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post #4201 of 4937
3/12/13 at 8:37am
^Dude, you always get the babes....tongue.gif


Last night I watched The Wisdom of Crocodiles:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120894/

For some reason, this movie never showed up on my radar.

This is good old-school Vamp melodrama.
A slow burn, with lots of unexpected twists and turns.

This is a cerebral vampire flick, which may not appeal to everyone here.
I enjoy the newer CGI blood-sucker stuff too, but this was a nice change of pace.
No CGI, not much blood....like I said, old school.cool.gif

Jude Law is excellent here.

RECOMMENDED.
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post #4202 of 4937
3/12/13 at 9:08am
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I got to check out another Monstermania on Saturday. The crowd was insane and almost too big for my liking but still a great time. Lots of Walking Dead people but I had one goal: Katharine Isabelle! Loved her in the Ginger Snaps movies and she kills it in American Mary. Total sweetheart and even prettier in person.

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in the bar later (ignore the goober on the let)
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Screen print also signed by the directors
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And then got Michael Rooker to sign the birthday card my wife made me back in November. He remembered it and said it was the sh*t! He’ll always be Henry to me though

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Damn, that rawks man! Awesome!

Yes, if you like the old school TR games get it. It has a great blend of old TR and horror. Even the scene where she falls in the pool of blood and slowly rises half her head out to look around was copied in the game. I'm only half way through it so far but really enjoyed it and found it to be a nice break from COD.
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post #4203 of 4937
3/12/13 at 9:17am
So cool.
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post #4204 of 4937
3/12/13 at 10:47am
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thanks guys!

Hopefully I can grab TR this weekend.


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^Dude, you always get the babes....tongue.gif

lol

Adding The Wisdom of Crocs to my Q. Love Jude Law!

*came up as Immortality
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post #4205 of 4937
3/12/13 at 11:15am
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Adding The Wisdom of Crocs to my Q. Love Jude Law!

*came up as Immortality
For some reason, there is a bit of confusion about the title.
NF lists it as "Immortality" and IMDB calls it "The Wisdom of Crococdiles....."confused.gif
I dunno what that is about, but the one with JL is the one I watched.smile.gif
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post #4206 of 4937
3/12/13 at 11:18am
Here's a documentary for you sickos. Hands down the most brutal thing ever.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342180/
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post #4207 of 4937
3/12/13 at 12:46pm
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thanks guys!

Hopefully I can grab TR this weekend.
lol

Adding The Wisdom of Crocs to my Q. Love Jude Law!

*came up as Immortality
BTW, Amazon has the BD for pre-order (3/26) at $6.
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post #4208 of 4937
3/12/13 at 3:30pm
Wiz, I'm just guessing you've got blackmail on her because no way would something like that get that close to mere mortals. biggrin.gif
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post #4209 of 4937
3/12/13 at 3:54pm
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Wiz, I'm just guessing you've got blackmail on her because no way would something like that get that close to mere mortals. biggrin.gif
You must have missed his wedding ring shining bright in the light on the shoulder of another woman with her arms all but clawing away at him.... wedding rings, puppies, etc. all magnets my friend wink.gifbiggrin.gif
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post #4210 of 4937
3/12/13 at 4:38pm
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Haha! She knew I was harmless. cool.gif I think it was Chris Rock that had a hilarious bit on dudes with wedding rings. I got scowled out the next day after talking about how great Danielle Harris looks. biggrin.gif
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post #4211 of 4937
3/12/13 at 5:09pm
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I got scowled out the next day after talking about how great Danielle Harris looks. biggrin.gif
You SHOULD know better than to share your observations of women with other women.biggrin.gif
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post #4212 of 4937
3/12/13 at 5:36pm
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You SHOULD know better than to share your observations of women with other women.biggrin.gif

You'd think I'd know that by now. [severed-foot-in-mouth]

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post #4213 of 4937
3/12/13 at 6:41pm
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You'd think I'd know that by now. [severed-foot-in-mouth]

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How else are going to keep them honest though? Nothing wrong with a friendly reminder that they aren't the only game in town. biggrin.gif
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post #4214 of 4937
3/12/13 at 6:45pm
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How else are going to keep them honest though? Nothing wrong with a friendly reminder that they aren't the only game in town. biggrin.gif

I like how you think. wink.gif
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post #4215 of 4937
3/12/13 at 7:35pm
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Forgot I had this pic!

Send...more....

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post #4216 of 4937
3/13/13 at 5:04am
Nice pics and Horror memorabilia Wizzack!
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post #4217 of 4937
3/13/13 at 10:42am
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I got to check out another Monstermania on Saturday.
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Hot dang! This greatly changes my perception of what happens at these things. smile.gif

Nice job! Do you put your car keys in a big glass bowl when you walk in? biggrin.gif (JK)

I crack up every time I see that Michael Rooker birthday card of yours. smile.gif

Just saw Slither for the first time last week and Rooker has a very Rookeresque role and was reading the imdb board about it and many folks were commenting how much they like him and if he could just get that one good role that brings him to mainstream consciousness...
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post #4218 of 4937
3/13/13 at 12:15pm
Some Evil Dead reviews are coming in. Sounds like it's hitting all the notes I need it to hit.

http://io9.com/5989717/first-reviews-paint-evil-dead-remake-as-an-over+the+top-gorefest-that-will-make-fans-of-the-original-laugh
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movies like this need to be smarter in a post-Cabin in the Woods world.

I for one did NOT think CITW was all that. Certainly enjoyable but easily eclipsed.
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post #4219 of 4937
3/13/13 at 12:40pm
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Some Evil Dead reviews are coming in. Sounds like it's hitting all the notes I need it to hit.

http://io9.com/5989717/first-reviews-paint-evil-dead-remake-as-an-over+the+top-gorefest-that-will-make-fans-of-the-original-laugh
I for one did NOT think CITW was all that. Certainly enjoyable but easily eclipsed.
+1 It was okay but the cheese factor was just too heavy (in a bad way) at the very end. The best part of the movie was when all the creatures were running a muck.
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post #4220 of 4937
3/13/13 at 12:44pm
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Some Evil Dead reviews are coming in. Sounds like it's hitting all the notes I need it to hit.

http://io9.com/5989717/first-reviews-paint-evil-dead-remake-as-an-over+the+top-gorefest-that-will-make-fans-of-the-original-laugh
I for one did NOT think CITW was all that. Certainly enjoyable but easily eclipsed.

I agree with the bold and I kindly remind uber fans of Joss Whedon to remember that he wrote the craptastic (imo) Alien Resurrection. Thankfully Joss has done some good things in film since then.biggrin.gif
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post #4221 of 4937
3/13/13 at 1:01pm
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I agree with the bold and I kindly remind uber fans of Joss Whedon to remember that he wrote the craptastic (imo) Alien Resurrection. Thankfully Joss has done some good things in film since then.biggrin.gif
All he's done that I really like is Firefly. Avengers was fun but not a repeat viewer for me. I do want a Hulk movie form him though.
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post #4222 of 4937
3/13/13 at 1:08pm
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All he's done that I really like is Firefly. Avengers was fun but not a repeat viewer for me. I do want a Hulk movie form him though.
I agree Firefly is great! And the only reason I mentioned Alien Resurrection was I watched it for the first time on BD this past weekend, ridiculous (in a bad way) is the word I describe that movie. The Avengers was alright, but I enjoyed it more after a 2nd viewing, the wife hated it but she likes the Iron Man films better.
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post #4223 of 4937
3/13/13 at 1:10pm
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I agree Firefly is great! And the only reason I mentioned Alien Resurrection was I watched it for the first time on BD this past weekend, ridiculous (in a bad way) is the word I describe that movie. The Avengers was alright, but I enjoyed it more after a 2nd viewing, the wife hated it but she likes the Iron Man films better.

SO glad he didn't get Star Wars. Yet anyway.
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post #4224 of 4937
3/13/13 at 1:15pm
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SO glad he didn't get Star Wars. Yet anyway.
We've had enough cornball ideas fueling SW in the last trilogy so although I loved Avengers and Firefly/Serenity I too am glad SW went to JJ.
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post #4225 of 4937
3/13/13 at 1:27pm
JJ did great with the Star Trek reboot so giving him a chance with SW was a no brainer imo.
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post #4226 of 4937
3/13/13 at 2:51pm
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+1 It was okay but the cheese factor was just too heavy (in a bad way) at the very end. The best part of the movie was when all the creatures were running a muck.

+1 on the cheese and the CREATURES. smile.gif
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We've had enough cornball ideas fueling SW in the last trilogy so although I loved Avengers and Firefly/Serenity I too am glad SW went to JJ.

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JJ did great with the Star Trek reboot so giving him a chance with SW was a no brainer imo.

I think either would do a great job but JJ seems like the safer pick to me for some reason. JJ's natural tone seems to match a more "wholesome" Disney approach where Whedon might be a little unpredictable since he seems to favor the snarky dialogue between characters - which I like.
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post #4227 of 4937
3/13/13 at 3:06pm
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+1 on the cheese and the CREATURES. smile.gif

I think either would do a great job but JJ seems like the safer pick to me for some reason. JJ's natural tone seems to match a more "wholesome" Disney approach where Whedon might be a little unpredictable since he seems to favor the snarky dialogue between characters - which I like.
I like that dialogue as well but with the terrible out of place writing (especially between Padme and Wanakin) I'm ready for a more serious tone (ROTS is excluded from that of course wink.gif)

That said I also think JJ was a better bet given his work on ST and how well he weaved in elements of classic characters in a revisioning. I think JJ's appreciation for the things that made the OT SW special (i.e. core group of charismatic characters viewers connect and grow with through each release) is a key element needed for the next chapter in SW, and oddly enough on that was absent from the PT.
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post #4228 of 4937
3/14/13 at 6:28am
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I like that dialogue as well but with the terrible out of place writing (especially between Padme and Wanakin) I'm ready for a more serious tone (ROTS is excluded from that of course wink.gif)

That said I also think JJ was a better bet given his work on ST and how well he weaved in elements of classic characters in a revisioning. I think JJ's appreciation for the things that made the OT SW special (i.e. core group of charismatic characters viewers connect and grow with through each release) is a key element needed for the next chapter in SW, and oddly enough on that was absent from the PT.
Agree, Super 8 was all I needed to see he understands. His stuff fits right in my view. Super 8 is the only movie that gets anywhere near E.T., Goonies, or Explorers for me.
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post #4229 of 4937
3/14/13 at 9:50am
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I like that dialogue as well but with the terrible out of place writing (especially between Padme and Wanakin)
How DARE you, sir?eek.gif
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post #4230 of 4937
3/14/13 at 8:35pm
Yer living the dream, Wiz. Thanks for sharing!
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