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Hello, and welcome friends, to the Graveyard Shift. Take a seat on this moss-strewn gravestone, and let us talk awhile, of ghostly mists, and things that drift between the trees like phantom seas. Yes, let us stop awhile and talk |
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okay. |
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hello young alex - how was your film? Ignore this spider web hanging from my elbow - it's only there for effect, I assure you |
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hello paul. nice moonlight effect you've got going here. just enough so I can't really see your face.. the film freaked me out. but in a good way. |
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yes, cronenburg is an excellent director of tense, atmospheric horror. Have you, per chance, viewed 'Sleepless', directed by Dario Argento? |
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paul, may I ask you something? you're normally not around here, deep in the velvet black arms of the night. is sleep eluding you like a fast-walking whore? or have the drugs not kicked in? or is it for an altogether different reason? you seem to have some blood next to your mouth. at least, I believe it to be blood.. |
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this may shock you, but.. I have never seen any or Argento's work. the only thing I own of his, is his cut of "Dawn of the dead", part of the 2 disc set. tish and pish. |
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It's fake, no need for worry. I am once more catsitting for my sis-in-law and elder brother, whilst they go camping in the vast wilderness that is Scotland. Hence I can relax and be among my good friends here at Xltronic ! |
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I think you would enjoy Sleepless - it is his latest work - and features death by Clarinet being thrust into the throat ! most beautiful ! |
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goodness!! death by clarinet! sounds like "must-see television"! |
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It is is a fine film ! Thorough was my enjoyment ! Much better than 'Phantom of the Opera', also directed by Snr Argento ! |
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I bought the original "Solaris" today. thoroughly looking forward to viewing it, I can say. |
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Yes, I've heard good things about the remake, also. I like George Clooney. Another horror gem you must see (if you already haven't!) is Romero's Martin. Great film! |
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Martin, you say? don't know that one. let's have a look on the good old IMdb.. one of my personal favourites is still the strange Phantasm. |
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Ah, you're in for a treat if you've not seen 'Martin' ! A true masterwork of the horror genre ! I wasn't too impressed with 'Phantasm' -- too much cheese, not enough gore ! :D |
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looks interesting, Paul. supposedly you never know for sure whether Martin is a vampire or not - I like that. I was thinking about writing a script about an old man, living alone in an old house, everything closed off. a nurse comes by, has to take care of him and he starts to tell her about his life. he also says he is a vampire. it would be mostly talking though, not a lot of action, however with the same question in the end - is he speaking the truth or not. um.. |
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the concept of phantasm freaked (and still freaks) me. I love the part where the main character pops his head through the dimensional gate and sees a glimpse of the homeplanet. very weird. |
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mm. I see on play.com that the dvd of Martin is released in 4 days from now. :) |
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if I had a DVD player I would get it ! I wonder what extras it has on it ! |
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seemingly none. as soon as I have some money, I'll get it. purely on your recommendation, Paul. how's that!? |
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Perfect! I can almost guarantee that you will be enchanted by it ! :D Not a gory film -- but a great film nonetheless ! |
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yeh, it sounds intrigueing enough. you're a John Carpenter fan too, aren't you? didn't you like "They Live!" too? got to love those aliens. and the ridiculous eternal fist fight scene.. :D such a strange, little film. |
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'They Live!' is very possibly my favourite John Carpenter film ! Along with 'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'Prince of Darkness' !! |
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ah yes! Assault! when they kill that little girl - that really shocked me! :) I recently lent my Evil Dead films to a friend who hadn't seen them before and I'm glad to say it seems to have converted another soul to the love of mr. Bruce Campbell. |
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That's a fine scene in the film - complete with ice-cream van - perhaps that is why track 2 of SAWII has such a big effect on me - sounds like a scary ice-cream van! :D I only saw the first Evil Dead film last year (it had been unavailable for some reason) -- really was great - better than #2 I thought - I even wrote a review for it on IMDB.com, which yavo approved of ! :D |
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I think all the evil dead films are great. |
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in the end I would say my favourite Carpenter-film would have to be "dark star". I used to watch it when I was small. it's just so funny. and at the end, when they talk to the frozen captain, that really hits me in the chest every time. very moving. (I'll have a look for that review right NOW!! :P ) |
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'Dark Star' is an hilarious little film ! That space-hopper monster is just too much to take ! |
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shit.. which nick did you use to post your review? there are about a million comments.. : s and I agree, Skink, they're all pretty great..! |
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The Thing - my favorite Carpenter movie, followed closely by Prince of Darkness. Paul, why are there two of you in the slsk aphextwin.nu room? And why did one of you just land on a tortoise? |
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probably as marlowe ! :D my email address would probably show up, i think it was as marlower tho ! |
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marlowe is at my mum's house, paul f savage is at my sis-in-law's house, catsitting! |
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oh god no! the original The Thing is sooo much better! |
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This is getting downright Lovecraftian... do you reproduce by budding? :: has dark visions of marlowe farms :: |
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m a r l o w e Date: 4 May 2002 Summary: summary of my comments: great comments, really well written ;) i obtained the uncut version of this film, and i don't know why it was remade -- the original is far superior than evil dead II -- apart from the strange play-do effects at the end, the effects were great for the budget - the demon/shemp(?) makeup was very good,, the blood was not tacky (and there was an abundance of it), and the acting just the right tone of facetious seriousness (bruce campbell was great as he progressed from '70s slasherflick actor to manic overzealous demonkiller. one of the reasons that the film is so effective is this: even though we know that a hand is about to come through a door, or up through the ground, Raimi hits us with it a half-beat early, so we still jumps with surprise - he takes our expectation and uses it against us; i think that is one of the main reasons that this film is so well-loved there you go..! :D |
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Actually, I never saw the original - the still photos make it look silly. But now you have my curiosity aroused - |
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Lovecraft is great ! I am Yom, and you will Love & Obey me |
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Not a bad summary if I do say so myself ! |
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yom yom yom yom yom doobie doobie yom yom yom yom yom |
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it's really good. scared the shit out of me - repeatedly. and there aren't even killer-dwarfs in children's coats in it. |
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indeed. I like that "he takes our expectation and uses it against us"-idea. mr. Raimi knew what he was doing, even then. |
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hell yeah ! Superbly superior debut (was it his debut feature?) |
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no. he made a load of small, really low-budget films with amongst many friends, mr. Campbell. one of them was quite a success. the next one, was not. that one was called "It's murder!". they used a few fake wooden beams from that film in Evil Dead 1 - they called them "It's Murder!"-beams. :) you should read Campbells autobio. it's pretty funny. |
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I fully intend to ! I have a few autoBios I want to read, and that's among them ! |
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Paul, do you know a tv-film called "The Stone Tape"? I only came across it because of that link Yavo posted on Channel 4's Scariest Television Moments or something. I actually ordered the dvd blindly - the idea sounds great. here's some info on IMdb: I just can't find anyone who actually has seen it.. |
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hehe what a charming Link Title ! made me smile !! |
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btw, never seen that - tho I've heard of it before -- not one that's likely to be easy to track down ! or is it? |
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:) |
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well, I ordered it from play.com.. BFI released it last year, I think. |
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ha ha and I actually ordered a Dr. Who dvd!! which oficially makes me a nerd. I have a weakness for the Doctor - my childhood yet again. :) |
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