I loved Arachnophobia. I thought it was really funny. I haven't seen it in forever, though.
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Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2010 11:08:27 am PDT #10169 of 30000
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Laga - Jul 27, 2010 11:13:06 am PDT #10170 of 30000
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I agree it is also funny, but with lots of tension build up build up build up SCARE! I really enjoyed it. I think it's just the creepy spiders that make me not keen for a rewatch.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 27, 2010 11:18:01 am PDT #10171 of 30000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I suspect Arachnophobia won't have aged well but it did have some stand out scenes like when they realized the little spider on the table was actually turning to track the movements of one of the peeps in the room... and of course there's the spider sliding down the body double in the shower scene. That was great fun for my young hormones.
ION, the Sucker Punch trailer is insane, and the new Let Me In and The Goon trailers are awesome.
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2010 11:25:38 am PDT #10172 of 30000
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ION, the Sucker Punch trailer is insane
For serious! Zack Snyder movies do make for awesome trailers. I fall for them EVERY TIME.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 27, 2010 11:35:37 am PDT #10173 of 30000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
For serious! Zack Snyder movies do make for awesome trailers. I fall for them EVERY TIME.
This is true. I've enjoyed his movies (yes, even the brainless 300) but the first trailers for 300 and Watchmen were so much more exciting than the movies.
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2010 11:39:12 am PDT #10174 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
He always gets such great music for them, too. Well, I really don't know whether he has any input in the trailers, but I agree that the first trailers for both those movies were better than the actual movies. I want to watch them over and over. I'm sure I'll be watching this one a bunch too.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jul 27, 2010 11:53:04 am PDT #10175 of 30000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Huh, this is new to me - Let Me In RED BAND trailer
DavidS - Jul 27, 2010 12:31:25 pm PDT #10176 of 30000
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Speaking of which, remember how I was curious about the 80s film version of Something Wicked This Way Comes?
Well, it's not bad at all. Great cast: Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark is perfect. Pam Grier as the Dust Witch is less obvious but works very well. Jason Robards is fine as the father. The whole thing looks great. But they replace the scene in the book where the Dust Witch attacks the boys via balloon (presumably because it was too expensive to film) with an invasion of tarantulas. Lots and lots of them.
Atropa - Jul 27, 2010 12:37:47 pm PDT #10177 of 30000
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Speaking of which, remember how I was curious about the 80s film version of Something Wicked This Way Comes?
Well, it's not bad at all.
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Great cast: Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark is perfect. Pam Grier as the Dust Witch is less obvious but works very well. Jason Robards is fine as the father. The whole thing looks great. But they replace the scene in the book where the Dust Witch attacks the boys via balloon (presumably because it was too expensive to film) with an invasion of tarantulas. Lots and lots of them.
And that, right there, is why I'm disappointed in the movie. Otherwise, I think it's a wonderful version of one of my favorite books. Jonathan Pryce as Mr. Dark is wonderful. But the Dust Witch did NOT need to become some sort of spider queen.
Jon B. - Jul 27, 2010 1:08:35 pm PDT #10178 of 30000
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Maybe they were giant dust mites?