The monkeys have eaten my brains...

[quesarah]

Too many mornings being greeted by yet another description of how same-sex marriage is tearing apart the fabric of our society; OR another caller on a radio program talking about the violence in The Passion of Christ; "Now, if people would read their Bible..." Yes, there's a splatter film, right there in 2nd Corinthians. Check it out! These things have eaten away at my sanity. I have no capability for rational discourse on the subjects anymore, only my deep well of frustration. There is no Dana, only Zuul.

Traffic was greatly of the suck this morning. There was a fairly serious accident, and traffic slowing halfway down the 5. That's not so bad, but the initial screeching braking halt with the van that nearly plowed into me-- that had me a little rattled.

I've been very good about sugar lately, but this morning I want a maple dip. Damn you Canadians and your maple! Is this your evil retaliation for our reclaiming the sunshine? Fie, you blackhearted scoundrels!

I have the misfortune of having the song "Spankmaster" by Kool Keith stuck in my head. It's been there for a few days. I'm hoping to shake it out with a little Pretenders. *crossing fingers*

Comments

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

Worth a look then. Comedy horror by Peter Jackson previous to LotR, about evil monkeys whose bite turns people into brain-eating zombies.

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

Any film that includes the line "I kick ass for the lord!" has some merit, right? Especially if it also includes zombie destruction with a lawnmower. And randy undead.

BTW-- it was released in the US as Dead Alive.

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

Ahh, no wonder it didn't ring any bells.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I was once told that the US version of Brain Dead was significantly different to the version the rest of the world got to see. But I've never been able to nail down any details.

It is amazing, watching it, to understand how on earth PJ was ever able to continue having a career in film though. :)

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

Tchah. If you'd ever seen Over-sexed Rugsuckers from Mars (and I shit you not, it exists) you'd never disparage another film again.

I admit he was trying to be Sam Raimi and failing, but it was at least moderately funny.

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

It's no good trying to reason with him. He once told me that he had no intention of ever watching Return of the Killer Tomatoes! He is a culture-free zone.

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

This is worse than the Tomatoes.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I have a sneaking suspicious I have seen Oversexed Rugsuckers... But for the life of me I can't remember... When I was a teenager, and watched my way through every cheap and nasty horror film I could find in the video shop.

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

I knew there had to be a reason for your air of a man who's seen too much...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Oh, the horror.

Mind you, I do have an abiding love for B movies, and many of those 80s/90s straight to video horror flicks were at times quite charming. Critters for example, or Tremors. Or any Zombie movie. The first, oh, what's it called, scary mortician guy with little silver flying ball things of doom...

Though admittedly for every one that was semi-decent, you had to watch 3 or 4 turgid wrecks where the best you could hope for would be the sight of some boobies.

Some of them were very very funny though.

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

The first, oh, what's it called, scary mortician guy with little silver flying ball things of doom...

Phantasm. Late 70s, better ideas than execution.

Don Coscarelli lately brought us the wonderfully silly Bubba Ho-tep, perhaps his best film yet.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Phantasm, yes. THat was it. I remember liking their take on the whole alternate universe thing.

Odd how Phantasm spawned something like 4 or 5 sequals though. Number 4 (or 3) was on tv here about 6 months ago, and it was laughably awful.

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

In fact, I think this film got him his first US film deal, The Frighteners, which combined several scary things-- Peter Jackson's direction, the guy from Reanimator, and Micheal J. Fox.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Now, the Frighteners is a surprisingly excellent movie, and I totally get why PJ was able to move on from there. But Brain Dead... And taht other film, the name of which I forget, with the Zombie grandmother stuck in the basement... Oh crap, I hate when I forget the names of movies.

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

It's actually Bad Taste and Meet the Feebles that I thought would have killed his career. Especially Meet the Feebles. But in a world where critics have talked positively about insane Canadian director David Cronenberg, a man who gave us Rabid, The Brood, and Scanners, I feel like any over-the-top cult freako director has a shot at auteur status.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Ohsweetjesus! Meet The Feebles! In my entire life there have only been two movies that I have been totally unable to finish watching. One of these was a low budget film the name of which escapes me, but it was so dull I think I actually clinically died for a few minutes before I switched it off. And the second was Meet The Feebles.

On paper, it sounded good. In practice, t'was quite possibly one of the ugliest things any man has ever created in the name of art.

Ych. And other assorted noises of disgust.

Still, Cronenberg. I might be alone in this, but I rather liked Videodrome.

[king-ghidorah.livejournal.com]

I like many of Cronenberg's early films. But polished art, they are not. And they are not the kind of film that will garner critical praise.

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Ach, critical praise is hugely over-rated. :) Can't remember the last thing I actually liked which also garnered praise from the critics.