Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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Tom Scola - Jan 13, 2006 10:26:30 am PST #9850 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Shaun of the Dead


Dana - Jan 13, 2006 10:26:57 am PST #9851 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

A list of zombie films, and no Shaun of the Dead?


§ ita § - Jan 13, 2006 10:27:27 am PST #9852 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, that reminded me -- there was a WBesque vampire movie with the Behr kid (or the Fehr kid)...dammit! Forsaken! And John Carpented did a vampire movie too.

THE FUCKING CROW. Sorry -- I can't believe I forgot my favourite dead guy. Series of movies, plus TV show.

Freakylinks dealt with ghosty stuff, as did The Others (yeah, repetitive).


Ailleann - Jan 13, 2006 10:30:25 am PST #9853 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda

And The Prophecy 3. Did we know it had gotten to 3?

I Netflixed The Prophecy today (in a moment of "oh yeah, I was gonna add that one too!"), and in fact it goes to The Prophecy 5: Forsaken, though Walken does not seem to be in it.


DavidS - Jan 13, 2006 10:33:50 am PST #9854 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

and in fact it goes to The Prophecy 5: Forsaken

I don't really understand the economics of filmmaking, but I have to say that if The Prophecy can get to 5, then it seems at least possible that Serenity could get to 2.

By Serenity 5 though, it would probably just be down to Mal and Badger sitting in a bathtub together cursing each other in Mandarin.


bon bon - Jan 13, 2006 10:40:59 am PST #9855 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Huh. Did we know Christopher Walken has overtaken Michael Caine as the man least likely to turn down a movie role?

OMG, this is my new goal in LIFE. Resolution: to become so singular that no movie role, no matter how debased, will affect the offering to me of any other role. How freaking awesome is that? I could name my fifth boat after The Country Bears.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 13, 2006 10:41:35 am PST #9856 of 10002
"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

Hey, I'd pay just to see Mal in a bathtub for 90 minutes by himself.

Prophecy 3 didn't represent nearly the sort of questionable judgement for Walken that Prophecy 2 did. I hope that one bought a house somewhere.

Theodosia, both Resident Evil 2 and Romero's Land of the Dead opened in 2005.


Kalshane - Jan 13, 2006 11:00:12 am PST #9857 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

So, seeing the trailers for Underworld: Evolution, I was struck by how Blade II:esque the plot looks to be. Badass halfvampire must fight off freaky things that evolved from vampires and now kill them, and joins forces with hisher enemies to do it.


§ ita § - Jan 13, 2006 11:12:50 am PST #9858 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

You sure you're not talking about Bloodrayne there?


beekaytee - Jan 13, 2006 11:20:40 am PST #9859 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

I don't really understand the economics of filmmaking, but I have to say that if The Prophecy can get to 5, then it seems at least possible that Serenity could get to 2.

This is exactlly what I've been saying! And I'm not even dissing Prophesy 4 & 5. Despite being truly terrible dreck, they gave me more Jason Scott Lee on screen.