so far.
EW last week had a great set of photos of Buffyher.